Labelling Items · B1 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B1.4.4.1.1

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Draw simple pictures of themselves and at least one peer.
Use invented spelling to write one or two sentences about a drawing of themselves.
Use invented spelling to write two or three sentences about a peer.
Label three objects of their choice from their environment.
Share their labelled drawings with a partner and respond to simple questions about their work.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Writing (Strand 4)
Sub-strand: Labelling Items (4.4)
Content standard: B1.4.4.1 - Draw and label simple objects
Indicator: B1.4.4.1.1 - Draw simple pictures of peers or various objects and use invented spelling to write about oneself
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.
Curriculum reference: English Language Curriculum (Basic 1-3), 2019, p. 31
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Have a picture of a friend or anybody and write at least three lines about the person. Paste this in a corner of the class. Have a chart of various objects labelled (e.g. objects at home in, the environment etc.) and post them on the walls of the classroom.
- Have learners go round to observe the pictures.
- In groups, let learners share their observations.
- Ask learners to draw and label three objects of their choice.
- Have each learner choose and draw a peer and write a line or two about that person.
- Assist learners with spelling where necessary.
- Have learners share their work with their partners.
- Similarly, let learners draw pictures of themselves and write a sentence or two about them.