Date- Subject - English

Class- V Topic- The lazy frog

Objectives of the lesson.
Children will recite the poem with proper rhyme and
rhythm.
Children will be able to use new words and phrases
in proper context.
Children will be able to use adjectives.
Fred is a very lazy frog
Who lolls all day upon a log.
He always manages to shirk
Doing a single stroke of work
His poor old mother calls in vain
“Come in and help!” he does not bother
To move two inches, much preferring
To be extremely hard-of-hearing.
He lies there in a silent heap,
And stays conveniently asleep.
If a lady frog hops past
You’d think he would get up at last
To bow, and help her on her way?
But no, I am ashamed to say
That when a lady frog comes by
He does not open up one eye!
 New Words
Loll : To lie around lazily
Sentence : All the day he loll on the couch.
Log : Trunk of a tree that has been cut.
Sentence : Elephants transport heavy logs from
one place to other.
Shirk : To not do something you should do.
Sentence : He shirk and manage not to do work.
Bow : To bend your head to show respect.
Sentence : All the ministers bow in front of the
king.
 In vain : Uselessly
Sentence : I work hard to solve the argument but
all in vain.

Prefer : Like something better

Sentence : I prefer to do homework instead of

playing games.

Hard of hearing : Deaf

Sentence : when ram’s mother called him he was
hard-of –hearing and keep on playing cricket.
 Question 1: What did the frog do all day?

Answer: The frog keeps on resting on a log of wood the

whole day.
Question 2: Besides lazy, what other word can you think
of to describe the frog?
Answer : Besides being lazy the frog can also describe
rude and proud.

Question 3: Did you like the frog’s behaviour?

Answer : No, I did not like the frog’s behaviour because

he is very rude to his mother.
Question 3: Complete the sentences with reference
to the poem.
(i) When the frog’s mother called him, he pretended to
sleep.
(ii) When a lady frog hops by, he does not even
open up one eye.

Question 1: Refer to the poem and understand. The frog

loved to laze and lie around all day. He did not like to do
any work at all.
Now make true sentences about yourself!
Write about the people you like, a game you play, a
hobby, a habit you have. You may use the following clues.
 I love to play football.

I like to to read books

I hate watching television.

I don’t mind doing my homework.

I don’t like to go for shopping.

 log frog dog

shirk work jerk

vain deign main

preferring hearing clearing

heap keep leap

past last fast

way say lay

What kind of words are they? Rhyming words

Choose adjectives from the poem for….

Frog lazy

Mother Poor

Inches two

Heap silent
Thank you