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Basic 1 · Ghanaian Language · Pre-Reading Activities

Things in the Home and School

In this topic you will name and talk about things in the home and at school in your Ghanaian language.

By the end of these notes you should be able to:

  • Name things found at home
  • Name things found at school
  • Sort things into home and school groups

What you already know

  • Telling stories

Copy everything that has a blue line on its left into your notebook. The other parts are for reading.

Strand
Reading
Sub-strand
Pre-Reading Activities
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B1.2.1.1.1 – Recognise and discuss the items in the home and school

Introduction

At home we use cups, pots and brooms. At school we use books, pencils and desks. Let us name them in our language.

1. Things at Home and School

Home and school things
HomeSchool
cupbook
potpencil
broomdesk
bedchalkboard
bucketschool bag
Home items (cup, pot, broom, bed) and school items (book, pencil, desk, school bag)
Figure 1: Things at home and at school Draw two home things and two school things.Illustration: Sirbus

2. Talking About Things

Say the name of the thing. Then say what it is used for.

Example: "This is a cup. We drink water with it."

Remember: Learn the names of these things in your Ghanaian language.

New words

home
The place where you live.
school
The place where you learn.
item
A thing.
use
What something is for.

Summary

  • Cups, pots and brooms are found at home.
  • Books, pencils and desks are found at school.
  • We can name and talk about them in our language.

Class activity: Home or School?

  1. Look at the cup, the school bag and the picture cards.
  2. Name each item in your language.
  3. Sort them into home and school.

You need: Cup, School bag, Picture cards of Ghanaian home, School items, Locally made word labels

Exercises

Answer in your exercise book first, then check your answers.

  1. 1. Which is found at school?

    • A. Chalkboard
    • B. Bed
    • C. Pot
    • D. Broom
    Show answer
    Answer: ChalkboardTeachers write on the chalkboard.

  2. 2. Which is found at home?

    • A. Cooking pot
    • B. Chalkboard
    • C. Desk
    • D. Register
    Show answer
    Answer: Cooking potWe cook at home.

  3. 3. A school bag carries books.

    • A. True
    • B. False
    Show answer
    Answer: TrueWe put books in it.

  4. 4. We cook food in a book.

    • A. True
    • B. False
    Show answer
    Answer: FalseWe cook in a pot.

  5. 5. A thing is also called an ______.

    Show answer
    Answer: itemItem means thing.

  6. 6. Write the name of one home item and one school item.

    Show answer
    Answer: E.g. cup, pencil.Learners name the items.

Homework

  1. Name five things in your house in your Ghanaian language.