I. Learning Objective
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Identify initial and final consonant blends
and clusters /th/, /dh/
II. Subject Matter
Initial and Final Consonant Blends
and Clusters /th/dh/
References: PELC Speaking 1, p.14
Communicating
Is Fun, p. 70-72
Materials: pictures,
charts, flashcards, worksheets
Value
Focus: Gratitude for the
kindness of others
III. Procedure
A.
Preparatory Activities
1.
Drill
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Read the words:
ship bush
shelf wish
shell dish
shore fish
she rush
shake wash
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Read the phrases:
she sells shady bush
fresh fish wish for a dish
shells at shore wash the shells
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Read the sentences:
She washes the dishes.
Roy gathers shells on the shore.
Buy red
shoes for Ashley.
Pearl hides in a shady bush.
John Dave wishes for a fish.
B.
Development of the Lesson
1.
Motivation
Ask: When
is your birthday?
How
do you celebrate your birthday?
2.
Presentation
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Show
picture of a girl celebrating her birthday.
Say:
It’s Romina’s birthday and she had a party. Study the picture carefully.
3.
Analysis/Discussion
Ask: Whose birthday is it? (Romina’s)
How old is she? (three)
Who are the persons behind her? (her father and mother)
Who
do you think are invited to her party? (friends)
If you were invited, what would you
say to Romina? (Thank
you.)
Write
the responses of the pupils on the board and have them tell the initial letters
and their sounds.
/th/
three father
thank mother
Teacher
models first the reading of these words then pupils will tell where they can
see th and how it’s sounded.
/th/ /dh/
thin this
thirsty that
throw weather
throne together
thick gather
throat with
thirteen another
Teacher
reads, pupils follow then have the class read by groups, pairs, and individually.
4.
Generalization
Where
do we usually find the initial consonant blend and cluster in a word? The
final?
C.
Post Activities
1.
Application (Whole-Class)
Direction: Listen as teacher says words with th. If the sound of th is
/th/ raise
your right hand and if /dh/ raise you left hand.
them bath
smooth thy
breathe with
both thread
Direction: Ask
pupils to tell where th is found in the underlined word in the sentences.
Is it at the beginning or at the end?
1. Joy throws
the ball to Eva.
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2. Therese
has a baby.
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3. Use this thread
to mend your shirt
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4. The earth
is round.
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5. She is thirteen
years old.
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2.
Enrichment Activities
Write the answer to each
question. Choose from the box. Write I if th is at the beginning and
F it is at the end.
1. What is the fifth day of the week? __________
2. What part of your body is found in your neck?
________
3. What does your brain do? ____________
4. What planet do we live in? _____________
5. Who is the other son of your father?
____________
throat Earth Friday brother think
Loop-A-Word
Look for words with th by
encircling them. Read the encircled
words.
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3.
Values Integration
Ask: What will you tell your father and mother after
giving you a nice birthday party?
IV. Evaluation
Read the
sentences carefully and complete each by writing the correct word to fit the
sentence. Mark the heart with a P if th
is in the initial position and an X if in the final position in the
heart.
1. They gather all the brothers _____________.
A. weather
B. breathe
C. together
2. The family takes a ________ in the hot spring.
A. breath
B. that
C. bath
3. A king sits on a ________.
A. throat
B. throne
C. through
4. Roy needs a glass of water. He is __________.
A. third
B. thirteen
C. thirsty
5. Minnie reads a book with many pages. It’s __________.
A. then
B. them
C. thick
V. Assignment
Write sentences using these words:
father
mother
bathed
gathered
toothache
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