Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 5

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TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPILS ACTIVITY

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INTRODUCTION

The teacher revises the previous lesson

Pupils observe, learn and participate

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EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION/TEACHER MODELLING

The teacher explains the meaning of proverb and gives examples of proverbs

A proverb is a traditional saying or phrase that expresses a perceived truth. Proverbs often give practical advice and are based on the shared human experience

Here are a list of some proverbs and their meanings

1. Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today
Meaning: Don’t delay doing something if you can do it immediately

2. Never test the depth of the water with both feet
Meaning: If you’re in the water with both feet down, you risk being swept away by the currents. The message is: don’t put all your eggs in the same basket. Think twice before placing all your bets and investments on one thing.

3. No gain without pain
Meaning: It is necessary to suffer or work hard in order to succeed or make progress.

4. No news is good news
Meaning: If you don’t receive any news about someone or something, it means that everything is fine and going normally.

5. Once bitten twice shy
Meaning: You say this proverb when someone won’t do something a second time because they had a bad experience the first time.

6. One man’s junk is another man’s treasure
Meaning: What may seem to be junk to one person may be valuable to another

7. One shouldn’t miss the forest for the trees
Meaning: Sometimes you get so focused on small details that you may miss the larger context.

8. The show must go on
Meaning: A performance, event, etc., must continue even though there are problems

9. The squeaky wheel gets the grease
Meaning: People who complain the most are the ones who get attention or what they want.

10. Time and tide wait for no man
Meaning: You’ve no control over the passage of time; it’ll keep slipping. So don’t procrastinate, don’t delay things.

11. Too many cooks spoil the broth
Meaning: When too many people work together on a project, the result is inferior

12. Two heads are better than one
Meaning: Two persons have a better chance to solve a problem than one.

13. You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar
Meaning: It’s easier to win people to your side by persuasion and politeness than by confrontation and threats.

14. You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make it drink
Meaning: You can show people the way to do things, but you can’t force them to act

15. You can’t always get what you want
Meaning: Sometimes you may face disappointments in your pursuits or your wishes may not be fulfilled.

16. Out of sight, out of mind
Meaning: If someone or something is not seen for a long time, it’ll be forgotten.

17. Pen is mightier than the sword
Meaning: Thinking and writing have more influence on people and events than the use of force.

Pupils observe, learn and participate

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EVALUATION

The pupils are asked to

1. Explain the meaning of proverb

2. List ten proverbs you know and their meaning

- Pupils observe, learn and participate

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CLASS-WORK

As in evaluation

Pupils observe, learn and participate

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ASSIGNMENT

As in classwork

Pupils participate

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CONCLUSION

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