Vocabulary from Father’s Day Comprehension Passage Vocabulary Building English Grammar Primary 3 First Term Lesson Notes Week 5
Lesson Plan: Vocabulary – Spelling, Meaning, and Construction of Simple Sentences
Subject: English Studies
Class: Primary 3
Term: First Term
Week: 5
Age: 8 years
Topic: Vocabulary from Father’s Day Comprehension Passage
Sub-topic: Spelling, Meaning, and Construction of Simple Sentences
Duration: 40 minutes
Behavioural Objectives: By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:
- Spell new words from the comprehension passage.
- Understand the meanings of these new words.
- Construct simple sentences using the new words.
Keywords: Celebrate, gratitude, gesture, performance, opportunity, reflect, acknowledge, treasured, delighted, bond
Set Induction: Show a picture of a Father’s Day celebration and ask pupils to identify and describe what they see.
Entry Behaviour: Pupils have read the comprehension passage on Father’s Day and are familiar with some vocabulary related to celebrations.
Learning Resources and Materials:
- Picture of a Father’s Day celebration
- Flashcards with new words
- Chart paper and markers
Building Background/Connection to Prior Knowledge: Discuss the pupils’ experiences with family celebrations and the importance of showing appreciation.
Embedded Core Skills:
- Critical thinking
- Communication
- Reading comprehension
- Vocabulary building
Reference Books:
- Lagos State Scheme of Work
- Primary 3 English Textbook
Instructional Materials:
- Flashcards
- Visual aids (pictures)
- Word list from the comprehension passage
Content:
Explanation of the Topic:
- New Words from the Passage:
- Celebrate: To do something special for an important event.
- Gratitude: Feeling thankful.
- Gesture: A small act to show how you feel.
- Performance: An act of presenting a play, concert, or other form of entertainment.
- Opportunity: A chance to do something.
- Reflect: To think carefully about something.
- Acknowledge: To recognize or show appreciation for something.
- Treasured: Something that is very special and valuable.
- Delighted: Very happy.
- Bond: A strong connection or relationship.
- Spelling Practice:
- Write each word on the board, pronounce it, and have pupils repeat.
- Use flashcards for spelling games and activities.
- Meaning and Usage:
- Explain the meaning of each word using simple language and examples.
- Ask pupils to use each word in a sentence.
Examples:
- Celebrate: We celebrate Father’s Day every year.
- Gratitude: I show gratitude by saying thank you.
- Gesture: Giving a gift is a nice gesture.
- Performance: We enjoyed the school performance.
- Opportunity: Father’s Day is an opportunity to thank our dads.
- Reflect: I reflect on all the good things my dad does for me.
- Acknowledge: We should acknowledge our fathers’ hard work.
- Treasured: The gift from my dad is treasured.
- Delighted: My dad was delighted with his gift.
- Bond: We have a strong bond with our family.
15 Fill-in-the-blank Questions:
- We ____ Father’s Day every year. (a) ignore (b) celebrate (c) forget (d) lose)
- Showing ____ means you are thankful. (a) sadness (b) anger (c) gratitude (d) fear)
- A kind ____ makes people happy. (a) mistake (b) gesture (c) problem (d) word)
- The school ____ was fun to watch. (a) performance (b) picture (c) class (d) fight)
- Father’s Day is a great ____. (a) mistake (b) opportunity (c) problem (d) challenge)
- We should ____ on the good things in life. (a) ignore (b) reflect (c) forget (d) lose)
- It’s nice to ____ someone’s help. (a) ignore (b) acknowledge (c) forget (d) challenge)
- My mother’s ring is ____. (a) lost (b) broken (c) treasured (d) thrown)
- I was ____ when I got my gift. (a) sad (b) angry (c) delighted (d) tired)
- We share a strong ____. (a) bond (b) fight (c) problem (d) challenge)
- ____ is a special day to honor fathers. (a) Birthday (b) Holiday (c) Festival (d) Father’s Day)
- Writing a card is a kind ____. (a) gift (b) gesture (c) challenge (d) problem)
- On Father’s Day, we ____ with our dad. (a) fight (b) celebrate (c) forget (d) ignore)
- Feeling thankful shows ____. (a) anger (b) gratitude (c) sadness (d) fear)
- My dad was ____ with his present. (a) sad (b) angry (c) delighted (d) tired)
15 FAQs with Answers:
- What does “celebrate” mean?
- Celebrate means to do something special for an important event.
- What is “gratitude”?
- Gratitude is feeling thankful.
- What is a “gesture”?
- A gesture is a small act to show how you feel.
- What does “performance” mean?
- A performance is an act of presenting a play, concert, or other form of entertainment.
- What is an “opportunity”?
- An opportunity is a chance to do something.
- What does “reflect” mean?
- Reflect means to think carefully about something.
- What does “acknowledge” mean?
- Acknowledge means to recognize or show appreciation for something.
- What is something “treasured”?
- Treasured means something that is very special and valuable.
- What does “delighted” mean?
- Delighted means very happy.
- What is a “bond”?
- A bond is a strong connection or relationship.
- How do we celebrate Father’s Day?
- We celebrate Father’s Day by giving gifts and spending time with our fathers.
- Why is gratitude important?
- Gratitude is important because it shows we are thankful and appreciate others.
- Can you give an example of a gesture?
- Giving a gift is a kind gesture.
- Why do we perform on special days?
- We perform to entertain and show appreciation.
- What makes an opportunity special?
- An opportunity is special because it gives us a chance to do something meaningful.
Presentation: Step 1: The teacher revises the previous topic, which was “Father’s Day.”
Step 2: The teacher introduces the new topic, “Vocabulary: Spelling, Meaning, and Construction of Simple Sentences,” by presenting the new words from the Father’s Day comprehension passage.
Step 3: The teacher allows the pupils to give their own contributions and corrects them when necessary.
Teacher’s Activities:
- Introduce and explain new vocabulary words.
- Use flashcards for spelling practice.
- Ask pupils to use new words in sentences.
Learners’ Activities:
- Repeat and spell new words.
- Write the meanings of new words.
- Construct simple sentences using new words.
Assessment:
- Pupils will answer fill-in-the-blank questions.
- Pupils will construct sentences using new words.
Evaluation Questions:
- What does “celebrate” mean?
- Why is gratitude important?
- Give an example of a gesture.
- What is a performance?
- What does “opportunity” mean?
- Why should we reflect on good things?
- What does “acknowledge” mean?
- Why is something treasured special?
- How does it feel to be delighted?
- What is a bond?
Conclusion: The teacher goes around to mark the pupils’ work and provides necessary feedback.
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