Word Families-Rhyming… · B3 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B3.2.3.1.2 - Use words containing digraphs to make meaningful sentences

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify the digraphs sh, ch, gh, and ph in given words and read those words aloud correctly.
Build at least five new words for each of the digraphs sh, ch, gh, and ph using known letter sounds.
Use words containing the digraphs sh, ch, gh, and ph to form complete, meaningful sentences of their own.
Read aloud a short passage containing words with the target digraphs with accuracy and understanding.
Sort a list of given words into groups according to their digraph sounds.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Reading (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Word Families-Rhyming Endings and Common Digraphs (2.3)
Content standard: B3.2.3.1 - Employ knowledge of rhyming endings and common digraphsto enhance reading comprehension
Indicator: B3.2.3.1.2 - Use words containing digraphs to make meaningful sentences
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 1 (Week 13 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: English Language Curriculum (Basic 1-3), 2019, p. 82
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Introduce learners to simple digraphs as in: sh- shirt ch- church gh- Ghana ph-phone
- Have learners build as many words as possible with the digraphs and form meaningful sentences with some of the words.