B3 English Language · Term 2, Week 1

Diphthongs

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Curriculum details

Strand
Reading (Strand 2)
Sub-strand
Diphthongs (2.4)
Content standard
B3.2.4.1 - Show understanding of diphthongs
Indicator
B3.2.4.1.1 - Use diphthongs to build words
Suggested placement
Term 2, Week 1 (Week 13 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. 83

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

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Revise digraphs and have learners identify them in words.
- Introduce diphthongs in context.
e.g. ou-out, loud, cloud
- Through think-pair-share, let learners generate diphthongs and build words with them.