Reading Lesson Plan

Lesson: Science fiction (Bellas Home)

Grade: 4
Period: 1 session (50mins)
Objectives:
Students will read, understand, and discuss a fictional text.
Students will apply the reading strategies to improve

comprehension
Students will identify more about the astronomy.
Students will recognize that we are on a special planet (Earth)
and our system is in a galaxy.

Materials:
Projector, white board, marker, and audio CD
Before Reading
Write the title the poem

During Reading
Play the audio and

on the board.
Ask the class question to

the students will

check their
understanding of the
genre. Ask what is a
poem?
( A poem uses special
features such as rhyme,
alliteration, rhythm
etc)
Ask the students
questions:
Look at the poem. How
does it look different
from the introduction?
(The introduction is

listen, read and

focus on the
rhythm of the
poem.
Invite groups to

After Reading
Ask the students
questions.
Is the telescope
that Charles uses
big or small?
In the poem when
does Bella cross

repeat the text of

the milky way?

Why do you think

verse after

Charles wants to

listening to the

help Bella

audio.
Encourage them to
mimic the rhythm,
intonation, and the
pronunciation.
Helps the students

understand about
the universe?
Pair the students
and ask them to
discuss the Think
boxes.

divided four line verses.)

Have you ever read a
poem? How did you
know it was a poem

to summarize
what is described
in each verse.
After completing
each verse, the
students have to
find at least one
descriptive word

Discussion
between the
teacher and the
students about the
poem if they
understand the
poem or not.
Put the students

or phrase that

into groups of

helps them to

three or four and

create a mental

have the students

image.

create a visual
summary of the
poem by
drawing each
verse. In this way
they can use
illustrations.
Divide the poem
so each group
member will draw
one or two verses.
Combine the
images in order,
either in a booklet
or a poster format.
Plan for a
representation
where each group
decides how the
want to read the
poem. (All

together, taking
turns, or in pairs)
while they show
their artwork.

Procedure:
After completing this lesson I will ask them what did they learn from the lesson and if
any one of them have a question then I will wrap up the lesson. At the end of the
session I will give them an assessment or homework to make them review the lesson
at home and make sure that they understand it well.