Lesson Planning of Consonant Cluster -1
Subject English
Grade V
Students` Learning Outcome
- Classify words that begin or end with the same consonants clusters.
Information for Teachers
- Cluster means group, bunch or collection. When two or three consonants are combined they make consonant cluster, as; ck, br, sk, bl, nd etc.
- It is important to distinguish between clusters and digraphs. Clusters are made of two or more consonants sounds, while a digraph is a group of two consonant letters standing for a single sound. For example, in the word ship, the two letters of the digraph (sh) together represent the single consonant-sound.
- Examples of some same common consonant clusters at initial and final positions are: as;
-sk |
skill, skin, skim, skip, etc. |
-sp |
speak, special, speech, spark, sparrow, speed, etc. |
-sk |
ask, desk, risk, dusk, brisk, etc. |
-sp |
crisp, grasp, wasp, etc. |
- Make the same flashcards for each word or add more words if you wish.
- Make at least three flashcards for each word.
- While teaching the lesson, the teacher should also use textbooks.
Material/Resources
Writing board, chalk/marker, duster, picture cut outs or flashcards of the given consonants clusters are in information for teachers
Introduction
- Divide students into groups of five members each and ask them to write 3 words and color or circle the consonant letters in those words.
- Share with other groups the words written by them telling the consonant letters in the words. Give them three minutes for this activity.
- Write them on the writing board.
- Write on the writing board words starting with sh, ch, sk, and sp.
- Explain to them the difference between diagraph and consonant clusters. (see information for teachers).
- Students realize that if two consonants without a vowel in between come together, it is a consonant cluster.
Development
Activity 1
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Sum up/ Conclusion
- Ask students the difference between a digraph and a consonant cluster. Assess students through their responses in the class during the lesson by checking their pronunciation
Assessment
Assess students` responses during class activities and follow up activities.
- Involve the students in solving problems related to consonant clusters given in exercise of the textbook.
Follow up.
- Look into a dictionary or newspaper or your textbook or any other book and find your new words starting with ‘br’, ‘tr’ and ‘sc’ consonant clusters.
- Possible responses would be as;
brow, brown, bread, bring, brought, broom, branch |
tree, trip, trunk, treasure, trolley, try, trail, tray |
scare, scale, scold |
- Find consonants cluster in the beginning/initial position and write these words in your notebooks.