Identifying Initial and Final Consonant /n/

I. Learning Objectives

Note details in a poem heard Identify initial and final consonant /n/ Produce words with initial consonant n Associate names of objects/pictures with their printed

symbols Write legibly and accurately in manuscript form the capital

and small Nn

II. Subject Matter/Learning Content

A. Topic : Nanny the Nun Initial and Final Nn

Names of object/picture with their printed symbols.

Capital and small Letter Nn

B. References : a. PELC L 1.1 S 2 R.2 W2b. Read and Live Reading Series, pp. 75-77

C. Materials : Pictures

III. Procedure

A. Preparatory Activities

1. Review

Write the missing letter.:

__oon __onkey

__ango dru__

ha__ broo__

Value Focus: Gratefulness

2. Unlocking of Difficulties

nun - (picture)glad - (facial expression)

3. Motivation

Ask: Do you have a friend? Where did you meet him/her? Tell something about your friend.

4. Motive Question

Who has a new friend in the poem?

B. Development Activities

1. Presentation

Post the poem on the board then let the pupils listen as you read it.

2. Discussion and Analysis

a. Who had a new friend in the poem?

b. Who was the nun?

c. What did she ride?

d. Whom did she meet?

e. Why did they become friends?

f. What good attitude did Nanny show to Dame?

g. Do you also say thank you to someone who gives you something? Why should you do it?

h. (show the group of words and pictures)

NANNY THE NUN

Nanny the nun, rode in a van.She brought some nuts and corn.

On her way home, she met a man.Who gave her ten corns more.

She thanked the man and asked for his name.He said “You’re welcome, my name is Dame.

Nanny, the nun was very glad.For the new and kind friend she had.

needle

pen

nail

van

nest

nun

pan

sun nape

nose

can

net

nun van man

nuts corn ten

i. (The teacher will read each word giving emphasis to /n/

j. Ask: What sound do you hear at the beginning of the first group of words? How about in the second group of words?

k. Let the pupils repeat producing /n/

l. Say: The letter Nn makes says of /n/.

m. Say: Tell me where you hear /n/:

n. Help the pupils read the words that go with the pictures. Let them master the words through repeated exposure. Let them associate each word with the picture that ie names.

3. Writing Activity

Show the capital and small letter Nn. Demonstrate how to write it.

4. Generalization: What is the sound of the letter n?

C. Post Activity

1. Application

a. Making a shopping list

Group the children into 5. Tell each group that they are going shopping

Ask each group to give a word that begins with /n/. The first person says “I went shopping, I bought a net.” The

second one says “I went shopping I bought a nail”. The game goes on until the last child is able to give a word. After giving words with initial /n/ the group will give words with final /n/.

Group leaders should note that no duplication of words should be made.

b. Introduce the play “Where Is It?”Material: paper with 3 columns

The purpose of the game is to help children differentiate sound position in words.

Tell the children that you are going to say several words. Each of these words has /n/, if the children hear the letter sound at the beginning, they will write n in the first column. If the sound is at the end, they will write n in the second column.

Use the following word list:

nail nose net nunsun nest penpan can nape

Initial /n/ Final /n/

nail

nun

nape

nose

net

can

ten

van

nine

pan

nail

van

pan

sun

can

__u__

__ose__et

te__

ca__

2. Enrichment Activities

a. Choose the correct name of the picture.

b. Draw lines in order to match the pictures with their names.

IV. Evaluation

A. Write the missing letter.

B. Encircle the correct picture of the written word.

1. nest

2. nape

3. nun

4. ten

5. pan

V. Assignment

Write Nn 10 times on a piece of paper.