B1 English Language · Term 1 Week 4: Conversation - Talking about Oneself, Family, People, Places, Greetings, Customs, Events, Social/Cultural Values, Manners and other Themes

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B1.1.6.1.3 - Talk about their school and places in the school

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify and name at least five different places in their school (such as the library, computer lab, headmaster’s office, classroom, and playing field) when shown pictures or when visiting the actual place.
Describe one activity that takes place in each of three different places in the school, using simple sentences.
State one reason why each of three places in the school is important to them.
Share their ideas about school places with a partner and then with the whole group, using polite conversation.
Use appropriate greetings and polite expressions (such as “please,” “thank you,” and “excuse me”) when talking about their school.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Oral Language (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Conversation - Talking about Oneself, Family, People, Places, Greetings, Customs, Events, Social/Cultural Values, Manners and other Themes (1.6)
Content standard: B1.1.6.1 - Use certain culturally acceptable language for communication
Indicator: B1.1.6.1.3 - Talk about their school and places in the school
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 4 (Week 4 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: English Language Curriculum (Basic 1-3), 2019, p. 9
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Use the Community Circle Time Strategy.
- Show pictures of their school and places in the school (the library, the computer lab, the headmaster's office, the playing field etc.)
- Have learners think-pair-share ideas/views about the pictures in pairs and then with the large group.
- Have learners talk about the activities that go on in these places and their importance to the individual.