B2 English Language · Term 2 Week 3: Vocabulary

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B2.2.6.1.1 - Read level-appropriate sight words, understand and use many of them in meaningful sentences

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Read at least 8 level-appropriate sight words aloud correctly, both in order and when presented at random.
State the meaning of each sight word in their own words.
Use at least 5 of the sight words to form meaningful sentences of their own.
Identify sight words when they appear in short reading passages or on the board.
Work with a partner to check and improve each other’s sentences using the target words.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Reading (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Vocabulary (2.6)
Content standard: B2.2.6.1 - Understand word meanings and usages
Indicator: B2.2.6.1.1 - Read level-appropriate sight words, understand and use many of them in meaningful sentences
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 3 (Week 15 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. 52
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Introduce the selected sight words, one at a time, in context and write them on the board.
- Start from the basic words they already know.
- Have learners repeat the words aloud a number of times.
- Write the words on the board.
- Have learners read the words in order and at random.
- Use think-pair-share to have learners form sentences with them.