Primary 4 English Studies – Second Term | Week Eight

TOPIC: CONSONANT SOUNDS AND SENTENCE CONSTRUCTION

A: TEACHING AND LEARNING MATERIALS

1. Sound flashcards.
2. Word cards.
3. Sentence strips.
4. Substitution table.
5. Short reading passage.
6. Pupils’ writing books and pencils.

B: REFERENCE MATERIALS

1. Scheme of work.
2. Recommended English Studies textbook for Primary 4.
3. Online educational resources.

C: PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE

The pupils have learnt comparative and superlative adjectives, places of interest and informal letter writing.

D: PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

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

1. Distinguish between selected consonant sounds.
2. Pronounce words containing the sounds correctly.
3. Arrange words to form meaningful sentences.
4. Form sentences from a substitution table.
5. Complete sentences with suitable words.
6. Read and answer questions from a passage.

E: CONTENT

Consonant Sounds

Listen to these sounds:

/t/ as in:

• ten
• table
• top
• time

/d/ as in:

• dog
• door
• day
• dance

The teacher pronounces the words clearly while pupils repeat.

Sentence Construction

A sentence is a group of words that gives complete meaning.

Correct:

• The boy is running.
• Ada reads her book.

Incorrect:

• boy the running is
• book Ada her reads

Arranging Words

Example:

school / goes / Musa / to

Correct sentence:

Musa goes to school.

Substitution Table

Examples:

• Ada reads a book.
• Musa carries a bag.
• We clean the classroom.

Simple Reading Passage

Tunde wakes up early every morning. He brushes his teeth and takes his bath. He eats breakfast before going to school. He always arrives at school on time.

Questions:

1. When does Tunde wake up?
2. What does he do after waking up?
3. What does he eat before school?
4. Does he arrive late?

F: LESSON PRESENTATION

F1: Teachers’ Activities

1. Pronounces selected consonant sounds.
2. Guides pupils to repeat the words.
3. Explains sentence construction.
4. Gives jumbled words for pupils to arrange.
5. Uses a substitution table to form sentences.
6. Reads the passage with pupils.
7. Gives sentence-completion exercises.

F2: Pupils’ Activities

1. Listen to consonant sounds.
2. Pronounce selected words.
3. Arrange words into sentences.
4. Form sentences from the substitution table.
5. Complete sentences with suitable words.
6. Read the passage.
7. Answer comprehension questions.

G: CONCLUSION

The teacher revises consonant sounds and the correct arrangement of words in sentences.

The teacher corrects pupils where necessary and encourages them to practise forming complete sentences.

H: EVALUATION GUIDE

Pupils should be able to answer the following questions:

1. Mention two words containing the /t/ sound.
2. Mention two words containing the /d/ sound.
3. Arrange: rice / eats / Ada.
4. Arrange: school / to / goes / Tunde.
5. When does Tunde wake up?
6. What does he eat before going to school?
7. Write two correct sentences.