Lesson Planning of Vowels - Lesson Plan Coaches

Students` Learning Outcomes

Pronounce and spell long and short vowels and diphthongs as they occur as practice items and sentences in reading lessons.

Diphthongs vowels are vowel semi-vowel sounds that combine two separate sounds into a single unbroken sound.

Two common diphthongs in English are:
/ow/ sound as in the word cow, how, bow, now, wow, owl, gown, allow and
The /oy/ sound as in the word boy, toy, joy, royal, enjoy.
Revision of the long and short vowel sounds must be done.
Worksheet for conducting additional work session related to short vowel sounds is also attached at the end of the lesson.

These terms are only for teacher`s reference. While the students will learn to pronounce these sounds, there is no need for them to learn the term ‘diphthong’ itself.
While teaching the lesson, the teacher should also use the textbook where required.

Writing board, chalk / marker, duster, making of picture cards / flashcard as attached in the lesson plan

Show picture card 1 to the students and ask them: as; (Expected answer as; cat)
Tell the vowel letter and sound in it (Expected answer as; ‘a’)
Is it a sort or long vowel sound? (Expected answer as; short)
Pronounce all the short vowel sounds in such a way that it becomes easy for students to tell that it is a short vowel sound.
Show picture card 2 to the students and ask them: as;
What is it? (Expected answer as; egg)
Tell the vowel letter and sound in it. (Expected answer as; ‘e’)
Is it a short or a long vowel sound? (Expected answer as; short)
Show picture card 3 to the students and ask them: as;
What is it? (Expected answer as; fish)
Tell the vowel letter and sound in it. (Expected answer as; ‘I’)
Is it a short or long vowel sound? (Expected answer as; short)
Show picture card 4 to the students and ask them: as;
What is it? (Expected answer as; dog)
Tell the vowel letter and sound in it. (Expected answer as; ‘o’)
Is it a short or long vowel sound? (Expected answer as; short)
Show picture card 5 to the students and ask them: as;
What is it? (Expected answer as; sun)
Tell the vowel letter and sound in it. (Expected answer as; ‘u’)
Is it a short or long vowel sound? (Expected answer as; short)

Show picture card 6 to the students and ask them: as;
What is it? (Expected answer as; cake)
Tell the vowel sound and letter in it. (Expected answer as; ‘a’)
Is it a short or long vowel sound? (Expected answer as; long)
Pronounce all the long vowel sounds in an easy way so that it becomes easy for students to tell that it is a long vowel sound.
Show picture card 7 to the students and ask them: as;
What is it? (Expected answer as; key)
Tell the vowel letter and sound in it (Expected answer as; ‘e’)
Is it a short or a long vowel sound? (Expected answer as; long)
Show picture card 8 to the students and ask them: as;
What is it? (Expected answer as; kite)
Tell the vowel letter and a sound in it. (Expected answer as; ‘i’)
Is it a short or long vowel sound? (Expected answer as; long)
Show picture card 9 to the students and ask them: as;
What is it? (Expected answer as; bow)
Tell the vowel letter and a sound in it. (Expected answer as; ‘o’)
Is it short or long vowel sound? (Expected answer as; long)

Activity 2

Write the words having ‘ow’, ‘oy’, ‘oi’, and ‘ou’ sounds on the writing board and ask the students to look and read the words written on the writing board, aloud.

Read / repeat the ‘ow’, ‘oy’, ‘oi’, ‘ou’ sound having words in pairs.
Say “Today, we are focusing on words with the /ow/ sound and the /’y/ sound. We call these sounds diphthongs.” (Note that the spelling is “diphthong”, (read ‘ph’ as ‘f’ sound) not “diphthong”).
Spell cow (Expected answer as; cow), find out the vowel in the word ‘cow’ (Expected answer as; ‘o’). Here ‘ow’ is making one sound so it is a diphthong.
Ask the students to read aloud all the words written on the writing board one by one. If the students can read the words without help, appreciate them by asking all the class to clap for the students who has spelt and pronounced the word correctly.
Repeat: Words having two letters together with one vowel sound are called diphthongs.

Activity 3

Divide the class into small groups having five or six students. Give each group their notebooks and ask them to write words that have ‘ow’ and ‘oy’ sound in it. (Expected answer as; bow, now, how, wow, boy, toy, joy)
If they are not able to do this activity in groups then ask them: as;
Choose words having ‘ow’ and ‘oy’ in them from the list on the board (like the one given below): cow, wow, show, now, owl, toy, joy, enjoy, and royal.
Select words having ‘ow’ and ‘oy’ sound each, from the list maintained in the notebook and use them in sentences.

Sum up / Conclusion

Assessment

Students` answers must be continuously assessed. Help must be provided to all the students based on the sounds they find difficult to recognize or pronounce.
Involve the students in the problems given in the exercise at end of the unit / chapter.

Follow up

Write five words having ‘oy/ow’ sound in them and also mention if it has a long or short vowel sound. (Expected answer as; ‘oy’: boy, toy, joy, enjoy, / ‘ow’: cow, now, wow, how, owl, clown (joker) crown)