Dictation and Spelling Primary 4 (Basic 4) English Studies

ENGLISH STUDIES

SECOND TERM

WEEK 

PRIMARY 

THEME –  DICTATION AND SPELLING 

PREVIOUS LESSON – 

TOPIC – DICTATION AND SPELLING 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES 

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

1. combine letters together to form words.

2. construct new words and sentences.

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR

The pupils identify two or letter words.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of flashcards.

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

1. Scheme of Work

2. 9 – Years Basic Education Curriculum

3. Course Book

4. All Relevant Material

5. Online Information

CONTENT OF THE LESSON

FOCUS ACTIVITIES

1. Form words by combining letters.

2. Making sentences with the words formed.

MAKING NEW WORDS FROM B A S K E T B A L L 

Making 3 letter words – all, ask, bat, set, let, bet, sat

Making 4 letter words – ball, task, last, lake, take, tall, base, tell belt

Making 5 letter words – balls, takes, lakes, tells, kelts, skell, belts blest, blets

Making 6 letter words – basket, ablates, ballets, salable

MAKING NEW WORDS FROM T E A C H E R 

Making 3 letter words – are, her, tea, car, cat, hat

Making 4 letter words – care cart, each acre, cate, arch , heat

Making 5 letter words – teach, cheat, chart

PRESENTATION

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

1. To introduce the lesson, the teacher revises the previous lesson. Based on this, he/she asks the pupils some questions;

2. Teacher organizes the pupils in groups or pair depending on the size of the class.

3. Teacher displays a flashcard for each lettered A – Z.

4. Teacher asks pupils as groups to pick five or more words and formed words with them.

5. Teacher lets each group represent their on a chart for presentation.

Pupil’s Activities – The groups work together to construct and rearrange new words given to them in a puzzle.

6. Teacher uses the pupil’s active participation to introduce the lesson.

Pupil’s Activities – The pupils pay attention to lesson introduction in order to understand the concept of the lesson.

7. Teacher forms new words from the flashcards, makes sentences and uses them for spelling and dictation.

Pupil’s Activities – Each pupil think quickly on the spelling of a new word.

8. Teacher summarizes the lesson on the board with appropriate evaluation.

Pupil’s Activities – The pupils participate actively in the summary of the lesson by responding correctly to most of the questions write as instructed.

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

LESSON EVALUATION 

Teacher asks pupils,

1. combine letters together to form words.

2. construct new words and sentences.

WEEKLY ASSESSMENT

INSTRUCTION – Make 10 words from each of the following:

1. CUPCAKES

2. POWERFUL

3. DISAPPEARED