READING LESSON NOTES

(FOR BEGINNERS AND P.1- TERM 1 2016)

Note: These lesson notes can be useful to learners from Baby class to Primary Two.

Step/ Lesson 1

Teach letter sounds (Let the teacher choose how many sounds pupils can manage.
This depends on class ability and level.)

a b c d e f g h I j k l m
n o p q r s t u v w x y z

Step/Lesson 2
Teach vowel sounds.

a e i o u û

Step /Lesson 3
Teach consonant sounds.

b c d f g h j k l m n
p q r s t v w x y z

Step/Lesson 4
Join the learnt vowels and the consonants and form English words.

in on out of ûp as fly it un owl ass at my

Step 5
Join all the consonants learnt with sound “a” to form syllables.

ba ca da fa ga ha ja ka la ma
na pa ra sa ta va wa ya za
Step 6
Write the syllables learnt, read them and add on one consonant. Form three letter
words.
ba-n _____________ ba-g _____________
ba-t _____________ ba-m _____________
ca-n _____________ ca-t _____________
da-n _____________ da-m _____________

Step 7
Use the syllables of sound “a” and form vernacular words.

ma-ta sa-la la-ga sa-ka a-ma-ta

ma-ka ba-la pa-pa la-ba a-baa-na
maa-ma taa-ta jaa-ja Ka-ba-ka ba-na-na

Step 8
Teach phrases with words learnt previously.

a man and a bag

a van and a can
a cat and a rat
a car and a mat
a dam and a banana
a man and a lad.

Step 9
Teach pupils to construct sentences well punctuated from the phrases.

A man has a car.

A cat has a rat.
Matata has a fan.
Maama has a mat.
Tat has a bag
Kabaka has a banana.
Step 10
Be creative, give the words from phrases and sentences and form a story.

Matata is a boy. Matata has a bag, a ban, a cat, a fan and a toy cat. Matata and
Maama sit on the mat and look at the cat.

Question
Who has a bag? Matata has a bag.
Who sits on the mat? Matata andMaama sit on the mat.

Step 11
Write consonants that you are able to teach and accompany them with sound “e” .

Form syllables of “e”

be ce de fe ge he je ke le
me ne pe re se te ve we ye

Step 12
Join the learnt syllables and form word

bo-re de-be fe-ne we-re g-re

ke-re de-ne ke-ne se-se pe-re
se-re me-re kw-le e-me-re e-de-ne

Step 12
Copy the syllables learnt. Add on one or two consonants and form correct English
words.
be-d ___________ te-ll ___________
be-t ___________ re-s-t ___________
de-n ___________ te-s-t ___________
se-t ___________ he-n ___________
ge-t ___________ le-g ___________
ve-s-t ___________ ne-s-t __________
me-n ___________ pe-s-t __________
we-t ___________
Step 14
Use the learnt words with sound “a” and sound “e” to form/ construct sentences.

Men have beds. They are seven men.

Kapere has a vest. Eddebelinoddene.
A hen has eggs. Enommere.
Get the set. Maama nessere.
The ten eggs are here. Kaperene ffene

Note: After the teacher mastering what the sequence for reading is that is;
sound syllable word phrase sentence the story. Teach allthe
consonant vowels stated in Step 2.

Step 15
Teaching double letter sounds.

ee [i]
Words with “ee”

Teacher and pupil can add on the list. Leave our words that don’t have that sound
even if they have the letters.
Form sentences using the words.
Use the sentences and form a simple story.

Other double letter sounds

oo ai al le ou oa er ir or ea

Step 16
Teach double consonants
Sort them according to how they rhyme.
Group I Group II Group III
br gr ch st mb ns nk
cr pr sh ng mp nd ns
dr pr ck nf nt
gr tr ry ny nj nv
fr th nz
Step 17
Teach letter sounds with more than two consonants

Str nty tch spr spl scr sch

Accompany the sound with possible vowels i.e

stra stre tsri stro strû

Form words

stra-p stri-p stro-nger

srtre-tch stri-ct stro-ke
stre-ngth stro-ng stru-ck

Use these words to form sentences.

Father is so strict.
He suffered from a stroke.
Makula is stronger than Ali.
I donot havethe strength to walk.
We eat food tobe strong
Other activities can be
a) Use some words to consult meaningful and correct sentences.
b) Form words
ap a) _______________
oke b) _______________
str ike c) _______________
uck d) _______________
ip e) _______________

Continue following the steps and complete all the sounds.

 P.1 READING LESSON NOTES TERM II 2016

Week 1
Exercise 1
Reading syllables with sound “a”
Lesson 1
Syllables: ba ca da fa ga ha
ja ka la ma na pa
ra sa ta va wa ya
za
Lesson 2
Words: ba – g fa – t ra – g ca – t ta – p ja – m
ma– t wa-sp da –d etc.

Lesson 3
Blending:-
d t
ba g ma p
ll n
nd st etc.

lesson 4
Dictation of words learnt.
Completing sentences
1. The man has a _____________

2. The cat ran after the ________________

3. This _____________ is bad.

4. The _______________ is as black as charcoal.

5. The ______________ is in jam.

6. The fat man has a _______________.

7. This ______________ is black.

8. My dad bought a ___________________

Exercise II
Using syllables with sound “e”
Syllables
be ce de fe ge he je ke le
me ne pe re se te ve we ye ze
Words
be – d be-g ce-ll te-n se-t re-d ne-t
me-t ne-st ve-st re-st che-st we-t we-ll
we-d se-ll etc.

Puzzles.
b e d n Across down
e a s t e 1. _________ 1. _________
s s 2. _________ 2. _________
t e n t 3. _________ 3. __________

Sentences.
1. The hen has ten ______________

2. His red _____________ is on the bed.

3. Seven birds went into their ________________

4. The ______________ lays eggs for gentlemen.

5. The men are in the _______________

Week 2
Exercise 1
reading syllables with sound “ I”
Syllables
bi ci di fi gi hi ji ki li
mi ni pi ri si ti vi wi yi zi
Words
bi-g ci-ty fi-sh di-g di-p pi-g vi-m
ti-n ti-p mi-lk ri-m pi-t pi-n zi-p
gi-ve hi-ss
 Puzzles.
p t n Across down
n k 1. _________ 1. _________
n p t 2. _________ 2. _________
n 3. _________ 3. __________
4. _________ 4. __________

Sentences.
1. The _____________ has big ears.

2. There is a _____________ in the river.

3. The baby is crying for ________________

4. The boy steppes on a sharp ________________

5. He has a ________________ of niddo milk.

6. The ______________ is full of ink.

Exercise 2
reading syllables with sound “O”

Syllables
bo co do fo go ho jo ko lo
mo no po ro so to vo wo yo zo

Words
Bo-x do-g so-ng po-t ro-ck ro-t ro-pe
To-p fo-x lo-g lo-ck lo-ng ho-t ho-st
Ho-le jo-g so-t so-rry sto-p vo-te etc

Blending exercise.
ne _______ t _______
bo x _________ to p _______
nd ________ ss _______
ss _________
Sentences
1. The _________ is on the table.

2. The _____________ is eating a bone.

3. She has a pair of ______________.

4. He has a _______________ of water.

5. The girl is skipping a ___________________.

Dictation Exercise.
a) The frog is on the box.
b) The sun is very hot.
c) The boy jogs every day.

Exercise 2
Reading sound “oa”
boa coa foa goa hoa roa

Words.
boat goat roar shoal coat float oar
road foal toad foam soap

Fill in the missing letters

B__at flo____t fo ___m f___al r___ad sho____l

Sentences
1. The goat is walking along the road.
2. A ball can float.
3. The boat and the oar are wooden.
4. A group of fish is a shoal.
5. Soap produces much foam.

Conversation:
Master: Where are you going my little goat?
Goat: I am going to the market to buy a new coat.
Master: A coat for a goat? Can a goat wear a coat?
Goat: People will laugh at a goat with a coat.
 Week 3
Exercise 1
Reading syllables with sound “u ( )”
Syllables
Bu cu du fu hu ju
lu mu nu pu ru su tu

Words
bi-g ci-ty fi-sh di-g di-p pi-g vi-m
ti-n ti-p mi-lk ri-m pi-t pi-n zi-p
gi-ve hi-ss

Puzzles.
s t c k Across down
s 1. _________ 1. _________
m s t 2. _________ 2. _________
s n g 3. _________ 3. __________
e n

Sentences
Dictation exercise.

1. The bus is good.

2. The drum was cut.
3. A pig can grunt.
4. Run into the hut.
5. The man has a gun.
6. The sun is very hot.

Exercise 2
Reading syllables with sound “u”
Syllables
bu pu hu tru glu fu

Words

Bu-sh pu-sh hu-man pu-t hu-ge u-ni-for-m

in-clu-de pru-ne pu-ll ju-ice fu-ll su-it

Blending exercise

1. The man is pushing a car.

2. The boy pulled a goat yesterday.
3. She put the book in her bag.
4. We put on uniforms to be smart.
5. An elephant is a huge animal.
6. We use a secateurs to prune plants.
7. A parson is a human being.
8. Include his name on the list.

Week 4
Exercise 1
Sound “OO”
boo coo doo foo goo hoo loo
moo noo poo roo soo too woo
zoo
Words
boo-t coo-l goo-se moo-n boo-m doo-m goo-d
noo-n loo-k foo-d hoo-t roo-m coo-k foo-t
poo-l soo-n too-l woo-d zoo broo-m etc
Sentences, (dictation)
1. He is soon coming.
2. The room is open.
3. We eat food every day.
4. Mummy cooks food every day.
5. A young goose is a gooseling.
6. The moon is in the sky.
Rhyme
I see the moon and the moon sees me. God bless the moon and God bless me.
Week 5
Exercise 1
Wee bee dee fee gee hee
Kee lee mee nee pee ree see tee
Word
Wee-k fee-l kee-p pee-l see-k tee-th nee-d ree-d
mee-t tee-n dee-p gee-se bee-f
Sentences
1. seven days make a ………………………….
2. I ……………………..headache now.
3. We use knives to ………………matooke.
4. The ……………….are big birds.
5. I use a toothbrush to clean my ……………..
6. You should ……………..your pencils in the bag.
7. The meat of a cow is called …………………
Exercise 2
Sound ‘ea’
bea cea dea fea gea hea
jea tea nea pea rea sea wea yea
Words
bea-n bea-r fea-r dea-r clea-r jea-ns lea-d
gea-r yea-r wae-r lea-d rea-d
fill in the missing letters
s-a te_ cl___an hea__ l__ad be___ns r__ad
Sentences (dictation)
1. We eat beasn and posho.
2. I fear to go near a lion.
3. She wears nice jeans.
4. You read your book every year.
5. My dear dad is near me.

Week 6
Exercise 1
Sound ‘ou’
bou cou fou lou mou pou sou rou shou prou
Words
about loud ground out count pound shout
found round proud sound mouse blouse
Read the sentences
1. The sound of a gun is loud.
2. I found a proud man.
3. The mouse ate her blouse.
4. It is bad to shout in class.
5. We can count loud.
Exercise II
Sound a: ’ar’
bar car dar far gar har mar
par tar war yar
Words
bar hard smart
cart mart start
darling part star
farm tar yard
garden award fart
Sentences (dictation)
1. That boy is smart.
2. It has start to rain.
3. She farts in class.
4. There is a garden on the farm.
5. The star is in the sky.
6. A fraction is part of a whole.
7. We must work hard.
Week 7
Exercise 1
Sound ‘ir’
bir cir dir gir fir sir
Words
bird girl firm first circle dirty sir
Sentences (dictation)
1. The bird is flying.
2. The small girl was the first in class.
3. The classroom is dirty.
4. We go to learn at Sir Apollo Kaggwa primary School.
5. There is a shape of a circle on the chalkboard.
Exercise II
Sound ‘bl’
bla ble bli blo blu blu
words
black blade blaze blend
blast razorblade bleed bless
blink block blow blue
blouse blood blame cobbler
Sentences
Fill in the missing words
1. He cut his finger with a ………………..
2. There is a lot of …………………..coming out of my nose.
3. God should ………………..old people
4. The chalkboard is …………………in colour.
5. A ………………………mends shoes.
6. Her …………………………..is blue in colour.

WEEK 8
Exercise I
Sound ‘cl’
cla cle cli clo clu
Words
class clean clutch
clan cloth clown
clever clock clay
click cluck clip