B5 English Language · Term 2 Week 2: Vocabulary

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B5.2.6.2.1 - Develop a rich vocabulary stock through extensive reading of age-appropriate texts, using the dictionary or online resources to look up meanings of words etc.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Read an age-appropriate story and identify at least five unfamiliar words from the text.
Use context clues within a sentence to predict the meaning of an unfamiliar word before checking a dictionary.
Look up the meanings of unfamiliar words using a print dictionary or an online resource such as the Build My Vocab App.
Record newly learned words with their meanings and example sentences in a personal vocabulary book.
Read a selected story aloud to the class and share at least two new words they learned from it.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Reading (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Vocabulary (2.6)
Content standard: B5.2.6.2 - Build vocabulary
Indicator: B5.2.6.2.1 - Develop a rich vocabulary stock through extensive reading of age-appropriate texts, using the dictionary or online resources to look up meanings of words etc.
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 2 (Week 14 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. 97
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Choose and read an age-appropriate story to the class.
- Have learners talk about the story.
- Let them identify unfamiliar vocabulary and find their meanings in context.
- Have learners use the Build My Vocab App on the internet to help build the most globally used language to help develop their vocabulary.
- Guide learners to choose books from the school library or distribute supplementary readers to them.
- Introduce a simple vocabulary book made by teacher to guide the learners build their vocabulary.
- Read to learners to encourage them read extensively. Encourage individual learners to read their selected story books to the class.