Conversation - Talking about Oneself, Family, People, Customs,

Curriculum details

Strand

Oral Language (Strand 1)

Sub-strand

Conversation - Talking about Oneself, Family, People, Customs, (1.6)

Content standard

B4.1.6.1 - Use culturally acceptable language for communication

Indicator

B4.1.6.1.1 - Describe/talk about objects, events, dates and time

Suggested placement

Term 1, Week 3 (Week 3 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 4-6), 2019, p. 6

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

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Demonstrate the activity by describing a classroom object.
- Learners give oral descriptions of classroom and other familiar objects such as a table, a school bag, a chair and others, (Learners may ask questions as the description goes on).
Festivals
- Learners name familiar festivals and talk about them: when they are held, why and how they are celebrated, etc.
Birthdays
- Learners state their birthdays/dates and write them down using the two formats indicated in the content. (Teacher should check accuracy).
Telling the Time
- Using a clock face, assist learners to revise telling the time using expressions such as half past 8, quarter past 8, quarter to 8, etc. Assist learners to tell the time throughout the day: 10 minutes past 8; 25 minutes past 9; 20 to 11 etc.
Important places in the country
- Provide a map of Ghana and assist learners to identify important places and talk about them.
- Have learners locate these places on the map.