Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 3

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TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPILS ACTIVITY

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INTRODUCTION

-Writes the following Homonym riddles on the board and read them aloud to pupils

* I am a word that means the place where you wash your hands or the opposite of ‘float’. What word am i?

* I am a word that means the sound a dog makes to communicate or the outside part of a tree trunk. What word am i?

* Tells the pupils to guess the answer to the riddles and share with an elbow partner. Then, call on a few pupils to share their answers aloud to the class

* Informs the pupils that this type of word is called a homonym

Pupils listen, observe and participate

2

EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION/TEACHER MODELLING

- Explains that ‘A homonym is a word that is spelled the same but has multiple meanings’

Pupils listen, observe and participate

3

GUIDED PRACTICE/INTERACTIVE MODELLING

- Makes a list of homonyms and some of their meanings

Bass(type of fish)(deep voice)

Fine(of good quality)(fine)

Minute(Tiny)(unit of time)

Sewer(drain)(person who sews)

Wave(move the hand in greeting)(sea water coming into the shore)

Pupils listen, observe and participate

4

INDEPENDENT WORKING TIME

- Gives pupils exercises to work on

Use the correct word in the Bracket to complete each sentence. Use each word twice

(train,  box,  bank,  sink)

1. I put all the toys in the large _______

2. Ella deposited fifty dollars in her _____ account

3. After they collided, the two ships began to ______ beneath the waves

4. Some swimmers ______ everyday to get faster

5. Sam is learning to _______ so he can protect himself

6. The boys sat on the _______ of the river and threw their lines in

7. After tea, we washed the dishes in the _______

8. We caught an express _______ from Melbourne to Sydney

Pupils listen, observe and participate

5

EVALUATION

- Monitors and corrects the pupils where necessary

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STEPS

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPILS ACTIVITY

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REVISITING THE PREVIOUS LESSONS

- Revisits the previous lesson on Homonyms

- Pupils listen, observe and participate

2

GUIDED PRACTICE

- Makes a list of more homonyms and ask the pupils to pronounce them aloud repeatedly

Row(argument)(propel a boat)

Wound(past tense of wind)(to injure)

Learned(past tense of learn)(knowledgeable)

Moped(was gloomy)(motorcycle)

Evening(smoothing out)(after sunset)

- Pupils listen, observe and participate

3

INDEPENDENT WORKING TIME

- Gives the pupils exercises on Homonyms

Use each word in the bracket twice in the right sentences below. Use each word twice

1. The stupid boy threw a _____ at the bird

2. I cannot ______ to eat any more of these mushrooms

3. There used to be a gold ______ in this area

4. When I got into bed I switched off the _______

5. We travelled to Sydney on an express _______

6. Waves can easily ______ a boat

7. The large _______ hunted for salmon in the river

8. Some swimmers ______ for their sport everyday

9. Don’t touch that as it is ______ and not yours

10. These boxes are quite ______ to lift

- Pupils listen, observe and participate

4

EVALUATION

- Monitors the pupils as they work and corrects where necessary