Determiners · B5 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B5.3.2.1.2 - Identify and use quantifiers to show qualities

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Define quantifiers and explain how they show quantity or amount in a sentence.
Identify cardinal numerals, ordinal numerals, and quantifiers such as “a few,” “a little,” “both,” “each,” “every,” “another,” “other,” “fewer,” and “less” in given sentences and texts.
Classify quantifiers into their types: numerals (cardinal and ordinal), and quantity words (some, few, little, both, each, every, another, other, fewer, less).
Use quantifiers correctly in sentences to show the quantity or quality of nouns.
Explain the meaning of sentences containing quantifiers by pointing out what quantity is being described.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Grammar and Usage at Word and Phrase Levels (Strand 3)
Sub-strand: Determiners (3.2)
Content standard: B5.3.2.1 - Apply knowledge of different types of determiners in communication
Indicator: B5.3.2.1.2 - Identify and use quantifiers to show qualities:
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 8 (Week 20 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. 109
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- ordinal first, second etc.)
- a few/a little etc.
- both each/every
- another, other
- fewer, less, etc.
- Introduce other types of determiners like each, both, and all.
- Let learners read the sentences containing these determiners and explain the sentences.
- Provide a text and let learners identify the determiners in a group activity.
- Provide a context containing quantifiers. With examples help learners to identify them. e.g. i. Numerals (cardinals - one, two, three); ii. Ordinals (first, second, third); iii. Some few/little etc; iv. No/both, all, each/every.
- Help learners to use the quantifiers in sentences.