ENGLISH STUDIES

SECOND TERM  

WEEK 2

PRIMARY 1

THEME – PHONIC 

PREVIOUS LESSON – Vowel Sound /ai/ Primary 2 (Basic 2) Term 1 Week 8 and Term 2 Week 1 (Revision) English Studies

 

TOPIC – CONSONANT SOUND CLUSTERS 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES 

By the end of the lesson, most pupils should have attained the following objectives –

1. pronounce consonant sounds in isolation, in words and in sentences correctly.

2. differentiate between words in each pair, in isolation and in sentence context and,

3. produce consonant clusters correctly.

4. identify consonant clusters in words.

5. pronounce words with consonant clusters correctly.

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR

The pupils

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

1. Objects

2. Pictures of objects

3. Flash cards

4. Flannel board

5. Wall charts

6. Course book.

METHOD OF TEACHING

Choose a suitable and appropriate methods for the lessons.

Note – Irrespective of choosing methods of teaching, always introduce an activities that will arouse pupil’s interest or lead them to the lessons. 

REFERENCE MATERIALS

1. Scheme of Work

2. 9 – Years Basic Education Curriculum

3. Course Book

4. All Relevant Material

5. Online Information

CONTENT OF THE LESSON  

INTRODUCTION

The English Alphabet consists of 26 letters:

A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z.

In all the letters besides vowels (a, e, i, o, u) are called consonants (b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, u, v, w, x, y, s.

FOCUS CONSONANTS

B

C

D

F

PRONUNCIATION OF CONSONANTS

Production of consonants sounds in isolation, words and in context

/b/as in

• bed

• bag

• ban

• bam

• bat

• bed, etc.

/c/ as in

• cat

• car

• cap

• cow

• cup

• cay

• cab, etc.

/d/ as in

• dog

• dad

• day

• dam

• del

• den

/f/ as in

• fan

• fat

• fee

• fin

• fen

• fed

CONSONANT CLUSTERS

Consonant clusters mean having two or more consonants blend together in words.

Examples of two (2) letter consonant clusters are bl, cl, fl, gl, pl, sl, br, cr, dr, fr, gr, pr, tr, sc, sk, sm, sn, sp, st, sw, and tw.

FOCUS CONSONANT CLUSTERS

1. bl and br

2. ch, cl and cr

3. dr

4. fl and fr

BLENDING CONSONANT CLUSTERS 

• b and l – – > bl

• b and r – – > br

• c and h – – > ch

• c and l – – > cl

• c and r – – > cr

• d and r – – > dr

• f and l – – > fl

• f and r – – > fr

PRONUNCIATION PRACTICE ON CONSONANT CLUSTERS

Words that begin with /bl/, 

blue, black, block, blind

Words that begin with /br/, 

bread, brown, bring, break

Words that begin with /ch/,

church, chair, chalk, choir

Words that begin with /cl/, 

class, club, clap, cloth, clock

Words that begin with /cr/, 

 cross, crown, crab, craw, crush

Words that begin with /dr/, 

draw, dress, drop, drink, dry

Words that begin with /fl/, 

flag, flog, floor, flood

 

SIMPLE SENTENCES ON CONSONANT CLUSTERS

• This blade is very sharp.

• I ate bread this morning.

• Frogs live in water, etc.

PRESENTATION

To deliver the lesson, the teacher adopts the following steps – he/she,

1. Revises the previous lesson based on the pupil’s related knowledge or experience. For examples, A – Z, vowel and consonant letters.

Pupil’s Activities – Participate actively in lesson review.

2. Writes the Writes the words and the sounds on the board.

Pupil’s Activities – Copy the articulation of the sounds into their books.

3. Pronounce consonant sounds in isolation, in words and in sentences correctly. Demonstrates correct articulation of the sounds and differentiates between words in each pair, in isolation and in sentence context and,

Pupil’s Activities – Pronounce the words after the teacher.

4. Produces consonant clusters loud and clear and guides pupils to identify consonant clusters in words.

5. Asks pupils to repeat the sounds after him.

Pupil’s Activities – Have more practice in pronouncing such words for the teacher to assess.

6. Corrects identified pupils’ problems with the sounds.

7. Guides pupils to make simple sentences with the words.

Pupil’s Activities – Make simple sentences with the words.

8. Summarizes the lesson on the board.

Pupil’s Activities – Participate actively in lesson summary and write as instructed.

CONCLUSION

To conclude the lesson for the week, the teacher revises the entire lesson and links it to the following week’s lesson.

NEXT LESSON

LESSON EVALUATION 

Ask pupils to:

1. pronounce consonant sounds in isolation, in words and in sentences correctly.

2. differentiate between words in each pair, in isolation and in sentence context and,

3. produce consonant clusters correctly.

4. identify consonant clusters in words.

5. pronounce words with consonant clusters correctly.