Basic 2 English Language Term 1 Week 1 Lesson Plan

Led learners to recite a few rhymes Jack and Jill Jack and Jill went up the hill To fetch a pail of water Jack fell down and broke his crown And Jill came tumbling after

Display the printed song or rhyme cards for learners to follow, then let groups keep the beat with the locally made drum and calabash rattle as they sing or recite. Identify some familiar songs from learners’ locality. Teach the songs with themes from their locality. Discuss the moral values of the songs. Let learners sing songs using gestures appropriately. Using word and sentence cards, have learners interpret the songs in their own words.

Ask learners to mention the names of their favorite characters in the story and why? Have learners to read and spell the key words on the board

Engage learners to play “Get Out Of The Wagon” game. Three words are placed in a wagon/table. Example: cake rake king The child determines which word doesn’t rhymes and tells it to ‘get out of the wagon’

Learners name the familiar Ghanaian objects in the printed pictures, match their sounds or meanings to the printed word cards, and build further examples on the chalkboard with chalk. Introduce the lesson with a recital that links the letters of the alphabet. Have learners work in pairs, groups or individually to blend syllables to form meaningful words. Using word and sentence cards, use word families as a guide to help build on the words.

Ask learners to mention the names of their favorite characters in the story and why? Have learners to read and spell the key words on the board

Learners copy and arrange examples from the printed alphabet or word cards, then practise the target writing neatly in their exercise books with pencils. Demonstrate copying (sentences) on the board. Let learners practice writing legibly and correctly on the board or into their books. Have learners copy sentences from a book into their books. and a worksheet or their exercise books, draw attention to inter and intra word spacing and alignment of letters, as well as clarity or writing.

Ask learners to mention the names of their favorite characters in the story and why? Have learners to read and spell the key words on the board

Teacher calls out different actions for learners to act. Student have to mimic the action continuously without breaking. After a while teacher speeds up the tempo. For example: jumping, stamping of feet, crazy dance, etc.

Learners inspect and rearrange the printed sentence cards, discuss the target language feature on the chalkboard with chalk, and practise their own examples in exercise books with pencils. GRAMMAR USAGE (Using Capitalization Pg.64) Provide a sample text and have learners identify names of particular places and days of the week. Have them compare the initial letters of these names and other common names and share their observations with the class. Give learners a text with names of particular places and days of the week, beginning with small letters. Using word and sentence cards, let learners rewrite the text, beginning the names of particular places and days of the week, with capital letters.

Ask learners to tell you what they have learnt and what they will like to learn in the next lesson. Have learners to read and spell the key words on the board

Have a variety of age and level-appropriate books for learners to make a choice. Guide learners to select books.

Learners read the Ghanaian storybook and the printed passage about a Ghanaian community, then record the target ideas or reading responses in exercise books with pencils. Using word and sentence cards, use the Author’s chair to introduce the reading/ library time. Introduce narratives, pop-up and flip- the-page texts to learners. Introduce e-books to learners, if available.

Call learners in turns to tell the whole class what they read. Let Learners draw parts of the story they read