Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 6

Adjectives

TERM: 1st Term

SUBJECT: Grammar

WEEK: 5

CLASS : PRIMARY 6

AGE: 11 years

DURATION : 2 periods of 40 mins each

DATE:

TOPIC : Adjectives

CONTENT : Adjectives

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

  1. Explain what adjectives are
  2. Describes the classes of adjectives and gives examples of each

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

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES : Discussion, group activities,

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS : Metropolitan English series English grammar for Basic Education Book 3 page 37-40, flash cards and charts on the adjectives

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1 AND 2: Adjectives

S/N

STEPS

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPILS ACTIVITY

1

INTRODUCTION

The teacher revises the previous lesson and introduces the new topic by Explaining what Adjectives are

Adjectives are words that describe nouns. Examples of Adjectives are kind, heavy, new, old, little, long, small, fat etc

 

Pupils observe, learn and participate

2

EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION/TEACHER MODELLING

The teacher further explains the different classes of Adjectives

1. adjectives of quality- it tells us what sort or kind of noun e.g a short tree, a long pencil, a beautiful girl, a tall building etc

 

2. adjectives of quantity- it tells us ‘how many’ or ‘how much’ of a noun

 

3. Demonstrative adjectives- they are placed before a nun in order to draw attention to the noun being spoken about e.g

That boy is running

This man is laughing

 

4. Interrogative adjectives- they are used to make enquiries about the noun e.g

Whose book is this?

Which boy?

 

5. Possessive adjectives- they show ownership. They are placed before nouns possessed e.g

My book

His pencil

Her table

Our house

Pupils observe, learn and participate

3

EVALUATION

The pupils are asked to

1. Explain what an Adjective is

2. Describe the classes of adjectives and give examples of each

- Pupils observe, learn and participate

4

CLASS-WORK

Pupils are asked to answer question  A-C on page 38-39 of the text-book

Pupils observe, learn and participate

5

ASSIGNMENT

Pupils are asked to answer questions D-F on page 39-40 of the reference text.

Pupils participate

6

CONCLUSION

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

 



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