Reading – Eyes Movement | Reading from Left to Right and Top to Bottom Primary 1 (Basic 1) Term 1 Week 2 English Studies

ENGLISH STUDIES 

SECOND TERM

WEEK 2

PRIMARY 1 

THEME – READING 

PREVIOUS LESSON – 

TOPIC: EYES MOVEMENT 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

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

1. identify the beginning and end of written words and sentences.

2. recognize that sentences are read from the top to the bottom of the page.

3. recognize that books are read from the front (beginning) to the back (end).

ENTRY BEHAVIOR

The pupils can identify left and right, top and bottom.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of course books like textbook or novel.

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

Scheme of Work

9 – Years Basic Education Curriculum

Course Book

All Relevant Materials

Online Information

CONTENT OF THE LESSON

FOCUS READING ACTIVITIES

• Reading Storybook

• Reading from left to right

• Reading from top to bottom

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 hold reading materials correctly.

Pupil’s Activities – Each pupil holds the reading materials correctly.

3. Reads the storybook.

Pupil’s Activities – Listen to the story read and identify word that start and end the story.

4. Lets the pupils, individually read the story and points to the words.

Pupil’s Activities – Read the story and points to the words.

5. Summarizes the lesson.

Pupil’s Activities – Participate actively in the summary.

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/ASSIGNMENT

Ask pupils to –

1. identify the beginning and end of written words and sentences.

2. recognize that sentences are read from the top to the bottom of the page.

3. recognize that books are read from the front (beginning) to the back (end).