Reading Passage on Paragraph from Children’s Novels Primary 5 (Basic 5) First Term Week 4 English Studies

READING PASSAGE ON PARAGRAPH FROM CHILDREN’S NOVELS PRIMARY 5 (BASIC 5) FIRST TERM WEEK 4 ENGLISH STUDIES

ENGLISH STUDIES

FIRST TERM

WEEK 4

PRIMARY 5 (BASIC 5) 

THEME – READING 

TOPIC – PARAGRAPH FROM CHILDREN’S NOVELS 

LEARNING AREA

1. Introduction

2. Reading and Vocabulary Development

3. Practice Exercise/Assignment/Test Questions and Answers

4. Summary

LEARNING OBJECTIVES 

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

1. read a paragraph from a children’s novel fluently and correctly.

2. identify the main idea of the paragraph.

3. explain the meanings of new words in the passage.

4. answer comprehension questions based on the passage.

5. use some of the new words in sentences.

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR

The pupils can already read short passages and answer simple questions. This lesson will help them improve their reading fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension through a paragraph from a children’s novel.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

1. Print materials/Copy of the reading passage.

2. Flashcards containing new words.

3. Whiteboard and marker/chalkboard and chalk.

4. English Language textbook.

5. Pictures related to the story.

6. Pupils’ notebooks and writing materials.

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

READING PASSAGE: A Visit to the Forest

One Saturday morning, Tola and her friends went on a school excursion to a nearby forest. They were excited because it was their first visit to such a place. As they walked through the forest, they saw tall trees, colourful birds, and playful monkeys jumping from one branch to another.

Their guide explained the importance of protecting forests and caring for animals. Tola listened carefully and asked many questions. Before leaving, the pupils picked up litter they found on the ground to keep the environment clean.

At the end of the trip, Tola felt happy because she had learned many new things about nature and the environment.

New Words and Meanings

• Excursion – A short trip made for learning or pleasure.

• Forest – A large area covered with trees and plants.

• Guide – A person who leads others and provides information.

• Protecting – Keeping something safe from harm.

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

• Branch – A part of a tree that grows from the trunk.

• Litter – Waste materials carelessly thrown on the ground.

• Nature – Plants, animals, and other things found in the natural world.

Comprehension Questions

1. Where did Tola and her friends go?

2. Why were the pupils excited?

3. What animals did they see in the forest?

4. What did the guide explain to the pupils?

5. What did the pupils do before leaving the forest?

6. Why was Tola happy at the end of the trip?

PRACTICE EXERCISE/HOMEWORK/TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

A. Answer the Questions

1. What is an excursion?

2. Who is a guide?

3. What is a forest?

4. What is litter?

5. What is the environment?

B. Make Sentences with These Words

6. forest

7. guide

8. nature

9. environment

10. excursion

ANSWERS

1. An excursion is a short trip made for learning or pleasure.

2. A guide is a person who leads others and provides information.

3. A forest is a large area covered with trees and plants.

4. Litter is waste carelessly thrown on the ground.

5. The environment is the surroundings in which people, animals, and plants live.

6. The forest is full of tall trees.

7. Our guide showed us around the park.

8. We should protect nature.

9. We must keep the environment clean.

10. The pupils went on an excursion last week.

SUMMARY

Pupils read and understood a paragraph from a children’s novel, learned new vocabulary words, and answered comprehension questions based on the passage.

PRESENTATION

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

1. The teacher introduces the lesson by asking pupils if they have ever read a storybook or children’s novel.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils respond and mention storybooks they have read.

2. The teacher explains that a children’s novel is a storybook written mainly for children and usually contains interesting characters and events.

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

3. The teacher introduces the title of the passage and discusses what the story may be about.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils predict the content of the passage.

4. The teacher presents and explains new words from the passage.

Examples:

• excursion

• forest

• guide

• environment

• nature

• litter

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils read, pronounce, and spell the words correctly.

5. The teacher reads the passage aloud while the pupils listen carefully and pay attention to pronunciation, punctuation, and expression.

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

6. The teacher guides the pupils to read the passage aloud, sentence by sentence and paragraph by paragraph.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils read the passage with correct pronunciation, fluency, and expression.

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

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

8. The teacher discusses the main idea and important events in the passage.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils identify the main idea and retell parts of the story.

9. The teacher guides the pupils to use the new vocabulary words in meaningful sentences.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils construct oral and written sentences using the new words.

10. The teacher summarizes the lesson, revises the meanings of the new words, and corrects pupils’ errors.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils make corrections, participate in the lesson summary, and ask questions 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 the title of the passage?

2. who went on the excursion?

3. mention two things the pupils saw in the forest.

4. what did the guide teach the pupils?

5. use the word forest in a sentence.