Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 2
Antonyms
Antonyms
TERM: 3rd Term
SUBJECT: Grammar
WEEK: 6
CLASS : PRIMARY 2
AGE: 7 years
DURATION : 2 periods of 40 mins each
DATE:
TOPIC : Antonyms
CONTENT : Antonyms
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to;
SET INDUCTION : The teachers uses pictures of sentences indicating antonyms to arouse the interest of the pupils
INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES : Discussion, group activities,
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS : Metropolitan English series English grammar for Basic Education Book 3 page 95-101, flash cards and charts on antonyms
INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES
PERIOD 1 AND 2: Antonyms
S/N | STEPS | TEACHER’S ACTIVITY | PUPILS ACTIVITY |
1 | INTRODUCTION | The teacher revises the previous lesson and introduces the new topic by Explaining what Antonym means An antonym is a word that has the opposite meaning of another word
| Pupils observe, learn and participate |
2 | EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION/TEACHER MODELLING | The teacher further gives examples of words and their antonyms Tall-short Up-down Old-young Full-empty In-out Open-shut Early-late Right-wrong Push-pull Hard-soft Tame-wild Cold-hot High-low Far-near
She further explains some categories of antonyms 1. opposites using prefix ‘un’, ‘in’ or ‘im’ e.g Able-unable Certain-uncertain Comfortable-uncomfortable Visible-invisible Pure-impure Movable-immovable
2. Opposites using prefix ‘dis’ e.g Like-dislike Allow-disallow Agree-disagree Honest-dishonest Comfort-discomfort Loyal-disloyal Respect-disrespect | Pupils observe, learn and participate |
3 | EVALUATION | The pupils are asked to 1. Explain the antonyms 2. Give some examples of words and their antonyms | - Pupils observe, learn and participate |
4 | CLASS-WORK | Pupils are asked to answer question A-C on page 97-99 of the text-book | Pupils observe, learn and participate |
5 | ASSIGNMENT | Pupils are asked to answer questions D-F on page 99-100 of the reference text. | Pupils participate |
6 | CONCLUSION | The teacher marks their books, corrects it and commend the pupils |
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