TOPIC: GENDER – NAMES OF MALES AND FEMALES
A: TEACHING AND LEARNING MATERIALS
- Picture cards of people and animals.
- Gender word flashcards.
- Matching chart.
- Sentence strips.
- Pupils’ writing books and pencils.
B: REFERENCE MATERIALS
- Scheme of work.
- Recommended English Studies textbook for Primary 2.
- Online educational resources.
C: PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE
The pupils can identify boys, girls, men, women and some common animals.
D: PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES
By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:
- Explain the meaning of gender.
- Identify male and female persons.
- Match male words with their female forms.
- Identify male and female animals.
- Read simple sentences containing gender words.
- Write simple sentences using gender words.
E: CONTENT
Meaning of Gender
Gender tells us whether a person or animal is male or female.
Male and Female Persons
Examples:
- man – woman
- boy – girl
- father – mother
- brother – sister
- uncle – aunt
👨 man – woman 👩
👦 boy – girl 👧
Male and Female Animals
Examples:
- cock – hen
- bull – cow
- ram – ewe
- lion – lioness
🐓 cock – hen
🐂 bull – cow 🐄
Simple Sentences
- Tunde is a boy.
- Ada is a girl.
- My father is a man.
- My mother is a woman.
- A cock is male.
- A hen is female.
Matching Gender Words
Match the words:
- boy → girl
- father → mother
- brother → sister
- uncle → aunt
- cock → hen
F: LESSON PRESENTATION
F1: Teachers’ Activities
- Explains the meaning of gender.
- Shows pictures of male and female persons.
- Introduces common male and female word pairs.
- Shows pictures of male and female animals.
- Guides pupils to match masculine and feminine words.
- Makes simple sentences using gender words.
- Corrects pupils where necessary.
F2: Pupils’ Activities
- Identify male and female persons.
- Mention examples of male and female words.
- Match male words with female forms.
- Identify male and female animals.
- Read simple sentences aloud.
- Make simple sentences with gender words.
- Write selected examples in their books.
G: CONCLUSION
The teacher revises the meaning of gender and common male and female word pairs.
The teacher corrects pupils where necessary and encourages them to practise matching masculine and feminine words.
H: EVALUATION GUIDE
Pupils should be able to answer the following questions:
- What is gender?
- What is the female of boy?
- What is the female of father?
- What is the female of brother?
- What is the female of cock?
- What is the male of cow?
- Complete: Tunde is a \_\_\_\_\_\_.
- Complete: Ada is a \_\_\_\_\_\_.