Basic 1 · English Language
Describing Places, Rhyming Words and Labels
In this topic you will describe home and places, read rhyming words, label objects and use "-ing" action words.
By the end of these notes you should be able to:
- Describe your home and people in it
- Read words in word families
- Label objects and write about yourself
- Use action words with -ing
What you already know
- Greetings and is/are
Copy everything that has a blue line on its left into your notebook. The other parts are for reading.
Lesson 1
- Strand
- Oral Language
- Sub-strand
- Conversation
- Indicator
- B1.1.6.1.2 – Describe the home people or places
Introduction
Your home is special. You can describe it to your friends.
Describing Home and People
To describe means to say what something is like.
Example
- My home is small and blue.
- It has three rooms.
- My mother is tall and kind.
- My brother is funny.
New words
- describe
- To say what something is like.
- home
- The place where you live.
- kind
- Good to others.
Summary
- We describe our home by size, colour and rooms.
- We describe people by how they look and act.
Exercises
Answer in your exercise book first, then check your answers.
1. Which sentence describes a home?
- A. My home is small and blue.
- B. I run.
- C. Good morning.
- D. The end.
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Answer: My home is small and blue.It says what the home is like.2. "My mother is kind." describes a person.
- A. True
- B. False
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Answer: TrueIt tells what she is like.3. To say what something is like is to ______ it.
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Answer: describeThat is describing.4. Write one sentence about your home.
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Answer: E.g. My home has two rooms.It describes your home.
Lesson 2
- Strand
- Reading
- Sub-strand
- Word Families, Rhyming Endings and Common Digraphs
- Indicator
- B1.2.3.1.1 – Use common rhyming endings to decode simple words
Introduction
Some words end in the same way. They belong to the same word family.
Word Families
| -at | -en | -op |
|---|---|---|
| cat | hen | top |
| mat | pen | pop |
| hat | ten | mop |
Change the first letter to make a new word: cat, mat, hat.
New words
- word family
- Words with the same ending.
- ending
- The last part of a word.
- rhyme
- Words that sound alike at the end.
Summary
- Words in a family have the same ending.
- Changing the first letter makes a new word.
Exercises
Answer in your exercise book first, then check your answers.
1. Which word is in the -en family?
- A. Pen
- B. Pot
- C. Cat
- D. Map
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Answer: PenPen ends in -en.2. Cat and hat rhyme.
- A. True
- B. False
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Answer: TrueBoth end in -at.3. m + op = ______
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Answer: mopm and op make mop.4. Write two words in the -at family.
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Answer: E.g. cat, mat.They end in -at.
Lesson 3
- Strand
- Writing
- Sub-strand
- Labelling Items
- Indicator
- B1.4.4.1.1 – Draw simple pictures of peers or various objects and use invented spelling to write about oneself
Introduction
Labels tell us the names of things. We can also write about ourselves.
Labelling and Writing About Me
Labels
- door
- window
- desk
- chair
Write about yourself: "My name is Esi. I am six. I like to sing."
Tip: If you do not know how to spell a word, write the sounds you hear.
New words
- label
- A word that names a thing.
- spell
- To write the letters of a word.
- myself
- Me.
Summary
- Labels name objects.
- We can write simple sentences about ourselves.
Exercises
Answer in your exercise book first, then check your answers.
1. Which is a label for something in the class?
- A. Desk
- B. Run
- C. Happy
- D. Quickly
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Answer: DeskDesk names an object.2. We can write sentences about ourselves.
- A. True
- B. False
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Answer: TrueE.g. My name is Esi.3. My ______ is Esi.
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Answer: name"My name is" tells your name.4. Write two sentences about yourself.
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Answer: E.g. My name is Kwame. I like football.They tell about you.
Lesson 4
- Strand
- Writing Conventions & Grammar Usage
- Sub-strand
- Using Action Words
- Indicator
- B1.5.4.1.3 – Use the present tense continuous form of verbs
Introduction
We add -ing to action words to show what is happening now.
Action Words with -ing
- Ama is singing.
- The boys are playing.
- I am reading.
- The baby is sleeping.
New words
- -ing
- An ending that shows an action happening now.
- happening
- Taking place.
- now
- At this moment.
Summary
- We add -ing to show actions happening now.
- Use is, am or are before the -ing word.
Exercises
Answer in your exercise book first, then check your answers.
1. The boys are ___ football.
- A. playing
- B. play
- C. plays
- D. played
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Answer: playingUse -ing after "are".2. "I am reading." shows an action now.
- A. True
- B. False
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Answer: TrueIt uses -ing.3. The baby is ______. (sleep)
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Answer: sleepingAdd -ing.4. Write what you are doing now using -ing.
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Answer: E.g. I am writing.It uses am + -ing.
Lesson 5
- Strand
- Extensive Reading
- Sub-strand
- Building the Love and Culture of Reading
- Indicator
- B1.6.1.1.1 – Read a variety of age – appropriate books and texts from print
Introduction
Today we read about a school garden.
Reading Time
"Our school has a garden. We are planting tomatoes. Kofi is watering the plants. The plants are growing."
Questions
- What are the children planting? (tomatoes)
- Who is watering the plants? (Kofi)
New words
- garden
- A place where plants are grown.
- plant
- To put seeds in the soil.
- water
- To give plants water.
Summary
- We read about a school garden.
- Kofi is watering the plants.
Exercises
Answer in your exercise book first, then check your answers.
1. What are the children planting?
- A. Tomatoes
- B. Cars
- C. Books
- D. Shoes
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Answer: TomatoesThe story says tomatoes.2. The plants are growing.
- A. True
- B. False
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Answer: TrueThe story says so.3. Kofi is ______ the plants.
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Answer: wateringThe story says watering.4. Where is the garden?
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Answer: At the schoolThe story says "Our school has a garden."
Homework
- Label five things in your home with paper labels.