Basic 4 Mathematics Term 1 Week 1 Lesson Plan

Bring real Ghana cedi currency of different denominations to class. Put them in a box in front of the class. Call out an amount for learners to model it. Do it in groups to create competition. Play clap that number (up to 10). Have learner count in unison as they clap the number. Play show me game; Write a number on the board and let learners show number with bundles of 10s and 1s. Review previous lesson by solving examples.

Figures and in words up to 100000. Assessment: Play the place value number wheel game: Use the hundred thousand number wheel to generate 6- digit numbers and represent the number generated on a place value frame. Throw a number of pebbles (or stones) onto the number wheel, identify the number of pebbles landing in each place value ring, and state the number generated in the wheel (i.e. 2 landed in the ten-thousand’ ring making the number twenty-thousand or 20,000). Ask learners to write given number on the expanded from of the number: 14031= 10000+4000+30+1 Have learner practice more examples Display a number chart or number line with multiples of 500 between 10000 and 50000 and lead learners to identify numbers in different positions around a given number. For this activity, learners use bundles of sticks, place-value chart on manila card and locally made digit cards to model quantities and arrange digits in the correct place-value columns.

Have learners summarize the important points of the lesson. Engage pupils in a think pair share activity to . *write number in figures and in words up to 100000 What have we learnt today? We have learnt how to write number in the expanded form. Review the lesson with learners. Have pupils practice more examples.