• General

    • 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.
      GOOD
      GOOD
      GOOD
      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.
      GOOD
      GOOD
      GOOD
      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 song 

      have 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 to 

      correct 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 x2 

      How 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 adds 

      the 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 correct 

      children who are making mistakes.

      Lesson 4: Rhyme: There

      GOOD

      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 father

      And 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
      GOOD
      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 children 

      toward 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

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      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 of 

      tablets,(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

      GOOD

      GOOD

      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.


      GOOD
      GOOD

      F

      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 dream


      Theme: Means of communication

      D

      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 cat

      Meow, 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

      UNIT 3:USING VOCABULARY RELATED TO THE THEMES OF THE DAYGRADE 2:UNIT 2 POLITE LANGUAGE IN ORAL COMMUNICATION