Gender / Part of a sentence

Class: Primary one

Lesson Plan: Gender (Masculine and Feminine) & Parts of a Sentence 

Subject: English Language

Lesson Objectives

By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:

Define gender in nouns

Identify masculine, feminine, and neuter (common) nouns

Give examples of masculine and feminine words

Understand the parts of a sentence (subject and predicate)

Identify the subject and predicate in simple sentences

Instructional Materials

whiteboard

Introduction 

Start by asking:

“Are you a boy or a girl?”

“Can animals also be male or female?”

Explain:

Gender tells us whether something is male or female.

Lesson Development

 Gender in Nouns  

Explain the three types of gender:

Masculine → male

Examples: boy, father, brother

Feminine → female

Examples: girl, mother, sister

Neuter (Common) → no gender

Examples: table, chair, book

Examples

People

Masculine         Feminine

brother                sister

boy                       girl

father                 mother

husband           wife

Animals

Masculine       Feminine

bull                      cow

lion                     lioness

dog                     bitch

Class Activity

Ask pupils to:

Say the feminine form of boy → girl

Say the masculine form of mother → father

 Parts of a Sentence 

Explain: A sentence has two main parts:

(a) Subject

The person or thing we are talking about

(b) Predicate

What we say about the subject

Examples

Subject                         Predicate

Jane                                 is a girl

Dogs                                bark

Animals                          are dangerous

The pupils                      go to school

The weekend                 is free

My mum                          is caring

His dad                            is loving

Those gowns                 are for girls

Some boys                     are playing football

The woman                    is unhappy

Class Activity

Let pupils identify:

Subject and predicate in sentences

Example:

Dogs bark

Subject: Dogs

Predicate: bark

Evaluation 

Ask pupils:

What is gender?

Give two examples of masculine nouns

Give two examples of feminine nouns

Identify the subject and predicate:

The boy runs fast

Conclusion

Gender shows whether a noun is male, female, or neither

Every sentence has a subject and a predicate

 Assignment

1. Write 5 masculine words and their feminine forms.
2. Underline the subject and circle the predicate:

The girl sings beautifully

My father is strong