Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 1

Relative and demonstrative pronouns

TERM: 2nd Term

SUBJECT: Grammar

WEEK: 6

CLASS : PRIMARY 1

AGE: 6 years

DURATION : 2 periods of 40 mins each

DATE:

TOPIC : Relative and demonstrative pronouns

CONTENT : Relative and Demonstrative pronouns

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to;

  1. Explain what relative and demonstrative pronouns are
  2. Give some examples of relative and demonstrative pronouns
  3. Make use of relative and demonstrative pronouns

SET INDUCTION : The teachers uses pictures of sentences indicating relative and demonstrative pronouns to arouse the interest of the pupils

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES : Discussion, group activities,

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS : Metropolitan English series English grammar for Basic Education Book 1 page 45-47, flash cards and charts on the relative and demonstrative pronouns

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1 AND 2: Relative and demonstrative pronouns

S/N

STEPS

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPILS ACTIVITY

1

INTRODUCTION

The teacher revises the previous lesson and introduces the new topic by Explaining what relative and demonstrative pronouns are

Relative pronouns are used to connect a clause or phrase to a noun or pronoun. E.g ‘who’, ‘which’

 

Demonstrative pronouns are used to point to specific persons or things e.g ‘this’, ‘that’, ‘these’ and ‘those’

Pupils observe, learn and participate

2

EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION/TEACHER MODELLING

The teacher further explains the usage of some demonstrative pronouns and relative pronouns

DEMONSTRATIVE

‘this’ is used to describe a singular object that is near

‘these’ is used to describe more than one object that is near

 

‘that’ is used to describe a singular object that is far

‘those’ is used to describe more than one object that is far

 

For example

This book- these books

That bag- those bags

This cup- these cups

That fan-those fans

 

RELATIVE

‘who’ is used for persons

‘which’ is used for animals and things

For examples

This is the boy who stole the show

Look at the cat which entered the room

Pupils observe, learn and participate

3

EVALUATION

The pupils are asked to

1. Explain what relative and demonstrative pronouns are

2. Give examples of relative and demonstrative pronouns

3. When do we use

This

That

These

Those

Who

Which

- Pupils observe, learn and participate

4

CLASS-WORK

Pupils are asked to answer question  A-B on page 46-47 of the text-book

Pupils observe, learn and participate

5

ASSIGNMENT

Pupils are asked to answer questions C on page 47 of the reference text.

Pupils participate

6

CONCLUSION

The teacher marks their books, corrects it and commend the pupils

 



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