Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 5

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STEPS

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPILS ACTIVITY

1

INTRODUCTION

-Writes the following Homograph 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 homograph

Pupils listen, observe and participate

2

EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION/TEACHER MODELLING

- Explains that ‘Homographs are words with the same spelling but different meanings and pronunciations”

Pupils listen, observe and participate

3

GUIDED PRACTICE/INTERACTIVE MODELLING

- Makes a list of homographs and some of their meanings

- Desert(dry barren area)(to abandon or leave)

- tear(to rip up)(produced when you cry)

- 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

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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 Homographs

- Pupils listen, observe and participate

2

GUIDED PRACTICE

- Makes a list of more homographs 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 Homographs

Use the homographs in the box to fill the spaces below. Ensure you know how the words are pronounced. An ‘n’ denotes that a word is a noun and a ‘v’ denotes it is a verb. Indicate after each sentence whether your answer is a noun or a verb

(desert-n, desert-v, record-n, record-v, permit-n, permit-v, rebel-n, rebel-v, subject-n, subject-v, combat-n, combat-v)

1. I wonder if they will _______ to park the car here

2. The runner created a new 100-metre ________

3. The explorers perished in the sand-blown _______

4. The pop group is going to ______ a new song this month

5. The students felt it was their right to __________ against unfair laws

6. They will ______ the captured soldier to a great deal of cruel treatment

7. What is the main _______ you are studying this year?

8. This medicine will _______ the side effects of your disease

9. The soldiers saw a lot of ______ during the war

10. You now need a valid _______ to enter this building

11. The explorers decided to ______ their comrades and leave them to the dangers of hunger and thirst

12. The _________ was arrested in the jungle camp

- Pupils listen, observe and participate

4

EVALUATION

- Monitors the pupils as they work and corrects where necessary