My National and Civic… · KG2 Integrated Learning

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: K2.3.3.1.2 - Use illustrations on the cover page and title of Big book to make predictions and answer simple story map questions about the text.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Look at the cover page and title of the Big Book and predict what the story will be about.
Listen attentively to a story read aloud about Kwame Nkrumah and identify the main characters.
Answer simple story map questions about the setting, characters, problem, and solution in the story.
Use picture clues from the cover to support their predictions about the story.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Values and Beliefs (Strand 3)
Sub-strand: My National and Civic Values (3.3)
Content standard: K2.3.3.1 - Demonstrate understanding of the values and virtues we need to exhibit as Ghanaian learners.
Indicator: K2.3.3.1.2 - Use illustrations on the cover page and title of Big book to make predictions and answer simple story map questions about the text.
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 4 (Week 16 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. 141
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Have learners predict what the story will be using the cover picture and title of the big book. Read aloud the narrative story related to the theme (On Kwame Nkrumah) and use the Story Map strategy (follow procedure as in Appendix 1 K2.3.2.1.3). Learners answer the story map questions. E.g. What is the setting of the story? who are the characters? what is the problem in the story? what did the character(s) do to solve the problem? How was the problem solved?