understand and use punctuation, syntax, grammatical functions, rules and applications for developing accuracy and meaning in their spoken and written communication.
Students will be able to…
1. Sort words into different categories from reading materials and use
- simple action words and naming words from pictures and immediate surrounding (e.g. animals, fruits, vegetable, parts of body, objects in the classroom and at home)
- colours, shapes, numbers (cardinal and ordinal), days of the week, months of the year, feeling words
- words belonging to the same lexical field (e.g. ‘pupil’ and ‘recess’ belong to the lexical field of ‘school’)
2. Recognize and speak simple grade-level words that show feelings and emotions (e.g. sad, happy, angry).
3. Articulate and use simple rhyming words in writing (e.g -nd, nk, nt, mp).
4. Learn to arrange words alphabetically based on the first letter (ABC order apple, bag, cat).
5. Learn to join words with prefixes, and recognize and locate some compound words from various text sources.
6. Describe the use of joining words in speaking to join words and sentences.
7. Use of simple present, past and future tenses to show actions
8. Identify the difference between direct speech and speech bubbles.
Provide a worksheet with sample statements asking students to correct the incorrect statements.
- Mr. Li speaks three languages: chinese, english, and Japanese.
- In june we spent a lot of time at the metropolitan museum and at central park.
- Next year I'm going to study international business. I'm looking forward to taking the course, economic history of europe.
- We had a very hot Summer. I cannot wait until September.
- They took their daughter to see dr. Lucas last friday.
Answer Key: 1 (Chinese, English, Japanese); 2. (June, Metropolitan Museum, Central Park); 3. Economic History of Europe); 4. (summer); 5. (Dr., Friday)
Design simple practise worksheets on Tenses.
Word puzzles, word games can be used extensively to develop a strong understanding of Prefixes and suffix
Encourage students to use correct punctuations in their creative writings. Class tests and end of term assessments.