Objective(s): By the end of the lesson, pupils will be able to: i. say the phoneme // correctly;and ii. identify objects with the phoneme //. Time: 30/60 minutes Teaching Aid(s): composite picture, picture cards Cross Curricular Element(s): Multiple Intelligences Introduction: a. Greet pupils. b. Encourage pupils to reply. Set Induction: a. Get pupils to sit around you. b. Tell a story. Pupils listen. (Appendix 1) c. Name the objects, animals and people in the story. d. Get pupils to point to them. Step 1: a. Introduce the phoneme // by showing an action. b. Imagine a spider crawling up your arm and say //. c. Demonstrate how to sound it out: Open your mouth wide and make a loud sound. d. Trace the letter a in the air and say //. e. Get pupils to do the action and say //. f. Get pupils to say // is for a. Step 2: a. Show picture and word cards. (Appendix 2) b. Say the words and point to the letter a. c. Get pupils to say the words and the sound Step 3: a. Tell the story again. b. Get pupils to listen to the story again. c. Point to the objects. d. Ask questions: Is this a cat? e. Get pupils to reply: Yes/No (Appendix 2) f. Tell pupils to do the action for // each time the sound is mentioned Consolidation: a. Complete exercise on page 9 in pupils module. b. Get pupils to match correctly. Closure: a.Teacher leaves the class by saying thank you class. b. Pupils respond: Thank you, teacher/sir.