Children’s Rhymes – Contemporary and Tradition Primary 1 (Basic 1) – Cultural and Creative Arts

CULTURAL AND CREATIVE ARTS

FIRST TERM

WEEK 4

PRIMARY 1

THEME – PERFORMING ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT

PREVIOUS LESSON – Branches of Arts (Primary 1)

TOPIC – CHILDREN’S RHYMES

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, most of the pupils should have attained the following objectives –

1. recite some traditional rhymes.

2. identify the lyrics of a given rhyme.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of Tape recorder and player, CD players, Notebooks, Pencils and cleaners.

METHOD OF TEACHING

Choose a suitable and appropriate methods for the lessons.

Note – Irrespective of choosing methods of teaching, always introduce an activities that will arouse pupil’s interest or lead them to the lessons. 

REFERENCE MATERIALS

Scheme of Work

9 – Years Basic Education Curriculum

Course Book

All Relevant Material

Online Information

CONTENT OF THE LESSON  

LESSON 1 – SONGS AND RHYMES 

FOCUS RHYME 1 – SOME HAVE FOOD BUT CANNOT EAT 

Some have food but cannot eat

Some can eat but have no food

We have food and we can eat

Glory be to God,

Amen.

FOCUS RHYME 2 – RAIN RAIN 

Rain, rain, go away

Come again another day

Little Johnny wants to play.

FOCUS 3 – JOHN BULL’S MY SON 

John Bull’s my son

I sent him to school

you don’t know how to spell your name

J-o-h-n B-u-l-l

FOCUS RHYME 4 – BATA MI A DUN KO KO KA 

Bata mi a dun ko ko ka

Bata mi a dun ko ko ka

Bata mi a dun ko ko ka

Ti m’ba ka’we mi

Bata mi a dun ko ko ka

 

Bata mi a wo serere ni le

Bata mi a wo serere ni le

Ti m’ba ka’we mi*

Bata mi a wo serere ni le

Bata mi a dun ko ko ka

Bata mi a dun ko ko ka

Ti m’ba ka’we mi

Bata mi a dun ko ko ka.

FOCUS 5 – THE DAY IS BRIGHT 

The day is bright It’s bright and fair

Oh happy day

The day of joy

The day is bright It’s bright and fair

Oh oh happy day.

MORAL LESSON OF THE ABOVE SONGS 

LESSON 2 – CHILDREN’S RHYMES GAMES 

Who is in the garden (English version) 

Leader: Who is in the garden?

Group: That’s a little small girl (boy).

Leader: Can I come and see her (him)?

Group: No, no, no!

Leader: Now you follow me!

 

Yoruba Version  

Ta lo wa ni inu ogba na

Omo kekere kan ni

Se kin wa wo

Ma wa wo

Tele mi kalo 

 

For more children’s rhymes, Tonic Solfa Children’s Rhymes

PRESENTATION

To deliver the lesson, the teacher adopts the following steps:

1. Uses rhymes to revises the previous lesson.

2. Finds out from the pupils the rhymes they are familiar with.

Pupil’s Activities – Recite the traditional rhymes they already know.

3. Plays recorded rhyme recitation.

Pupil’s Activities – Listen to the recorded traditional rhymes.

4. Displays written rhymes on cardboard sheets.

Pupil’s Activities – Identify rhymes in their language.

5. Encourages individual and group recitation of rhymes.

Pupil’s Activities – Practice reciting the rhymes. Recite rhymes in groups.

Pupil’s Activities – Copy the written rhymes in their notebooks.

CONCLUSION

• To conclude the lesson for the week, the teacher revises the entire lesson and links it to the following week’s lesson.

• Next Lesson – Introduction to Drama (Primary 1)

LESSON EVALUATION 

Ask pupils to:

1. recite one children’s rhymes.

2. identify the lyrics of a given rhyme.