Identification of Upper and Lower Cases Letters of the Alphabet Primary 1 (Basic 1) – English Studies

ENGLISH STUDIES

PHONICS 

FIRST TERM

WEEK 6

PRIMARY 1

THEME – CONCEPT OF PRINT 

PREVIOUS LESSON – Phonemic Awareness – Songs and Rhymes (Primary 1)

TOPIC – UPPER AND LOWER CASES LETTERS OF THE ALPHABET 

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES 

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

1. name upper and lowercase letters in printed words and sentences and

2. recognize and name upper and lower case letters in words and sentences.

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR

Alphabetical Letters

 

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

1. Simple story books

2. Pupils’ text books

3. School Library.

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 ALPHABETICAL LETTERS 

1. Capital Small Letters

Aa   Bb   Cc   Dd   Ef   Ff

Gg   Hh   Ii   Jj   Ll   Mm

Nn   Oo   Pp   Qq   Rr   Ss

Tt   Uu   Vv   Ww   Xx   Yy

Zz 

2. Names of all Upper and Lower Cases Letters of the Alphabet

All the above mentioned letters are upper cases except for small letters g, j, p, q and y.

The letters are fall below the line while writing.

The rest of the small letters are also known as middle cases.

 

3. Identification of Upper and Lower Cases Letters of the Alphabet

For example,

1. My name is Segun.

2. The names of my school is Ajeromi Nursery and Primary School.

3. Mr. Balogun is a teacher.

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. Guides pupils to identify and name –

• all upper case letters and

• lower case letters.

Pupil’s Activities – Identify upper and lower case letters correctly.

3. Teacher’s/Pupil’s Activities –

• Trace and letters in sand trays.

• Trace letters in writing books.

 

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 

Ask pupils to:

1. identify upper case and lower case letters in words and sentences and

2. match letters printed on cards to names of the upper case and lower case letters.