Syllables - Lesson Plan Coaches

Lesson Plan of Syllables

English Grade IV

Students’ Learning Outcomes

· Tell how many syllables each word has.

· Recognize and use the conventions to demarcate a syllable.

Information for Teachers

· A syllable is the sound of a vowel (A, E, I, O, U) that is formed when uttering the letters A, E, I, O, U, or Y. The letter “Y” is a vowel only if it creates an A, E, I, O, or U sound.

· Definition: Syllable is a group of letters that has one vowel sound in it.

· Syllables: Each beat in the word is a syllable. (The times a word breaks into parts while pronouncing it).

· Say the word dinosaur and count the beats as you say the words- di/no/saur. This word has three syllables; the word princess- prin/cess has two syllables.

· Students have learnt this concept in previous class recap must be done.

· Words are broken into syllables i.e. smaller units of sounds.

· Each syllable must have a vowel sound in it. E.g. tri/an/gle, sen/ten/ces.

· Syllables help us pronounce and spell words by breaking them into smaller chunks.

· Some words are monosyllables (that is they have only one syllable sound e.g. ‘girl’.

· Some longer words are multi syllable (that is they have more than one syllables) e.g. ‘ta/ble’.

· Put a slash (/) after each syllable.

· Remember: in English language words are pronounced according to the sounds of vowels and consonants, not the letters.

Material / Resources

Chalk/marker, board, mirror, basket filled with word strips (sample of word strips is provided at the end of the lesson plan. Cut out the strips before the ‘__’sign. A sample has been done for you. Make your own word strips first and then cut out. Don’t cut from here). A table of syllables, worksheet

Worm up activity

· Practice the vowel sounds with students.

Development

Activity 1

· Pronounce and write one syllable words on board. E.g. one.

· Ask the students to give more words and add them in the list

· Pronounce two syllable words and clap at each syllable.

· Ask the students to name two syllable words from the classroom. E.g. class/room, era/ser, rub/ber.

1 syllable	2 syllables	3 syllables	4 syllables
Wolf Snake Bear	Zebra Lion Monkey Panda Wagon X-ray Apple queen	Elephant Chimpanzee Kangaroo	Alligator

· Brainstorm with the students to come up with a list of two syllable words.

· Ask the students to pronounce the word clapping at each syllable.

· Say the word again and clap for each syllable.

· Brainstorm with students to come up with a list of three syllable words.

· Ask “How many syllables does it have, one, two or three?”

· As the students respond, ask others to correct it.

· Say, “Now let’s all say the word and clap at the syllables for it”.

· Brainstorm with the students to come up with a list of four syllable words.

· Continue the activity around the group until all the words are practiced.

Activity 2

· Paste already prepared chart given below of different syllable words on board.

· Ask the students one by one to tell the syllables with clap of hands.

· This will be good practice.

· Write the definition of syllable on board: Syllable is a group of letters having one vowel sound in it. E.g. ta/ble, cur/tain, win/dow).

· Ask the students to copy the definition and examples.

1 syllable	2 syllables	3 syllables	4 syllables
Car Stove Cliff The Of And	Actor Asking Apple Arrow Baby Begin	Saturday Telephone Camera December Family Elephant	Motorcycle Opposition Kilometer Dictionary Watermelon Television

Activity 3

· Give worksheet 1 in groups of four students to find out the syllables of the given words.

· Give names to different groups like lion, butterfly etc.

· Ask them to write their group name on the worksheet.

· Monitor the students’ work in groups.

· Praise their work and past their worksheets in the students’ work corner.

Sum up / Conclusion

· See the students’ written work when they are doing.

Assessment

· Assess the students’ understanding through their correct responses during activities.

Follow up

· Students have copied the words in their notebooks. Ask the students to divide the words into syllables. Don’t forget to put slash between syllables.