History and… · KG1 Integrated Learning

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: K1.5.1.1.2 - Show peers that sentences are made of words and that words are separated in print.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify that a sentence is made up of separate words arranged in a line.
Demonstrate that words are separated by spaces when writing a sentence.
Rearrange cut-up word cards to form a simple sentence about Ghana’s independence.
Count the letters in selected words and use the numbers for simple addition activities.
Show peers by pointing to spaces between words in a printed sentence.

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Curriculum details

Strand: My Nation Ghana (Strand 5)
Sub-strand: History and Celebration of Ghana's Independence (5.1)
Content standard: K1.5.1.1 - Demonstrate knowledge of the history and independence of Ghana
Indicator: K1.5.1.1.2 - Show peers that sentences are made of words and that words are separated in print.
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 11 (Week 23 of the year)
Term is the curriculum's own; the week within it is our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order. Follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: Kindergarten Curriculum (KG1 and KG2), 2019, p. 62
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Play the "Be the word" game as described in K1. 4.2.1.2, using cut-up sentences to show that sentences are made up of words. Guide learners to rearrange the words to form sentences. Assist learners to demonstrate that writers have to leave spaces between the words. Play the games in small groups with different sentence strips. Call on group to demonstrate to whole class. Have learners form a simple sentence from the cut-up words and it write into their exercise books. Have learners count the letters in selected words and use them to do addition and/or subtraction activities. Extend this numeracy activities using other objects/word problem