Lesson Plan

Subject: English
Lesson: Reading: The Lion and the Mouse
Grade: 3

I. Learning Objectives
At the end of this lesson, the students must be able to:
a. read aloud with fluency and read independently,
b. build vocabulary by reading,
c. answer Wh questions relating to the story “The Lion and the Mouse”

II. Subject Matter

Topic/s:
Reading: The Lion and the Mouse
Answering Wh questions
Materials:
PowerPoint
Visual aid
Video
Handouts
Worksheets
Vocabulary words:
1. paw
2. good-natured
3. strong
4. chew
5. sharp
6. kind-hearted
7. respect
III. Procedure
1. Warm up
1.1 The students will read the lyrics of the song “I like to read” then
sing along to the video.

2. Introduction
2.1 The students will be grouped by their gender.
Girls – group 1
Boys – group 2
2.2 The teacher will present the game “4 Pics and 1 Title”
Mechanics: The teacher will post the 4 pictures on the board with
lines consisting the number of the title. The students must fill
those line with letters to form the title. Each letter contains 1
point. The group who will be able to name the title without the
lines being completed will get 3 points.

3. Vocabulary Builder
3.1 The teacher will post the vocabulary words with its meaning,
picture, and sentence example.
3.2 The students must repeat after the teacher and spell every word
independently.

4. Presentation
4.1 The students will watch and listen to the story of the “The Lion
and the Mouse”.
4.2 After listening, the teacher will read every line of the story and
the students must repeat after the teacher.
4.3 Reading Independently: The group 1 will read the first half of the
story and the second half will be read by the boys. Every
mispronounced word is equivalent to minus 1.

5. Discussion
5.1 The teacher will ask question to check the students
understanding about the story.
1. What is the title of the story?
2. Who are the characters in the story?
3. Where did the story happen?
 4. Who woke up the Lion?
5. What did the mouse do to wake up the Lion?
6. Why did the Lion set the mouse free?
7. Why did the Lion laugh when the mouse said “someday I
might help you”?
8. Who was caught in the net?
9. How did the mouse hear the Lion when it was caught in the
net?
10. Who helped the Lion?
11. How did the mouse help the Lion to get out of the net?
12. If you were the mouse, will you do the same?
13.What is the moral of the story?

6. Wrap up
6.1 What did you learn from the story of “The Lion and the Mouse”?
6.2 What are the vocabulary words that we have studied?

IV. Assessment

A. Vocabulary: Complete the sentences. (Refer your answer to the story.)

1. 2.
The boy is _____________. He is _____________.

3. 4.
I have a _________ pencil. The mouse ran into the Lion’s _______.

5.
Retriever dogs are __________.
 B: Comprehension : Answer the following questions:

1. Who are the characters in the story?

2. Why did the Lion think the mouse was funny?
3. Why did the mouse run quickly to the net?
4. How did the mouse help the Lion?
5. What is the message/moral in the story?

V. Homework
Read the story aloud at home to your sibling or parents.
Make them sign the handout as a proof that you read the story to
them.

Prepared by:

……………………………….
Miss Shiela Marie Mojares