Lesson Plan of Syllables English Grade 3

                                              Lesson Plan of Syllables

                                                English Grade 3

                                        Students’ Learning Outcomes

·                  Tell how many syllables each word has.

              

              Information for Teacher

·         Syllables is the smallest part of a sound in a word (The times a word breaks into parts while pronouncing it). Say the word ‘dinosaur’ and count the beats as you say the word –di/ no/ Saur. This word has three syllables.

·         Definition:  A syllable is a group of letters having only one vowel sound in it.

·         Additional worksheet, for teacher’s reference and students’ reinforcement revision of the topic is attached at the end of the lesson.

·         What is a Syllable?

·         A syllable is a single unit of written or spoken word, an unbroken sound used to make up words                                                                                                                             One syllable words known as monosyllabic:

Cat, dog, car, sky.

·         Two syllables words known as disyllabic:

Ho-tel, Po-em, Chor-us.

·         Three syllables words known as trisyllabic:

·         Beau-ti-ful, met-a-phor, po-e-try.

·         More than three syllables words known as polysyllabic:

·         Ox-y-mor-on.

·         Any one of the parts into which a word is naturally divided when it is pronounce.

·             The word “doctor” has two syllables.

·             “Doctor” is a two-syllable word.

                

·             The first syllable of the word “doctor” is given stress.

·         Words with two or more syllables can also have an open syllable pattern.

              

·         While teaching the lesson, the teacher should also use the textbook where required.

                         Material / Resources

                     Board, chalk, markers, attached worksheet

                                       Worm up Activity

·         Recap the previous lesson:  Make words having ‘ow’ sound in them.

(Answer : cow, wow, now, say good/ very good if the answer are correct)

·         List words having ‘oy’ sound in them.

(Answer : boy, toy, joy). Encourage the students by well done, great, very good, etc.

·         Ask the Students : can the word ‘cow’ be broken and pronounced in two parts?

(Answer : no as it has only one vowel sound in it).

·         Say aloud ‘pencil’

·         Ask the students, “Can the word pencil be broken or pronounced in paudes?”

(Answer : Yes).

·         How many pauses does the word ‘pencil’ have when we say it aloud?

(Answer : pen/cil)

                      Activity 1

·         Write 5 words on the writing board : picture, hit, magnet, sister, melon, mat, present.

·         Ask the students to work in pairs for five minutes and discuss how many pauses/beats the words written on the writing board have. Ask the students to do the drill with each other aloud.

·         After five minutes, break the words in parts.

·         (like : pi/ture, mag/net, sis/ter, me/lon, pre/sent, mat, fast, hit).

·         Mat, fast, hit are one syllable words. Picture, magnet, sister, melon and present are two syllable. words.

·         Write the definition of syllable on the board: (Syllable: Group of letters having one vowel sound in it).

·         Ask the students to copy the definition of syllable and the words with syllable divion in their notebooks.

                                    Sum up / Conclusion

·         Tell the students that they have learnt how to break words into syllables. They must pronounce a word, identify the syllables and then divide them

·         Give them some new words and ask them to separate the syllables for extra practice.

·         Do this as a class activity.

                                           Assessment

·         Ask the students to tell the number of syllables each word has :

Cow, wow, now (one syllable words) boy, joy, toy (one syllable) garden, copy, rocky ( 2 syllables words).

·         Involve the students in solving the problems given in the exercise at the end of unit / chapter.

                                                 Follow up

·         Write the number of syllables in each word. First one has been done.

0.            Garden        =         gar/den

1.             Copy           =

2.             Story           =

3.             Lorry           =

4.             Student      =

5.             Discussion =

6.             Discovery  =