Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 2

Synonyms

TERM: 3rd Term

SUBJECT: Grammar

WEEK: 7

CLASS : PRIMARY 2

AGE: 7 years

DURATION : 2 periods of 40 mins each

DATE:

TOPIC : Synonyms

CONTENT : Synonyms

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

  1. Explain what Synonyms means
  2. Give examples of Synonyms

SET INDUCTION : The teachers uses pictures of sentences indicating synonyms 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 102-105, flash cards and charts on synonyms

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1 AND 2: Synonyms

S/N

STEPS

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPILS ACTIVITY

1

INTRODUCTION

The teacher revises the previous lesson and introduces the new topic by Explaining what synonym means

Synonyms are words having the same or nearly the same meaning as another word in certain contexts.

 

Pupils observe, learn and participate

2

EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION/TEACHER MODELLING

The teacher further gives examples of words and their synonyms

Start-begin

Finish-end

Gift-present

Cry-weep

Crawl-creep

Rich-wealthy

Assist-help

Correct-right

Difficult-hard

cash-money

fat-stout

speak-talk

finish-end

Pupils observe, learn and participate

3

EVALUATION

The pupils are asked to

1. Explain the synonyms

2. Give some examples of words and their synonyms

- Pupils observe, learn and participate

4

CLASS-WORK

Pupils are asked to answer question A-C on page 102-104 of the text-book

Pupils observe, learn and participate

5

ASSIGNMENT

Pupils are asked to answer questions D-E on page 104-105 of the reference text.

Pupils participate

6

CONCLUSION

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

 



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