GRADE 2 UNIT 1:LISTEN TO STORIES AND PARTICIPATE IN SINGING SHORT SONGS AND RHYMES
Key unit competence
Children are able to react appropriately to favorite songs, picture stories and use
vocabulary about the theme of the day in songs, poems and games.
1.1. Introduction
This units includes vocabulary related to various themes such as extended family,
my body (senses), culture (clothes we wear), my home (my house), plants (crops),
food and drinks, institutions and occupation (hospital, shop and market), animals
(wild animals and insects), water, source of light (artificial sources of light) which
will be useful to children in their daily communication.
Lessons in this unit will be taught using various methods. The teacher makes sure
that children are actively involved in teaching and learning activities. Songs, Rhymes
and dialogues constitute activities through which content will be transmitted to the
children.
1.2. List of lessons
The table below shows lessons distribution according to the order provided in the
scheme of work.
1.3. Cross-cutting issues to be addressed
Inclusive education: This means that all the children must be given equal chances
to participate in this lesson.
Gender education: While children are singing and reciting poems or rhymes boys
and girls are given equal chance to sing.
Environment and protection: The teacher advises children to care for plants and
protect them.
1.4. Sample lesson plan
Lesson 1: A poem: My five senses
Learning objective: Children are able to use correctly the vocabulary about my
senses in a poem.
Teaching and learning materials: Pictures of children who smell flowers, listen to
the radio, observe fruit trees, eating bitter or sweet things. A picture of human
body which is highlighting the five senses.
References: Pre-primary syllabus and scheme of work.
Lesson 2: Rhyme: I like my body
My eyes can see
My nose can smell
My ears can hear
My tongue can taste
My hands can touch
I like my body
Learning objective: Children are able to use confidently vocabulary related to
senses in rhyme.
Teaching and learning materials: Flowers, sweets, cold water, pictures of a human body.
Learning and teaching activities
• The teacher presents teaching materials (a picture of human body, flowers,
sweets, cold water) and allows children to manipulate them.
• Children observe teaching materials and manipulate them.
• Children and the teacher discuss about the teaching materials.
• The teacher tells the children the name of the rhyme they are going to study.
• The teacher recites the whole rhyme about the senses and children listen.
• The teacher recites two sentences of the rhyme and children repeat in groups,
one by one using gestures.
• The teacher recites two sentences of the rhyme and adds the third, children
repeat in groups and one by one after the teacher.
• The teacher recites the three sentences of the rhyme and adds the fourth,
children repeat in groups, and one by one after him/her.
• The teacher recites the whole rhyme and asks children to repeat in groups
• During leaning and teaching activities the teacher must help all children
especially those who have a problem of pronunciation.
• The teacher helps children to use appropriate gestures according to the theme
when they repeat and recite the rhyme.
• The teacher asks children to repeat the whole rhyme in pairs.• At the end of the lesson, the teacher asks children to recite a rhyme one by one
Theme: Extended family
Lesson 1: A Song: Grandmother
Grandmother x 2
Where are you?
Here I am x2
How do you do?
Learning objective: Using the song “grandmother” children are able to repeat
correctly the word “Grandmother.”
Teaching and learning materials: Pictures and flashcards of family members.
Reference: Pre-primary syllabus and scheme of work.
Learning activities
• The teacher gives children clear instructions on what to do and how to behave.
• The teacher shows children a picture of family members and asks them some
questions.
• Children observe the picture and answer questions asked.
• The teacher invites children to follow attentively while he/she sings the whole
song” grandmother.’
• Children sing the song” grandmother” after the teacher.
• The teacher sings the first line of the song.
• The teacher repeats the same line together with children.
• Children repeat the first line alone.
• The teacher moves around to help children who have special needs.
• The teacher sings the second line.
• The teacher repeats the second line together with children
• Children repeat the second line alone.
• The teacher moves around to help children who have special needs.
• The teacher sings the first and the second lines, he/she invites children to repeat
with him/her and then children sing alone while the teacher is moving around to
help children with special needs.
• The teacher continues to use the same procedure until all the lines of the songhave been sung
• The teacher repeats the whole song, invites the children to repeat with him/her
and then children repeat the song alone while the teacher is moving around to
help children with special needs.
• The teacher asks children to sing the song and the studied moves around tocorrect children who are making mistakes.
Lesson 2: A song: Grandfather
Grandfather x 2
Where are you?
Here I am x2
How do you do?
Grandfather x2
Where are you?
Here I am x2How do you do?
For this lesson the teacher uses the same methodology, melody and teaching/
learning materials he/she used for the previous lesson. Here the teacher only addsthe second verse with emphasis to the word “grandfather” instead of grandmother.
Lesson 3: Rhyme: There
THERE
There, there, there
There at home
There is Grandmother
Nice, nice, nice
There, there, there
There at home
There is Grandfather
Kind, kind, kind
Learning objective: Using a rhyme “there” children are able to repeat correctly the
vocabulary “Grandmother and grandfather.”
Teaching and learning materials: Pictures and flashcards of family members.
Learning and teaching activities
• The teacher gives children clear instructions on what to do and how to behave
• The teacher shows children a picture of family members and asks them some
questions about it.
• Children observe the picture and answer questions asked.
• The teacher invites children to follow attentively and recite the whole rhyme “there.”
• Children follow attentively and recite the rhyme” there” after the teacher.
• The teacher moves around in order to help children with special needs.
• The teacher asks children to recite the rhyme learnt and moves around to correctchildren who are making mistakes.
Lesson 4: Rhyme: There
THERE
There, there, there
There at home
There is Grandmother
Nice, nice, nice
There, there, there
There at home
There is Grand father
Kind, kind, kind
There, there, there
There at home
There is Grand fatherAnd grand grandmother
For this lesson the teacher uses the same methodology, the same rhythm and
teaching/learning materials as for lesson 3. Here the teacher only adds the third
verse with emphasis to both vocabularies “grandfather and grandfather”.
Theme: My clothes
Lesson 1: A poem: Clothes we wear
I like to wear a short and a shirt
My mother likes to wear a skirt and a jacket
My father likes a trouser, a coat and a tie
My sister likes to wear a dress and a pullover
Learning objective: Children are able to use correctly new words about clothes
from the poem “clothes we wear.”
Teaching and learning materials: Different kinds of clothes: shirts, skirts, jacket,
trousers, coat, tie, dress, and pullover.
Learning and teaching activities
• The teacher gives children clear instructions on what to do and on how to behave
• The teacher presents teaching materials (different kind of clothes) to the children.
• Children observe teaching materials and manipulate them
• Children and the teacher discuss about the teaching materials
• The teacher tells the children the name of the poem they are going to study
• The teacher recites the whole poem about clothes while the children are listening.
• The teacher recites two sentences of the poem and children repeat in groups,
one by one and use gestures.
• The teacher recites two sentences of the poem and adds the third, children
repeat in groups and one by one.
• The teacher recites the whole poem and asks children to repeat it in groups.
• The teacher helps all the children especially those who have a problem of pronunciation.
• The teacher helps children to use appropriate gestures according to the theme when they repeat the poem.
• The teacher asks children to repeat the whole poem in small groups.
• At the end of the lesson, the teacher asks children to recite the poem one by one.
Lesson 2: A poem: Different kinds of clothes
Rain coats, gloves and boots
Are for rainy season
Slippers and t-shirts
Are for sunny season
But sweaters and jackets
Are for all cold days
For this lesson the teacher uses the same methodology as for lesson number 1.
THEME: MY HOME: MAIN PARTS OF THE HOUSE
Lesson 1: A song: Someone is knocking
Someone is knocking
Someone comes knocking,
At my wee, small window;
Someone comes knocking
I’m sure- sure- sure- sure
Learning objective: Using the song “someone is knocking” children are able to
repeat correctly the word “window “and other words related to the main parts of the house.
Teaching and learning materials: Pictures and flashcards of the house, classroom windows.
Learning and teaching activities
• The teacher gives children clear instructions on what to do and how to behave.
• The teacher asks children to sing a song of their choice.
• The teacher shows children a picture of the house and the classroom windows and asks them some questions.
• Children observe the picture and answer questions asked. The teacher asks
children clear questions using a simple language.
• The teacher accepts their answers and enriches them to direct children toward the new topic.
• The teacher invites children to follow attentively and sing the whole song” someone is knocking.”
• The teacher continues to teach children that song following all the steps used to teach a song.
• Children follow attentively and sing the song” someone is knocking” after the teacher.
• The teacher moves around to help children with special needs.
• The teacher asks children to sing the song they studied and moves around to correct children who are making mistakes.
Lesson 2: A song: Someone is knocking
Someone is knocking
Someone come knocking,
At my wee, small window;
Someone come knocking
I’m sure- sure- sure- sure
Someone come knocking,
At my wee, small door;
Someone come knocking
I’m sure- sure- sure- sure
Learning objective: Using the song “someone is knocking” children are able to
repeat correctly the word “door”
Teaching and learning materials: Pictures and flashcards of the house with a
classroom door.
Teaching and learning activities
• For this lesson the teacher uses the same methodology, and melody as for lesson 1.
• The teacher only adds the second verse with emphasis to the vocabulary “door”
instead of “window” that was developed during lesson number one.
• The teacher does a revision about this song verse one.
Lesson 3: A rhyme: I am pointing
I am pointing to the roof
I am pointing to the floor
I am pointing to the door
I am pointing to the window
I am sitting down
Learning objective: Using a rhyme “I am pointing” children are able to repeat
correctly “The door, window and the roof.”
Teaching and learning materials: Pictures and flashcards of the house, the door,
the windows and the roof of the classroom.
Learning and teaching activities:
• The teacher gives children clear instructions on what to do and how to behave
• The teacher shows children Teaching /learning materials and asks them some questions.
• Children observe teaching/materials and answer to the asked questions.
• The teacher receives children answers and improves them to direct children toward the next topic.
• The teaches invites children to follow attentively while he/she is reciting the whole rhyme” I am pointing.”
• The teacher continues to teach children that rhyme following all the steps used to teach a rhyme.
• Children follow attentively and recite the rhyme” I am pointing” after the teacher.
• To the teacher moves around to help children with special needs.
• The teacher asks children to recite the studied rhyme and moves around to correct children who are making mistakes.
Lesson 4: A rhyme: I am pointing
I am pointing to the roof
I am pointing to the floor
I am pointing to the door
I am pointing to the window
I am sitting down
I am pointing to the bedroom,
I am pointing to the dining room
I am pointing to the bathroom,
I am pointing to the window
I am sitting down
Learning objective: Using a rhyme “I am pointing” children are are able to repeat
words correctly such as “bedroom, dining room and bathroom.”
Teaching and learning materials: Pictures and flashcards of the house that show
clearly the bedroom, the dining room and the bathroom.
Teaching and learning activities
• For this lesson the teacher uses the same methodology and rhythm as for lesson 3.
• Here the teacher only adds the second stanza with emphasis on the vocabularies
“Bedroom, dining room and bathroom” instead of “Door, window and roof ”
which were developed in lesson 3.
Theme: Crops
Lesson 1: A song: Cassava
Cassava, cassava
How do you do?
Cassava, cassava
Can I pluck you?
Don’t pluck me, don’t pluck me
Leave me alone
I like you, I like you
Sing me a song!
Learning objective: Using the song “Cassava” children are able to repeat correctly the word “cassava”
Teaching and learning materials: Real Crops, pictures of crops, charts of crops
including cassava plant with edible roots (cassava), tomato plant, …
Teaching and learning activities
• The teacher gives children clear instructions on what to do and how to behave
• The teacher guides children to sing a song of their choice.
• The teacher shows children a picture of the cassava plant and asks them some questions.
• The teacher may also start this lesson outside if there are cassava plants around the classroom.
• Children observe the picture and answer questions asked.
• The teacher asks children clear questions using a simple language.
• The teacher accepts their answers and improves them to direct children toward
the new topic.
• The teacher invites children to follow attentively and sing the whole song ”cassava.”
• The teacher continues to teach children that song following all steps used to teach a song.
• Children follow attentively and sing the song ”cassava” after the teacher.
• The teacher moves around to help children with special needs.
• The teacher asks children to sing the song studied and moves around to correct
children who are making mistakes.
Lesson 2: A song: Cassava
Cassava, cassava
How do you do?
Cassava, cassava
Can I pluck you?
Don’t pluck me, don’t pluck me
Leave me alone
I like you, I like you
Sing me a song!
Tomato, tomato
How do you do?
tomato, tomato
Can I pluck you?
Don’t pluck me, don’t pluck me
Leave me alone
I like you, I like you
Sing me a song!
Learning objective: Using song “cassava” children are able to repeat correctly the word “Tomato.”
Teaching and learning materials: Real Crops, pictures of crops, charts of crops
including cassava plant, tomato plant, …
Teaching and learning activities
• For this lesson the teacher uses the same methodology, and melody as for lesson 1.
• Here the teacher only adds the second verse with emphasis to the vocabulary
“tomato” instead of “cassava” that was developed during lesson 1.
• Extension and variations: Keep increasing the number of verses by changing
different types of crops depends on the level and speed of your children.
Examples: Apple, mango, avocado, pawpaw, orange, vegetables, potato ...here
the teacher may use words such as son and daughter interchangeably.
Lesson 3: A rhyme: If I were ...
If I were an apple
And I grew on the tree
I could fall down
At once and say
Eat my son
Learning objective: Using a rhyme “If I were” children are able to repeat correctly
the word “apple.”
Teaching and learning materials: Real Crops, pictures of crops, charts of crops
including cassava tree, tomato plant, apple, orange.
Learning and teaching activities
• The teacher gives children clear instructions on what to do and how to behave.
• The teacher shows children Teaching /learning materials and asks them some
questions. Children observe teaching/materials and answer to the asked questions.
• The teacher receives children’s answers and improves them to direct childrentoward the new topic.
• The teacher invites children to follow attentively and recites the whole rhyme
“If I were.”
• The teacher continues to teach children that rhyme following all steps used to teach a rhyme.
• Children follow attentively and recite the rhyme “If I were” after the teacher.
• The teacher moves around to help children with special needs.
• The teacher asks children to recite the rhyme studied and moves around to
correct children who are making mistakes.
Lesson 4: A rhyme: If I were ...
If I were an apple
And I grew on the tree
I could fall down
At once and say
Eat my son
If I were an avocado
And I grew on the tree
I could fall down
At once and say
Eat my son
If I were a pawpaw
And I grew on the tree
I could fall down
At once and say
Eat my son
Learning objective: Using the rhyme “If I were” children are able to repeat correctly
the new words “avocado and pawpaw”
Teaching and learning materials: Real Crops, pictures of crops, charts of crops
including cassava plant, tomato plant, apple tree, orange tree, pawpaw tree, avocado tree …
Learning and teaching activities
• For this lesson the teacher uses the same methodology and rhythm as for lesson 3.
• Here the teacher only adds the second and third stanza with emphasis on the
word “avocado and pawpaw” instead of “apple” that was developed in lesson 3.
• The teacher helps children to revise the first stanza.
• Extension and variations: Keep increasing the number of stanzas by changing
the type of fruit depending on the level and speed of your children. Examples:
Apple, mango, Avocado, pawpaw, orange...here the teacher may use words like
son and daughter interchangeably.
Theme: Food from plants
Lesson 5: A song: Potato...potato
Potato......potato
Potato......potato
Whatever the shape you be
Potato....potato
I like your company!
Be a fry or chip
Potato....potato
I would really flip!
Learning objective: Using the song “potato” children are able to repeat correctly
the word “potato.”
Teaching and learning materials: Real potatoes, a picture of potatoes
Learning and teaching activities
• The teacher gives children clear instructions on what to do and how to behave.
• The teacher asks children to sing a song of their choice.
• The teacher shows children real potatoes and asks them some questions.
• Children observe teaching/ learning aids and answer questions asked.
• The teacher asks children clear questions using a simple language.
• The teacher accepts children’s answers and improves them to direct children
toward the new topic.
• The teacher invites children to follow attentively and sing the whole song
“potato.”
• The teacher continues to teach children that song following all the steps used
to teach a song and children follow attentively and sing the song” potato” after
the teacher.
• The teacher moves around to help children with special needs.
• The teacher asks children to sing the song studied and moves around to correct
children who are making mistakes.
Lesson 6: A song: Potato...potato
Potato......potato
Potato......potato
Whatever the shape you may be
Potato....potato
I like your company!
Be a fry or chip
Potato....potato
I would really flip!
Cassava......cassava
Whatever the shape you can be
Cassava....cassava
I like your company!
Be a fry or chip
Cassava....cassava
I would really flip!
Learning objective: Using the song “potato” children are able to repeat correctly
the word “cassava.”
Teaching and learning materials: Real potatoes and a picture of potatoes.
Teaching and learning activities
• For this lesson the teacher uses the same methodology and melody as for lesson 5.
• Here the teacher only adds the second verse with emphasis to the word “potato”
instead of “cassava” that were developed during lesson 5.
• The teacher helps children to revise verse one of this song.
• Extension and variations: Keep increasing the number of stanzas depending
on the level and speed of your children by using the words “potato, cassava,
yam...” interchangeably.Theme: Drinks from plants
Lesson 1: A song: This is the way
This is the way
This is the way I take my tea,
Take my tea, take my tea
This is the way I take my tea
Early in the morning
Learning objective: Using the song “This is the way” children are able to repeat
correctly the word “Tea.”
Teaching and learning materials: A picture of people who are taking tea, real tea.
Learning and teaching activities
• The teacher gives children clear instructions on what to do and how to behave.
• The teacher guides children to sing a song of their choice.
• The teacher shows children real tea and asks them some questions.
• Children observe teaching/learning aids and answer questions asked.
• The teacher asks children clear questions using a simple language.
• The teacher accepts answers and improves them while directing children toward the new topic.
• The teacher invites children to follow attentively and sing the whole song” This is the way.”
• The teacher continues to teach children that song following all the steps used to teach a song
• Children follow attentively and sing the song” potato” after the teacher.
• Children follow attentively and sing the song” potato” after the teacher.
• The teacher moves around to help children with special needs.
• The teacher asks children to sing the studied song and goes around to correct
children who are making mistakes.
Lesson 2: A song: This is the way
This is the way
This is the way I take my tea,
Take my tea, take my tea
This is the way I take my tea
Early in the morning
This is the way I drink my juice,
Drink my juice, drink my juice
This is the way I drink my juice
Early in the morning
This the way I eat my porridge,
Eat my porridge, eat my porridge
This is the way I eat my porridge
Early in the morning
Learning objective: Using the song “this the way” children are able to repeat
correctly the words “Juice and porridge.”
Teaching and learning materials: Real juice and porridge, a picture of children who
are taking porridge.
Teaching and learning activities
• For this lesson the teacher uses the same methodology, melody as for lesson 1.
• The teacher helps the children to revise verse one of this song.
• Here the teacher only adds the second and third verses with emphasis on the
words “ Juice and porridge” instead of “tea” that were developed in lesson 1.
Theme: Hospital
Lesson 1: A song: Reward
If you know, lalala lalala
This reward is for who?
This reward is for yeah
This reward is for hospital
Your Good service is ok, ok!
Laalala doctors.
Consultation, doctor, nurse, medicine, tablets, laboratory...
Learning objective: Children are able to repeat correctly the word hospital.
Teaching and learning materials: Toys of tablet, drawing of hospital, toy ambulance
and statue of a doctor.
Learning and teaching activities
• The teacher gives clear instructions on what to do and how to behave.
• The teacher shows children teaching and learning materials.
• The teacher asks children questions related to teaching and learning materials.
• Children answer questions.
• The teacher sings the whole song to children.
• Children listen to the song from the teacher.
• The teacher sings the refrain and children repeat after him or her.
• The teacher sings a big part of the song and children repeat it many times after him/her.
• Children repeat the song on their own.
• The teacher repeats the whole song and children repeat many times after him/her.
• Children repeat the song on their own.
• Assesses children’s individual performance.
Lesson 2: A Story of Muhire
One day Muhire met a nurse at the hospital.
Muhire asked the nurse, “what the room serves for?”
The nurse said, “ooooh! This room serves as laboratory where tests are carried
out.”Muhire said, “Thank you, I understand.”
Learning objective: The children are able to answer questions about the story in a correct way.
Teaching and learning materials: The drawing of a well-equipped hospital, toys oftablets,(bring back the previous drawing of a hospital).
Learning and teaching activities
• The teacher gives clear instructions on what to do and how to behave.
• The teacher shows to the children teaching and learning materials.
• The teacher asks children questions related to teaching and learning materials.
• The teacher asks children if there was someone who ever told them a story
• The teacher tells children that he or she is going to tell them a story
• The teacher gives children instructions.
• The teacher tells the whole story to the children.
• Children listen to the story.
• The teacher tells a small part of the story to the children and ask them short
questions on the read story.
• Children answer questions.
• Children repeat a part of the story.
• The teacher repeats a big part of the story.
• The teacher asks questions.
• Children answer questions.
• The teacher repeats the whole story.
• The teacher asks questions about the story.
• Children answer questions.
Theme: Wild animals and insects
Lesson 1: A rhyme: Two little blue birds
Two little blue birds
Two little blue birds
Sitting on the wall
One named Keza
One named Kiza
Fly away Keza
Fly away Kiza
Learning objective: Using a rhyme “Two little blue birds” children are able to repeat
correctly the word “bird.”
Teaching and learning materials: Pictures and flash cards of birds.
Learning and teaching activities
• The teacher gives children clear instructions on what to do and on how to behave.
• The teacher shows children teaching /learning materials and asks them some questions.
• Children observe teaching/materials and answer to the asked questions.
• The teacher receives children’s answers and improves them to direct children toward the new topic.
• The teacher invites children to follow attentively and recites the whole rhyme” Two little blue birds”
• The teacher continues to teach children that rhyme following all steps used to teach a rhyme.
• Children follow attentively and recite the rhyme” Two little blue birds” after the teacher.
• The teacher moves around to help children with special needs.
• The teacher asks children to recite the studied rhyme and moves around to correct children who are making mistakes.
Lesson 2: A rhyme: Two little blue birds (stanza 1 and 2)
Two little blue birds
Two little blue birds
Sitting on the wall
One named Keza
One named Kiza
Fly away Keza
Fly away Kiza
Two little blue birds
Sitting on the wall
One named Keza
One named Kiza
Come back Keza
Come back Kiza
Come and sit on the wall
Learning objective: Using a rhyme “Two little birds” children are able to repeat
correctly the words “birds and other related vocabulary.”
Teaching and learning materials: Pictures and flash cards of birds.
Teaching and learning activities
• For this lesson the teacher uses the same methodology and rhythm as for lesson 1.
• The teacher helps children to revise the first stanza of this rhyme.• Here the teacher only adds the second stanza.
Lesson 3: A rhyme: I know an elephant
Drawing the herd of elephants in Akagera National Park
I know an elephant
It’s very big
It has no fingers
It has no nails
Oh my goodness
What a big trunk!
Learning objective: Using a rhyme “I know an elephant” children are able to repeat
correctly the word “elephant.”
Teaching and learning materials: Pictures and flash cards of elephants.
Learning and teaching activities
• The teacher gives children clear instructions on what to do and on how to behave.
• The teacher shows children teaching /learning materials (a picture of elephants) and asks them some questions.
• Children observe teaching/materials and answer questions asked.
• The teacher accepts children’s answers and improves them to direct children toward the new topic.
• The teacher invites children to follow attentively and recite the whole rhyme” I know an elephant”
• The teacher continues to teach children that rhyme following all steps used to teach a rhyme.
• Children follow attentively and recite after the teacher, the rhyme “I know an elephant.”
• The teacher goes round to help children with special needs.
• The teacher asks children to recite the studied rhyme and goes round to correct children who are making mistakes
Lesson 3: A rhyme: Mosquito
Mosquito
Mosquito, mosquito ziiiiii
Catch it!
Shake it!
And kill it!
Ziiiiiiiiiiii
Learning objective: Using a rhyme “Mosquito” children are able to repeat correctly the word “mosquito.”
Teaching and learning materials: pictures and flash cards of mosquitoes.
Learning and teaching activities
• The teacher gives clear instructions on what to do and how to behave.
• The teacher shows children teaching /learning materials (pictures of mosquitoes) and asks them some questions.
• Children observe teaching/materials and answer questions asked.
• The teacher receives children’s answers and improves them while directing children toward the new topic.
• The teacher invites children to follow attentively and recite the whole rhyme “Mosquito.”
• The teacher continues to teach children this rhyme following all steps used to teach a rhyme.
• Children follow attentively and recite the rhyme “Mosquito” after the teacher.
• The teacher goes round to help children with difficulties.
• The teacher asks children to recite the studied rhyme and goes round to correct
children who are making mistakes.
Theme: Water
Lesson 1: A poem: Sources of water
Water from the rain
Water from the pipe
Water from the tap
Water from the tank
Water from the well
Water from the spring
All are sources of water
Learning objective: Children are able to use new words from the poem: “sources of water.”
Teaching and learning materials: Water, tap, tank, jerrycan, buckets.
Learning and teaching activities:
• The teacher gives children clear instructions on what to do and on how to behave.
• The teacher shows teaching materials to the children (bucket and jerrycan containing water).
• Children observe teaching and learning materials and discuss about them.
• The teacher and children go out to observe different sources of water.
• The teacher and children fetch water from the tap and the tank.
• The teacher tells the children the name of rhyme they are going to study.
• The teacher recites the whole rhyme about water and children listen.
• The teacher recites two sentences of the rhyme and children repeat in groups, one by one and using gestures.
• The teacher recites two sentences of the rhyme and adds the third, children repeat first in groups and then individually.
• The teacher recites the three sentences of the rhyme and adds the fourth, children repeat it in groups, and one after the other .
• The teacher recites the fourth sentence of the rhyme and adds the fifth, children repeat in groups, and one after the other.
• The teacher recites the whole rhyme and asks children to repeat in groups.
• The teacher helps all the children especially those who have a problem of pronunciation.
• The teacher helps children to use appropriate gestures according to the theme when they repeat and recite the rhyme.
• The teacher asks children to repeat the whole rhyme in small groups.
• The teacher asks children to recite the rhyme one after the other at the end of the lesson.
Lesson 2: A rhyme: Rain, rain go away
Rain, rain, go away!
Come again another day,
Little children want to play
Rain, rain, go away.For this lesson the teacher uses the same methodology as for lesson 1.
Theme: Artificial sources of light
Lesson 1: A poem: Source of light
I hold my torch up high
I light many candles today
I have two lamps in my room
I see the fire in our kitchen
Learning objective: The children are able to use words about artificial sources of light in a poem.
Teaching and learning materials: Different kinds of artificial sources of light (torch, candle, lamp).
Learning and teaching activities
• The teacher gives clear instructions on what to do and how to behave.
• The teacher presents teaching materials (different kinds of artificial sources of
light) to the children and help them to observe and manipulate these materials.
• The teacher lights all those sources of light and in groups, children observe them.
• The teacher and children discuss about the teaching materials.
• The teacher tells the children the name of the poem they are going to study.
• The teacher recites the whole poem about the artificial sources of light and children listen attentively.
• The teacher recites two sentences of the poem and children repeat in groups and in turns and use gestures.
• The teacher recites two sentences of the poem and adds the third, children repeat in groups and in turns.
• The teacher recites the whole poem and asks children to repeat in groups.
• The teacher helps all the children especially those who have a problem of pronunciation.
• The teacher helps children to use appropriate gestures according to the theme when they repeat and recite the poem.
• The teacher asks children to repeat the whole poem in small groups.
• At the end of the lesson, the teacher asks children to recite the poem in turns.
Lesson 2: A rhyme: My lamp
Drawing of the lit source of light (torch, lamp, and candle)
Lamp, lamp, lamp
You give me light,
Where is my candle?
Oh I forgot it!
But I see my torch
Darkness goes away
Darkness goes away
Learning objective: Children are able to use the new words about artificial sources
of light from the rhyme.
Teaching and learning materials: Lamp, torch, candle, and matches
Learning and teaching activities
• The teacher gives clear instructions on what to do and how to behave.
• The teacher presents teaching materials (different kinds of artificial sources of
light) and help children to manipulate available materials.
• The teacher lights those materials and asks children to observe them.
• The teacher and children discuss the teaching materials.
• The teacher tells children the name of the rhyme they are going to study.
• The teacher recites the whole rhyme about artificial sources of light and children listen.
• The teacher recites two sentences of the rhyme, children repeat in small groups, one after the other by using gestures.
• The teacher recites two sentences of the rhyme and adds the third, children repeat in small groups and one after the other.
• The teacher recites the three sentences of rhyme and adds the fourth, children repeat in small groups, and one after the other.
• The teacher recites the three sentences of rhyme and adds the fifth, children repeat in small groups, and one after the other.
• The teacher recites the whole rhyme and asks children to repeat in small groups.
• The teacher helps all the children especially those who have problems of pronunciation.
• The teacher helps children to use appropriate gestures according to the theme when they repeat and recite the rhyme.
• The teacher asks children to repeat the whole rhyme in pairs.
• At the end of the lesson, the teacher asks children to recite the rhyme one after the other.Theme: Shop and market
Lesson 1: A song: To the market
To the market, to the market to buy a shirt
To the market, to the market to buy shoes
To the market, to the market to buy a toy car
Backing home saying ok, ok!
Saying ok, ok!!!!
Learning objective: Children are able to use correctly the new words from the
poem in real life situations.
Teaching and learning materials: shirt, shoes, and a toy car.
Learning and teaching activities
• The teacher gives children clear instructions on what to do and how to behave.
• The teacher shows the children the market where people are selling different
goods, shirts, shoes and toys and asks them questions.
• The teacher sings the whole song to children.
• Children listen the song from the teacher.
• The teacher sings the refrain and children repeat after him or her.
• The teacher sings a big part of the song and children repeat many times after him/her.
• The teacher repeats the whole song and children repeat many times after him/her.
• Children repeat the song by themselves.
• The teacher assesses children’s individual performance
Lesson 2: A song: Shopping
Let’s go for shopping, shopping, shopping!
I came from the market for shopping, shopping, shopping!
Shopping banana,
Shopping cassava.
To teach this lesson, the teacher refers to the lesson prepared above.Lesson 3: A poem: Money
Money, friend of traders
Friend of sellers
Friend of tellers
Friend of banks
I work in need of you
To teach this lesson, the teacher refers to the lesson prepared above.
Lesson 4: A story: Customer
One day a shopkeeper saw Mutesi moving around the shop.
The shopkeeper said: “MUTESI, welcome,”
You are my customer
Come and buy! The Client said: “How much is one pen?”
The shopkeeper said “Only one hundred and fifty Rwandan francs.MUTESI paid for the pen and went back home smiling
Theme: Transport by water
Lesson 1 serves as sample lesson plan.
Lesson 1: A story: The boat
Learning objective: Children are able to answer questions correctly on the story “the boat.”
Teaching and learning materials: Flash cards showing boats travelling in lake, toy boats...Reference: Pre-primary syllabus and scheme of work.
All the stories in this unit should be taught following the above lesson development.
Lesson 2: A song: Row the boat
Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily
Life is but a dreamTheme: Means of communication
Lesson 1: A poem: My friends
I have three friends
Number one is a radio
Telephone is number two
Number three is television.
I have three friends
With telephone I call friends
With television I watch news
With radio I enjoy music
I like my three friends
Learning objective: Children are able to use correctly the new words gained from the poem “My friends.”
Teaching and learning materials: A radio, flash cards on which there are drawings of a television, phone etc.
Learning and teaching activities
• The teacher gives children clear instructions on what to do and how to behave.
• The teacher shows children teaching and learning materials and asks them
questions.
• The teacher tells the children the name of the poem.
• The teacher reads to the children the poem.
• The teacher repeats two sentences of the poem.
• The children repeat two sentences of the poem after the teacher.
• The teacher asks children to repeat the poem individually.
• The teacher reads a big part of the poem.
• All the children repeat the big part of the poem.
• The teacher repeats the big part of the poem.
• All the children repeat the whole poem.
• The teacher ends the lesson by asking questions to the children about the poem.
The lessons below are taught in the same way the above lesson has been taught.
Lesson 2: A rhyme: Radio
Good morning my father
Good morning my mother
It is time for radio
It is time for us
Listen to the radio
Turn on my radio
To enjoy the music, music by saying
Radio, radio tata, tata, ,ta!!!!
Lesson 3: A Rhyme: Listen to a drum
Listen to the drum pampampa
Listen to the drum pampampa
Drum says pampampa
It‘s time to play pampampa
Hit the drum to say pampampa
Drum says get in class by pampampa
I love the beat pampampa
Let’s stop pampampa, pampampa
Lesson 4: A song: To school
My father tells, tells me
Alice, where are you?
My father here watching television
Turn off it is time to go to school
I take my book, run, run, run
It‘s time to go to school
Theme: Faith based special days
Lesson 1: A poem: My special day
My special day
Day of love
Day of new life
Day of hope
Day for empathy
I mean Baptism
Learning objective: Children are able to repeat confidently the poem “My special day.”
Teaching and learning materials: Pictures of persons who are in a baptism ceremony.
Learning and teaching activities
• The teacher gives children clear instructions on what to do and how to behave.
• The teacher shows pictures of persons who are in a baptism ceremony.
• The teacher announces the name of the poem to the children
• The teacher reads to the children the poem.
• The teacher repeats two sentences of the poem.
• Children repeat after the teacher two sentences of the poem.
• The teacher asks children to repeat the sentences individually.
• The teacher reads a big part of the poem.
• All the children repeat a big part of the poem.
• The teacher repeats the big part of the poem.
• All the children repeat the whole poem.
• The teacher asks questions to the children about the poem.The lessons 2 and 3 below will be taught as lesson 1.
Lesson 2: A song: Merry Christmas
We wish you a merry Christmas
We wish you a merry Christmas
And a happy new year
John, we wish you a merry Christmas
Amina, we wish you a merry Christmas
And a happy new year
Lesson 3: A poem: Holy days
Holy days
Day for praying
Days for forgiveness
Days we celebrate
We like these days
Days I mean
Easter I mean
Christmas I mean
Assumption I mean
Eid el fitri I meam
These are my Holy days
Holy days
Day for praying
Days for forgiveness
Days we celebrate
We like these days
Days I mean
Easter I mean
Christmas I mean
Assumption I mean
Eid el fitri I meam
These are my Holy days
1.5. Additional content
A Song: Parts of our body
I can touch my nose (×2)
I can touch yes touch yes touch my nose
I can touch my eyes (×2)
I can touch yes touch yes touch my eyes
A poem: My clothes
Gloves on my hands
Hat on my head
Look at my t-shirt
It is white and red
Theme: Food from plants
A song: To the market”
To the market, to the market
To the market today
What shall we buy?
Some cakes, an orange
Mangoes and pawpaws
Theme: Water
A rhyme: One yellow duck
One yellow duck swimming in the water
One yellow duck swimming in the water
One yellow duck swimming in the water
Swim, swim, swim, my little duck
Theme: My house
A rhyme: Knock
Knock, knock, and knock
Who is that?
Old grandmother pussy cat
What do you want?
A pocket of milk
Where is your money?
In my pocket
Where is your pocket?
I have forgotten it
Go away Pussy catMeow, meow, meow
A song: We have a new house
We have a new house
A new house we have
Let us sing and dance with joy
The house is new
Theme: My clothes
A song: Sound produced by shoes
Ko ko ko
Dad is coming walking with shoes
Ta ta ta mum is coming home walking with shoes
Ti ti ti I am coming home walking with shoes
A song: I’ve got a shoe
I’ve got a shoe
You’ve got a shoe
All the children got a shoe
When I get to heaven
I put on my shoes…
And walk on our God’s heaven
Heaven, heaven, heaven
When I get to heaven
I put on my shoes
And walk on God’s heaven
Theme: Wild animals and insects
A song: what do you see?
What do you see! x2
I see a lion x 2
A lion?
Run, run, run
What do you see? x2
I see a tiger x 2
A tiger?Run, run, run
N.B: for extension and variation, keep increasing the number of verses by changing
the names of animals
Theme: The hospital
A song: The doctor
Today is a special day
We are going to the doctor
It’s time for check up
John, don’t be afraid
I will give medicine…..
Don’t worry, you will be OK
Doctor said: “John, John”
It’s time to smile
You are no longer sick
Now smile, smile as usual
Theme: The shop/market
A song: We are going to the shop
We are going to the shop, shop, shop
How about you, you, you
You can count two, two, two
We are going to the shop, shop, shop
In the shop, we buy some sugar
Buy some tea leaves, buy some biscuits
In the shop, we buy some sugar
You can come with the sweets
We are going to the shop, shop, shop
How about you, you, you
You can count two, two, two
We are going to the shop, shop, shop.Theme: Occupations in our environment
A song: When I was a teacher
When I was a teacher
A teacher, a teacher
When I was a teacher
A teacher was I
It was this way and that way
And this way and that way
When I was a teacher
A teacher was I
When I was a driver
A driver, a driver
When I was a driver
A driver was I
It was this way and that way
And this way and that way
When I was a driver
A driver was I
When I was a painter
A painter, a painter
When I was a painter
A painter was I
It was this way and that way
And this way and that way
When I was a painter
A painter was I
1.6. End unit assessment
At the end of this unit, the teacher will provide a summary leading to the deep
understanding of the whole content taught. Children will recite poems, sing songs,
and play dialogues they have studied in the whole unit under the teacher’s guidance.
Oral questions will guide the teacher to check children’s understanding of the unit