Introduction to Role Play (Primary 1)

SOCIAL STUDIES 

RELIGION AND NATIONAL VALUE

SECOND TERM 

WEEK 9

PRIMARY 1

THEME – PERFORMING ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT 

 PREVIOUS LESSON – INTRODUCTION TO STORYTELLING VI (MAKE UP A STORYLINE WITH THE THEME – OBEDIENCE)

TOPIC – ROLE PLAY 

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, the pupils should have attained the following objectives (cognitive, affective and psychomotor) and should be able to –

1. identify characters in a story or folk tale.
2. describe one character in the teacher’s story or in a story told in a book.

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR

Telling Story

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of illustrations of characters in a story using charts, pictures, etc.

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  

PUPIL’S ACTIVITIES 1 – IDENTIFY THE THE NAME OF EACH CHARACTER IN THE FOLLOWING STORYLINE – TOLERANCE, SERVICE TO THE NATION, TRUTHFULNESS, RESPECT AND OBEDIENCE

1. Storyline – tolerance, Name –
2. Storyline – obedience, Name –
3. Storyline – truthfulness, Name –
4. Storyline – service to the nation, Name –
5. Storyline – respect, Name –

Note each point on the board and relate each character as the role they play in the story. 

TEACHER’S/PUPIL’S ACTIVITIES 2 – PICK A STORY AND ASSIGN A ROLE EACH OF THE PUPILS (IF THE CLASS NUMBER IS NOT LARGE) 

Guide the pupils on the character to play in the story. 

 

PUPIL’S ACTIVITIES 3 – ACTING 

 

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. Demonstrate to pupils a character in a particular story.
3. Pupil’s Activities – Observe teacher’s demonstration.
4.  Encourages pupils to try out roles of characters in different stories based on their observation of real life characters or animals they watch on television.
5. Pupil’s Activities – Demonstrate and play roles in traditional stories.

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 – Role Play – Meaning and Importance

LESSON EVALUATION 

Pupils to:

1. identify characters in a story.
2. play out the roles of characters in a story.