Rubini, Joyce, Sherlen, Rabiatul, Arif

Lesson Plan
Class:

Year 3 Mutiara

Date:

14th January 2016

Time:

10.00 11.00 am (60 minutes)

Theme:

World of knowledge

Topic:

Poem (Unit 3 : Nature)

Focussed Skills:

Writing skill

Integrated Skills:

Reading, listening and speaking skills

Content Standard(s):

3.2

Learning Standard(s):
Language Focus:
Behavioural Objectives:

By the end of the year 6 year primary schooling, pupils will be able to write using appropriate language, form and style
for a range of purpose
3.2.2 Able to write with guidance
(a) simple sentences
Vocabulary (cloud, hills, daffodils, lake, trees)

Previous Knowledge:

By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:

1.
Arrange the words and write the simple sentence correctly
2.
Construct 1 out of 2 simple sentences correctly using the skeleton
3.
Write 2 out of 3 simple sentences correctly using the picture given
The pupils have learnt about the use of circle map

Instructional Materials:

Circle map, a stanza of poem, power point slides,

Educational Emphasis:

Moral Values Appreciate the beauty of nature

CCTS ICT
Thinking skill
Multiple Intelligences

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Stages
Set Induction
(5 mins.)

Contents
Questions
1. Have you ever heard about
nature?
2. Can you give some examples of
nature around you?

Teaching-learning Activities
1. Teacher pastes an empty circle
map (appendix A) on the board.
2. Teacher writes the topic in the
middle of the circle map.
3. Teacher asks a number of
questions.

Appendix A
4. Teacher writes the pupils
answers in the circle map.
5. Teacher informs the topic of the
day which is Nature.

Pre-Writing
( mins.)

Rationale

1. To arouse pupils
attention and interest.

Remarks

Circle map (i-think)

2. To prepare the pupils

with the learning.
3. To inculcate the
HOTS element.
4. Readiness and lead
in to lesson.

Type/Name of activity
1. Teacher distributes a stanza of
poem with blanks to pupils.
Picture replacement with words
(Chitravelu Nesamalar)
Poem recitation

2. Teacher projects a stanza of

poem (appendix B) on the white
board.
3. Teacher informs about the activity
to pupils.
4. Teacher chooses a few pupils at
random for the activity.

1. Helps the teacher to

lead in students to the
subject matter that will
be taught.

Power point slide

2. Helps in vocabulary
building or enrichment
that will be
encountered by the
students later in the

Word cards

A stanza of poem
(handout)
Magic box

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lesson.
5. Teacher holds a magic box and
the selected pupils need to
withdraw a card from the box.
6. The pupils need to show the
cards that they have gotten to
everyone.
7. The pupils need to replace the
pictures with the words that they
have gotten.
8. Teacher rewrites the answers on
the board.
9. The pupils fill in the blanks on the
handout (appendix C) that they
have received.
10. Teacher recites the poem and
followed by the pupils.
11. Teacher explains the ideas in the
poem.
12. Teacher instils the moral value
that contains in the poem.

3. To make them get

interested and build in
confidence on the
topic.
4. The visual (pictures)
will tap on their prior
knowledge and will
aid in understanding
the task
5. To develop pupils
writing skills
Educational Emphasis
Values:
Appreciate the beauty of
nature
Pupils realize the importance
of nature
Cooperation
Pupils learn to collaborate
and work cooperatively
Multiple Intelligences:
Pupils are required to tap on
their verbal-linguistic

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intelligence through writing
and discussion
Writing
(? mins.)

Controlled writing
Arrange words to form sentence

1. Pupils are divided into a few

groups.
2. Each group receives an envelope
and a small manila card.
3. Teacher gives instructions
regarding the activity.
4. Pupils rearrange the jumbled up
words to form a sentence.
5. Pupils paste the correct sentence
(appendix D) on the manila card
and rewrite the sentence at the
bottom.

Guided writing
Skeleton sentences

Independent Construction
1. To provide pupils
practice in writing
2. To develop pupils
writing skills
Educational Emphasis
Multiple Intelligences:
Pupils are required to tap on
their verbal-linguistic
intelligence through writing

6. Teacher reads the correct

sentence loudly to check the
answers with pupils.
7. Teacher provides task sheet to
pupils that contains skeleton
sentences (appendix E).
8. Pupils discuss and complete the
skeleton sentences in groups.
9. Pupils hand in the works to the
teacher.
10. Each group is given a butcher

ASSESSMENT

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paper and a picture.
Free writing

11. Each group needs to write a

number of simple sentences
(appendix E) based on the picture
given on the butcher paper.
12. Pupils paste all their groups
works around the class.

Feedback
(? mins.)

Gallery walk

1. Teacher introduces an activity

named Gallery Walk.
2. Teacher gives instruction to
pupils.
3. Each group takes turn to read
other groups works and writes
comments on their friends works.
4. Teacher gives comments on the
pupils works based on the
evaluation made.

1. To give feedback to
pupils about their
work
2. To point out pupils
mistakes
3. To share pupils work
with their peers
4. Reinforce their
understanding on the
topic of occupations.

Educational Emphasis
CCTS
Evaluating (HOTS):
Pupils evaluate the contents

HOTS:
ANALYSISNG
&
EVALUATING

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of their friends messages to
make judgment of its
appropriateness.

Closure
(5 mins.)

Type/Name of activity

1. Pupils recite the poem together.

1. The poem.
2. Moral value Appreciate the
beauty of the nature

2. Teacher recaps the lesson and

reinforces the moral value.

1. To know how much

input students have
gained.
2. To get some feedback
from the students.
3. Acts as a
consolidation activity.