Knowing the Special… · KG1 Integrated Learning

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: K1.4.1.1.4 - Find as many words in the community in which we can find the new letter-sound for the week.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify the /k/ sound by listening to a tongue twister and repeating it with the teacher.
Recognise the letter K/k when it is shown on a flash card, on the board, or in printed words.
Say and clap the /k/ sound at the beginning of at least 5 familiar words from their community.
Find and name at least 3 words from their local community that begin with the /k/ sound, with teacher support.
Copy the letter K/k correctly in their exercise books and count how many k-words the class has collected on the word wall.

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Curriculum details

Strand: My Local Community (Strand 4)
Sub-strand: Knowing the Special Places in My Local Community (4.1)
Content standard: K1.4.1.1 - Demonstrate understanding of the special places in our local communities .
Indicator: K1.4.1.1.4 - Find as many words in the community in which we can find the new letter-sound for the week.
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 7 (Week 19 of the year)
Term is the curriculum's own; the week within it is our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order. Follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: Kindergarten Curriculum (KG1 and KG2), 2019, p. 52
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Introduce the letter by teaching a tongue twister in which the sound is. (for example, /Kk/) Kororoko ko nu kakaka be koklo kuku ko yeadu. (Ewe)
Kakaw na kaw na ayamukaw (Mfantse)
Ask learners the sound they hear most. Teach the pronunciation of the letter-sound. Show learners how to write the letter, first, legibly and boldly on the chalkboard/whiteboard and provide a keyword. Demonstrate how to write the letter in the air, on the back of learners and on a flash card. Learners take turns with you to practice as a whole class, in small groups, in pairs and individually. Scaffold learners to search for words in the community in which we can find the target letter sound e.g. bakery, lake, kite, etc. Make a word wall (a chart on the wall) where you keep track of all the words found (a list of k words). Write and count words with the letter k in their exercise book.