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Lesson Note - Computing

ANA CENTRAL JHS

Weekly Lesson Plan

JHS 2 (B8) · Term 3

Computing

Lesson 1 of 1

Week Ending

Friday, 01 May 2026 Backdated

Week & Term

Week 3 · Term 3

Class Teacher

Kassim Abdul-Ganiu

Subject

Computing

Class

JHS 2 (B8)

Class Size

Duration

70 mins

Week No.

Week 3

Strand

2. Productivity Software

Sub-Strand

3. Introduction to Desktop Publishing

Content Standard & Indicators

B8.2.3.1.3 B8.2.3.1.4

Content Standard

Demonstrate how to use MS-Publisher

Indicator 1 B8.2.3.1.3

Demonstrate the use of the commands in MS-Publisher ribbons under each tab (Home Page Design Mailings Review View)

Indicator 2 B8.2.3.1.4

Change the orientation and margins of a document

Performance Indicator

Learners will identify and name the commands available in MS-Publisher ribbon tabs (Home, Page Design, Mailings, Review, View)

Core Competencies

Key Words

Teaching / Learning Resources (TLR)

References

Lesson Activities by Day

Date	Phase 1: Starter (7 mins) Preparing the brain	Phase 2: Main (23 mins) New learning + assessment	Resources	Phase 3: Plenary (7 mins) Reflection + exercise
Tue 28 Apr 2026	1Remember the names of at least three ribbon tabs in MS-Publisher and recall one command from the Home tab 2Show projector image of MS-Publisher interface with ribbon highlighted — learners shout out any button or tab names they recognise	IDENTIFYING RIBBON TABS AND THEIR COMMANDS IN MS-PUBLISHER 1Display MS-Publisher on the projector; use a laptop to click on each ribbon tab (Home, Page Design, Mailings, Review, View) one by one — learners copy the name of each tab in their exercise books and write two commands they see under Home tab (e.g. Bold, Font Colour) 2Learners open MS-Publisher on school laptops in pairs and locate the Home tab ribbon — one learner reads aloud three command names (e.g. Font, Paragraph, Styles) while the other writes them down 3Call on one pair to name one command from the Page Design tab and explain what it might do — confirm their answer using the projector to show that Page Design controls layout and background	1Computer/Laptop 2Projector 3Textbook 4MS-Publisher software	1Show a blank slide on the projector with five ribbon tabs labelled Home, Page Design, Mailings, Review, View — ask learners to point and whisper to their partner which tab would hold the Font command 2One representative from each pair draws one ribbon tab name on the board and lists two commands under it from memory — whole class checks by looking at their textbooks Exercise 1Write the names of three ribbon tabs in MS-Publisher and one command that belongs in the Home tab in their exercise books.
Thu 30 Apr 2026	1Identify the orientation and margin settings in MS-Publisher 2Display a blank MS-Publisher document on the projector; ask learners to name what they see and recall where orientation settings are found from Day 1	CHANGING DOCUMENT ORIENTATION IN MS-PUBLISHER 1Open MS-Publisher on the laptop and project it; click Design tab → Page Setup → Change orientation from Portrait to Landscape; learners follow on their own computers and replicate the steps 2Pair activity: Kofi and Ama sit together; one changes orientation to Portrait, the other changes it back to Landscape, demonstrating control of the feature. Use Computer/Laptop during the task 3Ask each pair to take a screenshot using the textbook guide (page 45) showing their chosen orientation and save with filename 'Orientation_[PairName]'	1Computer/Laptop 2Projector 3Textbook (page 45) 4Internet connection	1One representative from each pair presents their chosen orientation to the class and explains why that orientation suits a poster or flyer 2Whole class chorally repeats: Portrait is tall, Landscape is wide Exercise 1In your exercise book, write the steps to change a document from Portrait orientation to Landscape orientation in MS-Publisher, starting from the Design tab

Class Teacher

Kassim Abdul-Ganiu

Head Teacher

Signature & Date

SISO / Circuit Supervisor

Signature & Date

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