LESSON PLAN - ENGLISH LESSON

Date                                        : 8^th September 2011 (Monday)

Class                                       : Year 4 Dahlia

Number of Pupils                    : 36 / 36

Time                                        : 10.50 am – 11.50 am

Topic                                       : Come Rain Or Shine – Four Seasons

Main Skills                               : Reading

Integrated Skills                      : Listening, Speaking and Writing

Curriculum Specification        : World of Knowledge – Level 3

                                                            1.2.3  Listen to and repeat simple rhymes and

                     songs paying attention to pronunciation,

                                                                     stress and intonation correctly.

3.3.3  Read and understand simple paragraphs       

4.3.3  Match words to other words

Learning Outcomes/

Objectives                               : By the end of the lesson, pupils will be able to:

i) Read simple rhymes with correct pronunciation, 

   stress and intonation

ii) Read and interpret simple paragraphs

iii) Rearrange words to form questions and answers

    based on the poem read

Previous Knowledge               : Pupils have seen and heard about the four seasons

Language Input                       : Simple Wh - questions

Teaching Aids                         : Graphic organizer, worksheet, flash cards, paper strips

Moral Values                           : Gratitude and love for the environment

Educational Emphasis /

Thinking Skills                         : Classify, predict, look for patterns

Multiple Intelligences               : Bodily-kinesthetic, visual-spatial, interpersonal,

                                                  verbal-linguistic

Stage / Time	Content	Teaching and Learning Activities	Rationale	Remarks
Set Induction (5 minutes)	Poem	1. Teacher shows pupils a poem on         four seasons. 2. Teacher asks pupils to listen      carefully while teacher recites the     poem. 3. Teacher ask pupils to recite the     poem. 4. Teacher introduces the topic.	To allow pupils to enjoy and appreciate reciting poems	Resources: Graphic Organizer Multiple Intelligences: Verbal-linguistic
Presentation (25 minutes)	Power-point Slides Examples of countries having the four seasons Switzerland, Ireland, France, England, Germany, Britain	1. Teacher shows the scenes of four     seasons. 2. Teacher ask pupils to read the     paragraphs that describe the four     seasons. 3. Teacher talks about the four        seasons, the colours and things     associated with each season. 4. Teacher gets few pupils who         have been to foreign countries to      share their experiences. 5. Teacher gives examples of      countries having the four      seasons. 6. Teacher emphasizes the WH –     questions. 7. Teacher shows the Wh-words          that are used to ask the Wh     questions. 8. Teacher shows a few examples of simple Wh -questions	To widen pupils’ knowledge on the four seasons. To refresh pupils’ grammar on Wh-questions.	Resources: Graphic Organizer Multiple Intelligences Visual-spatial Moral Value: Gratitude

Stage / Time	Content	Teaching and Learning Activities	Rationale	Remarks
Production (20 minutes)	Wh- questions 1. Which season is cold,     white and chilly?     Winter season is cold,     white and chilly. 2. Where do the Eskimos       live?     Eskimos live in cold     and snowy places in     the Arctic. 3. What happens during     spring?     Flowers bloom during     spring. 4. When do the leaves     turn brown and fall     from the trees?     The leaves turn brown     and fall from the trees     during autumn.	1. Teacher gives four envelopes     containing scrambled Wh-     questions to four groups and four     envelopes containing scrambled     answers to four more groups. 2. Teacher asks the latter groups to     unscramble the flash cards into     sentences and paste them on the     paper strips. 3. Then, teacher asks the groups      with Wh- questions to find the      groups with the correct answers. 4. After that, teacher asks groups     with questions and groups with     the answers to show their     sentences in front of the class. 5. Teacher asks the pupils to read     the questions and the answers. 6. Teacher corrects their mistakes      and asks them to use the      appropriate Wh- questions and      answers in their daily interaction.	To let pupils match the words to form questions and answers	Resources Flash Cards, paper strips CCTS: Look for patterns Moral Value: Co-operation Multiple Intelligence: Bodily-kinesthetic
Closure (10 minutes)	Riddles Worksheet	1. Teacher shows a slide on simple     riddles and asks pupils to guess     the answers. 2. Teacher distributes worksheet as     homework to pupils. 3. Teacher praises the pupils	To reinforce pupils’ understanding on the topic.	Resources: Worksheet Multiple Intelligence: Verbal-linguistic CCTS: Predicting