Dictation for the Week 4 Third Term Primary 6 (Basic 6) English Studies (Spelling and Writing Practice)

DICTATION FOR THE WEEK – PRIMARY 6 (BASIC 6) ENGLISH STUDIES THIRD TERM WEEK 4 (SPELLING AND WRITING PRACTICE)

THIRD TERM

WEEK 4

PRIMARY 6 (BASIC 6) 

THEME – DICTATION 

PREVIOUS LESSON – Dictation for Primary 6 (Basic 6) English Studies – Week 3 Third Term Spelling and Writing Practice

TOPIC – DICTATION 

LEARNING AREA

1. Introduction

2. Words for the Week

3. Meaning and Pronounciation

4. Revision and Lesson Evaluation

5. Test Questions and Answers

LEARNING OBJECTIVES 

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

1. pronounce the words correctly.

2. understand the meaning of each word.

3. write down the dictated words.

4. make simple sentences with each of the words.

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR

The pupils know how to use the dictionary.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

1. Chart or flashcards showing the words foe the week.

2. Dictionary.

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

THE WORDS FOR THE WEEK 

1. Livestock

2. Nursery

3. Stream

4. Shelter

5. Harvest

6. Implement

7. Diagram

8. Substances

9. Allocate

10. Evidence

WORDS AND MEANING

1. Livestock – Farm animals such as goats, cows, and sheep.

2. Nursery – A place where young plants are grown or where young children are cared for.

3. Stream – A small flow of water like a small river.

4. Shelter – A place that protects people or animals from danger or bad weather.

5. Harvest – The act of gathering crops from the farm.

6. Implement – A tool or equipment used for work, especially farming.

7. Diagram – A simple drawing that shows how something looks or works.

8. Substances – Materials or things that have physical form.

9. Allocate – To share or give something for a particular purpose.

10. Evidence – Proof that shows something is true.

MAKING SENTENCES WITH EACH WORD

1. Livestock – The farmer takes good care of his livestock.

2. Nursery – The children are learning in the nursery class.

3. Stream – We fetched water from the stream.

4. Shelter – The hut gave us shelter from the rain.

5. Harvest – The farmers began the harvest of maize.

6. Implement – The hoe is a common farm implement.

7. Diagram – The teacher drew a diagram on the board.

8. Substances – Water and salt are substances.

9. Allocate – The teacher will allocate seats to the pupils.

10. Evidence – The police found evidence at the scene.

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. The teacher organizes the pupils into groups or pairs depending on the size of the class.

Pupils’ Activities: Each pupil belongs to a group.

3. The teacher gives each group a chart or flashcards containing the words for the week and asks them to identify, pronounce, and find their meanings in the dictionary.

Pupils’ Activities: The groups identify, pronounce, and find the meanings of the words in the dictionary.

4. The teacher uses the chart/flashcards and the pupils’ responses to introduce the lesson, pronounces the words, and lets the pupils repeat after him/her.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils pay attention to the lesson introduction, listen, and repeat the words correctly after their teacher.

5. The teacher guides the pupils on spelling and writing.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils confidently spell and write the words correctly.

6. The teacher randomly calls on pupils/groups to spell and write words.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils, as a group or individuals, spell the words correctly.

7. The teacher summarizes the lesson on the board and gives appropriate evaluation.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils participate actively in the summary of the lesson by responding correctly to most of the questions 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.

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Dictation for Primary 6 (Basic 6) English Studies – Week 5 Third Term Spelling and Writing Practice

LESSON EVALUATION 

Teacher dictate the following words:

1. Livestock

2. Nursery

3. Stream

4. Shelter

5. Harvest

6. Implement

7. Diagram

8. Substances

9. Allocate and

10. Evidence.

ASSIGNMENT/HOMEWORK

1. Practice spelling and spelling of the following words: Encounter, Seizure, Slavery, Puppy, Bulldozer, Request, Bonus, Channel, Dial and Recharge. 

2. Find the meaning of the words: Encounter, Seizure, Slavery, Puppy, Bulldozer, Request, Bonus, Channel, Dial and Recharge. 

WEEKLY ASSESSMENT

INSTRUCTION – Attempt all the questions. 

Choose the correct words to fill the gap below: Substances Shelter Evidence Livestock Harvest Nursery Allocate Diagram Stream Implement 

1. The farmer takes good care of his _____.

2. The children are learning in the _____ class.

3. We fetched water from the _____.

4. The hut gave us _____ from the rain.

5. The farmers began the _____ of maize.

6. The hoe is a common farm _____.

7. The teacher drew a _____ on the board.

8. Water and salt are _____.

9. The teacher will _____ seats to the pupils.

10. The police found _____ at the scene.

Match the following words with the correct meaning:

1. Livestock – We fetched water from the stream.

2. Nursery – Water and salt are substances.

3. Stream – The teacher drew a diagram on the board.

4. Shelter – The children are learning in the nursery class.

5. Harvest – The farmer takes good care of his livestock.

6. Implement – The police found evidence at the scene.

7. Diagram – The teacher will allocate seats to the pupils.

8. Substances – The farmers began the harvest of maize.

9. Allocate – The hoe is a common farm implement.

10. Evidence – The hut gave us shelter from the rain.