Reading Non-Friction Passage Primary 5 (Basic 5) First Term Week 11 English Studies

READING NON-FRICTION PASSAGE PRIMARY 5 (BASIC 5) FIRST TERM WEEK 11 ENGLISH STUDIES

ENGLISH STUDIES

FIRST TERM

WEEK 11

PRIMARY 5 (BASIC 5) 

THEME – READING 

TOPIC – NON-FRICTION PASSAGE 

LEARNING AREA

1. Introduction

2. Reading Non-Friction Passage

3. New Words and Meanings

4. Comprehension Questions and Answers

5. Practice Exercise and Summary

LEARNING OBJECTIVES 

By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:

1. Read a non-fiction passage fluently and correctly.

2. Explain the meaning of a non-fiction passage.

3. Identify facts from a passage.

4. Answer comprehension questions based on the passage.

5. Learn new vocabulary words from the passage.

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR

The pupils can already read and understand simple passages. This lesson introduces non-fiction passages which contain real facts and information.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

1. Reading passage chart

2. Flashcards with vocabulary words

3. Whiteboard and marker/chalkboard and chalk

4. English textbook

5. Pupils’ notebooks

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

INTRODUCTION

A non-fiction passage is a passage that contains real facts, true information, and actual events. It is different from fiction, which contains imaginary stories.

Examples of non-fiction texts include: textbooks, newspapers, biographies, reports, and articles.

READING PASSAGE: The Importance of Clean Water

Water is one of the most important resources needed by human beings, animals, and plants. People use water every day for drinking, cooking, washing, and cleaning.

Clean water helps people stay healthy and prevents diseases. Drinking dirty water can cause sickness and infections. Therefore, people should always drink clean and safe water.

Water is also important for farming. Farmers use water to grow crops and provide food for people. Animals also need water to survive.

Everyone should protect water sources by keeping rivers, wells, and streams clean. Clean water is essential for a healthy life and a better environment.

New Words and Meanings

• Resource – Something useful that people need.

• Healthy – Free from illness or disease.

• Disease – An illness that affects the body.

• Infection – A sickness caused by germs.

• Farmer – A person who grows crops or raises animals.

• Crops – Plants grown for food.

• Environment – The surroundings in which people, animals, and plants live.

• Protect – To keep something safe from harm.

• Source – A place where something comes from.

• Essential – Very important or necessary.

Comprehension Questions

1. What is water used for?

2. Why is clean water important?

3. What can happen if people drink dirty water?

4. How do farmers use water?

5. Why should we protect water sources?

Answers to Comprehension Questions

1. Water is used for drinking, cooking, washing, and cleaning.

2. Clean water is important because it helps people stay healthy and prevents diseases.

3. People may become sick if they drink dirty water.

4. Farmers use water to grow crops.

5. We should protect water sources to keep them clean and safe for use.

PRACTICE EXERCISE

A. Answer the Questions

1. What is a resource?

2. What is a disease?

3. Who is a farmer?

4. What are crops?

5. What does it mean to protect something?

B. Make Sentences with These Words

6. water

7. healthy

8. farmer

9. environment

10. protect

ANSWERS

A. Answer the Questions

1. A resource is something useful that people need.

2. A disease is an illness that affects the body.

3. A farmer is a person who grows crops or raises animals.

4. Crops are plants grown for food.

5. To protect something means to keep it safe from harm.

B. Make Sentences with These Words

1. Water is important for life.

2. I am healthy because I eat good food.

3. The farmer grows maize on his farm.

4. We should keep our environment clean.

5. We must protect our water sources.

SUMMARY

Pupils learned that a non-fiction passage contains real facts and information. They also learned about the importance of clean water and the need to protect water sources.

PRESENTATION

To deliver the lesson, the teacher adopts the following steps:

1. The teacher introduces the lesson by asking pupils questions about the topic of the passage.

Examples:

• What do you use water for?

• Why is water important?

• Do you drink clean water at home?

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils respond to the questions and share their experiences.

2. The teacher explains the meaning of a non-fiction passage as a passage that contains real facts and true information.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils listen attentively and participate in the discussion.

3. The teacher presents the reading passage and reads it aloud with correct pronunciation and expression.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils listen carefully and follow the reading.

4. The teacher guides pupils to read the passage aloud, paragraph by paragraph.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils read the passage individually and in groups.

5. The teacher explains difficult words from the passage.

Examples:

• resource

• disease

• infection

• crops

• environment

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils listen and identify the meanings of the words.

6. The teacher discusses the facts presented in the passage.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils identify important facts and information.

7. The teacher asks comprehension questions based on the passage.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils answer the questions orally and in writing.

8. The teacher guides pupils to use new vocabulary words in sentences.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils construct simple sentences with the words.

9. The teacher highlights the lessons learned from the passage, such as the importance of clean water and good health.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils mention what they have learned.

10. The teacher summarizes the lesson and corrects pupils’ errors.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils participate in the summary and make corrections where necessary.

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 

Teacher asks pupils,

1. What is a non-fiction passage?

2. Mention two uses of water.

3. Why should we drink clean water?

4. What are crops?

5. Use the word healthy in a sentence.