Basic 4

Basic 4 Ghanaian Language Notes

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Songs

  1. Songs of Traditional OccupationsIn this topic you will sing and discuss songs connected to traditional occupations like farming, fishing and weaving.

Poems

  1. Exploring Poems and Their Moral LessonsIn this topic you will read poems of about five lines and discuss their moral lessons.

Story Telling

  1. Retelling a Folktale in Three ScenesIn this topic you will retell a folktale of about three scenes and identify its parts.

Letter and Sound Knowledge

  1. Sounds and Digraphs in SentencesIn this topic you will read and recognise sounds and digraphs in sentences.

Vocabulary: Sight and Content Vocabulary

  1. Reading Aloud with Correct Pronunciation and ToneIn this topic you will read aloud with correct pronunciation and tone.

Penmanship and Handwriting

  1. Full Stops, Commas and Question MarksIn this topic you will recognise and use full stops, commas and question marks.

Narrative Writing

  1. Punctuation in Narrative WritingIn this topic you will use commas, full stops and question marks correctly in narrative writing.

Creative and Free Writing

  1. Writing a Story About a Past EventIn this topic you will write a one-paragraph story describing a past event.

Capitalization

  1. Capital Letters After ColonsIn this topic you will learn when to use a capital letter after a colon.

Punctuation

  1. Writing Sentences with Full Stops and Question MarksIn this topic you will write statements and questions with the correct end marks.

Use of Action Words

  1. Past Tense Action WordsIn this topic you will recognise past tense action words in short sentences.

Reading

  1. Reading Long Stories AloudIn this topic you will read longer stories aloud correctly and with expression.