B6 English Language · Term 1 Week 1: Songs

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B6.1.1.1.2

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify at least three familiar songs and state the moral value each song teaches.
Sing a familiar song with appropriate stress and rhythm, demonstrating understanding of how these features carry meaning.
Discuss the meaning of songs using appropriate vocabulary such as “honesty”, “love”, “respect”, “unity”, “hard work” and “gratitude”.
Work cooperatively in a small group to compose an original song of four to eight lines around a chosen moral value.
Present their composed song to the class with clear pronunciation, proper stress and observable rhythm.

This lesson builds on B6.1.1.1.1, where learners related central messages in songs to their personal experiences. This lesson moves learners from understanding songs to creating their own songs around values. The composing work here prepares learners for later weeks where they will perform and analyse a wider variety of songs.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Oral Language (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Songs (1.1)
Content standard: B6.1.1.1 - Demonstrate understanding of variety of songs
Indicator: B6.1.1.1.2 - Compose songs around values discussed
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 4-6), 2019, p. 152
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Have learners identify some familiar songs taught.
- Guide them to sing identified songs with stress and rhythm.
- Discuss the meaning of the songs and morals they teach.
- Discuss values in the songs e.g. love, honesty etc.
- Ensure appropriate vocabulary and expressions are used to discuss the moral values.
- Put learners into small groups to compose songs around the values