GRADE 1 ENGLISH ACTIVITIES SCHEMES – TERM 3 FREE

Theme

theme

Outcomes

Question(S)

Experience

Resources

and

Speaking

Living

Together

sub strand, the learner should be ableto:

a) Talkaboutthe

picturesanddiscuss what theysee.

b) Pronouncethe words withthesounds /i//ea/ in preparationfor reading.

c)Recognize new words usedin the themes to acquirea range ofvocabulary and theirmeaning.

pronouncethe following

wordstin, Pin.

.

pronouncethesounds

/i//ea/bytakingturns asmodeled bythe teacheroraudio record.

2. Learners use dialogues, rhymes, tongue twisters, language gamesand songs individually, in pairs and in groups to practicevocabulary.

3.Learners practice matchingsimple shortwords with pictures and objects.

4. Learners saywords beginningwitha common sound.

5. Learnersuse simple dialoguesto practise

thepronunciation of the vocabulary.

models of objects,realia,

pictures/

photographs, charts, posters,

computerdevices

andflash cards bearingpictures oflearntwords. NewProgressive PrimaryEnglish LearnersBook Grade1by Oxford

Pg. 94-95

questions, portfolio,

observation

Speaking

Living

Together

Functions

Useof possessives; Her, their, his, its.

should beableto:

a)Usepossessives to talkaboutsocial

cohesionin various contexts.

b)Recognise possessivesin oral communication.

c)Appreciate the use of possessivenessto show

ownershipin speech.

it?

items/objects.

2. Ingroups, learners usephrasesto

illustrate ownership.

3. Learners identify objectsinthe

classroomand attach

appropriate possessivestothem.

photographs showing ownership, audio-visual recordings of dialogueswith sentence structures on Possessives.

NewProgressive PrimaryEnglish LearnersBook Grade1by Oxford

Pg.95

portfolio, observation

Living

Together

strand,thelearner should be ableto:

a)Read shortwords

withletter-sound /s/ /z/

correspondencein preparation for phrasalreading.

b)Respond to direct and indirectquestions

fromthe textVisitorsat

a school’ofabout60

wordsin shortsimple sentences to show comprehension.

c)Read aboutthirty

(30)wordsaccurately perminuteforfluency.

picturestellus aboutthestory?

3)Whatdoes

thetitle tellus aboutthestory?

learners practice readingunfamiliar

Sentencescontaining

decodableand non- decodablewords.

2. Learners observe pictures and in

groups, discuss where theaction could be

happening, identify

thepeople oranimals theycan see.

3. Learners read

writings onthe schoolwalls,posters and billboardsinthe surrounding environment.

pictures/

photographs, newspaper cuttings.

NewProgressive PrimaryEnglish LearnersBook Grade1by Oxford

Pg.96

questions, portfolio,

observation

listentoa textthen answerquestions.

strand,thelearner should be ableto:

a)Recognize the correct formand

meaningof the wordsto be usedin fillingin gaps.

b)Copytheletter patterns s, z, e,a, h, y, k correctlyand neatlyin theirexercisebooks.

writethe letters:

s, z, e, a, h, y, k

and respondto pictureprompts

appropriately.

2. Learners practice writinglettersand words fromleft

toright.

3. Learners writea three-word sentence

usingtheprompts.

4. Learners are guided infillingin

the gapscorrectlyand

meaningfully.

pictures/

photographsthat prompt learners to write.

NewProgressive PrimaryEnglish LearnersBook Grade1by Oxford

Pg.93&97

questions, portfolio,

observation

and

Speaking

Technology (Mobile Phone)

and Vocabulary

sub strand, the learner should be ableto:

a) Talkaboutthe picturesanddiscuss what theysee.

b) Pronouncethe words withthesounds/oo/

/ea/ inpreparationfor reading.

c)Recognize new

words usedin the themes to acquirea range ofvocabulary and theirmeaning.

saythese words book, spoon.

pronouncethesounds

/i//ea/bytakingturns asmodeled bythe

teacheroraudio

record.

2. Learners use dialogues, rhymes, tongue twisters, language gamesand songs individually, in pairs and in groups to practicevocabulary.

3.Learners practice matchingsimple shortwords with pictures and objects.

4. Learners saywords

models of objects,realia, pictures/ photographs, charts, posters, computerdevices and flash cards bearing

picturesof learnt words.

NewProgressive PrimaryEnglish LearnersBook Grade1by Oxford

Pg.98-99

questions, portfolio, observation

common sound.

5. Learners use simple dialoguesto

practisethe pronunciation of the

vocabulary.

and

Speaking

Technology (Mobile Phone

Structures and

Functions

WH questions

What, Who.

strand,thelearner should be ableto:

a)Askquestions about

technologyphoneusing

‘what’and‘who’

b)Appreciate the use ofwhat, who and whereto seek information.

name ofyour friend?

2. Whereis

theirhome?

activitiesthatwill elicituse ofwhere, who and what.

2. Learners ask questions usingthe terms who, whatand wherein pairs/small groups

3. Learners use songs/shortpoems to practicethe useof

the questions with who, whatand where.

photographs and models ofpeople usingmobile phones,audio- visualrecordings ofdialogueswith telephone conversations

thathave “Wh”

questions.

NewProgressive PrimaryEnglish LearnersBook Grade1by Oxford

Pg.99

questions, portfolio, observation

Technology (Mobile Phone

strand,thelearner should be ableto:

a)Read shortwords

withletter-sound /oo/ correspondence in preparation forphrasal reading.

b)Respond to direct and indirectquestions

fromthe textVisitorsat

a school’ofabout60

picturestellus aboutthestory?

3)Whatdoes

thetitle tellus aboutthestory?

learnerspractice readingunfamiliar Sentencescontaining decodableand non- decodablewords.

2. Learners observe pictures and in

groups, discuss where

the action could be happening, identify

the people oranimals

pictures/ photographs, newspaper cuttings.

NewProgressive PrimaryEnglish LearnersBook Grade1by Oxford

Pg.100

questions, portfolio, observation

sentencesto show comprehension.

c)Read aboutthirty

(30)wordsaccurately perminuteforfluency.

3. Learners read writings onthe schoolwalls,posters

and billboardsinthe surrounding

environment.

4. Learnersreador listentoa textthen answerquestions.

and

Speaking

Technology (Mobile Phone)

sub strand, the learner should be ableto:

a) Talkaboutthe

picturesanddiscuss what theysee.

b) Pronouncethe words withthesounds/m/

/n//ng/ inpreparation

forreading.

c)Recognize new words usedin the

themes to acquirea range ofvocabulary

andtheirmeaning.

saythese words.

Monkey,Nut

pronouncethesounds

/m/ /n//ng/ bytaking turns as modeled by theteacheroraudio record.

2. Learners use dialogues, rhymes, tongue twisters, language gamesand songs individually, in pairs and in groups to practicevocabulary.

3.Learners practice matchingsimple shortwords with pictures and objects.

4. Learners saywords beginningwitha common sound.

5. Learners use simple dialoguesto practisethe pronunciation of the vocabulary.

models of objects,realia,

pictures/

photographs, charts, posters, computerdevices and flash cards bearingpictures oflearntwords.

NewProgressive PrimaryEnglish LearnersBook Grade1by Oxford

Pg.102-103

questions, portfolio,

observation

Speaking

Technology (Mobile Phone

Functions

WH questions

Where?

should be ableto:

a)Askquestions about technologyphoneusing

‘where’

b)use what,who and whereto denote person,

object, and place.

c)Appreciate the use ofwhat, who and

whereto seek

information.

friend?

2. Whereis theirhome?

elicituse ofwhere, who and what.

2. Learners ask

questions usingthe terms who, what and where in pairs/smallgroups

3. Learners use simple questionsand

dialoguesRepeat

sentencestructures containingWH- questions froma story, poemor conversation they have listenedto.

models ofpeople usingmobile phones,audio- visualrecordings ofdialogueswith telephone conversations

thathave “Wh”

questions.

NewProgressive PrimaryEnglish LearnersBook Grade1by Oxford

Pg. 103

portfolio, observation

Technology (Mobile Phone)

strand,thelearner should be ableto:

a)Read shortwords

withletter-sound /m/

/n//ng/correspondence in preparationfor phrasalreading.

b)Respond to direct and indirectquestions

fromthe text ‘Use my mobile Phone’ofabout

60 wordsinshort simple sentencesto show comprehension.

c)Read aboutthirty

(30)wordsaccurately perminuteforfluency.

picturestellus aboutthestory?

3)Whatdoes

thetitle tellus aboutthestory?

learners practice readingunfamiliar

Sentencescontaining

decodableand non- decodablewords.

2. Learners observe pictures and in

groups, discuss where the action could be

happening, identify

thepeople oranimals theycan see.

3. Learners read

writings onthe schoolwalls,posters and billboardsinthe surrounding environment.

pictures/

photographs, newspaper cuttings.

NewProgressive PrimaryEnglish LearnersBook Grade1by Oxford

Pg.104

questions, portfolio,

observation

listentoa textthen answerquestions.

strand,thelearner should be ableto:

a)Recognize the correct formand

meaningof the wordsto be usedin fillingin gaps.

b)Copythesentences

givencorrectly.

c)Writequestionswith their answerscorrectly.

write a question?

and respondto pictureprompts

appropriately.

2. Learners practice writinglettersand words fromleft

toright.

3. Learners writea three-word sentence

usingtheprompts.

4. Learners are guided

in fillingin the gaps

correctlyand meaningfully.

pictures/

photographsthat prompt learners to write.

NewProgressive PrimaryEnglish LearnersBook Grade1by Oxford

Pg. 101&105

questions, portfolio,

observation

and

Speaking

Numbers and Our Classroom

sub strand, the learner should be ableto:

a) Talkaboutthe

picturesanddiscuss what theysee.

b) Pronouncethe words withthesounds /th//q/ in preparationfor reading.

c)Recognize new words usedin the themes to acquirea range ofvocabulary and theirmeaning.

saythese sounds?

/th//q/

pronouncethesounds

/q//th/bytaking turns as modeled by theteacheroraudio record.

2.. Learners are guided to getthe meaningof new words bylookingat

pictures, froma story, and demonstration.

3.Learners practice matchingsimple shortwords with

picturesand objects.

4. Learners saywords

models of objects,realia,

pictures/

photographs, charts, posters,

computerdevices

andflash cards bearingpictures oflearntwords.

NewProgressive PrimaryEnglish LearnersBook Grade1by Oxford

Pg.106-107

questions, portfolio,

observation

common sound.

5. Learners use simple dialoguesto

practisethe pronunciation of the

vocabulary.

and

Speaking

Numbers and Our Classroom

Structures andfunctions

Describing words (colour, numbervalues in tens,cardinal

numbers from1-

9)

strand,thelearner should beableto:

a)Usedescribingwords

totalkaboutcardinal numbers, shapesand colours.

b) Appreciate the use ofcolour, size and

number to describe nouns.

do

you see outside the classroom?

2)Whatcolour arethey?

objectsaccordingto theirsize big/small, colour-red, orange, yellowand numbers.

2. Learners describe objectsinthe

classroomusing

size, colourand numbers.

3. Learners colour

picturesofvarious objects.

4. Learners identify

thingsin the environment that have different colours.

pictures/ photographs and models ofobjects with different coloursand sizes, audio-visual recordings of dialogueswith sentence structures on colours,sizesand shapes.

NewProgressive PrimaryEnglish LearnersBook Grade1by Oxford

Pg.107

questions, portfolio, observation

Numbers and Our Classroom

strand,thelearner should be ableto:

a)Read shortwords

withletter-sound /q/

/th/correspondence in preparation forphrasal

reading.

b)Respond to direct

picturestellus aboutthestory?

3)Whatdoes

thetitle tellus aboutthestory?

learners practice readingunfamiliar

Sentencescontaining

decodableand non- decodablewords.

2. Learners observe picturesand in

groups, discuss where

pictures/

photographs, newspaper cuttings.

NewProgressive PrimaryEnglish LearnersBook

questions, portfolio,

observation

fromthe text ‘Use my mobile Phone’ofabout

60 wordsinshort

simplesentencesto show comprehension. c)Observe basic punctuation marks (comma, fullstop and question marks asthey readforcoherence.

happening, identify the people oranimals theycan see.

3. Learners read writings onthe

schoolwalls,posters and billboardsinthe surrounding

environment.

4. Learnersreador listentoa textthen answerquestions.

Oxford

Pg.108

and

Speaking

Numbers and Our Classroom

and Vocabulary

sub strand, the learner should be ableto:

a) Talkaboutthe

picturesanddiscuss what theysee.

b) Pronouncethe words withthesounds/bl//fl/

/fr//gr//dr/ in

preparationforreading. c)Recognize new

words usedin the themes to acquirea range ofvocabulary

andtheirmeaning.

canwe getfrom thefollowing sounds?

/bl/ /gr/ /dr/

pronouncethesounds

/bl/ /gr/ /dr/by takingturns as

modeled bythe teacheroraudio

record.

2.. Learners are guided to getthe meaningofnew words bylookingat

pictures, froma story, and demonstration.

3.Learners practice matchingsimple shortwords with

picturesand objects.

4. Learners saywords beginningwitha common sound.

5. Learners use simple dialoguesto practisethe

models of objects,realia, pictures/ photographs, charts, posters, computerdevices and flash cards bearingpictures oflearntwords.

NewProgressive PrimaryEnglish LearnersBook Grade1by Oxford

Pg.110-111

questions, portfolio, observation

vocabulary.

and

Speaking

Numbers and Our Classroom

Structures andfunctions

Describing words

size&shape

strand,thelearner should be ableto:

a)Usedescribingwords

totalkaboutcardinal numbers, shapesand colours.

b)Describethe shapes, sizesofobjectsin the

classroomusing adjectives.

c) Appreciate the use ofcolour, size and number to describe

nouns.

do

you see outside the classroom?

2)Whatcolour arethey?

sentencesin pairs aboutthesize of differentobjects.

2. Learners describe objectsinthe

classroomusingsize, colourand numbers.

3. Learners colour

picturesofvarious objects.

4. Repeatsentence structures containing describingwords

froma story, poemor conversation they

havelistenedto.

pictures/ photographs and models ofobjects with different coloursand sizes, audio-visual recordings of dialogueswith sentence structureson colours,sizesand shapes.

NewProgressive PrimaryEnglish LearnersBook Grade1by Oxford

Pg. 111

questions, portfolio, observation

Numbers and Our Classroom

strand,thelearner should be ableto:

a)Read shortwords

withletter-sound /bl/

/fr//fl//gr/

correspondence in preparation forphrasal

reading.

b)Respond to direct and indirectquestions fromthe text ‘Use my mobile Phone’ofabout

60 wordsinshort

picturestellus aboutthestory?

3)Whatdoes

thetitle tellus aboutthestory?

learners practice readingunfamiliar

Sentencescontaining

decodableand non- decodablewords.

2. Learners observe pictures and in

groups, discuss where the action could be happening, identify the people oranimals theycan see.

3. Learners read

pictures/

photographs, newspaper cuttings.

NewProgressive PrimaryEnglish LearnersBook Grade1by Oxford

Pg.112

questions, portfolio,

observation

show comprehension. c)Observe basic punctuation marks (comma, fullstop and question marks asthey readforcoherence.

schoolwalls,posters and billboardsinthe surrounding environment.

4. Learnersreador listentoa textthen answerquestions.

strand,thelearner should be ableto: a)Recognize the correct formand meaningof the

wordsto be usedin

fillingin gaps.

b)Copythesentences givencorrectly.

c)Copy theletter patternsQ,q, th,bl, fl, fr, gr, correctlyneatly andlegibly.

containthe letterpatterns bl, fr, gr?

andrespondto pictureprompts appropriately.

2. Learners practice writinglettersand

words fromleft

toright.

3. Learnerswritea three-word sentence usingtheprompts.

4. Learners are guided

in fillingin the gaps correctlyand

meaningfully.

pictures/ photographs that prompt learners to write.

NewProgressive PrimaryEnglish LearnersBook Grade1by Oxford

Pg. 109&113

questions, portfolio, observation

and

Speaking

Do Not

Waste

and Vocabulary

sub strand, the learner should be ableto:

a) Talkaboutthe

picturesanddiscuss what theysee.

b) Pronouncethe words withthesounds/gl//fl/

/pl//cl/ /gr/ /dr//tr/in preparation forreading.

c)Recognize new

canwe getfrom thefollowing sounds?

/gl//fl//pl//cl/

/gr/ /dr/ /tr/

pronouncethesounds

//gl//fl//pl//cl//gr/

/dr//tr/ bytaking turns as modeled by

theteacheroraudio

record.

2.. Learners are guided to getthe meaningofnew words bylookingat

models of objects,realia, pictures/ photographs, charts, posters, computerdevices and flash cards bearing.

picturesof learnt words.

questions, portfolio, observation

themes to acquirea range ofvocabulary and theirmeaning.

and demonstration.

3.Learners practice matchingsimple shortwords with pictures and objects.

4. Learners saywords beginningwitha common sound.

5. Learners use simple dialoguesto practisethe pronunciation of the vocabulary.

NewProgressive PrimaryEnglish LearnersBook Grade1by Oxford

Pg.114-115

and

Speaking

Do Not

Waste

functions

strand,thelearner should be ableto:

a)Useimperatives for

receivingand giving instructions/commands againstwastage.

b)Respond to specific instructionsfor effective oral communication.

c)Appreciate the use of imperatives.

the

Policeofficer saywhen arrestinga criminal?

shortdialogue containing

imperatives

2. Learners respond

to simple imperatives

3. Learners practice the useof familiar

imperatives inrole

play(parent-child)

pictures/

photographsand models of common imperatives, audio-visual recordings of dialogueswith sentence structures on imperatives.

NewProgressive PrimaryEnglish LearnersBook Grade1by Oxford

Pg.115

questions, portfolio,

observation

Do Not

Waste

strand,thelearner should be ableto:

a)Read shortwords

picturestellus aboutthestory?

3)Whatdoes

learners practice readingunfamiliar Sentencescontaining

pictures/ photographs, newspaper

questions, portfolio, observation

/pl//fl//gr/ correspondencein preparation forphrasal reading.

b)Respond to direct and indirectquestions

fromthe text ‘Use my

mobile Phone’ofabout

60 wordsinshort simple sentencesto show comprehension. c)Observe basic punctuation marks (comma, fullstop and question marks asthey readforcoherence.

aboutthestory?

decodablewords.

2. Learners observe pictures and in

groups, discusswhere

theaction could be happening, identify the people oranimals theycan see.

3. Learners read writings onthe

schoolwalls,posters

and billboardsinthe surrounding environment.

4. Learnersreador listentoa textthen answerquestions.

NewProgressive PrimaryEnglish LearnersBook Grade1by Oxford

Pg.116

Speaking

Do Not

Waste

strand,thelearner should be ableto:

a)Useimperatives for receivingand giving

instructions/commands againstwastage.

b)Respond to specific

instructionsfor effective oral communication. c)Recognise

imperatives in day todaycommunication.

the

Policeofficer saywhen

arrestinga

criminal?

shortdialogue containing

imperatives

2. Learners respond

to simple imperatives

3. Learners practice the useof familiar

imperatives inrole play(parent-child)

pictures/

photographs and models of

common

imperatives, audio-visual recordings of dialogueswith sentence structures on imperatives.

NewProgressive PrimaryEnglish LearnersBook Grade1by

questions, portfolio,

observation

Pg.118-119

Do Not

Waste

strand,thelearner should be ableto:

a)Read shortwords

withletter-sound /Pp/

/Bb/ /Tt//Kk/ /Qq/Gg/

/Ff/Vv//Ss//Jj/ /Mm/

/Nn/Ll//Rr/Ww/ /Yy/

correspondence in preparation forphrasal

reading.

b)Respond to direct and indirectquestions fromthe text ‘Use my mobile Phone’ofabout

60 wordsinshort simple sentencesto

show comprehension. c)Observe basic

punctuation marks

(comma, fullstop and question marks asthey

readforcoherence.

picturestellus aboutthestory?

3)Whatdoes

thetitle tellus aboutthestory?

learnerspractice readingunfamiliar Sentencescontaining decodableand non- decodablewords.

2. Learners observe pictures and in

groups, discuss where the action could be

happening, identify the people oranimals

theycan see.

3. Learners read writings onthe

schoolwalls,posters and billboardsinthe

surrounding environment.

4. Learnersreador listentoa textthen answerquestions.

pictures/ photographs, newspaper cuttings.

NewProgressive PrimaryEnglish LearnersBook Grade1by Oxford

Pg.120

questions, portfolio, observation

Do NotWaste

strand,thelearner should be ableto: a)Recognize the correct formand meaningof the

wordsto be usedin

fillingin gaps.

b)Copythesentences

containthe letterpatterns bl, fr, gr?

andrespondto pictureprompts appropriately.

2. Learners practice writinglettersand

words fromleft to

right.

3. Learners writea

pictures/ photographs that prompt learners to write.

NewProgressive PrimaryEnglish LearnersBook

questions, portfolio, observation

usingtheprompts.

4. Learners are guided infillingin

thegapscorrectlyand meaningfully.

Oxford

Pg.117&121