English Diction Curriculum for Primary School

This English Diction scheme can be followed to teach from primary one to five.

Teachers are advised to get enough contents, create stories, and use word vocabularies in sentences and role play to achieve the aim of this overview.

PRIMARY ONE FIRST TERM

WEEKS               TOPICS
Week two	Greetings
Week three	Introducing myself
Week four	Food etiquette
Week five	Naming family members
Week six	Naming things around {home, school…}
Week eight	Simple request
Week nine	Letters naming (words associated)
Week ten	Role play

SECOND TERM

WEEKS               TOPICS
Week one	Settling/revision
Week two	Intonation(question)
Week three	Intonation (listing, Wh)
Week four	Naming countries
Week five	Dicta (Incorrect/correct expressions)
Week six	Naming Professions
Week eight	Role play on professions
Week nine	Reading Pattern
Week Ten	Reading Drive Competition

THIRD TERM

WEEKS                                                      TOPIC S
Week One	Settling in
Week two	Days of the week\months
Week three	Casual week
Week four	Naming food and fruits
Week five	Naming animals
Week six	Counting numbers (one, two)
Week eight	Spelling pattern 1
Week nine	Spelling pattern 11
Week ten	Spelling bee competition

PRIMARY THREE FIRST TERM

WEEKS	TOPICS
Week One	Letters of the English Alphabet
Week Two	Dictionary and its uses
Week Three	Objects in the home and environment
Week Four	Food vocabularies
Week Five	Di – Syllables(sentences)
Week Six	Tri – Syllables(in sentences)
Week Eight	Stress labelling
Week Nine	Simple request
Week Ten	Role Play

SECOND TERM

WEEKS             TOPICS
Week One	Settling in
Week Two	Silent Letters
Week Three	Food and Vegetables(Vocabularies)
Week Four	The Pairs SH and CH
Week Five	Objects in the classrooms
Week Six	Digraphs
Week Seven	Spelling pattern I (Abbreviations)
Week Eight	Spelling Pattern II (Abbreviations)
Week Nine	Spelling Bee Competition

THIRD TERM

WEEKS              TOPICS
Week one	Settling in
Week Two	Speech on Myself
Week Three	The /Ju:/ and the /ʌ/ Sound
Week Four	Intonation I
Week Five	Intonation II
Week Six	Role Play
Week Eight	Shopping Vocabularies
Week Nine	Reading Pattern
Week Ten	Reading Drive Competition

English Diction Curriculum

PRIMARY FOUR FIRST TERM

WEEKS	TOPICS
Week One	Letters of the English Vocabulary
Week Two	Syllables
Week Three	Stressed Syllables I
Week Four	Food Etiquette (Vocabulary)
Week Five	Stressed Syllables II
Week Six	The /i: / Sound
Week Eight	Past Form Markers
Week Nine	Plural Form Markers
Week Ten	Role Play

SECOND TERM

WEEKS              TOPICS
Week One	Random Mispronounced words
Week Two	Syllables (Tetra Syllabics)
Week Three	Casual Week (Clothing vocabularies)
Week Four	Stress Labelling I
Week Five	Stress Labelling II
Week Six	Phrasal Verbs
Week Eight	Spelling Pattern 1
Week Nine	Spelling Pattern II
Week Ten	Spelling Competition

THIRD TERM

WEEKS             TOPICS
Week One	Random Mispronounced words
Week Two	Affixes
Week Three	Affixes in conversation
Week Four	Intonation
Week Five	Intonation (Intro to public speaking)
Week Six	Speech on random topics
Week Eight	Group debate
Week Nine	Reading Practice
Week Ten	Reading Drive competition

English Diction Curriculum

PRIMARY FIVE FIRST TERM

WEEKS              TOPICS
Week One	Letters of the English Alphabet
Week Two	Syllables (Di)
Week Three	Syllables (Tri)
Week Four	Food Etiquette (Vocabulary/Practical)
Week Five	Dicta (Right Expression)
Week Six	Phrasal Verbs
Week Eight	Past Form Markers
Week Nine	Plural Form Markers
Week Ten	Role Play

SECOND TERM

WEEKS	TOPICS
Week One	Revision/Pronunciation drill
Week Two	Affixes
Week Three	Syllable(Tetra)
Week Four	Stress Labelling
Week Five	Silent Letters
Week Six	Comparing SH and CH
Week Eight	Spelling Pattern I
Week Nine	Spelling Pattern II
Week Ten	Spelling Bee Competition

THIRD TERM

WEEKS             TOPICS
Week One	Revision
Week Two	Dictionary
Week Three	Reading Passages with the /3:/ Sounds
Week Four	The ‘th’ sounds
Week Five	Homophones
Week Six	Rhyming Words
Week Eight	Group Debating
Week Nine	Reading Practice
Week Ten	Reading Drive Competition

English Diction Curriculum