Determiners · B4 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B4.3.2.1.3 - Identify and use possessive pronouns to show possession

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify possessive pronouns (my, your, his, her, its, our, their) in given sentences.
Explain that possessive pronouns show who owns or possesses something.
Use possessive pronouns correctly in oral sentences to show possession.
Write complete sentences using possessive pronouns and underline the possessive pronoun in each sentence.
Distinguish possessive pronouns from the articles “a” and “an” and quantifiers covered in earlier lessons.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Grammar Usage at Word and Phrase Levels (Strand 3)
Sub-strand: Determiners (3.2)
Content standard: B4.3.2.1 - Apply knowledge of different types of determiners in communication
Indicator: B4.3.2.1.3 - Identify and use possessive pronouns to show possession
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 9 (Week 21 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. 37
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- My, your, his, etc.
- Write sentences with possessive pronouns on the board and have learners read them.
e.g.
i. I gave my pen to John. ii. The women went to their rooms.
- Have learners form oral sentences using possessive pronouns.
- Put them into groups to use possessive pronouns to write sentences and underline the possessive pronouns.