Building Rhyming Word Families – Songs and Rhymes

Theme: Language Development
Duration: 1 Week (5 periods)
Performance Objectives

By the end of the week’s lessons, pupils should be able to:

1. Recognize and pronounce the /i/ and /ɪ/ vowel sounds correctly.
2. Recite and enjoy rhymes fluently with correct intonation.
3. Identify and name common objects in the kitchen.
4. Read simple sentences about kitchen objects with understanding.
5. Use the articles “a” and “an” correctly in sentences.
6. Write short simple sentences using “a” and “an” neatly.

Instructional Materials

• Flashcards with vowel sounds and words.
• Picture charts of kitchen objects (pot, spoon, cup, knife, stove, etc.).
• Word cards with a and an.
• Rhyme posters.
• Chalkboard/marker board.
• Pupils’ exercise books.

Lesson Development

Strand 1: Phonics – Short Vowel /i/ and /ɪ/

Content:

• Introduce the sounds /i/ as in sit and /ɪ/ as in pin.
• Demonstrate mouth movement when pronouncing.
• Pupils listen, repeat after teacher, then identify words with /i/ and /ɪ/.
• Examples: sit, pin, bit, pit, tin, fin, win, kick, hit.

Activity:

• Teacher shows flashcards with words, pupils pronounce.
• Pupils clap hands when they hear /i/ or /ɪ/.

Board Summary:

• /i/ = sit, pin, win, hit.

Evaluation Questions:

1. What sound do we hear in sit?
2. Say three words with /i/.
3. Which word has /ɪ/: pin or pan?
4. Clap when you hear /i/: win, fan, tin.
5. Spell one /i/ sound word.

Strand 2: Speech – Recitation of Rhymes

Content:

• Rhyme: “This is the way we wash our hands, wash our hands, wash our hands…”
• Pupils recite with actions (washing, cleaning).

Activity:

• Teacher recites first, pupils repeat in chorus.
• Pupils act out the rhyme with gestures.

Board Summary:

• We recite rhymes with actions and fun.

Evaluation Questions:

1. What rhyme did we recite?
2. What action did we do with our hands?
3. Say one line from the rhyme.
4. Did we wash or eat in the rhyme?
5. Why do we add actions when reciting rhymes?

Strand 3: Vocabulary – Objects in the Kitchen

Content:

• Introduce common kitchen objects: pot, cup, spoon, knife, plate, stove.
• Show charts and realia if possible.

Activity:

• Pupils repeat names after teacher.
• Pupils match flashcards of words to pictures.

Board Summary:

• Kitchen objects: pot, spoon, cup, plate, knife, stove.

Evaluation Questions:

1. Name two kitchen objects.
2. What do we use a spoon for?
3. Where do we use a stove?
4. Show me the picture of a pot.
5. Which kitchen object starts with “k”?

Strand 4: Reading – Simple Sentences on Kitchen Objects

Content:

• Sentences: This is a pot. That is a cup. This is a plate. This is a spoon.
• Teacher reads, pupils echo, then read in pairs.

Activity:

• Pupils point to objects while reading sentences.

Board Summary:

• Sentences about kitchen objects: This is a pot. That is a cup.

Evaluation Questions:

1. What is this? (Show pot picture).
2. Read: “This is a cup.”
3. Which sentence has the word plate?
4. Complete: This is a … (show spoon).
5. Which object do we eat with: pot or spoon?

Strand 5: Structure – Use of “a” and “an”

Content:

• Rule: Use a before words starting with consonant sounds (a pot, a cup).
• Use an before words starting with vowel sounds (an egg, an orange).

Activity:

• Pupils practice filling blanks: a cup, an egg, a pot, an orange.

Board Summary:

• a → before consonant words.
• an → before vowel words.

Evaluation Questions:

1. We say a pot or an pot?
2. We say a cup or an cup?
3. Fill in: … orange.
4. Fill in: … spoon.
5. Which one is correct: a egg or an egg?

Strand 6: Writing – Writing Simple Sentences with “a” and “an”

Content:

• Teacher demonstrates writing: This is a pot. This is an egg.
• Pupils copy in their books, then write new examples.

Activity:

• Pupils write: a cup, an orange, a spoon, an egg.

Board Summary:

• We write: a pot, an egg, a cup, an orange.

Evaluation Questions:

1. Copy: This is a pot.
2. Write: This is an egg.
3. Write: a spoon.
4. Write: an orange.
5. Write one new sentence using a or an.

Class Exercises

1. Match the words to the pictures (pot, spoon, egg, cup).
2. Fill in with “a” or “an”: ___ apple, ___ stove, ___ orange, ___ plate.

Assignment (MCQs in one line)

1. The sound in sit is … (a) /a/ (b) /i/ (c) /o/ (d) /e/
2. The rhyme taught us to … (a) eat (b) wash (c) dance (d) run
3. A kitchen object is … (a) spoon (b) shoe (c) ball (d) car
4. We say … (a) a orange (b) an orange (c) a egg (d) an cup
5. Choose the correct sentence … (a) This is an pot (b) This is a cup (c) This is an spoon (d) This are a plate