Controlled Writing · B2 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B2.4.7.1.1 - Write or copy correct sentences from substitution tables

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify the different parts of a substitution table (who, what, where).
Read a substitution table and form at least three correct sentences from it.
Write or copy complete, correct sentences from a substitution table into their exercise books.
Substitute different words in a table to create new, meaningful sentences.
Work with a partner to build and read aloud sentences from a substitution table.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Writing (Strand 4)
Sub-strand: Controlled Writing (4.7)
Content standard: B2.4.7.1 - Write simple compositions
Indicator: B2.4.7.1.1 - Write or copy correct sentences from substitution tables
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 3 (Week 27 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.
Source document note: The official curriculum document has a fault in this entry, so the curriculum text above is transcribed exactly as printed:

exemplars - p.61
Curriculum reference: English Language Curriculum (Basic 1-3), 2019, p. 61
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Have a simple 3-4 column substitution table on the board.
e.g. I Sing School We Play at Home The Boys Read the park
- Have learners identify the words that make up the table.
- With an example, let learners form sentences from the substitution table.
- Have learners read out their sentences and write down their sentences in their books.

3-4 column substitution table (I / We / The Boys ... at ... School / Home / the park). Visible labels, values, and... — The 3-4 column substitution table (I / We / The Boys ... at ... School / Home / the park). Visible labels, values, and notation include: We; The Boys; Sing; Play; Read; at; School; Home; the park.

 The substitution table is drawn, and its cells arrive in the text layer as one run of words; the figure shows it.