A careful budgeting of time for teaching the two components of the language course will still leave the teacher with a surplus which could be used for co-curricular activities like recitation contests, plays and for revision or remedial work.
Teacher's Book Class 2
•
Academic year
220 days
•
Examinations, Sports and other co-curricular activities
60 days
•
Actual teaching days
160 days
•
1 period a day for English i.e.
160 periods
•
Course Book
5 periods for 1 lessor (5 x 12 lessons = 60)
2 periods for 1 poem (2 x 7 poems = 14)
74 periods
•
Activity Book
3 periods for 1 activity sheet
(3 x 12 activity sheets = 36)
36 periods
•
Tests
10 periods
•
Projects and other activities like language games
6 periods
•
Using the library; (story telling, other ancillary activities)
20 periods
Note: Learners should be encouraged to keep scrap-books, diaries and have pen friends.
