Lesson Activities

 Language Arts May 13, 2025 Focus Question: How do I describe the diversity among ethnic groups in Jamaica and the Caribbean? Topic: Antonyms Objective: At the end of the lesson students should be able to: Examine analogies and other word relationships, including synonyms and antonyms, to determine the meaning of words Content summary Teaching/Learning Activities Engage Activity: “Word Match – Opposites Attract” Display a list of words on the board (e.g., accept, fair, peaceful, respect ). Ask students to match them with their opposites (e.g., reject, unfair, violent, disrespect ). watch the clip below EXPLORE  Activity: Text Hunt: “Finding Meaning with Antonyms” Instructions: Students read a short passage about a situation involving diversity (see example below). They underline words they don’t know and look at antonyms in the sentence to guess the meaning. Example Text Excerpt: "Everyone at Harmony School is included, no matter their background. No on...

 Social Studies Focus Question: What are some of the key factors that influence climate and how do these factors influence climate? May 12, 2025 Objective: At the end of the lesson students should be able to: ●       Name and describe the type of climate experienced in Jamaica and the rest of the Caribbean ●       Interpret simple climate graphs Skills Interpreting graphs Creating tables   Content Summary The Caribbean has a Tropical Marine Climate due to the closeness of the islands to the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean Caribbean is located in the tropical climatic zone between 23.5 N and 23.5 S of the Equator The climate is influenced by the winds from the sea (Northeast Trade Winds) We get convectional rainfall in May and June in the afternoon The western regions (Jamaica, Cuba, Haiti,etc) are prone to hurricanes, tropical storms and depressions and the Southeastern area (Trinidad, Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao) are below the h...

  Mathematics                         May 12, 2025 FQ:  What real-life problems can I solve using arithmetic and algebra? Objective: Students will Determine the solution to a simple equation with one variable At the end of the lesson students should be able to: Determine the solution to a simple equation with one variable   Content Summary A variable is a symbolic placeholder for a number we do not yet know. It’s very common to see x or y used as a variable in math problems, but variables can be represented by any symbol or letter.   An equation sets two mathematical expressions equal to one another. Example: x + 6 = 20 as shown below with the Cuisenaire rods   Teaching/Learning Activities   Engage Students should be placed in small groups and given the following activity. Instruction: Write a story problem for ...

 Language Arts May 12, 2025 FQ:  Objective: At the end of the lesson students should be able to: ·          Identify and comment on the use of elements of poetry, e.g. rhyme, figurative language Elements of Poetry Teaching/Learning Activities Engage Listen to the song on elements of poetry Explore: ü   Read, identify and discuss the elements of different poems which address aspects of ethnic diversity, e.g. “There was an Indian” There was an Indian J.C. Squire There was an Indian, who had known no change, Who strayed content along a sunlit beach Gathering shells. He heard a sudden strange Commingled noise: looked up; and gasped for speech.   For in the bay, where nothing was before, Moved on the sea, by magic, huge canoes With bellying cloths on poles, and not one oar, And fluttering coloured signs and clambering crews.   And he, in fear, this naked man ...