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Home Events, Sight Words, Feelings and Weather Words

In this topic you will talk about events at home, read more sight words, write about feelings and describe the weather.

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

  • Talk about events at home
  • Use sight words in sentences
  • Write sentences to express feelings
  • Describe the weather using adjectives

What you already know

  • Greetings and adjectives

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
B2.1.6.1.2 – Talk about events at home

Introduction

Interesting things happen at home: birthdays, visits, naming ceremonies. Let us talk about them.

Talking About Home Events

Example: "Last Sunday, my baby brother had his naming ceremony. Our family came. We ate rice and chicken. Grandpa named him Kwasi."

When telling about an event, say

  • when it happened
  • who was there
  • what happened

New words

event
Something that happens.
ceremony
A special celebration.
relative
A family member.

Summary

  • We talk about home events by saying when, who and what.
  • Naming ceremonies and birthdays are home events.

Exercises

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

  1. 1. What is a naming ceremony for?

    • A. Giving a baby a name
    • B. A football match
    • C. A school test
    • D. A market day
    Show answer
    Answer: Giving a baby a nameBabies are named at the ceremony.

  2. 2. A birthday is a home event.

    • A. True
    • B. False
    Show answer
    Answer: TrueFamilies celebrate birthdays.

  3. 3. A special celebration is a ______.

    Show answer
    Answer: ceremonyThat is a ceremony.

  4. 4. Tell about one event in your home.

    Show answer
    Answer: Answers will differ.Say when, who and what.

Lesson 2

Strand
Reading
Sub-strand
Vocabulary
Indicator
B2.2.6.1.1 – Read level-appropriate sight words understand and use many of them in meaningful sentences

Introduction

Let us read and use more sight words.

More Sight Words

Sight words
couldwouldshouldfirst
foundgreatthroughdifferent

"We found a different way to school." "You should drink clean water."

New words

should
Ought to.
found
Discovered.
different
Not the same.

Summary

  • We read and use more sight words.
  • Sight words help us read smoothly.

Exercises

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

  1. 1. Which word means "discovered"?

    • A. found
    • B. first
    • C. could
    • D. great
    Show answer
    Answer: foundFound means discovered.

  2. 2. "Different" means not the same.

    • A. True
    • B. False
    Show answer
    Answer: TrueThat is its meaning.

  3. 3. You ______ drink clean water. (should / found)

    Show answer
    Answer: shouldShould means ought to.

  4. 4. Write a sentence with "first".

    Show answer
    Answer: E.g. I came first in the race.It uses the sight word.

Lesson 3

Strand
Writing
Sub-strand
Writing Simple Words and Sentences
Indicator
B2.4.5.1.1 – Write simple sentences to express feelings

Introduction

We have different feelings: happy, sad, angry, scared. We can write about them.

Writing About Feelings

Feelings
FeelingSentence
happyI am happy when I play with my friends.
sadI feel sad when my friend is sick.
scaredI am scared of thunder.
proudI feel proud when I finish my work.
Four faces showing happy, sad, scared and proud
Figure 1: Our feelings Draw a face for how you feel today.Illustration: Sirbus

New words

feeling
How you are inside, like happy or sad.
proud
Happy about something good you did.
scared
Afraid.

Summary

  • We have many feelings.
  • We can write sentences to express them.

Exercises

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

  1. 1. How do you feel when you finish your work well?

    • A. Proud
    • B. Scared
    • C. Sick
    • D. Angry
    Show answer
    Answer: ProudYou did something good.

  2. 2. "I am happy." expresses a feeling.

    • A. True
    • B. False
    Show answer
    Answer: TrueHappy is a feeling.

  3. 3. Afraid means ______.

    Show answer
    Answer: scaredScared means afraid.

  4. 4. Write a sentence about when you feel happy.

    Show answer
    Answer: E.g. I am happy when I eat jollof.It expresses a feeling.

Lesson 4

Strand
Writing Conventions & Grammar Usage
Sub-strand
Using Qualifying Words – Adjectives
Indicator
B2.5.5.1.1 – Identify and use simple sentences to describe the weather

Introduction

We use adjectives to describe the weather.

Describing the Weather

Weather adjectives
AdjectiveSentence
sunnyIt is sunny today.
rainyIt was rainy yesterday.
windyThe evening is windy.
cloudyThe sky is cloudy.
hotThe afternoon is hot.

New words

weather
What the air outside is like.
sunny
Bright with sunshine.
cloudy
Full of clouds.

Summary

  • Adjectives describe the weather.
  • Sunny, rainy and windy are weather words.

Exercises

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

  1. 1. Which word describes weather?

    • A. Windy
    • B. Table
    • C. Ama
    • D. Run
    Show answer
    Answer: WindyIt tells about the air.

  2. 2. "It is sunny today." describes weather.

    • A. True
    • B. False
    Show answer
    Answer: TrueSunny is a weather word.

  3. 3. The sky is full of clouds. It is ______.

    Show answer
    Answer: cloudyCloudy means full of clouds.

  4. 4. Write a sentence about today's weather.

    Show answer
    Answer: E.g. It is hot today.Use a weather adjective.

Lesson 5

Strand
Extensive Reading
Sub-strand
Building the Love and Culture of Reading
Indicator
B2.6.1.1.1 – Read a variety of age and level appropriate books and texts from print

Introduction

Today we read about a windy day.

Reading Time

"It was a windy afternoon. Kofi and Abla made a kite from paper and sticks. The wind lifted the kite high into the sky. They ran and laughed. It was a great day."

Questions

  • What did they make? (a kite)
  • What lifted the kite? (the wind)
Two children flying a paper kite on a windy afternoon
Figure 2: Flying a kite Draw a kite in the sky.Illustration: Sirbus

New words

kite
A light frame that flies in the wind.
lift
To raise up.
laugh
To make happy sounds.

Summary

  • Kofi and Abla made a kite.
  • The wind lifted it high.

Exercises

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

  1. 1. What did they make the kite from?

    • A. Paper and sticks
    • B. Metal
    • C. Glass
    • D. Stone
    Show answer
    Answer: Paper and sticksThe passage says so.

  2. 2. It was a windy afternoon.

    • A. True
    • B. False
    Show answer
    Answer: TrueThe passage says so.

  3. 3. The ______ lifted the kite.

    Show answer
    Answer: windWind lifts kites.

  4. 4. How did the children feel?

    Show answer
    Answer: Happy; they ran and laughed.It was a great day.

Homework

  1. Write two sentences about how you felt at a home event.