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ENGLISH LANGUAGE

J S S 3 THIRD TERM

WEEK	THEME/SKILL	TOPIC	CONTENT	ACTIVITIES
1	Resumption test	Resumption test	Resumption test	Conduct of resumption test
2	Listening and speaking	Consonant sounds	Consonant /Ѳ/ and /ā/ contrasted in words and sentence contexts. E.g. cloth/clothe, breath/breathe, thanks/then	Make a list of words with /Ѳ/ sounds Make a list of words with /ā/ sounds. Use them in sentence contexts.
	Grammatical accuracy	Verbs	Using model verbs and other forms to express permission.	Practice the use of verbs in roper context to take permission/give permission.
	Reading	Identifying active and passive verbs	Reading passages on (a) Dangers of premarital sex (b) the right to education (c) consequences of negative peer pressure.	Read a given passage to identify active & passive verbs. Teacher guides students to make such sentences.
	Writing	Skills in writing a poem.	Composing a simple poem in a concise, unique but high language.	Teacher writes a simple narrative poem Identify different types of poems.
	Literature	Drama	Introduction to the prescribed dramatic text e.g. ‘trafficked victims’, dinner for promotion.	The prescribed drama text to be read in class-students as characters.
3	Speech (listening and speaking)	Consonant sounds usage.	Consonants/s/ and/S/ contrasted in word and sentence contexts. Eg. Save /shave, suit/shoot, sleep/ship etc.	Make a list of words with /s/ sound. Make a list of words with /s/ sound Make speech/sentence with the words.
	Reading	Reading to grasp meaning	Reading passages to grasp meaning in various context.	Select passage form student’s text to read. Answer question to show understanding. Distinguish form facts and opinions.
	Grammatical accuracy.	Correct use of verbs.	Using modal verbs to express obligation and necessity. Eg ought’, might.	Practice the use of modal verbs to express obligation and necessity.
	Writing	Writing skills	Descriptive composition ways to describe accurately	Teacher to mention the various aspect of good description : (external features/internal features) Students to write a description of a given subject (person, thing, process).
	Literature	Biography	Biography of the playwright (the prescribed drama text)	The teacher should give a vivid biography of the playwright for understanding.
4	Speaking and listening (speech work)	Consonant sounds	Consonant sounds /p/ and /b/ contrasted in word and sentence usage. Eg. Peace/beat, purse/bus, parch/batch etc.	Make a list of words with /p/ sounds Make a list of words with/b/ sounds Make speech/sentences with the words.
	Grammatical accuracy	Verbs	Modal verbs for expressing possibility.	Practice the use of modal verbs to express possibility.
	Reading	Reading for evaluation	Reading form student text for evaluation.	Read selected passage and answer the question on it.
	Writing	Writing Skills	Expository composition: Techniques of writing exposition.	List out various techniques in expository liability. Practice writing an expository essays eg. Processing Garri/weaving etc.
	Literature	Drama	Introduction to the theme, setting and plot of the prescribed drama txet.	Read the txet to explain theme setting (place & time) and plot in the text. Explain the concepts.
5	Speech	Speaking & listening	Speaking skills: conversation among students. Conversation between senior and senior etc.	Pair student to talk on a given topic. Eg. What you love doing best. Pair senior to talk to junior in age.
	Grammatical accuracy	Ability	Modal for expressing ability.	Practice the use of modal verbs for expressing ability.
	Writing	Writing skills	Writing a fare well speech	List features of speech State who and how to write fare well speech.
	Reading	Reading for comprehension	Listening/Reading to comprehend. Selected passage form student text.	Read a given passage Answer question on comprehension
	Literature	Review	Discussion of the text and summary of it.	The prescribed text should be discussed.
6	Speech	Listening and speaking	Asking and answering questions	Practice asking and answering question form Adults, Peers and Mates.
	Reading	Comprehension	Reading selected passage form student text for comprehension.	Pick and practice a passage.
	Writing	Writing skills	Summary writing: summarizing points.	Practice a summary passage from the students book
	Grammatical accuracy	Ability	Modals for expressing ability	Practice the use of modal verbs for expressing ability.
	Literature	Reading	Highlight of the main characters and events in the text.	List out the main characters in the prescribed text (drama) and discss. List out main events and discuss.
7	Speech (listening/speaking)	Intonation	Rising and falling tone. Speaking in high temper and low temper.	Practice speaking with rising and falling tone.
	Writing	Writing skills	Diary and record keeping	Vital points in keeping records and diary. Practice recording information.
	Reading	Reading skills	Reading for maximum retention and recall (form students text).	Choose appropriate passage to read for retention and recall Answer question bothering on retention and recall of information.
	Grammatical accuracy	Adverbials	modes of expressing restriction using adverbials.	List out adverbials Practice using them to express restriction.
	Literature	Reading	Revision of treated literature texts.	Practice answering past question on the treated literature texts.
8	Revision	Revision	Revision work	Revision using past question papers. Treating student’s question as they ask.
9 - 12	Examination	Examination	Examination	Conduct/invigilation of examinations

MATHEMATICS

MATHEMATICS

FIRST TERM JSS 3

WEEK	TOPIC / CONTENT	ACTIVITIES
1	BINARY NUMBERS i. Addition and subtraction of binary numbers ii. Multiplication and division of binary numbers iii. Solving Quantitative Reasoning problems on binary numbers.	Students: i. Add binary numbers ii. Subtract binary numbers iii. Multiply binary numbers iv. Divide given binary numbers v. solve Quantitative Reasoning problems Instructional Resources: Flash cards
2	BINARY NUMBERS CONT. i. Conversion from base ten to binary ii. Conversion from binary to other bases. iii. Applying binary numbers as two way classification system using punch card. iv. Using computer to do simple mathematical calculations.	Students a. change numbers from base 10 to base 2. b. change base 2 numbers to base 10 or any required base. Instructional Resources: Flash cards showing a typical conversion from base 10 to base 2. Punch cards.
3	DIRECT AND INVERSE PROPORTION i. Direct proportion ii. Indirect proportion iii. Apply direct and inverse proportions to practical problems.	STUDENTS: i. Solve problems on direct and inverse proportion including practical problems. Instructional Resources: Direct and inverse proportions chart
4	RATIONAL AND NON-RATIONAL NUMBERS i. Identifying rational and non-rational numbers. ii. Determining the approximate value of some non-rational numbers. iii. Determining the approximate value of pi. iv. Finding reciprocals.	Students: Identify rational numbers amongst a set of given numbers. Determine practically the approximate value of some non-rational numbers. Instructional Resources: Chart showing some non-rational numbers.
5	PLANE FIGURES Problems in measuration involving: i. Area of triangles ii. Area of parallelograms iii. Area of trapezium iv. Area of circles and sectors v. Word problems involving area.	Students: Derive formula for area of triangles. Use formula to find the area of parallelograms, trapezia and circles. Solve Quantitative problems on areas. Instructional Resources: Models of indicated shapes (Triangles, Circles etc.)
6	FACTORIZATION OR ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSION Factorization of expressions of the form: i. ax+ay ii. 3m+pq+3p+mq iii. a^2 – b^2 iv. a^2 – 2ab + b^2 v. Word problems involving factorization.	Students: Factorize simple algebraic expressions Use the quadratic equation box to factorize quadratic expression. Instructional Resources: Quadratic equation box Flash cards of problems
7	EQUATIONS INVOLVING FRACTIONS i. Solving simple equations involving fractions. ii. Word problems leading to simple equation involving fractions iii. Simplifying expressions involving brackets.	Students: Solve simple equations involving fractions Translate word problems to algebraic equations and solve them Simplify expressions with brackets. Instructional Resources: Flash cards of simple equations involving fractions.
8	SIMULTANEOUS EQUATIONS i. Solution of simultaneous equations by substitution method ii. Solution by elimination method iii. Applying substitution and elimination method of solving simultaneous equations to real life activities.	Instructional Resources: Flash cards with simultaneous linear equations.
9	GRAPHICAL SOLUTION OF SIMULTANEOUS EQUATIONS i. Compiling table of values for simultaneous linear equations. ii. Solving problems involving simultaneous linear equations in 2 variables graphically.	Students: Compute linear equations for different values for the variable. Presenting calculated values in tabular form. Obtain the solution of pair of equations from the graph drawn. Instructional Resources: i. chart of table of values ii. graph board iii. flash cards with simultaneous linear equations.
10	VARIATION i. Definition of variation ii. Direct variation y=kx iii. Inverse variation y= k/x	i. Solves problems on direct variation ii. solve problems on inverse variation. Instructional Resources: -flash cards -source for relevant information on direct and inverse variation.
11	VARIATION i. Partial variation y=kx+c ii. Joint variation y = kpq, where k is a constant.	Students: Obtain the constant and solve problems on partial and joint variation.
12	WORD PROBLEMS i. Translate word problems into numerical expression ii. Interpreting and solving given word problems.	Students: Translate word problems into algebraic expression Solve given word problems. Instructional Resources: Flash cards
13	Revision	Revision
14	Examinations	Examinations