Primary 3 English Studies – First Term Week Eight: Reading Non-Fiction Passages And Comprehension

TOPIC: READING NON-FICTION PASSAGES AND COMPREHENSION

A: TEACHING AND LEARNING MATERIALS

1. Short non-fiction passage.
2. Picture cards.
3. Word flashcards.
4. Chalkboard and chalk.
5. Pupils’ writing books and pencils.

B: REFERENCE MATERIALS

1. Scheme of work.
2. Recommended English Studies textbook for Primary 3.
3. Online educational resources.

C: PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE

The pupils have learnt how to listen to short stories, identify important events, answer questions and retell stories in the correct order.

D: PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

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

1. Explain non-fiction in a simple way.
2. Read a short non-fiction passage.
3. Identify the main idea of a passage.
4. Identify important details from a passage.
5. Explain the meanings of new words.
6. Answer questions based on a passage.

E: CONTENT

Meaning of Non-Fiction

Non-fiction is writing about real people, animals, places or things.

It gives us true information.

Examples of non-fiction topics are:

• animals
• plants
• schools
• health
• places

Reading Passage: The Goat

🐐 The goat is a farm animal. It has four legs, two ears and a short tail. Goats eat grass and leaves. Some people keep goats for meat and milk. A young goat is called a kid.

Main Idea

The main idea tells us what the passage is mostly about.

The passage is mainly about the goat.

Important Details

From the passage, we learn that:

1. A goat is a farm animal.
2. It has four legs.
3. It eats grass and leaves.
4. People keep goats for meat and milk.
5. A young goat is called a kid.

New Words

• farm animal – an animal kept by people on a farm
• leaves – green parts of a plant
• milk – a liquid food produced by some animals
• kid – a young goat

Using New Words in Sentences

• The goat is a farm animal.
• The cow gives us milk.
• The goat eats leaves.
• A young goat is called a kid.

F: LESSON PRESENTATION

F1: Teachers’ Activities

1. Explains the meaning of non-fiction.
2. Gives examples of non-fiction topics.
3. Reads the passage aloud to the pupils.
4. Guides pupils to read the passage.
5. Explains difficult words.
6. Helps pupils identify the main idea.
7. Guides pupils to pick important details from the passage.
8. Asks oral and written comprehension questions.

F2: Pupils’ Activities

1. Listen to the explanation of non-fiction.
2. Give examples of real things they can read about.
3. Read the passage aloud.
4. Identify the main idea.
5. Mention important details from the passage.
6. Learn the meanings of new words.
7. Use selected words in simple sentences.
8. Answer questions from the passage.

G: CONCLUSION

The teacher revises the meaning of non-fiction, the main idea and important details in a passage.

The teacher corrects pupils where necessary and encourages them to read short informative passages regularly.

H: EVALUATION GUIDE

Pupils should be able to answer the following questions:

1. What is non-fiction?
2. What is the passage mainly about?
3. How many legs does a goat have?
4. What do goats eat?
5. Why do some people keep goats?
6. What is a young goat called?
7. What does kid mean in the passage?
8. Use the word milk in a simple sentence.