TERM: 2nd Term

SUBJECT: Grammar
WEEK: 5
CLASS : PRIMARY 4
AGE: 9 years
DURATION : 2 periods of 40 mins each
DATE:
TOPIC : Other types of pronouns
CONTENT : Relative, reflexive, interrogative, demonstrative and
possessive pronouns
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to;
1. Explain what relative, reflexive, interrogative, demonstrative and
possessive are
2. Give some examples of relative, reflexive, interrogative, demonstrative
and possessive pronouns
3. Make use of relative, reflexive, interrogative, demonstrative and
possessive pronouns
SET INDUCTION : The teachers uses pictures of sentences indicating
relative, reflexive, interrogative, demonstrative and possessive pronouns
to arouse the interest of the pupils
INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES : Discussion, group activities,
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS : Metropolitan English series English
grammar for Basic Education Book 3 page 32-36, flash cards and charts on
the relative, reflexive, interrogative, demonstrative and possessive
pronouns, The New First Aid in English by Angus Maciver page 80-84
INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES
PERIOD 1 AND 2: Relative, reflexive, interrogative, demonstrative and
possessive pronouns

TEACHER’S PUPILS
S/N STEPS
ACTIVITY ACTIVITY
1 INTRODUCTION The teacher Pupils
revises the observe,
previous lesson learn and
and introduces participate
the new topic by
Explaining what 
Relative, 
reflexive,
interrogative,
demonstrative
and possessive
pronouns are
 
 
Relative pronouns
are used to
connect a clause
or phrase to a
noun or pronoun.
In most cases,
they are used as
conjunctions E.g
‘who’, ‘which’
 
 
Reflexive
pronouns refer
back to a person
or thing. E.g
himself, itself, etc
 
 
Interrogative
pronouns are
used for asking
questions e.g
which, whose,
who etc
  
 
Demonstrative
pronouns are
used to point to
specific persons
or things e.g
‘this’, ‘that’, ‘these’
and ‘those’
 
 
Possessive
pronouns are
used to show
possession and
are not followed
by a noun e.g
mine, theirs,
yours, ours etc
2 EXPLICIT The teacher Pupils
INSTRUCTION/TEACHER further explains observe,
MODELLING the usage of learn and
some reflexive, participate
demonstrative
pronouns and
relative pronouns
 
REFLEXIVE
Singular and
plural of reflexive
pronouns

1st person
Myself –
ourselves

2nd person
Yourself –
yourselves

3rd person
Himself/herself -
themselves
Itself/oneself –
themselves
 
DEMONSTRATIVE
‘this’ is used to
describe a
singular object
that is near
‘these’ is used to
describe more
than one object
that is near
 
‘that’ is used to
describe a
singular object
that is far
‘those’ is used to
describe more
than one object
that is far
 
For example
This book- these
books
That bag- those
bags
 This cup- these
cups
That fan-those
fans
 
RELATIVE
‘who’ is used for
persons
‘which’ is used for
animals and
things
For examples
This is the boy
who stole the
show
Look at the cat
which entered the
room
3 EVALUATION The pupils are - Pupils
asked to observe,
learn and
1. Explain what participate
Relative, 
reflexive,
interrogative,
demonstrative
and possessive
pronouns are
2. Give examples
of Relative, 
reflexive,
interrogative,
demonstrative
and possessive
pronouns
3. When do we
use
 This
That
These
Those
Who
Which
Mine
Theirs
Yours
Pupils are asked
to answer
question  A-C on
page 34-35 of Pupils
the text-book and observe,
4 CLASS-WORK
page 84 No 19- learn and
26 of The New participate
First Aid in
English by Angus
Maciver
Pupils are asked
to answer
questions D-F on
page 35-36 of
the reference Pupils
5 ASSIGNMENT
text and page 84 participate
No 27-35 of the
The New First Aid
in English by
Angus Maciver  
The teacher
marks their
6 CONCLUSION books, corrects it  
and commend
the pupils