Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 4

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STEPS

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPILS ACTIVITY

1

INTRODUCTION

The teacher revises the previous lesson

Pupils observe, learn and participate

2

EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION/TEACHER MODELLING

The teacher introduces the new topic by explaining both primary and compound words

Primary words are words in their simplest form e.g table, board, egg.

Compound words is when two primary words are combined to form one word e.g tablecloth, blackboard, eggcup

Examples of compound words include

1. Closed-Form Compound Word

Closed compound words are formed when two fully independent, unique words are combined to create a new word e.g snowball, mailbox, inside, upstream, download etc

2. Open Compound Word

Open compound words are formed when two words remain separate on the page but are used together to create a new idea with a specific meaning e.g girls guide, ice cream, hot dog, post office, full moon etc

3. Hyphenated Compound Word

Hyphenated compound words are formed when two separate words are joined together by a hyphen e.g long-term, check-in, mother-in-law, over-the-counter etc

Pupils observe, learn and participate

3

EVALUATION

The pupils are asked to

1. explain the meaning of

a. primary word

b. compound word

2. give three examples each of

a. primary words

b. compound words

3. what are the three types of compound words? Give three examples of each

- Pupils observe, learn and participate

4

CLASS-WORK

Form compound words from the following

1. ache

2. guard

3. boot

4. cart

5. church

6. clot

7. coal

8. craft

9. cry

10. milk

11. heart

12. man

13. lamp

14. life

15. house

16. light

17. master

18. mat

19. post

20. pond

The New First Aid in English by Angus Maciver page 75 No 1-3

Pupils observe, learn and participate

5

ASSIGNMENT

 The New First Aid in English by Angus Maciver page 75 No 4-7

Pupils participate

6

CONCLUSION

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