Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 4

Concord

TERM: 2nd Term

SUBJECT: Grammar

WEEK: 3

CLASS : PRIMARY 4

AGE: 9 years

DURATION : 2 periods of 40 mins each

DATE:

TOPIC : Concord

CONTENT : Concord

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

  1. Explain what Concord is
  2. Give examples of concord

SET INDUCTION : The teachers uses pictures of sentences indicating concord to arouse the interest of the pupils

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES : Discussion, group activities,

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS : The New first Aid in English by Angus Maciver page 77-79, flash cards and charts on concord

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1 AND 2: Concord

S/N

STEPS

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPILS ACTIVITY

1

INTRODUCTION

The teacher revises the previous lesson and introduces the new topic by Explaining what Concord is

 

Concord means agreement or harmony..

 

Pupils observe, learn and participate

2

EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION/TEACHER MODELLING

The teacher further gives examples of concord

 

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

 

8. A singular subject with attached phrases introduced by ‘with’ or ‘like’ or ‘as well as’ is followed by a singular verb e.g

a. the boy with several other, was late for school

b. Alice like Rose is tall for her age

c. Tom as well as Fred, rises early in the morning

 

9. When a verb has two singular subjects connected by ‘and’, the verb is plural e.g

a. the cat and the dog were friends

b. The farmer and his wife are jolly people

Pupils observe, learn and participate

3

EVALUATION

The pupils are asked to

1. Explain the meaning of concord

2. Give some examples of sentences with concord

- Pupils observe, learn and participate

4

CLASS-WORK

Pupils are asked to answer questions 1-15 on page 78-79 of The New First Aid in English by Angus Maciver

Pupils observe, learn and participate

5

ASSIGNMENT

Pupils are asked to answer questions 16-31 on page 79 of The New First Aid in English by Angus Maciver

Pupils participate

6

CONCLUSION

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

 



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