Basic 1 Mathematics Term 1 Week 5 Lesson Plan

Have learners to form a big circle. Everyone takes turns saying a number starting with 1, 2, 3 and so on. At every number with a 4 in it or a multiple of 4, that person needs to say BUZZ instead of the number. The next person just continues the series. For example; 1-2-3-buzz-5-6-7- buzz-9-10-11-buzz-13-14-15- buzz etc. You can choose any number that might be relevant and replace the buzz with another word. Learners to play the “Ten green bottles sitting on the wall” game. Draw each number on separate cards, starting with the number 1 and ending with the number of the children available to play, and hang them on each child so they all can see it. The children will dance in a circle, holding hands singing the lyrics of the song. They will have to fall down one by one until all of them will lay down, each time they say the verse Engage learners to sing the song WE CAN COUNT We class one We can count We count 1,2,3,4,5 We count 6,7,8,9,10 We class one can count very well. Teacher calls out numbers from 1 to 20 Have learners to write number patterns in the air. Randomly call learners to write a said number on the board.

Present given story problems orally to learners. For instance, - Sena has 8 bottle caps. She takes 5 more bottle caps from Kofi. How many bottle caps does Sena now have? 5 bottles caps 8 bottles caps Assessment: Have learners to practice with more examples. Present given story problems orally to learners. For instance, - Sena has 8 bottle caps. She takes 5 more bottle caps from Kofi. How many bottle caps does Sena now have? 5 bottles caps Assessment: Have learners to practice with more examples. Present given story problems orally to learners. For instance, - Kojo has 15 pencils. He gave 7 to Ato. How many pencils are left? Assessment: Have learners to practice with more examples. Read out a number of story problems to learners. Guide learners to indicate if the scenario in a story problem represents an addition or a subtraction and justifying the answer Create a story problem for subtraction or addition or for a given number sentence (+ and – within 20) - Daniel’s family have 6 electric bulbs in the house. Two of the bulbs are not working. How many bulbs can Daniel’s family use? For this activity, learners use bottle tops, bundles of sticks and exercise books to model the stated operation concretely and record matching number sentences and solutions.

Review the lesson by giving learners several examples to solve Give learners task to solve at home.