LESSON PLAN

Subject : English Language

Date : 11 February 2013
Time : 8.00 9.00 am
Class : 2 Rafflesia
Number of Pupils : 30
Proficiency Level : Low to Intermediate
Focus : Listening & Speaking
Integrated skill: -
Theme : World of Stories
Topic : Read Me a Story
Content Standard : 1.1 By the end of the year 6-year primary schooling, pupils will be able to pronounce words and speak
confidently with the correct stress, rhythm and intonation.
1.2 By the end of the year 6-year primary schooling, pupils will be able to listen and respond appropriately
in formal and informal situations for a variety of purposes.
Learning Standards : 1.1.2 Able to listen to and enjoy simple stories.
1.1.3 Able to listen to, say aloud and recite rhymes or sing songs.
1.3.1 Able to listen to and demonstrate understanding of oral texts by:
a) answering simple Wh-Questions
Lesson Objectives : By the end of the lesson, pupils will be able to:
(i) Recognise and articulate the phoneme / a / found in words shown individually
(ii) Respond to simple wh-questions based on the text The Knight
(iii) Discuss in groups of four and perform choral speaking, jazz chants or song in front of the class.
Teaching Aids : Lyrics (Powerpoint), video clip, letter cards, worksheet
Cross Curricular Multiple Intelligences Verbal Linguistic, Interpersonal
Element (EMK) :
Thinking Skills Creative, identify rhyming words
Values - Joy of effort, respect for others
 Activity Teaching & Learning Strategy Notes
Set induction Examples of questions:
1. Teacher asks pupils their favourite Asking questions
animals.
Animals and their sounds
2. Pupils explain why they like the
1. Cat meow
animal. 2. Duck quack
3. Teacher asks pupils to make some 3. Bird chirp
sounds of animals. 4. Horse neigh
4. Teacher links this to what pupils
are going to learn for the day.

Both the activities are okay but

Do you think your set induction and
pre-listening activities are relevant for
the text selected?
Think of activities that are linked to
knights, perhaps a knight in shining
armour? a frightened knight?

Stage1 Teaching aid: Video clip on Old Macdonald song:

5. Teacher shows a short video clip
on a song entitled Old Mac
Donald.
6. Pupils watch and sing along.
Singing
Lyrics:
Old Macdonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O
And on his farm he had a cat, E-I-E-I-O
With a "meow-meow" here and a "meow-meow there
Here a "meow" there a "meow"
Everywhere a "meow-meow"
 Old Macdonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O
Old Macdonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O
And on his farm he had a dog, E-I-E-I-O
With a "woof-woof" here and a "woof-woof" there
Here a "woof" there a "woof"
Everywhere a "woof-woof"
Old Macdonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O

Repeat with:
Duck quack
Cow moo
Turkey gobbie
Sheep baa
Stage 2 Listening Recorded text
7. Teacher asks pupils to listen Completing worksheet The night was dark
carefully to the story. Knight heard a bark
8. Teacher plays a recorded story
He switched on the light
twice.
9. Teacher asks pupils to identify He had a fright
words that rhyme from the oral text When he saw a duck
and write on the worksheet. (dark
What a BIG BIG duck
bark)
10. Pupils answer WH questions on The duck chased knight
the worksheet provided by the Knight went to hide
teacher.
Oh, what a fright!

CCT: Identify rhyming words

 Words that rhyme:
1. Dark bark
2. Light fright
3. Knight - fright
Teaching aids:
1. Laptop
2. LCD
3. Worksheet (Appendix 1)
Stage 3 Practice and reinforcement Words:
11. Teacher distributes a letter card to 1) Night
each pupil. 2) Knight
12. Teacher says out loud one word 3) Fright
4) Light
found in the text and pupils with the
5) Hide
correct letter cards come out and
arrange themselves accordingly. Letter Cards (Appendix 2)
13. They need to say out loud the word
formed and the rest repeats after n igh t
them.
14. The activity is repeated with other kn igh t
words.
fr igh t

l igh t

h id e
 Prepare letter cards with string attached

n igh t
MV/OV : Respect for Others
Stage 4 Group discussion and The night was dark
15. Teacher divides pupils into groups performance (choral Knight heard a bark
of 4. speaking, jazz chants and
He switched on the light
16. Pupils discuss in groups of four song)
how to present the story in the He had a fright
most creative way (choral When he saw a duck
speaking, jazz chants, and song).
What a BIG BIG duck
17. Each group perform in front of the
class with correct intonation and The duck chased knight
pronunciation. Knight went to hide
18. The group with the most creative
Oh what a fright
performance (movements, correct
intonation and pronunciation) wins. Night /nat/
Knight - /nat/
Fright - /frat/
Light - /lat/
Hide - /had/

Value: joy of effort & respect for others

MI: Interpersonal, VL

*Show pupils the mouth movement.

Closure Recap Teaching aid:
19. Teacher distributes colour cards to 1. Colour card (Appendix 3):
each pupil. Knight red
20. Each pupil gets a different colour Night blue
card. Fright black
21. When teacher says the word Light yellow
knight pupils with red colour cards
Hide green
raise their cards and say the word
out loud.
22. The activity continues with other
words.
23. Teacher asks pupils what they
have learned today.
24. Teacher asks pupils to list words
they have learned.

Assessment : B4 DL1 E1
Teacher will be able to
assess pupils ability to
demonstrate understanding
of oral texts by answering
simple Wh-questions.
Remedial : Reinforcement through
Work with pupils who have difficulty to drilling
answer simple Wh-questions
Enrichment:
Give pupils a topic to talk about in front
of the class.
Reflection :