Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 2

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STEPS

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPILS ACTIVITY

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INTRODUCTION

The teacher revises the previous lesson and introduces the new topic by Explaining what subject verb agreement is

Subject-verb agreement means that a subject and its verb must be both singular or both plural: A singular subject takes a singular verb. A plural subject takes a plural verb.

Pupils observe, learn and participate

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EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION/TEACHER MODELLING

The teacher further gives examples of subject verb agreement

1. ‘is’ is used for singular subject(verb)

For examples

He is going

She is going

2. ‘are’ is used for plural subjects(more than one)

For example

We are going

They are going

3. ‘has’ is used for singular subjects

Ben has a pen

He has a bag

He has a book

4. ‘have’ is used for plural subjects

They have a big house

Martha and Zenah have not come

5. Use have for ‘you’ or ‘I’

For example,

You have not done it

I have not done

6. Use singular verb with these words; each, anybody, somebody, neither, neither

e.g

Each boy is given a book

Everyone is here

7. Always use plural verb with these words: both, all, many, some e.g

All of them are coming

Pupils observe, learn and participate

3

EVALUATION

The pupils are asked to

1. Explain the meaning of agreement of subject and verb

2. Give some examples of sentences with subject verb agreement

- Pupils observe, learn and participate

4

CLASS-WORK

Pupils are asked to answer question  A-B on page 91 of the text-book

Pupils observe, learn and participate

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ASSIGNMENT

Pupils are asked to answer questions C-E on page 92 of the reference text.

Pupils participate

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CONCLUSION

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