Grade 1 Language Arts — Term 2, Week 6

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Grade 1 Language Arts · Term 2, Week 6 · 60 minutes

Objectives	(1) identify the sh sound; (2) read sh words; (3) spell sh words.
Materials	Picture cards (ship, fish, shop), whiteboards.
Key vocabulary	digraph, sh, ship, shop, fish
Engage (starter)	(10 min) "Put your finger to your lips: Shhh!"
Develop (main)	(35 min) Introduce sh. Word ladder activity. Students write words on mini-whiteboards. Read a decodable text.
Plenary (close)	(10 min) Find the digraph game.
Assessment	Whiteboard spelling.
Teacher notes	Contrast with ch.

Grade 1 Language Arts · Term 2, Week 6 · 60 minutes

Objectives	(1) read new sight words; (2) act them out; (3) write in sentences.
Materials	Word cards, binoculars prop.
Key vocabulary	look, see, out
Engage (starter)	(10 min) Use binoculars: "Look out and see!"
Develop (main)	(35 min) Read the words. Fill in the blanks in sentences on the board. Copy into notebooks and illustrate.
Plenary (close)	(10 min) Flashcard check.
Assessment	Word recognition.
Teacher notes	Use movement to reinforce meaning.

Grade 1 Language Arts · Term 2, Week 6 · 60 minutes

Objectives	(1) identify verbs; (2) act out verbs; (3) match nouns to verbs.
Materials	Action cards, sorting worksheet.
Key vocabulary	verb, action word, run, jump
Engage (starter)	(10 min) Play Simon Says using action words.
Develop (main)	(35 min) Review verbs. Match nouns to logical verbs (Dog -> barks). Complete a worksheet circling the action word in a sentence.
Plenary (close)	(10 min) Charades.
Assessment	Correct identification of verbs.
Teacher notes	Keep to physical, observable actions.

Grade 1 Language Arts · Term 2, Week 6 · 60 minutes

Objectives	(1) identify main character; (2) recall major events in sequence.
Materials	Familiar storybook.
Key vocabulary	character, event, sequence
Engage (starter)	(10 min) "Who is the star of our story today?"
Develop (main)	(35 min) Read story. Discuss "Who" and "What happened". Draw a 3-part comic strip showing the character doing the events.
Plenary (close)	(10 min) Story retell using drawings.
Assessment	Drawing matches story events.
Teacher notes	Encourage oral sentence structure.

Grade 1 Language Arts · Term 2, Week 6 · 60 minutes

Objectives	(1) spell sh words; (2) identify verbs; (3) identify characters.
Materials	Review quiz.
Key vocabulary	review
Engage (starter)	(10 min) Verb charades.
Develop (main)	(35 min) Independent review quiz. Sight word bingo for early finishers.
Plenary (close)	(10 min) Grade quiz.
Assessment	Quiz score.
Teacher notes	Monitor digraph mastery.