2nd Term, week 1 English Studies Lesson Note: Phonics / Oral English for Primary 2

Term: Second Term

Week: 1

Class: Primary 2

Subject: English Studies (Phonics / Oral English)

Topic: Phonemic Awareness II (Sound Patterns and Word Families)

Duration: 40 Minutes

Performance Objectives

By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:

1. Identify and differentiate between short vowel sounds and long vowel sounds with the "silent e" marker (a\e i\e, o\e, u\_e).

2. Read and generate words in specific word families (e.g., -ate, -ike).

3. Blend individual sounds to read words and segment spoken words into individual sounds.

1. Lesson Presentation

Step 1: Review of Short Vowel Sounds (5 Minutes)

The teacher reviews the short vowel sounds using quick flashcards and mouth movements.

Short /æ/ (a): as in cat, mat, rat

Short /ɪ/ (i): as in bit, sit, pin

Short /ɒ/ (o): as in hop, top, not

Short /ʌ/ (u): as in cub, tub, hug

Teacher's Script: "Remember, our short vowels are quick! /æ/ for apple, /ɪ/ for igloo. Let's practice saying hop. What happens if a magical 'e' lands at the end of hop? It changes to hope! Today we are looking at long vowel sounds."

Step 2: Long Vowel Sounds & The "Magic E" (10 Minutes)

Introduce the long vowel rule: When 'e' sits at the end of a word, it is silent, but it makes the first vowel say its own name.

Split Digraph	Sound	Short Vowel Example	Long Vowel Word
a_e	/eɪ/ (says "A")	mat	mate
i_e	/aɪ/ (says "I")	bit	bite
o_e	/oʊ/ (says "O")	hop	hope
u_e	/juː/ or /uː/ (says "U")	cub	cube

Step 3: Word Families Exploration (10 Minutes)

Introduce word families as chunks that rhyme because they share the same ending sounds.

1. The -ate Family (Long 'A')

g + ate = gate

l + ate = late

m + ate = mate

2. The -ike Family (Long 'I')

b + ike = bike

l + ike = like

h + ike = hike

Activity: Write the word endings (-ate and -ike) on the chalkboard. Have individual pupils come to the board to write different starting letters (onsets) to build new words.

Step 4: Phoneme Blending and Segmentation Games (10 Minutes)

Game 1: "Robot Talk" (Segmentation)

How to Play: The teacher speaks like a robot, breaking a word into its individual sounds (phonemes). The pupils must guess the whole word.

Teacher: "I love riding my /b/ /aɪ/ /k/."

Pupils: "Bike!"

Teacher: "Don't be /l/ /eɪ/ /t/ for school."

Pupils: "Late!"

Game 2: "Sound Tapping" (Blending)

How to Play: Pupils use their fingers or tap their shoulders, elbows, and wrists to count the sounds they hear in a word, then swipe their arm to blend it together.

Word: Mate -> Tap shoulder for /m/, elbow for /eɪ/, wrist for /t/. Swipe arm: Mate! (Remind them that the 'e' at the end doesn't get a tap because it is silent!)

Evaluation & Classwork (5 Minutes)

1. Change the Short to Long: Turn these short vowel words into long vowel words by adding 'e':

Can  __________

Kit __________

Not __________

Rhyme Match: Write two words that belong to the same word family as hike:

__________ , __________

Homework

Underline the silent e and circle the long vowel sound in these words:

Tape

Robe

Mule

Write 3 words that end with the -ate sound family.