WORLD OF STORIES

BLENDING&

SEGMENTING

Unit 20The Man and the Rat

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Focus: Listening and Speaking

Learning Standard(s): 1.1.1(g), 1.1.2, 1.3.1(a) {SK & SJK}

Objective(s): By the end of the lesson, pupils will be able to:i. listen to and enjoy a simple story; andii. blend and segment words orally

Time: 60 minutes

Teaching Aid(s): Composite picture, story chart, word cards, letter cards

Cross Curricular Element(s): Multiple Intelligences

Introduction:

a. Greet pupils:b. Encourage pupils to reply.

Set Induction:

a. Show a composite picture. (Appendix 1)b. Talk about the picture.

Step 1:

a. Tell the story “The Man and the Rat”. (Appendix 2)b. Pupils listen.

Step 2:

a. Show the composite picture again.b. Get pupils to name the things in the picture.c. As pupils name the things, paste the word cards

on the board. (Appendix 3)

Step 3:

a. Teach the pupils the correct way of saying the phonemes.

/r/ - Be a lion and say rrr. • When you make the /r/ sound, your tongue lifts up in the back of your mouth. • It sounds like a car going fast.

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/ck/ - Action of flying a kite and say k.• When you say/k/, you can feel the sound at the back of your mouth. • It sounds a bit like/g/ but when you say /k/,

you can feel air coming out from your mouth and

whisper /k/.

/ʌ/ - Look up and say uh.• When you say /ʌ/, your mouth is open just a

little. • You need to push some air out as you say /ʌ/.

Step 4:

a. Show pupils a word card. Example:

b. Show them the letter cards of the word ‘rat’.

c. Get the pupils to articulate /r/, /æ/, /t/ and say the word, ‘rat’.d. Next, show other combination of letter cards, blend the sounds and say the words: hut, nut, rug, duck, sack, sock, red.

Step 5 :

a. Get three pupils to hold a letter card. Example :

b. Pupils read the word.

Teacher may use words with combinations of

sounds that they have learnt.

rat

r a t

c o ck

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c. Tell the three pupils to move apart: Example:

Pupils articulate the phonemes: /d/, /ʌ/, /ck/.d. Repeat with other words.

Consolidation:

a. Revise the actions for the sounds learnt.

Closure:

a. Leave the class by thanking the pupils.b. Pupils respond appropriately. Composite Picture

d u ck

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APPENDIX 1

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APPENDIX 2

The Man and the Rat

A man in a hut, lives with a pet duck and a pet rat.He only has a nut sack, a red rug, a sock and a net.

The rat makes holes in the red rug and the sock.

The man is mad and he chases the rat.

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APPENDIX 3

rat rug

duck sock

sack hut

nut red

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Focus: Reading

Learning Standard(s): 2.1.2 (a)-(d), 2.1.3, 2.1.4, 2.2.2 {SK & SJK}

Objective(s): By the end of the lesson, pupils will be able to:i. blend phonemes into words;ii. segment words to spell; andiii. read simple phrases.

Time: 60 minutes

Teaching Aid(s): composite picture, story chart, word cards, letter cards, phrase strips

Cross Curricular Element(s): Multiple Intelligences

Introduction:

a. Greet pupils.b. Pupils respond.

Set Induction:

a. Do the actions for the sound learnt previously: /ck/, /r/ and /ʌ/.b. Pupils articulate the sounds.

Step 1:

a. Show the composite picture to the pupils. (Appendix 1)b. Tell the story. (Appendix 2)c. Next, show a word card from the story. (Appendix 3)d. Pupils read the words correctly.

Step 2:

a. Show a word card. (Appendix 3) Example:

rat

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b. Explain that there are three sounds for the word ‘rat’:

c. Pupils say aloud the three sounds: /r/, /æ/, /t/d. Guide them on how to blend the sounds of the letters.e. Repeat with the other words: hut, nut, rug, duck, sack, sock, red.

Step 3:

a. Group pupils into 3 or 4 .b. Give each group letter cards. Example :

c. Get a group to sound the words /r/, /ʌ/, /g/.d. Guide them on how to blend the phonemes to form a word.e. Repeat steps (c and d) with the other groups.

Step 4:

a. Group pupils.b. Give each group word cards and letter cards.c. Get groups to say the word.d. Then, get pupils to break the word into their sounds.

Example: sock /s/, /ɒ/, /k/f. Then, ask pupils to show the letter cards.g. Get pupils to say the number of sounds and letters.

r a t

r u g

sock .. .

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Consolidation:

a. Pupils read simple phrases. (Appendix 4)

Closure:

a. Leave the class by thanking the pupils.b. Pupils respond appropriately.

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APPENDIX 4

a rat

a duck

a nut sack

a red rug

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Focus: Writing

Learning Standard(s): 3.1.2(d),(e), 3.2.4 {SK & SJK}

Objective(s): By the end of the lesson, pupils will be able to:i. copy and write letters, words and phrases neatly; andii. spell words correctly; andiii. complete two exercises in their module.

Time: 60 minutes

Teaching Aid(s): picture cards, word cards

Cross Curricular Element(s): Multiple Intelligences

Introduction:

a. Greet pupils.b. Pupils respond.

Set Induction:

a. Group pupils into three groups.b. Distribute word cards to pupils. (Appendix 3)c. Articulate the sounds of the phonemes to form a word.d. Pupils holding the words articulated must stand up holding their cards

above their heads.e. Pupils who stand up wrongly will be forfeited.f. Repeat steps c – e for all the words learnt previously.

Step 1:

a. Guide pupils to complete the exercise on page 119 in their module. (Appendix 5)

Step 2:a. Show pupils picture cards. (Appendix 6) b. Put the picture cards and phrase strips. (Appendix 4) c. Pupils read the phrases.

Step 3:a. Guide pupils to complete exercise on page 120 in their modules.

(Appendix 7)

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Consolidation:

a. Group pupils into threes.b. Give them letter cards.c. Ask them to form a word and say it aloud.d. Then, they show the class how to segment that word and articulate the

phonemes.e. Groups that do it correctly are rewarded.

Closure:

a. Leave the class by thanking the pupils.b. Pupils respond appropriately.

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APPENDIX 5

rat man sack

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APPENDIX 6

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Write the words correctly

APPENDIX 7

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u t h

1

t a r

1

n t u

1

a red rag

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sack nut a

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Focus: Language Arts

Learning Standard(s): 4.1.2, 4.3.1 (c) {SK & SJK}

Objective(s): By the end of the lesson, pupils will be able to:i. recite a chant with actions; andii. produce a book mark.

Time: 60 minutes

Teaching Aid(s): chant chart, shaped cards, ribbons, word tree, cloth pegs

Cross Curricular Element(s): Multiple Intelligences

Introduction:

a. Greet pupils.b. Pupils respond.

Set Induction:

a. Say the chant from the board. (Appendix 8)b. Pupils say the chant with guidance.c. They may clap their hands or stamp their feet.

Step 1:

a. Put up the composite picture and story chart. (Appendix 1 & 2)b. Tell the story to the pupils.c. Encourage the pupils to tell the story again.

Step 2:

a. Explain to pupils that they are going to make a book mark.b. Distribute shaped cards to the pupils. (Appendix 9)c. Pupils write any one word from the word list given: rat, red, rug, nut, hut,

sack, sock, duck. d. Then, on the other side, they write a phrase: Example: a red rug, a nut sack, etc.e. Next, pupils decorate their book marks.

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Step 3:

a. Distribute ribbons to the pupils.b. Teach them how to tie the ribbons.c. They also have to write their names at the end of their book marks.

Consolidation:

a. Pupils hang their book marks on the word tree using clothes pegs.b. Pupils recite the chant with actions. (clapping and stamping)

Closure:

a. Leave the class by thanking the pupils.b. Pupils respond appropriately.

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APPENDIX 8

Chant

/ck/, /ck/, /ck/…… sack

/ck/, /ck/, /ck/…… duck

/ck/, /ck/, /ck/…… sock

/r/, /r/, /r/…… rat

/r/, /r/, /r/…… red

/r/, /r/, /r/…… rug

/ʌ/, /ʌ/, /ʌ/…… hut

/ʌ/, /ʌ/, /ʌ/…… nut

/ʌ/, /ʌ/, /ʌ/…… rug

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APPENDIX 9