LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE (READING) YEAR 4/SJKC
Subject :
English Language
Date :
22. 04. 2014
Time :
8.30 a.m.- 9.30 a.m.
Class :
4 Bestari
Number of Pupils :
35
Proficiency Level :
Mixed ability
Focus :
Reading
Theme :
Topic :
Content Standard :
World of stories
King of Kites
2.2 By the end of the 6 year primary schooling, pupils will be able to demonstrate understanding of
variety of linear and non-linear texts in the form of print and non-print materials using a range of
strategies to construct meaning.
2.3 By the end of the 6-year primary schooling, pupils will be able to read independently for information
and enjoyment
Learning Standards :
2.2.3 Able to read and demonstrate understanding of texts by:
(a) sequencing
with guidance
2.3.1 Able to read for information and enjoyment with guidance:
(a) fiction
Lesson Objectives :
By the end of the lesson, pupils are able to:
(i)
Understand the story by sequencing the events in the story in the correct order in groups of
(ii)
Teaching Aids :
Cross Curricular
Element (EMK) :
Educational
Emphases:
five.
In pairs ,explain about characters in the picture guided by keywords.
Powerpoint slides, sentence strips, dice with pictures, word cut, pictures of situation,
picture puzzle.
Creative & innovative and ICT
i.CCTS Generate idea, Make predictions,order, determine criteria/characteristics
ii. Multiple Intelligences Verbal -Linguistic, Visual-Spatial , Logical-Mathematical
iii. Olympic values - Joy of effort, respect for others
iv. Moral values - Courteous
Activity
Set induction.
Teaching & Learning Strategy
Generating ideas
(5 minutes)
(8.30 a.m. -8.35 a.m.)
Jazz chant
1. Teacher comes into the class and shows a
jazz chant through powerpoint slides
2. Pupils listen to the teacher and repeat after
the teacher
3. Teacher asks the pupils what the jazz chant is
about
4. Pupils give idea of what they think about the
jazz chant
5. Teacher writes on the white board all the
answers and links the discussion to what
pupils are going to learn for the day.
Notes
Teaching aids:
1. Powerpoint slides (Appendix 1)
Jazz Chant
Title: Anil, the King of Kites.
Anil,
The King of Kites
King of Kites
King of Kites
Different kites
Oh, how bright
Oh, so bright!
By and by
You see them fly
Flying high
In the sky.
Questions:
1. What was the jazz chant about?
2. Have you played kites before?
3. Are you happy when you play kites?
4. What was the name mention in the jazz
chant?
5. Who is Anil?
Expected answers:
1.The jazz chant is about kites
2. Yes/No
3. Yes/No
4. Anil
5. Anil, the King of Kites
CCTS: Generate idea
Talk about book cover
Teaching aids:
Pre- reading
(15 minutes)
(8.35 a.m.-8.50 a.m.)
1. Teacher shows the cover of the
book entitled The King of Kites and
talk about it to the class.
2. Pupils predict the events from what
they see on the cover
3. Teacher accepted all answers and
shows the brief summary of the story
through powerpoint slides.
4. Pupils read the summary together to
get the gist of the story.
5. Teacher emphasized and explain the
meaning of the words in bold as they
are the important key words to
understand the story
6. Pupils listen and repeat the words
1. Book cover
2. Powerpoint slides (Appendix 2)
Summary:
Anil is a very skillful kite maker and his mother is a
skillful seamstress. When Anil hears about the big
wedding in the village, he decides to make twelve kites
to fly in honour of the bride. However, Anils mother
needed to make clothes for the special day and she
needed Anils help and his ribbons and sequins too. As
a result, Anil could not make his kites as time was
running out because he had to help his mother.
after the teacher.
Unexpectedly, Anils friends helped him by giving their
old kites to be used. Anils mother helped him to
decorate the kites. On the wedding day, Anil and his
mother were able to get their tasks done and everyone
was happy with their good work.
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
Kite maker
Skillful seamstress
Twelve kites
Help
Decorate
MI: Verbal-Linguistics
CCTS: Make predictions
While reading
(20 minutes)
(8.50 a.m. -9.10 a.m.)
Sequence the sentence strips
1. Pupils are divided into groups of five.
2. Teacher distribute jumbled up sentence
strips in an envelope to each group.
3. Each group will get three sentences to
arrange.
Teaching aids:
1. Jumbled up sentence strips (Appendix 3)
2. Powerpoint slides (Appendix 4)
Events in the story:
4. Teacher shows a sequence of pictures
1.Anil and his mother decorated the kites.
through powerpoint slides.
5. Pupils are to rearrange the sentence strips
2. Anil, the King of Kites made beautiful kites.
based on the sequencing of the pictures.
6. Teacher asks the pupils to go in front and
paste the sentence strips on the mahjong
paper provided.
7. Representatives from each group go to in
3. Anils mother was busy sewing clothes for the
wedding.
4. Anils mother was the Queen of the Needles.
5. On the wedding day, everyone admired the beautiful
kites.
front and paste their sentence strips
6. Anil helped his mother to buy materials
according to the correct order of the
7. He had no time to make his twelve kites.
events.
8. Teacher discuss the answer with the
8. Anil wanted to make twelve kites for the wedding.
9. Anils friends helped by giving their kites to Anil.
pupils..
9. Teacher asks the whole class to read the
correct arrangement of the events in the
story together
CCTS: Order
OV: Joy of effort, respect for other
MI: Logical-Mathematical
Post reading
Storycube games
Presentation
(15 minutes)
(9.10 a.m. 9.25 a.m.)
1. Pupils are divided into pairs.
2.Teacher starts the activity by showing a
dice that has 4 pictures of situation from
the book King of Kites and the other 2
faces of the dice are written next group or
try again.
3. Each picture is accompanied by 2 word
cards of key words as guidance.
4. Each group takes turn to play the
storycube.
5. Teacher asks two representatives from
each group to roll the dice and present
their interpretation of the picture.
6. The representatives roll the dice and if
they get the picture, they need to explain
about the character in the picture and what
they do, guided by the keywords given.
7. Teacher evaluates the presenters based
on their creativity to deliver the information
Teaching aid:
1. Picture of a situation
2. Dice
Expected picture of situation on the dice:
1. Situation 1: Anils mother is sewing
2. Situation 2: Anil is making kites
3. Situation 3: Anils mother helping him to decorate
the kites
4. Situation 4: Anils is being hoisted by his friends.
Expected word cut:
1. Picture 1: Skillful seamstress, hardworking
2. Picture 2: kite maker, helpful
3. Picture 3: decorate, twelve kites
4. Picture 4: Supportive, reliable
CCTS: Determine criteria/characteristics
MV : Courteous
OV: Joy of effort, respect for other
MI: Visual-Spatial
Closure
(5 minutes)
(9.25 a.m. 9.30 a.m.)
Picture puzzle
1. Pupils remain in their group
3. In each group, teacher gives them a piece
of puzzle.
4. Pupils assemble the picture puzzle
5. A picture of a character is formed after
assembling the puzzle and pupils name
the character.
Teaching aids:
1. Picture puzzle (Appendix 5)
MV/OV: Joy of effort
MI: Visual-Spatial
