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:

1. Spell new words from the comprehension passage.
2. Understand the meanings of these new words.
3. 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:

1. 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.
2. Spelling Practice:
   • Write each word on the board, pronounce it, and have pupils repeat.
   • Use flashcards for spelling games and activities.
3. 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:

1. We ____ Father’s Day every year. (a) ignore (b) celebrate (c) forget (d) lose)
2. Showing ____ means you are thankful. (a) sadness (b) anger (c) gratitude (d) fear)
3. A kind ____ makes people happy. (a) mistake (b) gesture (c) problem (d) word)
4. The school ____ was fun to watch. (a) performance (b) picture (c) class (d) fight)
5. Father’s Day is a great ____. (a) mistake (b) opportunity (c) problem (d) challenge)
6. We should ____ on the good things in life. (a) ignore (b) reflect (c) forget (d) lose)
7. It’s nice to ____ someone’s help. (a) ignore (b) acknowledge (c) forget (d) challenge)
8. My mother’s ring is ____. (a) lost (b) broken (c) treasured (d) thrown)
9. I was ____ when I got my gift. (a) sad (b) angry (c) delighted (d) tired)
10. We share a strong ____. (a) bond (b) fight (c) problem (d) challenge)
11. ____ is a special day to honor fathers. (a) Birthday (b) Holiday (c) Festival (d) Father’s Day)
12. Writing a card is a kind ____. (a) gift (b) gesture (c) challenge (d) problem)
13. On Father’s Day, we ____ with our dad. (a) fight (b) celebrate (c) forget (d) ignore)
14. Feeling thankful shows ____. (a) anger (b) gratitude (c) sadness (d) fear)
15. My dad was ____ with his present. (a) sad (b) angry (c) delighted (d) tired)

15 FAQs with Answers:

1. What does “celebrate” mean?
   • Celebrate means to do something special for an important event.
2. What is “gratitude”?
   • Gratitude is feeling thankful.
3. What is a “gesture”?
   • A gesture is a small act to show how you feel.
4. What does “performance” mean?
   • A performance is an act of presenting a play, concert, or other form of entertainment.
5. What is an “opportunity”?
   • An opportunity is a chance to do something.
6. What does “reflect” mean?
   • Reflect means to think carefully about something.
7. What does “acknowledge” mean?
   • Acknowledge means to recognize or show appreciation for something.
8. What is something “treasured”?
   • Treasured means something that is very special and valuable.
9. What does “delighted” mean?
   • Delighted means very happy.
10. What is a “bond”?
    • A bond is a strong connection or relationship.
11. How do we celebrate Father’s Day?
    • We celebrate Father’s Day by giving gifts and spending time with our fathers.
12. Why is gratitude important?
    • Gratitude is important because it shows we are thankful and appreciate others.
13. Can you give an example of a gesture?
    • Giving a gift is a kind gesture.
14. Why do we perform on special days?
    • We perform to entertain and show appreciation.
15. 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:

1. What does “celebrate” mean?
2. Why is gratitude important?
3. Give an example of a gesture.
4. What is a performance?
5. What does “opportunity” mean?
6. Why should we reflect on good things?
7. What does “acknowledge” mean?
8. Why is something treasured special?
9. How does it feel to be delighted?
10. What is a bond?

Conclusion: The teacher goes around to mark the pupils’ work and provides necessary feedback.

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