SECOND TERM ENGLISH STUDIES SCHEME OF WORK FOR PRIMARY ONE (1)
WEEK 1:
SPEECH WORK – REVISION OF AREA OF DIFFICULTY IN FIRST WEEK
FLUENCY: recognize common words (e.g. My, You, I are, is, yes, no etc.) by sight.
VOCABULARY – new words
COMPREHENSION: identify main characters and setting of a story.
WRITING – Revision or writing of two letter words.
WEEK 2:
SPEECH WORK – pronunciation: I – L words.
VOCABULARY – new words
COMPREHENSION: Describe information gained from texts in own words.
STRUCTURE – Identify major colours e.g. white, black etc.
WRITING – Introduction of three letter words.
WEEK 3:
SPEECH WORK – Representation of objects with numbers e.g.
- There are one, two, three cups etc.
VOCABULARY – new words
COMPREHENSION: Explain simple written instructions
STRUCTURE – Indicate plural of objects.
WRITING – Introduction of three letter words (continued).
WEEK 4:
SPEECH WORK – Pronunciation practice: e.g. this is a pencil, these are pencils, etc.
- There are one, two, three cups etc.
VOCABULARY ACQUISITION – Name some basic words categories correctly.
READING: Poem: recitation of poem.
WRITING – writing of three letter words
WEEK 5:
SPEECH WORK – Pronunciation practice: e.g. is it a bus? Yes, it is a bus.
VOCABULARY ACQUISITION – Explain the concept of synonyms, anonyms and homonyms.
READING: reading and answering question on a given simple text.
STRUCTURE: Expressing using “his” and “her” e.g. his is a pen etc.
WRITING – making strokes to form letters
WEEK 6:
SPEECH WORK – Pronunciation practice: M –P words
Concept of print: identify the front cover, back cover, title, author of book, etc.
VOCABULARY – New words
READING: answering oral and written questions on simple text correctly.
STRUCTURE: Further practice on asking question.
WRITING – writing of Alphabets a -e
WEEK 7:
SPEECH WORK – Pronunciation practice: Q –T words
Concept of print: identify letters of the alphabet in printed words and sentences.
VOCABULARY – New words
READING: Expressing wants
STRUCTURE: Indicating sizes of the pictures e.g. this is a small ruler; this is a big ruler. WRITING – writing of Alphabets f -j
WEEK 8:
SPEECH WORK – Pronunciation practice: Q –T words
Concept of print: identification of upper and lower case of letters.
VOCABULARY – New words
READING: Answering oral and written questions
STRUCTURE: placing persons and objects in relation to other objects.
. WRITING – writing of Alphabets K – O
WEEK 9:
SPEECH WORK – Talking about length:
- The use of long/short.
- The stick is long
- That stick is short
Concept of print: punctuation marks – full stop (.).
VOCABULARY – New words
READING: Answering oral and written questions
STRUCTURE:
. WRITING – writing of Alphabets P – S
WEEK 10:
SPEECH WORK – Talking about length: the use of fat/thin
Concept of print: eye movement: reading from left to right; top to bottom etc.
VOCABULARY – New words
READING: Fluency reading: answering oral and written question correctly.
STRUCTURE: Uses of preposition e.g.
- The bag is on the table.
- The cat is under the table
- The pencil is inside the bag.
. WRITING – writing of Alphabets T – W
WEEK 11:
SPEECH WORK – Review of difficult words during the term.
VOCABULARY – New words
READING: Fluency reading: answering oral and written question correctly.
STRUCTURE: revision of adjectives
. WRITING – writing of Alphabets X – Z
WEEK 12: REVISION AND EXAMINATION
