Assessment Plan -- Lesson 40

Use of "Is", "Am" and "Are"

Subject: English | Class: Prep | Series: Skillford

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Assessment Objectives

By the end of this lesson, children should be able to:

1. Use "is" for one person, one animal or one thing
2. Use "are" for more than one
3. Use "am" with "I" and with nothing else
4. Fill in blanks with "is", "are" or "am"

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Formative Assessment

1. One or More Than One (During Day 1)

• Task: Teacher holds up one pencil, then two pencils. Children say "The pencil is ..." and "The pencils are ...".
• Criteria:
  • Uses "is" for one
  • Uses "are" for more than one
• Rating: Excellent / Good / Needs Practice

2. Is, Am or Are (During Day 1)

• Task: Say "Ali ___ here", "The boys ___ here" and "I ___ here". Children say the missing word.
• Criteria: Correct word each time
• Rating: All correct / Most correct / Needs support

3. Activity Time (During Day 1)

• Task: Children complete the six sentences in the Activity on page 62
• Criteria: Correct word in at least 4 out of 6 blanks
• Rating: Excellent / Good / Needs Practice

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Summative Assessment

Oral and Written Test

Part A: Questions (2 marks)

1. When do we use "is"? (1 mark)
2. When do we use "are"? (1 mark)

Part B: Fill in the Blanks (8 marks) Write "is", "are" or "am".

1. Aden ___ a happy child. (1 mark)
2. The flowers ___ fresh. (1 mark)
3. I ___ five years old. (1 mark)
4. The boys ___ playing hockey. (1 mark)
5. The dog ___ big. (1 mark)
6. Ducks ___ gentle. (1 mark)
7. I ___ a student. (1 mark)
8. They ___ friends. (1 mark)

Total: 10 marks

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Remediation Plan

• Children who score below 5/10 should:
  • Practise "Ali is here", "The boys are here" and "I am here" every day
  • Read the four sentences at the top of page 62 with the teacher
  • Repeat the Activity in small groups, saying each sentence aloud