MATHEMATICS LESSON PLAN

Date : 18.08.2010
Day : Wednesday
Subject : Mathematics
Year : 4 Alpha
Time : 3:00~3:30pm (half hour)
Class Size : 30 pupils
Topic : Time
Learning Area : Reading and writing time
Learning Objectives: By the end of the lesson, pupils will be taught to
(i) understand, read and write time in hours and minutes.
Learning Outcomes: At the end of the lesson, pupils will be able to
(i) read time in hours and minutes according to the 12-
hours system.
(ii) write time in hours and minutes according to the 12-
hours system.
Vocabulary : ante meridiem (a.m.), post meridiem (p.m.)
Pre Requisite Knowledge: Pupils have acquired knowledge of
(i) read time to the half or quarter hour on a clock
(ii) write the time to the half and quarter hour
Thinking Skills : Recall, apply, making decision/ judgement
Moral Values : Confident, discipline, team work, cooperation,
hardworking, do not give up.
Teaching and Learning Resources: Videos, handmade clock, handmade
digital
clock, question paper, activity book.
Stage/ Time Content Teaching and Learning Activities Remarks
- Introduction for time 1) Teacher lets pupils to watch a Teaching resources
video clip about time in our daily -Video Clips
Example: life.
There are two employees, Thinking skills
Xiang and Mei are planning to -Recall
go to have lunch together
when there is fifteen minutes Moral Values
to one, 12.45p.m. -Do not be late for
Then they go to have their school
lunch at 1.15p.m.
But before they finish their
lunch, Mei realised that the
lunch time is over which is
Set Induction 2p.m. already.
(5 minutes) So, they quickly finish their
lunch and rush back to
company but unfortunately,
they are late for 15 minutes as
they reach at company at
2.15p.m.
Their boss is waiting for them
and asks them how much time
they had late to punch in.
At 5.00p.m., Xiang ask Mei
whether want to go back
together or not but Mei said
she had to finish the proposal
first.
Development - Read time in hours and 1) Teacher asks student a few Teaching
1 minutes according to the questions according to the Resources
(10 minutes) 12-hours system with video clips. -Power Point
proper way. - What time did the employees Presentation
- Introduce a.m. and p.m. plan to go to have lunch
- Recall pupils’ previous together? Thinking skills
knowledge about reading - When they go for lunch? -Making judgement
time to the half or quarter - Are they reach at company on
on a clock. time? Why? Moral values
Example 1: -Confident
(7.00 a.m.) 2) Teacher show the time which -Discipline
Say, “Seven o’clock in the mention by the actors in the
morning” video clips to students after
(8.40a.m.) students answer the questions.
Say, “ Eight forty in the
morning” 3) Teacher chooses and asks a
(10.30a.m.) few students to read the time
Say, “Ten thirty in the morning” according to 12-hours system
(12.45p.m.) which are shown in power
Say, “ Fifteen minutes to one”/ point presentation.
“Fifteen to one”
(1.15p.m.) 4) Teacher asks all students to
Say, “one fifteen in the read the time according to 12-
afternoon” hours system together.
(2.15p.m.)
Say, “two fifteen in the 5) Teacher gives more examples
afternoon” and asks more students to
(5.00p.m.) read the example given
Say, “five o’clock in the according to 12-hours system.
evening”
(8.00p.m.) 6) Teacher introduces and uses
Say, “Eight o’clock at night” the digital clock to show the
(11.30p.m.) time.
Say, “Eleven thirty at night”
 - Write time in hours and
minutes according to the
12-hours system with
proper way.
Example:
(Eight thirty in the morning)
Write as 8.30a.m.
(Ten o’clock in the morning)
Write as 10.00a.m.
(Twelve fifteen at noon)
Write as 12.15p.m.
(Three o’clock in
Development afternoon)
2 Write as 3.00p.m.
(5 minutes) (Six o’clock in the evening)
Write as 6.00p.m.
(Nine o’clock at night)
Write as 9.00p.m.
1) Teacher asks a student to use Teaching
analog clock to show the time. Resources
-Analogue clock –
2) Teacher asks another student Digital Clock
to write the shown time Presentation
according to the 12-hours
system on the blackboard. Thinking skills
-Making judgement
3) Repeat step 1 and 2 for two to -Apply
three examples.
Moral values
the 4) Teacher asks a few students to -Confident
write the shown time on the -Discipline
blackboard.

Development Consolidation 1) Teacher gives instructions to Teaching

3 -Group activity the pupils. Resources
(5 minutes) -Power Point
Example: 2) Teacher asks pupils seat in Presentation
group of 6. -Bell
(1) 1p.m. (Say as one o’clock -Flash Card
in the afternoon) 3) Teacher will organise a game
(2) Seven thirty in the morning called “Time Challenge”. Thinking skills
(Write as 7.30a.m.) -Making judgement
4) Teacher will show the -Apply
questions by using Power
Point. Moral values
-Confident
5) After the question is showed, -Discipline
each group will compete with -Cooperation
each other to take the turn for -Fair
answering the question. The
 group which ring the bell first
will win the turn to answer the
question. If that group fail to
give an answer or correct
answer, the question will be
open for other groups. If next
group also cannot get the
answer then the answer will be
given. (Each group member
must take turn as
representative for the group.)

6) The group that give the correct

answer will get 2 marks and
when the question is passing
to other groups, the group that
give the correct answer for that
open question will get 1 marks.

7) 15 Questions will be play in

this game.

8) The group that get the highest

score will win the game.

Evaluation 1) Teacher asks pupils to do the Teaching

-Do the exercises in activity exercises in activity book as Resources
book as homework. homework (page 96). -Activity book
2) Teacher asks pupils to pass up
Development
the activity book on the next Thinking skills
4
day. -Apply
(1 minutes)

Moral values
-Confident
-Hardworking
Closure Social 1) Teacher thanks pupils for Teaching
(4 minutes) giving cooperation on the Resources
lesson. -

2) Teacher appreciates Thinking skills

cooperation given by pupils -
during the lesson.
Moral Values
3) Teacher asks pupils whether -Do not give up
 they face any problem in study -Hardworking
for other subjects.

4) Teacher gives moral support to

pupils.

5) Teacher advise pupils do not

give up in study and put more
effort on study to get good
future.