Using Sounds and Combinations of sounds to Spell and Pronounce Words Primary 2 (Basic 2) – English Studies
ENGLISH STUDIES
THIRD TERM
WEEK 4
PRIMARY 2
THEME – LISTENING AND SPEAKING
PREVIOUS LESSON – Reading Different Prints like Novels | Paragraph and Passage Primary 2 (Basic 2) – English Studies
TOPIC – USING SOUNDS AND COMBINATIONS OF SOUNDS TO SPELL AND PRONOUNCE WORDS
LEARNING AREA
1. Introductory Activities
2. Vowel Sounds
3. Spell and Pronunciation Words
4. Lesson Evaluation and Weekly Assessment (Test)
PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES
By the end of the lesson, most pupils should have attained the following objectives (cognitive, affective and psychomotor) and should be able to –
1. produce the vowel sounds correctly.
2. pronounce words correctly.
3. use combination of sounds to produce words.
ENTRY BEHAVIOUR
The pupils can pronounce and spell words.
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:
1. Sound charts and flash cards.
2. Wall chart containing /a/ and words and /a:/ and words.
3. 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
VOWEL ɑ SOUND
The sound /ɑ/ is a low, central, tense vowel.
Examples of the ɑ Sound
PRONUNCIATION /ɑ/ as in
- bag
- bat
- hat
- sad
- cat
- cake
- play
- pray
- paint
VOWEL ɑ: SOUND
The ɑ: sound is normally spelled with the letters ‘a-r’ as in the words:
Examples of the ɑ: Sound
PRONUNCIATION /ɑː/ as in –
- art /ɑːt/
- arm /ɑːm/
- bark /bɑːk/
- start /stɑːt/
- part /pɑːt/
- far /fɑː/
- car /kɑː/
- star /stɑː/
- bar /bɑː/
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PRESENTATION
To deliver the lesson, the teacher adopts the following steps:
1. To introduce the lesson, the teacher revises the previous lesson. Based on this, he/she asks the pupils some questions;
2. Writes the sounds /a/ and /a:/ in isolation on the board.
3. Produces the sound in the words as in fat/farm, pack/park.
Pupil’s Activities – Listen to the teacher as he pronounces the sounds.
4. Asks the pupils to pronounce after him.
Pupil’s Activities – Say it after the teacher.
5. Guides the pupils to identify the sound in given words.
Pupil’s Activities – Identify each of the sounds on the board.
CONCLUSION
To conclude the lesson for the week, the teacher revises the entire lesson and links it to the following week’s lesson.
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LESSON EVALUATION
Ask pupils to:
1. pronounce the sounds in isolation.
2. pronounce words that contain the sounds.
3. make simple sentences with given words containing the sounds.