Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 5

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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 lists the colours of the rainbow: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red

Other colours are white, black, purple, brown, pink, grey, crimson, lemon etc

The teacher further explains the relationship of colour with some things

1. blood-red

2. bottle-green

3. brick-red

4. ruby-red

5. milk-white

6. nut-brown

7. pea-green

8. primrose-yellow

9. slate-grey

10. snow-white

The teacher then explains how colours are used in everyday speech and the meaning

1. I saw it in black and white

I saw it in writing

2. I am in his black books

He is displeased with me

3. the man looked blue

The man looked as if he was depressed in spirits

4. he was in a blue funk

He was in great terror

5. he had blue blood in his veins

He was of aristocratic descent

6. The green-eyed monster caused him to strike his friend

Jealousy caused him to strike his friend

7. He was a greenhorn at the game

He was raw and inexperienced at the game

8. the fellow was yellow at heart

The fellow was really a coward

9. he was born in the purple

He was of royal birth

10. the business was a white elephant

The business was a failure

Pupils observe, learn and participate

3

EVALUATION

The pupils are asked to

1. List some common colours you know

2. List some expressions with colours and their meaning

- Pupils observe, learn and participate

4

CLASS-WORK

As in evaluation

Pupils observe, learn and participate

5

ASSIGNMENT

Pupils are asked to answer questions 1-5 on page 117of the New First Aid in English by Angus Maciver

Pupils participate

6

CONCLUSION

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