Basic 1 Ghanaian Language Term 1 Week 4 Lesson Plan

Engage learners to play the crossword game Write a word on the board crossword-style. Invite each student to the board to create a new word stemming from the letters that are already available. Put learners into groups Write a list of items on the chalkboard by wrongly spelling them and allow students to self- correct them. Invite one person from each group to write their answers on the board

Show some concrete items to learners and ask learners to mention the names. Write the names of some items in the home and school on a manila card. Lead learners to mention the items on the manila card. Draw some items in the home and school on a manila card. Show some concrete items that can be found in home and school. Lead learners to recognize the items by mentioning the names of the items and group them under the following: “School Items” and “Home Items”. Lead learners to apply their knowledge on colors, shapes and sizes to discuss the items. Learners should mention names of items in the home and school. Display some of the items in the class and call learners one by one to demonstrate how the item is used for. Lead learners through questions and answers to tell what each of the items are used for. For this activity, learners use cup and school bag, picture cards of Ghanaian home and school items and locally made word labels to name the real objects, match them to their pictures and attach the correct labels.

Use questions to review their understanding of the lesson Ask learners to summarize what they have learnt