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5. Suggested Pre-Lesson tasks

Below can be found 12 lesson tasks which teachers may choose from or adapt for the pre-lesson
section within the Schemes of Work. These pre-lesson tasks are suitable to begin almost any skills-
focussed lesson and require minimal materials and preparation. Teachers can, of course, use their
own pre-lesson tasks whenever they think that these would be more suitable for the pupils they teach.

Each pre-lesson task takes about 5-10 minutes of class time.

Please note that these tasks are the same for Primary Year 1 and Primary Year 2. The language and
vocabulary focus will be different, however, and some tasks can be modified for slightly older or more
proficient pupils, as is noted in the task description.

PRE-LESSON TASK 1: WORK OUT THE WORDS

AIM: to prepare and give pupils confidence for a listening or reading text

MATERIAL: Board, exercise books and pens

Write anagrams of key topic vocabulary words on the board, e.g.

e l o y l w (for yellow)
r e n e g (for green)

Put pupils into pairs or groups and ask them to work out the words by completing the anagrams.
If pupils find this difficult provide the first letter of each word or provide a picture to help them with
meaning.
When finished, invite pupils to form larger groups to see if they have the same words.
Ask volunteers to say a word then spell it or come up to the board to write it.

PRE-LESSON TASK 2: GUESS THE ANSWER

AIM: to prepare and give pupils confidence for a listening or reading text

MATERIALS: Board

1. write questions on the board for a listening or reading text that the pupils will answer during the
lesson.
2. Provide two or three possible answers for each question for example, “What does Sara like doing?”
a. going swimming
b. watching TV
c. reading books (make sure one is the correct answer!)
3. Ask pupils to guess which one they think is the correct answer.
4. Pupils then listen to or read the text to check their predictions.

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Primary Year 1 Scheme of Work