DAILY LESSON PLAN YEAR 1

SUBJECT English Language YEAR 1

DAY / DATE Sunday 26/1/2020 WEEK / LESSON 35 151

TIME DURATION 60 minutes

Revision of all Year 1
Revision of Year 1 themes: World of Self, topics: Friends, At school,
THEME TOPIC
Family and Friends, World of Stories Let’s play!, Pet Show and
Lunchtime
Main : Listening
FOKUS SKILLS
Complimentary : Speaking
Main: 1.2 Understand meaning in a variety of familiar contexts.
CONTENT STANDARDS
Complementary: 2.1 Communicate simple information intelligibly.
Main: 1.2.5 Understand short supported questions.
LEARNING STANDARDS Complementary: 2.1.5 Name or describe objects using suitable words from word
sets.
1. By the end of the lesson, most of the pupils will be able to understand short supported questions.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES 2. By the end of the lesson, most of the pupils will be able to name or describe objects using suitable
words from word sets.
SUCCESS CRITERIA Pupils can make revision of Year 1 Language.
LANGUAGE / GRAMMAR
Revision of Year 1 Language
FOCUS / VOCABULARY
Pre-lesson
Prepare flashcards, too, of topic vocabulary. For topics covered in the textbook, you can ask questions
such as What’s this? (show flashcard of a classroom object, food item etc), Name 5 (animals, toys etc),
Spell…( e.g. yellow).
Lesson delivery
1. Divide pupils into 2 teams of equal size and ask them to give their team a name.
2. Write the team names on the board.
3. Draw the noughts [O] and crosses [X] grid on the board.
4. Tell pupils that their team gets a nought or cross on a topic square if they answer a question about that
topic correctly. The aim of the game is to make a line of their team’s symbol (nought or cross) across,
down or diagonally in order to score a point. If a team makes this line, they score a point. In the example
on the previous page, the noughts team have made a diagonal line by answering three questions correctly.
The board is then cleaned and the game continues. (21st CA)
ACTIVITIES
5. Explain that teams will take turns to answer your questions.
6. Tell pupils that they must take it in turns to ask and answer questions, so that everyone gets a chance to
practise language. If a team member is not sure of the answer to a question, team mates can help, but the
chosen team member must say the answer to the opposing team.
7. Explain that
 you will read each question only once
 you will accept only the first answer you hear
 there will be a time limit of 40 seconds to answer after the question has been read.
8. Toss a coin to choose a starting team, and play the game. (CBA)
9. Mark noughts and crosses in the appropriate square when teams answer correctly. Make sure that
pupils are quiet when a team reads out their question, so that everyone can hear it. (HOTS)
Post lesson
Finish the lesson with a brief reminder to pupils of any key language learning points which emerged.
TEACHING AIDS Copy of Noughts and Crosses grid and 5 questions for each square.
PERFORMANCE LEVEL 3
21st CENTURY ACTIVITY Games CCE Values (cooperation)
CLASSROOM BASED
HOTS Analysis ASSESSMENT (CBA) Games
TEACHERS’S REFLECTION Attendance: /
/ pupils able to achieve learning objectives and given enrichment exercise (s).
 / pupils not able to achieve learning objectives and given remedial exercise(s).
Lesson is postponed due to: ____________________________________________________

DAILY LESSON PLAN YEAR 1

SUBJECT English Language YEAR 1

DAY / DATE Monday 27/1/2020 WEEK / LESSON 35 152

TIME 60 minutes
DURATION
Revision of Year 1 themes: Revision of all Year 1
World of Self, Family and topics: Friends, At school,
THEME TOPIC
Friends, World of Stories, World Let’s play!, Pet Show and
of Knowledge Lunchtime
Main : Speaking
FOKUS SKILLS
Complimentary : Listening
Main: 2.1 Communicate simple information intelligibly.
CONTENT STANDARDS
Complementary: 1.2 Understand meaning in a variety of familiar contexts.
Main:
2.1.5 Name or describe objects using suitable words from word sets.
LEARNING STANDARDS
Complementary:
1.2.5 Understand short supported questions.
1. By the end of the lesson, most of the pupils will be able to name or describe objects using suitable
words from word sets.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
2. By the end of the lesson, most of the pupils will be able to understand specific information and details
of very simple phrases and sentences.
SUCCESS CRITERIA Pupils can make revision of Year 1 Language.
LANGUAGE / GRAMMAR
Revision of Year 1 Language
FOCUS / VOCABULARY
Pre-lesson
Ask pupils questions about pictures in the textbook (see step 2 for examples). Each time, show pupils a
page of the Superminds textbook, and ask a question or give an instruction, e.g.
 What colour’s the apple?
 What’s this?
 How many pineapples?
 Find something yellow, and something red.
Practise useful questions with pupils and write them on the board.
ACTIVITIES Lesson delivery
1. Divide pupils into small groups and ask them to prepare 7 questions or more. Write in their exercise
book.
2. Put groups together and ask them to ask and answer each other’s questions. (21st CA)
3. Repeat step 5 by changing the groups, if there is time.
4. Ask pupils to read out their questions for the whole class to answer.
5. Teacher collects exercise book. (CBA)
Post lesson
Post-lesson task 4: Correct the error (HOTS)
TEACHING AIDS Copies of Superminds 1

PERFORMANCE LEVEL 3
21 CENTURY ACTIVITY
st
Pair / Group Discussion CCE Language
CLASSROOM BASED
HOTS Analysis ASSESSMENT (CBA) Exercise book
TEACHERS’S REFLECTION Attendance: /
 / pupils able to achieve learning objectives and given enrichment exercise (s).
/ pupils not able to achieve learning objectives and given remedial exercise(s).
Lesson is postponed due to : ___________________________________________________

DAILY LESSON PLAN YEAR 1

SUBJECT English Language YEAR 1

DAY / DATE Tuesday 26/1/2020 WEEK / LESSON 35 153

TIME DURATION 60 minutes

Revision of Year 1 themes: Revision of all Year 1
World of Self, Family and topics: Friends, At school,
THEME TOPIC
Friends, World of Stories, World Let’s play!, Pet Show and
of Knowledge Lunchtime
Main : Reading
FOKUS SKILLS
Complimentary : Speaking
Main: 3.2 Understand a variety of linear and non-linear print and digital texts
CONTENT STANDARDS by using appropriate reading strategies.
Complementary: 2.1 Communicate simple information intelligibly.
Main: 3.2.2 Understand specific information and details of very simple phrases
and sentences.
LEARNING STANDARDS
Complementary: 2.1.4 Greet, say goodbye, and express thanks using suitable
fixed phrases.
1. By the end of the lesson, most of the pupils will be able to understand specific information and details
of very simple phrases and sentences.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
2. By the end of the lesson, most of the pupils will be able to greet, say goodbye, and express thanks
using suitable fixed phrases.
SUCCESS CRITERIA Pupils can make revision of Year 1 Language.

LANGUAGE / GRAMMAR
Revision of Year 1 Language
FOCUS / VOCABULARY
Pre-lesson
Explain that pupils will revise the term’s work by reading and responding to instructions on topics they
have covered over the term in a board game.
Lesson delivery
1. Explain that pupils will play a game. Ask them to talk about how they can cooperate as a group in the
game, and how they can deal with any challenges in content or language. (21st CA)
2. Pupils talk about this in L1, as the focus here is on learning skills, not on language.
3. Elicit pupils’ suggestions.
4. Explain that when pupils land on a square on the board, they must speak about the topic for half a
ACTIVITIES minute to a minute so that they get sufficient language practice from the game.
5. Divide pupils into groups of 3 or 4 and handout out a dice and counters for each group.
6. If a pupil lands on a Free question square, explain that others can each ask them a question, either a
personal one or one connected to the term’s work. Give or elicit examples to help if necessary.
7. Pupils throw the dice and move their counter forward. They tell others in their group about the topic
they land on. (CBA)
Post lesson
Stop the game and ask them to reflect on and give examples of
 how well they worked as a group
 how they dealt with any challenges in content or language (HOTS)
TEACHING AIDS Dice, counters, and one copy of the Year 1 Revision board game on the next page for each group
PERFORMANCE LEVEL 3
21st CENTURY ACTIVITY Games CCE Entrepreneurship
CLASSROOM BASED
HOTS Evaluation ASSESSMENT (CBA) Games
Attendance: /
/ pupils able to achieve learning objectives and given enrichment exercise (s).
TEACHERS’S REFLECTION
/ pupils not able to achieve learning objectives and given remedial exercise(s).
Lesson is postponed due to: ____________________________________________________

DAILY LESSON PLAN YEAR 1

SUBJECT English Language YEAR 1

DAY / DATE Wednesday 26/1/2020 WEEK / LESSON 35 154

TIME DURATION 60 minutes

Revision of Year 1 themes: Revision of all Year 1
World of Self, Family and topics: Friends, At school,
THEME TOPIC
Friends, World of Stories, World Let’s play!, Pet Show and
of Knowledge Lunchtime
Main : Writing
FOKUS SKILLS
Complimentary : Reading
Main: 4.2 Communicate basic information intelligibly for a range of purposes
in print and digital media.
CONTENT STANDARDS
Complementary: 3.2 Understand a variety of linear and non-linear print and
digital texts by using appropriate reading strategies.
Main: 4.2.5 Connect words and proper names using 'and'.
LEARNING STANDARDS Complementary: 3.2.2 Understand specific information and details of very simple
phrases and sentences.
1. By the end of the lesson, most of the pupils will be able to plan, and write words and phrases.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES 2. By the end of the lesson, most of the pupils will be able to connect words and proper names using
'and'.
SUCCESS CRITERIA Pupils can make revision of Year 1 Language.
LANGUAGE / GRAMMAR
Revision of Year 1 language
FOCUS / VOCABULARY
ACTIVITIES Pre-lesson
Ask 3 pupils to come to the front of the class and to draw vocabulary items from Superminds 1 according
to the suggestions of their classmates. Each pupil draws 8-10 items.
Lesson delivery
1. Now write these 2 sentence outlines on the board:
 A ___ and a ___ are …
 A ___ and a ___ have got …
2. Give pupils an example which completes each outline by making connections between the pictures on
the board, e.g. A banana and a pear are fruit; or A table and a cat have got four legs.
3. After you have given pupils these examples, ask them to speak in groups and make as many connections
as they can in a given time limit. (21st CA)
4. Check answers with the whole class.
5. Divide pupils into pairs or small groups.
 6. Ask them to write 4 true connections sentences and one false one in their exercise book. They should
not show which sentence is a false connection.
7. Ask groups to swap sentences and to identify and correct the false sentence. (HOTS)
8. Repeat steps 8 and 9 if there is time.
9. Teacher collects exercise book.(CBA)
Post lesson
Post-lesson task 6: Whisper and Write
TEACHING AIDS Board
PERFORMANCE LEVEL 3
21st CENTURY ACTIVITY Free Discussion CCE Creativity and Innovation
CLASSROOM BASED
HOTS Analysis ASSESSMENT (CBA)
Exercise book

Attendance: /
/ pupils able to achieve learning objectives and given enrichment exercise (s).
TEACHERS’S REFLECTION
/ pupils not able to achieve learning objectives and given remedial exercise(s).
Lesson is postponed due to: ____________________________________________________

DAILY LESSON PLAN YEAR 1

SUBJECT English Language YEAR 1

DAY / DATE Thursday 26/1/2020 WEEK / LESSON 35 155

TIME DURATION 60 minutes

Revision of all Year 1
Revision of Year 1 themes: World of Self,
topics: Friends, At school,
THEME Family and Friends, World of Stories, World TOPIC
of Knowledge Let’s play!, Pet Show and
Lunchtime
Main : Language Arts
FOKUS SKILLS
Complimentary : Speaking
Main: 5.3 Express an imaginative responses to literary texts.
CONTENT STANDARDS
Complementary: 2.3 Communicate appropriately to a small or large group.
Main: 5.3.1 Respond imaginatively and intelligibly through creating simple art
LEARNING STANDARDS and craft products / Other imaginative responses as appropriate
Complementary: 2.3.1 Introduce self to an audience using fixed phrases.
1. By the end of the lesson, most of the pupils will be able to respond imaginatively and intelligibly
through creating simple art and craft products / Other imaginative responses as appropriate
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
2. By the end of the lesson, most of the pupils will be able to introduce self to an audience using fixed
phrases.
SUCCESS CRITERIA Pupils can make revision of Year 1 Language.
LANGUAGE / GRAMMAR
To review language taught over the year.
FOCUS / VOCABULARY
ACTIVITIES Pre-lesson
Pre-lesson Review four key words, one from each unit. You could use Task 1, 4 or 6.
Lesson delivery
1. On the board, do a matching activity: Textbook unit to theme:
 Unit 1: At School
Unit 2: Let’s Play!
Unit 3: Pet Show
Unit 4: Lunchtime
2. Make four or eight groups. Ask each group to brainstorm vocabulary and language they remember from
a different unit each. Give them a time limit. (21st CA)
3. Ask groups to check in their textbooks. If necessary they can add or change their answers.
4. Ask each group to present their answers to the class.
5. Read the dialogues – you can ask more proficient pupils to take different parts or you could use puppets
or similar to take on different roles. Pupils should tell you which unit it relates to.
6. Tell groups they will be making similar dialogues to perform in the next LA lesson. Give each group a
new unit to look at and ask them to write a dialogue. (HOTS)
7. Monitor and help where needed.
8. Groups can practise their dialogues a little.
9. Remind pupils they will need to introduce themselves to the audience. Check they have the language
for this and practise as appropriate.
10. Collect their written dialogues at the end of the class to review. (CBA)
Post lesson
Word ladders
TEACHING AIDS Dialogues (see examples on the next page) that represent learning from each unit and the year overall.
PERFORMANCE LEVEL 3
21st CENTURY ACTIVITY Pair / Group Discussion CCE Language
HOTS Creation
CLASSROOM BASED Others
ASSESSMENT (CBA) Written dialogues
Attendance: /
/ pupils able to achieve learning objectives and given enrichment exercise (s).
TEACHERS’S REFLECTION
/ pupils not able to achieve learning objectives and given remedial exercise(s).
Lesson is postponed due to: ____________________________________________________