Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 6
Adjectives
Adjectives
TERM: 1st Term
SUBJECT: Grammar
WEEK: 6
CLASS : PRIMARY 6
AGE: 11 years
DURATION : 2 periods of 40 mins each
DATE:
TOPIC : Adjectives
CONTENT : Adjectives(comparing)
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to;
SET INDUCTION : The teachers uses pictures of sentences indicating comparison of 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 41-46, flash cards and charts on the comparison of adjectives, the New first Aid in English by Angus Maciver pg 67
INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES
PERIOD 1 AND 2: Comparison of 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 | Pupils observe, learn and participate |
2 | EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION/TEACHER MODELLING | The teacher further explains the degrees of the Comparison of Adjectives 1. Positive- this is when the adjective is describing only one noun e.g big, fat, long etc
2. Comparative- comparison between two. It often goes with ‘than’ e.g taller than, shorter than, bigger than, fatter than, etc
3. Superlative- comparison between three or more. It often goes with ‘the’ e.g the fattest, the shortest, the happiest, the richest
Various forms of Comparison of adjectives 1. Regular comparison Big bigger biggest Small smaller smallest Tall taller tallest Short shorter shortest Rich richer richest Slow slower slowest Low lower lowest Fine finer finest Kind kinder kindest Simple simpler simplest
2. Double letters Wet wetter wettest Sad sadder saddest Hot hotter hottest Thin thinner thinnest Big bigger biggest
3. with ‘more’ and ‘most’ a. Careful more careful most careful b. difficult more difficult most difficult c. careless more careless most careless d. polite more polite most polite e. wonderful more wonderful most wonderful f. comfortable more comfortable most comfortable
4. irregular comparison Good better best Bad worse worst Up upper uppermost Much/many more most Little less least In inner innermost
5. Comparison of colours Black blacker blackest Red redder reddest Blue bluer bluest Green greener greenest White whiter whitest | Pupils observe, learn and participate |
3 | EVALUATION | The pupils are asked to 1. Explain with examples a. Positive b. comparative c. superlative
2. Give two examples each of a. regular comparison b. double letters c. with ‘more’ and ‘most’ d. irregular comparison e. comparison of colours
| - Pupils observe, learn and participate |
4 | CLASS-WORK | Pupils are asked to answer question A-B on page 44-45 of the text-book and No 1-3 of the New first Aid in English by Angus Maciver pg 67 | Pupils observe, learn and participate |
5 | ASSIGNMENT | Pupils are asked to answer questions C-E on page 45-46 of the reference text and No 4-6 of the New first Aid in English by Angus Maciver pg 67 | Pupils participate |
6 | CONCLUSION | The teacher marks their books, corrects it and commend the pupils |
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