LESSON PLAN

Focused skill : Reading

Date : 15 August 2018 (Wednesday)

Time : 9.20 am – 10.20 am (60 minutes)

Enrolment : 34 pupils (Boys: 23, Girls: 11)

Class : 5 Mantap (Above Average)

Theme : World of Knowledge

Topic : Unit 11 Natural Disasters

Content Standard : 2.2 By the end of the 6-year primary schooling,

pupils will be able to demonstrate
understanding of a variety of linear and non-
linear texts in the form of print and non-print
materials using a range of strategies to
construct meaning.

Learning Standards : 2.2.3 Able to read and demonstrate understanding of

texts by:

(a) giving main ideas and supporting details

(b) sequencing

By the end of the lesson, pupils will be able to:

Behavioural objectives : 1. identify main ideas and supporting details from

the reading text by answering at least 4 out of 6
questions (pop quiz) correctly.

2. sequence the events based on the date of

volcanic eruption by answering the sequencing
question (pop quiz) correctly.

Cross- curricular : Creativity, Information and Communication

emphases Technology skills (ICT), Constructivism,
Contextual Learning, Knowledge Acquisition,
Thinking Skills (understanding & analysing),
Multiple Intelligences (musical, interpersonal,
linguistic)

Moral values : Public spiritedness (sensitive to social issues in

the community) & gratitude
Teaching aids : Audio clip, laptop, Smart TV, mini whiteboard,
video clip (“Volcano”), PPT Slides, reading texts
(34 copies), rubber ball, paper strips & MP3
Music.

Previous knowledge : Pupils have been exposed to the different types

of natural disaster phenomena.
Steps/Time Content Activities Teaching Aids/CCE
Set Greeting session. 1) Teacher greets the pupils Teaching aid:
Induction - Audio Clip
and asks if pupils have had
(5 mins) (Volcano Eruption -
their breakfast today. https://youtu.
be/fwNBjN5LTXQ)
2) Teacher plays a sound effect
- Laptop
of a volcano eruption. - Smart TV
- Mini Whiteboard
3) Pupils have to listen carefully
in order to guess the natural CCE:
Creativity, Musical
disaster phenomenon that
(MI), Information and
they will be learning today. Communication
Technology skills
Teacher asks pupils: 4) Teacher gives the two words
(ICT)
 What is the natural as hints; “the smoke” and
disaster phenomenon “the ashes”.
that you can link to the 5) Each group writes their
two words? (Answer: answers on the mini
Volcano/ Volcano whiteboard.
eruption)

Pre- Teacher elicits from pupils 1) Teacher shows a video clip Teaching Aids:
Reading what can be associated to entitled ‘Volcano’. - Video Clip
(10 mins) a volcano eruption 2) Pupils try to think of words (Volcano - https:
 Lava that can be associated to //youtu.be/lAm
 Magma (liquid rock volcano eruption based on qsMQG3RM)
inside the volcano, the video clip. - PowerPoint slides
becomes lava when it - Laptop
goes out) - Smart TV

Introduction of some 3) Teacher asks a few words

words. that pupils may encounter
in the next reading text and CCE:
their meaning. - Constructivism
- lava
- magma
- eruption
- ash
- archaeologist

While- Guided reading. 1) Teacher gives each pupil in a Teaching Aid:

Reading group a reading text. - Reading Texts (34
(25 mins) 2) Teacher conducts a read copies)
along session with pupils for - Mini Whiteboard
5 minutes. - PPT Slides (Pop
3) Each group gets a mini Quiz)
whiteboard for a mini pop
Reading comprehension quiz.
activity (scanning for main
 ideas and supporting 4) Teacher conducts a mini pop CCE:
details). quiz for pupils. - Contextual
5) Rules for mini pop quiz: Learning, ICT,
 Teacher will give the Interpersonal (MI),
questions through PPT Linguistic (MI),
Slide. Thinking Skills –
 Each group will read the understanding,
question and search for the analysing
answer in the text within 60
seconds.
 Each group will have to
write the answer on the
mini whiteboard and have
to raise their answer on the
count of eight.
 Each group collects points
for every correct answer.
 The group with the highest
points wins the pop quiz.

Post- Poison Ball & guessing 1) Teacher passes the poison Teaching Aid:
Reading game (enriching general ball. - Rubber Ball
(10 mins) knowledge) 2) Pupils will play a short - Paper Strips
 Which country has the guessing game about (questions)
largest number of volcanoes. - MP3 Music
active volcano? 3) Three lucky pupils who hold
 The word volcano the poison ball when the
comes from the word music stops would have to
‘venus’, ‘mars’, ‘ares’ or choose a paper strip
‘vulcan’? consisting of questions from CCE: Knowledge
 How many volcanoes the box and guess the Acquisition
in this world have been answer.
found in the ocean? 4) Teacher corrects the pupils.

Closure Summary of the lesson. 1) Teacher asks the pupils Moral Value: Public
(10 mins) what they have learnt. spiritedness
2) Teacher concludes the (sensitive to social
lesson and instils moral issues in the
value. community) &
gratitude