B1 English Language · Term 2 Week 9: Comprehension

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B1.2.7.2.3 - Connect, ideas and information in stories to own experiences and knowledge of the world

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Answer simple questions about the events, characters and values in a story read aloud by the teacher.
Identify one or more personal experiences that are similar to an event or situation in a story.
Connect ideas and information from a story to what they already know about the world (for example, how markets work, how farmers care for crops, how families celebrate festivals).
Share a short personal story or example that connects to a character’s action or feeling in the text.
Use sentence frames such as “This reminds me of…” and “In my own life, I…” to express connections between a text and their own experience.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Reading (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Comprehension (2.7)
Content standard: B1.2.7.2 - Use knowledge skills and techniques of reading to understand
Indicator: B1.2.7.2.3 - Connect, ideas and information in stories to own experiences and knowledge of the world
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 9 (Week 21 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. 25
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Tell/read out texts.
- Let learners answer simple questions based on the events, characters and values, etc. in the text.
- Have them relate ideas and information in the stories to personal experiences and knowledge of the world.