Wassannin (Games/Sports) Basic 3 Hausa Lesson Note

Subject: Hausa Language
Class: Primary 3
Topic: Wassannin (Games/Sports)
Duration: 35 minutes

Learning Objectives

Pupils will be able to:

• Name different games in Hausa
• Say which games they play
• Use game vocabulary in sentences

Wassannin Yara (Children’s Games)

Traditional Games

• Dambe – Boxing

• Kokawa – Wrestling

• Shara – Traditional racing
• Wasan rawa – Dancing game

• Kada kada – Clapping game
• Tseren kafa – Running race

Modern Games

• Kwallon kafa – Football/Soccer

• Kwallon hannu – Handball

• Kwallon kwando – Basketball

• Tennis – Tennis

• Keke – Bicycle riding

• Iyo – Swimming

Indoor Games

• Dara – Traditional board game
• Ludo – Ludo
• Katin wasa – Playing cards
• Chess – Chess
• Checkers – Checkers

Game Expressions

• Ina wasa – I am playing
• Mu yi wasa – Let’s play
• Na ci nasara – I won
• Na yi rashin nasara – I lost
• Wasan ya yi dadi – The game was fun

Exercises

Exercise 1: Match the games to categories

• Dambe → Modern game
• Kwallon kafa → Traditional game
• Dara → Indoor game
• Tennis → Traditional game

Exercise 2: Complete the sentences

1. Ina son _______ kafa (I like football)
2. Mu yi wasan _______ (Let’s play wrestling)
3. _______ ya yi dadi (The game was fun)
4. Na _______ nasara (I won)

Exercise 3: Answer these questions

1. What game do you play at school? Wane wasa nake yi a makaranta: _____________
2. Which traditional game do you know? Wane wasan gargajiya ka sani: _____________
3. Do you like football? Kana son kwallon kafa: _____________

Exercise 4: True or False

1. Dambe is a traditional boxing game ( )
2. Kwallon hannu is played with feet ( )
3. Dara is an indoor game ( )
4. Swimming in Hausa is “iyo” ( )

Exercise 5: Name games you can play

1. With a ball: _______, _______, _______
2. Without equipment: _______, _______, _______
3. Inside the house: _______, _______, _______

Class Work

Act out your favorite game without speaking. Let your classmates guess the name in Hausa.

Homework

Ask your parents about traditional games they played when they were children. Write down 3 games and learn how to play one of them.

Teacher’s Note: Demonstrate some simple games during the lesson. Use actions and movements to make it lively and engaging!