LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE YEAR 3

Subject : English Language

Date : 11 February 2013
Time : 9.00-10.00 am
Class : 3 Arif
Number of Pupils : 30
Proficiency Level : Intermediate to Advanced
Focus skill : Listening and Speaking
Integrated skills: Writing and Reading
Theme : World of Knowledge
Topic : Fresh fruits
Content Standard : 1.3 By the end of the 6-year primary schooling, pupils will be able to understand and respond to oral texts
in a variety of contexts.
3.3 By the end of the year 6-year primary schooling, pupils will be able to write and present ideas through
a variety of media using appropriate language, form and style
4.1 By the end of the 6-year primary schooling, pupils will be able to enjoy and appreciate rhymes,
poems and songs.
5.1 By the end of the 6-year primary schooling, pupils will be able to use different word classes correctly
and appropriately.
Learning Standards : 1.1.4 Able to talk about a stimulus with guidance.
1.2.2 Able to listen to and follow :
(b) simple directions.
1.3.1 Able to listen to and demonstrate understanding of oral texts by:
(a) asking simple Wh-Questions
(b) answering simple Wh-Questions
4.1.1 Able to enjoy action songs, jazz chants and poems through nonverbal response.
5.1.6 Able to use adjectives correctly and appropriately:
(a) colour
(b) shape
(c) size
 (d) opinion
Lesson Objectives : By the end of the lesson, pupils will be able to:
i. Identify varieties of fresh fruits.
ii. Fill in the blank with correct adjectives
iii. Produce their own shape poem.
Cross Curricular Creative & Innovative and ICT
Element (EMK) :
Educational i. CCTS Critical: Identifying main idea
Emphases : Creative: Generate ideas
ii. Multiple Intelligences Kinesthetic, Verbal Linguistic, Interpersonal
iii. Values Cooperation
iv. Olympic Values Joy of effort, respect for others, pursuit of excellence

Teaching Aids : Pictures, PowerPoint presentation,LCD, worksheet, short paragraph and mahjong papers,
 Activity Teaching & Learning Strategy Notes
Set induction Teaching aid: Laptop and LCD
Asking question
Spot the fruit Say it out loud Examples of question:

1. Teacher show a picture of a fruit stand Name me the fruit that you can see from the
through an LCD. fruit stand
2. Teacher asks the pupils to identify and spot
the fruits that they know. Example of answers:
3. Teacher asks the pupils their favourite fruit Banana
and why. Apple
4. Pupils explain why they like the fruits. Strawberry
5. Teacher links this to what pupils are going to Grapes
Orange
learn for the day.

Which one is your favourite?

Stage 1 MI: Kinesthetic

Actions
Fruit Salad Game Listening
1.Teacher ask the children to sit in the circle of
chairs.

2. Teacher goes around the circle, each child is

given the name of one of three fruits, e.g.,
apple, pear, banana, apple, pear, banana,
until everyone has a fruit name that they
need
to remember.

3. Start by standing in the centre of the circle

and calling out the names of one fruit.
 Everyone who is that fruit (e.g., all the
'apples') must get up and quickly move to an Example of students arrangement:
empty chair, including the teacher. Those
who are not 'apples' remain seated. 29 student form circle with
Whoever ends up without a chair then takes a their chairs
turn in the middle, calling out the name of one
group of fruit again.

4.To get everyone to move all at once, the

person in the middle calls out 'fruit salad.'

The student chosen stand in

the middle of the circle.

Activity Teaching & Learning Strategy Notes

Stage 2 MI: Kinesthetic,
Watermelon patch song Teaching aids:
1. Teacher plays a short song entitled The Singing Laptop,LCD,speaker,worksheet 1
Watermelon Patch Song. Actions
2. Pupils listen carefully to the song.
3. Pupils sing the song together with some
Lyrics:
The Watermelon Patch Song
 actions. (tune: Are you Sleeping?)
4. Teacher asks pupils to identify the adjectives
in the song. Watermelon, (Make a circle with your
5. Pupils completed worksheet provided by the arms.)
teacher. Watermelon,
On the vine, (Curve hands and arms
beside body.)
On the vine,
Sweet and red and juicy, (Rub your
tummy.)
Sweet and red and juicy,
Please be mine! (Palms together as
though pleading.)
Please be mine!

Watermelon, (Make a circle with your

arms.)
Watermelon,
Thump, thump, thump, (Make a thumping
movement with thumb and middle finger.)
Thump, thump, thump,
I think you are ready- (Point, resting finger
on your temple.)
I think you are ready-
Big and plump! (Make a circle with your
arms.)

OV: Joy of effort, Respect for Others

Shape poem
Example of shape poem
1.Teacher introduces shape poem to student
2.Teacher show example of a shape poem.
3.Teacher ask the student to choose one fruit.
4.Teacher draw the fruit on the blackboard.
5.Teacher pick student randomly and ask them
about adjectives that are related to
fruit.
6.Teacher writes the adjectives given in the
picture of the fruit that has been draw.
7.Repeat step 3-7 with another type of fruit.

Activity Teaching & Learning Strategy Notes

Publishing Group discussion and MI: Interpersonal,Visual,Linguistic,Naturalist
1. Teacher divides pupils into groups of five. presentation CCT: Creative
2. Distribute mah-jong paper to them. OV : Pursuit of Excellence
3. Appoint a leader from each group and ask
Practice and reinforcement Teaching aid: Mahjong paper
them to come in front to pick an envelope
Writing
containing picture of fruits.
Fruits in the envelope:
4. Ask student to draw the picture of fruit that
Speaking Grape
they have chosen on the mah-jong paper.
5. Ask student to list five adjectives that they Apple
know and each of the member must Mango
contribute one. Watermelon
6. Ask them to write the adjectives in the fruit Durian
 that they have drawn.
7. Each of the group come in front and
present their work.

Closure Recap MI:Linguistic

1.Teacher distribute worksheet and ask the Teaching aid: Short paragraph entitled
students to fill in the missing blank of a short Reading The Pineapple.
paragraph using suitable adjectives within five
minutes. Listening
2.After that,teacher read the real version of
short paragraph entitled The pineapple.
3. Pupils compare their answers.

Assessment :

Remedial :

Enrichment:

Reflection :