B3 English Language · Term 1, Week 1

Rhymes

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Curriculum details

Strand
Oral Language (Strand 1)
Sub-strand
Rhymes (1.2)
Content standard
B3.1.2.1 - Appreciate a variety of literary pieces
Indicator
B3.1.2.1.1 - Compose short rhymes and tongue-twisters and recite them
Suggested placement
Term 1, Week 1 (Week 1 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. 70

Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Revise some previously taught rhymes.
- Present the new rhymes and perform them as learners listen and observe.
- Read through the lines meaningfully with learners.
- Let learners read through the lines in groups and individually on their own.
- Focus on rhyming words by helping learners to identify them.
- Put learners in convenient groups. Assign them a rhyme and task them to compose a parallel one.
- Have groups recite their rhymes with the class.