Basic 1 English Language Term 1 Week 1 Lesson Plan

Play a recorded song for learners to listen. Ask learners; whether they have heard the song before? Where they heard that song? Have learners to sing any song they know and hence introduce the lesson.

Display the printed song or rhyme cards for learners to follow, then let groups keep the beat with the locally made drum and calabash rattle as they sing or recite. Let learners identify some familiar songs. Let learners sing familiar songs and clap, tap and or dance to the rhythm.

Invite learners to tell the class which part of the song interest them most Ask learners to sing the new song in turns and in groups

Have learners bring out all books from their bags Teacher inspects how clean learners keep their books. Teacher motivates learners who keeps their clean and hence introduce the lesson

Display the Ghanaian picture storybook and let learners match the printed book-part cards to its front cover, back cover, spine and title page. Model how to open the book with clean hands, turn one page at a time and keep pages flat. In pairs, learners practise the actions, use the clean book-covering paper to protect the book and explain how they will store it neatly.

What have we learnt today? How to handle books Call out learners to summarize the important points in the lesson. Have pupils to demonstrate the good ways of handling books

Paste chart showing patterns on the board for learners to observe Ask learners to mention objects within and outside the class which the shape of the patterns on the chart

Learners observe and finger-trace the lines on the printed stroke-pattern cards. Model vertical, horizontal and oblique strokes, then let learners reproduce each pattern in the tray of clean sand. Learners finish by copying and extending the patterns on the slate with chalk while partners check direction and spacing.

Take learners out to a sandy area. Let learners form a big circle. Encourage learners to make different patterns in the sand. Give learners task to write strokes and patterns in their books

Engage learners in the “Change your style” game Teacher calls out different actions for learners to act. Student have to mimic the action continuously without breaking. After a while teacher speeds up the tempo.

Learners inspect and rearrange the printed sentence cards, discuss the target language feature on the chalkboard with chalk, and practise their own examples in exercise books with pencils. & GRAMMAR USAGE Through pick and write activity, revise writing of capital letters with learners. A B C D

Give learners task to complete while you go round the class to support those who might need extra help. Have learners to read and spell some of the keywords in the lesson

Have a variety of age appropriate books for learners to make a choice from.

Learners read the Ghanaian storybook and the printed passage about a Ghanaian community, then record the target ideas or reading responses in exercise books with pencils. Using book tease or book talk, introduce the reading/ library time. Introduce picture or wordless books, pop-up and flip-the-page texts to learners. Using word and sentence cards, encourage them to read individually and in pairs, and provide support and encouragement.

Have learners to read and spell the key words on the board Learners to draw parts of the story they read