Determiners · B6 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B6.3.2.1.2 - Identify and use quantifiers.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Define a quantifier as a word that tells how many or how much of a noun there is.
Identify quantifiers (some, few, little, no, both, all, each, every, another, other, fewer, less, first, second) in sentences and short texts.
Sort quantifiers into those used with countable nouns and those used with uncountable nouns.
Use at least five different quantifiers correctly in their own original sentences.
Apply knowledge of quantifiers to describe quantities in real-life situations such as shopping and sharing.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Grammar Usage at Word and Phrase Levels (Strand 3)
Sub-strand: Determiners (3.2)
Content standard: B6.3.2.1 - Apply knowledge of different types of determiners in communication
Indicator: B6.3.2.1.2 - Identify and use quantifiers.
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. 182
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- ordinal first, second etc.
- Some, few/little etc.
- No/both, all each/every
- Another, other
- Fewer, less, etc.
- Revise nouns and articles briefly.
- Introduce quantifiers in context. Learners listen to or read a text having several quantifiers.
- Learners identify the nouns and the words that go with them (quantifiers).
- Elicit examples from learners.
- In pairs, one says a sentence containing a qualifier/quantifier and the other identifies the quantifiers. Role(s) are reversed.