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My Parents Composition English Grammar Primary 3 First Term Lesson Notes Week 9

Lesson Plan: My Parents Composition

Subject: English Studies

Class: Primary 3

Term: First Term

Week: 9

Age: 8 years

Topic: My Parents Composition

Sub-topic: Writing about family members

Duration: 40 minutes

Behavioral Objectives:

  • Pupils will be able to write a simple composition about their parents.
  • Pupils will describe their parents and their roles.
  • Pupils will expand their vocabulary with family and relationship-related words.

Key Words:

  • Parents
  • Mother
  • Father
  • Caring
  • Loving
  • Responsible

Set Induction:

  • Begin by asking pupils to talk about something they love about their parents.
  • Show pictures of different families and discuss the roles of parents.

Entry Behavior:

  • Pupils know about their parents and their roles in the family.

Learning Resources and Materials:

  • Pictures of families
  • Flashcards with family-related words
  • Writing materials (paper, pencils)

Building Background/Connection to Prior Knowledge:

  • Pupils live with their parents and are familiar with their roles.
  • Pupils have written simple descriptions before.

Embedded Core Skills:

  • Writing skills
  • Descriptive skills
  • Vocabulary building

Learning Materials:

  • Lagos State Scheme of Work
  • Flashcards
  • Pictures of families

Instructional Materials:

  • Whiteboard
  • Markers
  • Pictures of families
  • Flashcards

Content:

  1. Introduction to writing about family members.
  2. Describing parents and their roles.
  3. Vocabulary building: family and relationships.

Examples:

  • My parents are very caring. My mother is a teacher. She helps me with my homework. My father is a doctor. He takes care of us when we are sick. They both love me very much and always support me in everything I do.

Questions:

  1. My parents are very ______. (a) caring (b) strict (c) mean
  2. My mother is a ______. (a) doctor (b) teacher (c) nurse
  3. My father is a ______. (a) teacher (b) engineer (c) doctor
  4. My parents ______ me very much. (a) hate (b) love (c) ignore
  5. My mother helps me with my ______. (a) toys (b) homework (c) games
  6. My father takes care of us when we are ______. (a) happy (b) sad (c) sick
  7. My parents always ______ me. (a) ignore (b) support (c) scold
  8. My parents are ______ and loving. (a) strict (b) kind (c) angry
  9. My mother teaches me how to ______. (a) cook (b) play (c) study
  10. My father is very ______. (a) responsible (b) careless (c) lazy

Class Activity Discussion :

  1. Q: Who are your parents? A: My parents are my mother and father.
  2. Q: What does your mother do? A: My mother is a teacher.
  3. Q: What does your father do? A: My father is a doctor.
  4. Q: How do your parents show their love? A: They take care of me and support me in everything I do.
  5. Q: Why are your parents important? A: They take care of me and help me grow.
  6. Q: How does your mother help you? A: She helps me with my homework.
  7. Q: How does your father help you? A: He takes care of us when we are sick.
  8. Q: What do you love most about your parents? A: They are caring and loving.
  9. Q: How do your parents support you? A: They always encourage me to do my best.
  10. Q: Why do you respect your parents? A: Because they work hard to take care of the family.

Presentation:

  1. Step 1: The teacher revises the previous topic, “My School Composition.”
  2. Step 2: The teacher introduces the new topic, “My Parents Composition.”
  3. Step 3: The teacher allows the pupils to share things they love about their parents. The teacher corrects and guides pupils when necessary.

Teacher’s Activities:

  • Show pictures of different families.
  • Explain how to describe parents and their roles.
  • Guide pupils in writing their compositions.
  • Correct and provide feedback.

Learners’ Activities:

  • Look at pictures of families.
  • Talk about their parents and what they do.
  • Write a short composition about their parents.

Assessment:

  • Pupils write a composition about their parents.
  • Teacher reviews and provides feedback.

Evaluation Questions:

  1. Who are your parents?
  2. What does your mother do?
  3. What does your father do?
  4. How do your parents show their love?
  5. Why are your parents important?
  6. How does your mother help you?
  7. How does your father help you?
  8. What do you love most about your parents?
  9. How do your parents support you?
  10. Why do you respect your parents?

Conclusion:

  • The teacher goes around to mark and give feedback on the pupils’ compositions.

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