LESSON PLAN by Indah Wahyuni

LESSON PLAN NO: 4 GRADE: 3

Subject: English
Topic: Fun in Class
Lesson Title: Paper Art
Level: Beginner Lesson Duration: 60 minutes
Disclaimer: prior to this lesson, SS have learned some vocabulary, grammar, and writing activities related
to activities that can be done in class.
Lesson Objectives:
Students will
 Compare and contrast paper art.
 Use a Venn diagram to compare and contrast paper art.
Summary of Tasks/ Actions
Warm up:
 T holds up a piece of paper and scissors, and asks SS to do the same
 T then say “Let’s make art!” T folds the paper in half and then in half again. T asks SS to do the
same.
 T holds up scissors and says “I’m cutting the paper”, then asks “What am I using?” (scissors). T
shows SS how to cut triangles along the folds, then says, “Now you try cutting”
 T asks SS “What are you doing? What are you using?
 Then T says “Let’s look at our papers”. T unfolds their paper and show their design. Then says
“This is paper art!”
Main:
 T announces to the class that they will read about paper art.
 T puts the text on display then calls out a student to read the title aloud.
 T invites SS to read the text together (T reads the text aloud) with pauses at the end of each
paragraph to check for comprehension.
 Possible Q prompts (Par.1): How do people make paper art? (fold the paper; then
cut it) Where do many people in China put their paper art? (on windows)
 Possible Q prompts (Par.2): In Mexico, what do people cut pictures of? (flowers,
animals, people) What do people in Mexico do with their paper art? (hang it in
houses and outside)
 T models thinking aloud strategy, asking SS the meanings of new words e.g., “hang paper art”
and invites SS responses
 T explains that there are two parts of the text. T prompts by saying “The first part is about paper
art in China. What is the second part about? (Mexico)
 T displays this Venn diagram and explains that the yellow diagram is about people in China and
the blue one is about people in Mexico.

 T asks different SS to read one line from each diagram and asks if they are the same of different
(different)
 T asks another S to read the white diagram and asks if what people in China and Mexico do the
 same (same)
Wrap up:
 T announces that they will play a True-False game (tile formats or other interactive formats e.g.,
Quizziz.). Here’s some possible statements:
 We’re learning about paper art. (true)
 We’re reading about paper art in China and Mexico. (true)
 People in China don’t make paper art. (false)
 People cut pictures of animals. (true)
 People don’t put paper art on windows. (false)
Materials/ Equipment:
Reading strategy: compare and contrast
Content vocabulary: fold, hang, punch
Academic language: same, different
Resources:
 Vocabulary list (pics and audio or video formats)
 Story audio (or read aloud)
 A text entitled “Paper Art” taken from National Geographic Book

Materials:
 Origami paper
 Scissors
 Tape
References:
National Geographic Book
Assessment: T’s observation