A Detailed Lesson Plan in Language

Grade 1

I. Objectives
At the end of 30-minute period, the pupils should be able to:
1. identify compound words;
2. give compound words.

II. Subject Matter

A. Topic: Compound Words
B. Concept: Compound words are two or more words combined to make a new word.
C. Materials: flash cards, pictures
D. Reference:
 Heilman, Arthur W. A Proper Perspective of Phonics. pp.122-127

III. Learning Activities

Teacher’s Activity Pupil’s Activity

A. Introductory Activity

Good morning children? Good morning teacher!

What do you usually do every morning? I brush my teeth.
I eat breakfast.
I comb my hair.
I would like to tell you what happened to me this morning.
I woke up early at 7 in the morning.
I went to the washroom and do you know what I saw? No teacher.
I saw a tooth and a brush.
I close my eyes and I opened my eyes and Pooooooof! It
became a toothbrush!
So, I brushed my teeth to keep it strong and healthy.
I went straight to the kitchen to eat breakfast.
Do you know what I saw?
I saw a mouse and a trap!
Do you know what I got? No.
Yes, a mousetrap.
I felt sad for the mouse. A mousetrap.
So, I just turned on the television and do you know what I
saw?
I saw a foot and a ball.
Do you know what it is? No.
Yes, a football game!
So I was a little happy because I saw my favorite football A football.
star on T.V.
Suddenly, I heard the door and the bell. Do you what I
heard?
Yes, the doorbell.
So, I jumped off the sofa and hurriedly ran to the door, do The doorbell.
you know what I saw?
I saw the mail and the box.
Do you know what I got? No.
Right, the mailbox!
I took the mail and excitedly opened it. The mailbox.
Do you know what’s inside?
Let us see!
There’s a star and a fish… No.
What do you think is it?
Yes, a starfish!
A starfish.
Let us review the things that I saw when I wake up this
morning.
A toothbrush.
1. toothbrush A mousetrap.
2. mousetrap The football game.
3. football The doorbell.
4. doorbell The mailbox.
5. mailbox A starfish.
6. starfish

What have you noticed with these words? They have two words.
How do we call two or more words combined to make a
new word? They are called compound words.
Right, compound words!
Today, we are going to have compound words.

B. Lesson Proper

Now, I’ll say a word and you add a word to it to make it

another word.

1. base ball
2. sail boat
3. door man, way, mat
4. motor cycle,boat
5. bath tub, room
6. air plane, port
7. water fall
8. sea side
9. note book
10. home work, run

What are compound words? Compound words are two or more

words combined to make a new word.

C. Enrichment Activity

We’ll play Clue Box. We several words written on the

board. Let us read them.
ache
1. ____ache noon
2. ____noon father
3. ____father lace
4. ____lace light
5. ____light mate
6. ____mate hive
7. ____hive room
8. ____room
We also have several words in the Clue Box. We have to
pick one word from the box and combine it with one of the
words written on the board to form another word.

(teacher will show an example)

Are the directions clear? Questions? Yes teacher.

Let us start.

(as soon as the class finishes, check it)

Let us check your work.

1. toothache
2. afternoon
3. grandfather
4. shoelace
5. moonlight
6. classmate
7. beehive
8. bedroom

Good job everyone! lifeboat

Aside from the words that we have mentioned earlier, can fireplace
think of other compound words? Give the class some. downtown
policeman
bluebird

That ends our day. Goodbye!

Prepared by:

Ms. Adai Liyah M. Gotiza

Applicant

March 10, 2010