Word Study and Dictionary Practice (Primary 6)

ENGLISH STUDIES 

FIRST TERM

WEEK 7

PRIMARY 6

STRUCTURE

TOPIC: Word Study and Dictionary Practice

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

• By the end of the lesson, the pupils should have attained the following objectives (cognitive, affective and psychomotor) and be able to find words in a dictionary or long list.

ENTRY BEHAVIOR 

Dictionary

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

1. Chart
2. Flash cards
3. Course book
4. Dictionary.

METHOD OF TEACHING

1. Explanation
2. Discussion
3. Demonstration
4. Questions and answers

REFERENCE MATERIALS

1. Scheme of Work
2. 9 – Years Basic Education Curriculum
3. Dictionary
4. All Relevant Material
5. Online Information

CONTENT OF THE LESSON

USING A DICTIONARY 

1. Using the Knowledge of the Alphabet Letters of the alphabet (a – z).
2. Locating words and their meanings in a dictionary.

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. Explains the idea of arranging words in alphabetical order and the principles involved;
3. Pupil’s Activities – Share ideas on how to find words in the dictionary or a long list.
4. Guides pupils to find given words in a dictionary or a long list;
5. Pupil’s Activities – Use knowledge of alphabetical order to find given words in dictionary in pairs or groups.

CONCLUSION

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

LESSON EVALUATION

Pupils to: find given words in a dictionary, using knowledge of alphabetical order.