Rwanda Specific Programmes

Unit 1 – Welcome to the classroom
Key Unit Competence: To use language learnt in the context of the classroom.
Learning objectives
Knowledge and understanding
- Identify personal and possessive pronouns.
- Recognise words for classroom instructions.
Skills
- Recognise familiar names and words.
- Greet people at school and in a home setting.
- Recognise and respond to greetings in words and gestures.
- Ask someone their name and say their own.
- Introduce themselves and others.
- Listen to and follow
Attitudes & Values
- Listen carefully.
- Pay attention to the teacher.
- Enjoy yourself.
Content – View Downloadable Lessons
Greeting people
- Good morning, good afternoon, good evening, hello, how are you? I am fine, thank you.
Introducing oneself
- My name is Felix. I am Felix. What is your name?
Introducing others
- This is Felix. He is Felix. His name is Felix. Who is this?
Giving and following instructions
- Stand up, sit down, clap, concentrate, listen, look, repeat, speak, sing, etc.
Vocabulary Instructions/Orders
- Stand up, sit down, repeat, listen, etc.
Language structure
- Possessives: my, his, her.
Learning Activities
- Greet learners in class and let them respond appropriately.
- Mime greetings and the learners imitate and respond aloud.
- Learners practise greeting each other.
- Learners introduce each other.
- Listen and respond to words, stories, nursery rhymes, chants, poems and songs about greeting people.
- Create actions for some instructional words e.g. clap, listen (tug ear), look (point to eye). Learners imitate and say the words
- Match pictures with spoken words and phrases.
- Listen to the sounds and words and repeat.
Lesson Downloads:
- Lesson 1 | Learning Hello – Download Lesson
- Lesson 2 | Learning Good Morning Good Afternoon – Download Lesson
- Lesson 3 | Learning Hello How are you, I’m fine How are you – Download Lesson
- Lesson 4 | Learning My name is What is your name – Download Lesson
- Lesson 5 | Learning Listening Speaking Personal pronouns – Download Lesson
- Lesson 6 | Learning Reading and Writing Personal Pronouns – Download Lesson
- Lesson 7 | Learning Instruction Words 1 – Download Lesson