ENGLISH FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE
Grade 4
HOW DO YOU DO?
Module 1
A BIRTHDAY CALENDAR
Allow me to introduce myself
Welcome to Grade Four. I wonder if you have any new learners in your class. Have you found out anything about them yet? They are probably feeling rather shy and nervous. Try to make them feel welcome by introducing yourself as soon as possible.
When we meet people for the first time, we start by telling them our name, our age, and any other information that they might request. we call this activity ‘introducing ourselves’.
Complete the following sentences. Your teacher will then give you an opportunity to share your details with the rest of the class.
My first name is ……………………………………………………………
My surname is …………………………………………………………….
I am ………………………….years old.
My birthday is on ………………………………………………………….
I was born in ……………………………………………………………….
I have …………………………. brothers.
| GROUP WORK CHECKLIST | TICK | |
| CRITERIA | Y | N |
| Are all the names of people and months of the year written with a capital letter? | ||
| Is your writing the correct size for Irish Lines? | ||
| Have you written in neat cursive? |
Activity 1
To write lists with headings [lo 4.1.2]
To spell familiar words correctly [lo 4.5.2]
A BIRTHDAY CALENDAR
A. Find a card in your classroom with your birthday month on it. There you will meet other classmates whose birthdays are in the same month as yours. Form a group and complete a birthday and classroom duty poster for your teacher. Your chart must be in date order. Make a copy for yourself to store in your portfolio.
| (MONTH) | ||
| DATE | NAME | FAVOURITE DUTY |
| GROUP BIRTHDAY POSTER CHECKLIST | TICK | |
| CRITERIA | Y | N |
| Did everybody in the group participate? | ||
| Did you check your spelling? | ||
| Is your heading in neat capital print? | ||
| Is your writing neat and large enough to see from a distance? | ||
| Is the poster set out in date order? |
B Write these words down correctly and learn how to spell them.
| THE MONTHS OF THE YEAR | |
| a) | g) |
| b) | h) |
| c) | i) |
| d) | j) |
| e) | k) |
| f) | l) |
| DAYS OF THE WEEK |
| m) |
| n) |
| o) |
| p) |
| q) |
| r) |
| s) |
Assessment
LEARNING OUCOME 2: WRITING
The learner will be able to write different kinds of factual and imaginative texts for a wide range of purposes.
Assessment standard
We know this when the learner:
4.1 writes to communicate information:
4.1.2 writes lists with headings;
4.5 uses developing knowledge of language structure:
4.5.2 spells familiar words correctly.
Memorandum
ALLOW ME TO INTRODUCE MYSELF
- This exercise forms an introduction to the module and is not assessed by the educator.
- Learners prepare information to share with one another in small groups. This is to help them gain confidence in speaking in their additional language.
- Before allowing learners to start working, discuss the CHECKLIST at the end of the exercise. The checklist is a guide for the learner to ensure that they are aware of what the expectations are.
Activity 1
- In this activity, learners will have to communicate in order to plan and present a birthday calendar for the class.
- They will also have a calendar in their portfolio for assessment purposes.
- Create workstations in the class by making labels with the different months of the year written on them. A workstation is an area of floor-space or ideally a table where learners can work in a group.
- Ask learners to group themselves according to the month in which they were born.
- Provide a sheet of paper (manila cardboard if you prefer) for the class poster.
- Discuss the checklist before learners begin the task.
- Discuss the criteria in the assessment rubric before learners begin their calendar for their portfolio.