First Term Lesson Note for Week Six

Class : Primary Two

Subject : English Studies (Grammar)

Topic : Collective Nouns

Duration : 80 Minutes

Period : Double Periods

Learning Objectives : By the end of the lesson learners will be able to :

i. Explain the meaning of Collective Nouns

ii. Give examples of collective nouns

iii. List more examples of collective nouns for people, animals and things.

Reference Materials : Metropolitan English Series for Basic Education, Book 2.

Basic English for Primary Schools, Book 2 by Harbans Kaur.

Instructional Material : Chart showing collective nouns.

previous Knowledge : Learners have been taught Nouns and types of Nouns

Key Vocabulary Word : collective nouns, group names, directors, congregation, audience, crowd, etc.

Content :

Collective Noun is one expressing a collection or a number of people or things. It is a name given to group of people, animals and things.

examples of collective nouns are : army, flock, crowd, fleet, galaxy, bevy, band, troupe, host, bunch, pair, bouquet, library, set, etc.

List of some collective nouns are given below:

1. A band of musicians
2. A board of directors
3. A bench of magistrate
4. A bevy of ladies
5. A class of scholars
6. A company of actors
7. A crew of sailors
8. A gang of thieves
9. A host of angels
10. A set of tools
11. A bunch of banana
12. A staff of teacher
13. A team of footballers
14. A galaxy of stars
15. A chest of drawers
16. A bouquet of flowers
17. A swarm of bees
18. A flock of sheep
19. A pack of wolves
20. A herd of cattle
21. A pride of lions
22. A shoal of fish
23. A flight of aeroplane
24. A bunch of keys
25. A forest of trees

Presentation Steps :

Step 1 : The teacher revises the previous lesson with the learners by asking them questions orally.

Step 2 : He introduces the new Lesson topic by defining collective nouns.

Step 3 : He then gives several examples of collective nouns for people, animals and things.

Step 4 : He writes out some examples of collective nouns for people, animals and things on the board for the learners to read.

Evaluation / Assessment :

1. What is collective noun?
2. Complete the following collective nouns by filling in the missing words.

a. A __________________ of teachers.

b. A __________________ of cars.

c. A _________________ of forest.

d. A _________________ of books.

e. A ___________________of chocolates.

f. A flock of _________________.

g. A gang of _________________.

h. A bevy of _________________.

i. A Pride of __________________.

j. A team of ___________________.

Conclusion : The teacher summarizes the lesson for a better understanding and makes necessary corrections and marks the learners notebooks.

Assignment : Answer the following questions

1. _______________________ are names given to group of Nouns together.
2. List five examples of collective nouns.
3. Complete the following sentences with the correct collective nouns

i. We saw a _____________ of lions in the zoo.

ii. The ____________ of musicians played at the concert.

iii. The pack of ____________ killed the sheep.

iv. I ate a ______________ of banana yesterday.

v. The _____________ of thieves were arrested by the police.

vi. There is a bunch of ____________ on the table.