Grade: 4 Subject: English Date: 15-8-11 Objectives By the end of the lesson students should be able to: y (A24)

Interact effectively in groups. y (A4) Making relevant predictions using the cover page of the reader y (B19*)Depicti ng meanings through illustrations

Methodology Oracy: Refer to activity 1,2 and 3. y A newsprint will be displayed with the following questions: have you been to a beach/lake/river? y Where did you go? y What did you do there? y How different was it from the other areas? y Students will be paired and encouraged to talk about their experiences they might have had at a beach, a river or lake. y Students will then be asked to make a mind map using the inspiration software on their experiences of a visit to a lake, beach or river. y Pairs present their work to the class.

Time 20mins

Resources y Reader Green Island y Newsprint

Routine Lesson: y Students are told not to open their 10mins readers and using the cover page predict what the story could be about. y The teacher will note their responses on the board. y After their predictions the teacher 15mins introduces the reader to the class. y Students in groups are told to read pages 1-7. y After the reading activity students in

(100mins) Assessment Students will be assessed on their ability to: y A24 Interact effectively in groups. y A4 Making relevant predictions using the cover page of the reader through: y Oral responses. y B19*Depictin g meanings through illustrations through: y Written tasks.

groups are assigned 3 lines each and are told to depict the meanings of the difficult words. y Each group gives their feedback to the class on the story and meanings and write the meanings in their exercise books. Wrap up: y They will then be given few questions on the board and asked to discuss their answers in pairs and write them in their copies.

15mins

20mins

Handwriting: y Students will do a page of handwriting. Evaluation of students learning: y What did the children learn in this lesson? y What did they actually do? y What were they not able to do/understand?

20mins Evaluation of teaching: y If you were to teach this lesson again, what would you do differently? (comment on any one aspect of your teaching or planning)

Grade: 4 Subject: English Date: 16-8-11 Objectives Methodology Time By the end of the Oracy: 10mins lesson students will y Flash cards will be cut for twenty sight be able to: words. y Compute word y Flash cards would be stuck to the board strings, word and students will be asked to identify and families, repeat words and try to use them in words from sentences orally. (you can ask the learners base to throw words at others (after they have words(D1*) finished their turn) will help build y Identify and excitement) 5mins use commonly used sight Routine Lesson: refer to language activity E. words (D15*) y Students will be asked to locate each of the twenty sight words in their wordbooks and mark them in some way (either with a 20mins tick or cross) y They will be put in pairs and will be asked to solve the worksheet. y Then the pairs would form a group of four and test each others spelling. y They write 5 new words from the word builders sheet in their wordbooks 15mins Wrap up: y Students complete the worksheet Having fun with words Homework: y Students will be given 3 words each from

Resources Language activity E y BSS Curriculum pg # 228 y Word builder book y Flash cards y Worksheet (word builder 2) pg # 246. y BSS Curriculum. y Worksheet (having fun with words 2) pg # 247. y

Assessment Students will be assessed on their ability to: y Compute word strings, word families, words from base words(D1*) y Identify and use commonly used sight words (D15*) through: y Oral responses y Written tasks.

the flash card and will be asked to find out their meanings which will be discussed in the next class. Evaluation of students learning: y What did the children learn in this lesson? y What did they actually do? y What were they not able to do/understand?

Evaluation of teaching: y If you were to teach this lesson again, what would you do differently? (comment on any one aspect of your teaching or planning)

Grade: 4 Subject: English Date: 17-8-11 Objectives Methodology By the end of the Oracy: refer to activity 4 & 5, pg 213. (Group lesson students will work) be able to: y Students will be told that they will each y Use resources gat a story bag with four different words effectively and in it. allocate roles y Each group will be given instructions to to each open the bag and think of a story using member of the those words and then will tell out the group. (A23) story orally to the class. y Answer a series of Routine Lesson: (Pair work) questions from y Students will read the next part of the the text. (B4*) story in pairs. y They will then have a whole class discussion on it. (what questions will you ask to guide the whole class discussion? think of a mix of questions, mostly higher order. For eg. do you think they made the right decision havent read the book so cant be specific :/ ) y They will then add 5 new words to their wordbooks. y Students will complete answers to the questions on the worksheet Green Island in their exercise copies. Wrap up: y Students will share their work with the

Time

Resources y Reader Green Island

10mins

10mins

25mins

10mins

Assessment Students will be assessed on their ability to: y Use resources effectively and allocate roles to each member of the group. (A23) through: y Oral responses. y Answer a series of questions from the text. (B4*) through: y Written tasks.

class. Homework: y 3 questions will be given for homework. Evaluation of students learning: y What did the children learn in this lesson? y What did they actually do? y What were they not able to do/understand? Evaluation of teaching: y If you were to teach this lesson again, what would you do differently? (comment on any one aspect of your teaching or planning)

Grade: 4 Subject: English Date: 18-8-11 Objectives Methodology By the end of the Oracy: refer to activity 6, pg # 214. (Group lesson students will work) be able to: y Four statements will be written on the board and the students will be asked to y Present and justify choose any one of them. personal point y Students will be grouped in four and of view.A21* asked to choose a statement. y Use writing y Two groups will be asked to prepare their for different arguments for the statement and two purposes against the statement. (letters). B43*. y Each group will present their arguments. (use rubric attached)

Time

20mins

Resources y Reader Green Island y Flipcharts

Assessment Students will be assessed on their ability to: y Present and justify personal point of view.A21* y Use writing for different purposes (letters).

15mins Routine Lesson: (Group work) y Students will be put into groups and the sample letters will be distributed out to them. y They will be asked to read and compare it. Feedback: y Feedback will be taken: y Who wrote each letter? y What is the purpose of the letter? y How do these letters differ? y They will recap the 5 parts of letter writing. Wrap up: y Students will be asked to identify the 5 parts in the letters given and note the points on the flip charts provided to them. Evaluation of students learning: y What did the children learn in this lesson? y What did they actually do? y What were they not able to do/understand?

B43*. through: y Oral responses

5mins

10mins

Evaluation of teaching: y If you were to teach this lesson again, what would you do differently? (comment on any one aspect of your teaching or planning)

Grade: 4 Subject: English Date:19-8-11 Objectives Methodology By the end of the Oracy: refer to activity 6, pg # 214. (Group lesson students will work) be able to: y Recapping the previous work students discuss about the main features of letter y Present and justify writing. personal point of view.A21* Routine Lesson: (Group work) y Recapping the previous work students y Use writing will be told that they have to assume that for different they are the part of Mr. Johnsons class purposes and have to write a letter to their parents (letters). B43*. telling them about their trip to the Green Island. y They will revisit the book from pgs 1-7. y They will be told to note down the main points on the flip charts. y They will then use the shared writing technique they will write down a letter.

Time

Resources y Reader Green Island

10mins

10mins

20mins

Assessment Students will be assessed on their ability to: y Present and justify personal point of view.A21* y Use writing for different purposes (letters). B43*. through: y Oral responses y Shared writing.

Wrap up: y Students will be asked to read the letter so 10mins that they understand the structure of the writing. (this is a good lesson to teach them how to email, lets collect an email list of their parents so that the letters actually reach them) Evaluation of students learning: Evaluation of teaching: y What did the children learn in this lesson? y If you were to teach this lesson again, what would you do differently? y What did they actually do?

What were they not able to do/understand?

(comment on any one aspect of your teaching or planning)