LESSON PLAN FOR LITERATURE

DATE: 22nd March 2012 TIME: 9.40 10.10 a.m. CLASS: Year 4 Merah (29 pupils) THEME: World of Knowledge TOPIC: Transportation LEARNING OUTCOMES: 2.1 Speak clearly by pronouncing words accurately. 2.4 Tell stories based on pictures and other stimuli, and recite poems. 3.4.3 Read aloud poems and simple stories clearly and expressively. 3.6.1 Recognise and make small words from big words. 3.9.1 Read simple poems and simple stories. 4.5 Construct simple and compound sentences with guidance and independently. FOCUSSED SKILLS: Reading INTEGRATED SKILLS: Listening, Speaking and Writing. EDUCATIONAL EMPHASES: Multiple Intelligences (MI): Verbal-linguistics, Interpersonal Intelligence, bodily- kinesthetic Thinking Skills: Problem solving, creative and critical thinking MORAL VALUES: AIM: To identify the different types of transportation. BEHAVIOURAL OBJECTIVES: By the end of the lesson, the pupils will be able to:

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Acquire a wide range of vocabulary by forming new words from a word given and completing word-maze.

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Differentiate the different types of transportations by using pictures and word cards.

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Recite the poem correctly and appropriately. Describe and write sentences on their transport that they like.

TEACHING AIDS/MATERIALS: Manila card containing poem, worksheets, picture and word cards, Word-mazes, A4 papers WORD LIST: car, bus, train, transport, airplane SENTENCE PATTERNS: How do you come to school? My dream car. GRAMMAR: Simple present tense, nouns, verbs PUPILS PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE: Pupils may have experienced using any of the transportations and may apply it in the lesson.

Steps/Time Set induction (3 mins.)

Content Question and answer How do you come to school? I come to school by bus Word Chains Expected answers: bus, bun, sun, run, sum, rain, bar, bin, in, me, mine, ran, is, urn, bear, barn, burn, rub, marine, arm, air.

Teacher-Pupil activities 1. Teacher asks students how they come to school. 2. Then, teacher writes the word SUBMARINE on the white board. Teacher instructs the students to form as many new words from the word

Teaching Aids/Notes (EE, Values) MI: Verbal linguistics, interpersonal intelligence

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Presentation (7 mins.)

Worksheet containing blanks. E.A.: bus, train, bicycle, lorry, airplane, car, ship, motorcycle, helicopter, submarine. Poem displayed on the white board Transport Poem

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Picture cards and word cards on the different types of transportations: bus, train, bicycle, lorry, airplane, car, ship, motorcycle, helicopter, submarine.

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written on the white board. The students with the most number of new words will share his/her answers to the other students where they will write down words that are not found in their list. Teacher distributes worksheet to the students and students will share their answer after they are done. Then, teacher put up a poem on the white board and the teacher will read the poem for the first time. Then, the students will follow after the teacher. The teacher checks the pronunciations of the students and corrects them if there are any mistakes. After that, the teacher will teach the students on the different types of transportation.

MI: Verbal linguistics, interpersonal intelligence Worksheets

Manila card containing poem

Picture and word cards

Practice (7 mins.)

Word mazes containing names of transports: bus, train, bicycle, lorry, airplane, car, ship, motorcycle, helicopter, submarine.

Production (10 mins)

Drawing their dream vehicle e.g. My Dream Car, My Dream Bicycle

Describing their dream vehicle

Presentation of their work.

Closure (3 mins.)

Playing a game: Train and passengers Question and answer

1. Teacher asks the students to sit in groups of three. 2. Then, teacher distributes a word-maze to each group and the students are given time to complete the word maze. 3. The group which completes first will share their answers to the class. 1. Teacher writes down a title; My dream Vehicle 2. Students are instructed to draw their dream vehicle creatively using their own ideas (if possible, colour them). 3. Then, they have to describe their dream vehicle. 4. After that, students have to present their work to the class. 1. Students will play a game; Train and passengers 2. Teacher reviews the

MI: Verbal linguistics, interpersonal intelligence Word-mazes Thinking skill: Problem solving

MI: Verbal linguistics, interpersonal intelligence A4 papers Thinking skill: Creative and Critical thinking

MI: Verbal linguistics, interpersonal intelligence, bodily kinesthetic.

What are the types of transports that you know? The types of transports that I know are car, bus

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