2. CCE-TEACHERS’ MANUAL
PRIMARY
ENGLISH

3. PRIMARY ENGLISH

4. Global language
4

5. INTRODUCTION
Language is the basic tool for
Communication .
Skill based

6. COMMUNICATIVE
APPROACH
Integrative of the 4 components
Focus on
 Vocabulary
 Phonetics
 Grammar
 Creativity

7. Message
A School is a Change
Laboratory
A Principal is a Change
Manager
A Teacher is a Change
Agent
A teacher is a Co-learner.
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9. CCE
 Continuous- i.e. ongoing, happening all
the time , part of teaching and learning ,
involves collecting, recording and
interpreting data
Comprehensive -it covers all scholastic and co
scholastic areas.
Includes a variety of tools and techniques for
assessment of the learners.

10. SELF EVALUATION
FEEDBACK
RETESTING
CORRECTIVE MEASURES
DIAGNOSIS
REGULARITY

11. EVALUATION
Continuous
 Formative
Summative
Comprehensive
 Holistic
 Scholastic
and co-
scholastic

12. What is the difference?
When the cook tastes the
soup, that's formative.
When the guests taste the
soup, that's summative. –
Robert Stake
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13. Components of CCE

14. Formative Assessment FA(a)
Activity based assessment
Child expresses his/ her innate potential in diverse
ways.
Measure child’s participation, interest, persistence,
happiness and involvement.
No “one” right answer/ ideas/ presentation.
Assessment based on teacher’s observation and
interaction.
Flexibility in assessment.

15. Suggestive FA(a) activities
Singing
Poetry recitation
Puppetry
Role Play
Craft
Model making
Scrap Book
Games
Listening to Stories
Telling Stories
Writing Stories
Free writing and creative writing
Illustration

16. Suggestive FA(a) contd….
 Answering Open Questions
 Debate
 Discussion (small group)
 Recording a visit
 Recording a Field Trip
 Student Presentation – ICT, Chart, Black board.
 Reference
 Information gathering
 Dictionary work
 Memory Activities (I can activities)
 Interview
 Case study
 Creative Writing
 Reading Library /Supplementary book.
 Home work

17. I can
I do
activities

18. Formative Assessment FA(b)
Content based assessment.
Evaluation of learning.
Evaluates the child’s cognitive skill
(knowledge, understanding, application, skill)
 Diagnostic in nature.
 Remedial measure can be taken.
 Flexibility
 Invites students oral/ written response to a question.

19. Suggestive FA(b) activities
 Alternative Response type True/False, Right/Wrong,
Yes/No.
 Matching type
 Matrix type
 Multiple choice
 Fill in the blanks
 Sequencing Activities
 Dictation
 Very Short Answers
 Short Answers
 Filling summary formats / Graphic Organizers.
 Quiz
 Riddles & Puzzles
 Application /Inference activities

20. Benefits
More student friendly
Motivating
Provides feed back on teaching and
learning
Enhances teaching and learning
Peer and self assessment develop skills
for later life

21. Summative assessment
Takes place at the end of a
term.
To sum up what a learner has
learnt.
Blue print based.
Time based.

22. Formative assessment (b)
•It is an evaluation of learning.
•It is teacher based.
•It would involve written work.
•It evaluates the child’s cognitive skill (knowledge,
understanding).
•It is content based.
•It invites students written response to question at
the end of a unit.
•It aims to assess a leaner's development in scholastic
area .

23. Content of Teacher’s Manual
1.List of Textual Activities
2.Skills to be Remembered at the End of Term I
3.Points to be Remembered at the End of Term
I
4.Illustration of FA(a) and FA(b) activities with
examples
5. Blue Print and Model Question Paper for
Summative Assessment

24. List of Activities from Text std III unit 2
Textual activities Objectives
Unit-unity is strength To promote understanding skill.
Comprehension questions.
Conversion exercises To develop spelling ability
Learning the animals cry. To improve word power.
Listing out the names of things that you will buy from a grocery Knowledge of nouns
shop.
Topic-My best friend (poem) To develop linguistic competence
Complete the proverbs
Topic- Who saved the tree. To cultivate pronunciation aspect in
Framing words with cluster sounds children
Talking on the reasons for some important days such as March To develop reasoning power and
-8th,May-1st etc, speaking skill
(page-52 )Learning the synonyms and antonyms. To promote word power.

25. Sugguested Activities for Std. III
Activities Objectives
1 Talking on the characters in the story Unity is strength –Topic To develop speaking skill
My best friend
2 Write a poem about your best friend in four lines To develop writing skill.
3 Topic-Who saved the tree (page 54) The teacher encourages To develop word power.
the students to narrate a memorable experience.
4 (page-50) Let us discus To develop fluency in speech.
Why should we not cut down trees? -Every student is
encouraged to say a reason.
5 (page-57) Write a biography of a tree. To develop writing skill and presentation
skill.
6 Topic-`Beno and the butterfly’ To develop word power and creative
Describe a garden thinking.
7 Make a list of insects, birds, animals, vegetables, and fruits that To develop classifying skill (higher order
you know. thinking skill).

26. List of activities for Std I
Individual Activity
F.A(a)
or or
Topic Name of the Activity F.A.(b) Group Activity
Our School
1. Answering the comprehension questions F.A(b) Individual Activity
2. Fill in the blanks F.A(b) Individual Activity
3. Finding out the action words F.A(b) Individual Activity
4 Finding out the words from the grid F.A(b) Individual Activity
Go to School 1. Choosing the similar sounding words F.A(b) Individual Activity
2. Describe your school in three sentences F.A(a) Individual Activity
No more Fear 1. Hints developing F.A(b) Individual Activity
2. Writing on different topics F.A(a) Individual Activity
3. Answering the comprehension questions F.A(b) Individual Activity
4. Drawing faces to match verbs F.A(a) Individual Activity
5. Frame sentences from the triangles F.A(a) Individual Activity
6. Reciting a rhyme - 'Tick tock' F.A(a) Group Activity
7. Learning months of the year, number names F.A(b) Individual Activity
8. Enacting as postman, doctor etc F.A(a) Group Activity
Black is Beautiful 1. Dramatising the story in the lesson F.A(a) Group Activity
2. Rearranging the sentences in sequential order F.A(b) Individual Activity

27. Skills to be Acquired by the Children at the End of First
Term in Standard I.
Listening : Listening to rhymes and
performing actions. Understand
instructions and carry out.
Speaking : Singing Rhymes
Reading : Reading letters and words
Writing : Writing letters and words
Vocabulary : Parts of the body, Family members,
Fruits Flowers, Animals, Birds.
Language functions : Talking about oneself.

28. Points to remember
The child has to identify the parts of the Body,
Alphabet, sounds
The child has to read Pictures, Letters, Words,
Structures.
The child has to write letters and simple words.

29. F.A.(a) Std :II

30. My Hobbies

31. F.A.(a)
Std :III
Activity : Preparing a scrap book with pictures of different birds
Time : 1 week
Objective : Making the children to acquire life skill, empathy.
Procedure : Generally, Children have the instinct to catch flies for fun.
But they must acquire the skill, empathy and respect the
freedom of others, especially birds and insects. So it is
pertinent to collect the pictures of different birds and
insects and prepare a scrap book with names of different
birds insects as their F.A. (a) activity.
Parameters of assessment:
 Interest and involvement in the collection of materials.
 Neatness of the scrap book
 Information given in the scrap book.

32. Scrap book

35. F.A.(a)
Std – II Topic – ‘No more Fear’
Task : Writing the numerals and number names
Objective : Making the children to write the number
names (writing skill)
Time : 5 minutes
Procedure : The teacher must use a set of cards on which
numerals are written the teacher can use another set
of cards on which the number names are written.
Then the teacher tells the children to match both the
set of cards. The children copy the numerals and
number names on the low level black board.
Parameters of assessment:
 Identifying the numeral and matching it with number names.
 Ability to read the number names
 Ability to write the number names and numbers

36. One 1
Two 2
three 3

37. F.A.(b)
Topic : Our Mother Earth
Std: V
Task : Learning the prefixes and suffixes
Objective : Developing skill in grammar
Procedure : The teacher writes prefixes, suffixes on charts. She writes
certain words on the black board. She tells the children to
match the words with prefixes and suffixes
e.g . – prefixes
Possible - Impossible
Understand – Misunderstand
e.g – suffix
Joy – Joyful
Retire - retirement
Parameters of assessment
 Resourcefulness of children in matching
 Correctness in matching

38. Possible
Impossible

39. F.A.(b)
Topic : Look at me (poem)
Std : I
Task : Reading the poem
Objective : Making the children read the poem
Time : 5 minutes
Procedure : The teacher reads the poem. The children
repeat the poem after the teacher. Then the
children have loud reading and silent reading. The
children learn the words, eyes, nose, fingers, toes,
mouth, teeth, head and feet.
Parameters of assessment:
 Reading the poem with correct pronunciation
 Understanding the key words in the poem.

41. Class IV
 Model Activity I
Task-singing a song
 Objectives :-
 To feel and enjoy the rhythm
 To participate enthusiastically
 Procedure- Encourage the groups to sing in turns
 Teacher must facilitate
 Parameters of Assessment
 Enthusiastic participation
 Sensitivity to the tune and rhythm

42. POEM
PUT YOUR RIGHT HAND IN PUT YOUR RIGHT HAND
PUT YOUR RIGHT HAND IN AND SHAKE IT ALL
AROUND
DO THE BOOGIE BOOGIE
TURN YOURSELF AROUND