Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 5

Abbreviations

TERM: 1st Term

SUBJECT: Grammar

WEEK: 3

CLASS : PRIMARY 5

AGE: 10 years

DURATION : 2 periods of 40 mins each

DATE:

TOPIC : Abbreviations

CONTENT : Abbreviations

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

  1. Enumerate common abbreviations and their meanings

SET INDUCTION: The teacher uses charts of abbreviations to arouse the interest of the pupils

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES : Discussion, group activities,

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: The New First Aid in English by Angus Maciver page 46-47, flash cards and charts of abbreviations

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1 AND 2: Abbreviations

S/N

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 describes what An abbreviation is a shortened form of a written word or phrase. Abbreviations may be used to save space and time, to avoid repetition of long words and phrases, or simply to conform to conventional usage, citing examples

AD- Anno Domini(in the year of the Lord)

a.m- ante meridiem

BA- Bachelor of Arts

BBC- British Broadcasting Corporation

BC- Before Christ

BSc- Bachelor of Science

CIA-Central Intelligence Agency

CNN- Cable News Network

e.g.- Exempli gratia(for example)

etc- etcetera(and the rest)

GCSE- General Certificate of Secondary Education

GMT- Greenwich Mean Time

HRH- His Royal Highness

JP- Justice of the Peace

LLB- Bachelor of laws

MA- Master of Arts

Mph- Miles per hour

n.b- nota bene(note well, take note)

p.m- post meridiem(after noon)

RSVP- repondez s’il vous plait(repl if you please)

UN- United Nations

VAT-Value Added Tax

www- Worldwide web

Pupils observe, learn and participate

3

EVALUATION

The pupils are asked to

1. What are abbreviations?

2. Give examples of abbreviations and their meanings

- Pupils observe, learn and participate

4

CLASS-WORK

Pupils are asked to answer question 1-2 on page 49 of The New First Aid in English by Angus Maciver

Pupils observe, learn and participate

5

ASSIGNMENT

Pupils are asked to answer question 3-5 on page 49 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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