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LESSON PLAN TERM 2 - 2020

SUBJECT and GRADE ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE – GRADE 4
TERM 2 Week 2
LINK TO TEACHING Theme: The Weather (continued)
AND ASSESSMENT PLAN
AIMS OF LESSON • Discussion based on the weather
• Identifies features of weather reports
• Extracting information from weather chart comparing weather in different places.
• Records new words and meanings in personal dictionary
INTRODUCTION • Previous lesson learners were introduced to weather chart and new vocabulary.
• Read a weather chart and a bar chart on rainfall
• For this lesson they will past, present and future tense
• Record new words in personal dictionary

SKILLS L&S
o Compares conditions in different places, indicates preferred destinations with reasons
o Participates in discussions, justifying own opinion
o Identifies features of weather reports:
o register and the nature of language used
o Uses interaction strategies to communicate effectively in group situations

R&V
o Identifies the way the text is organised
o Compares differences and similarities in different places
o Reads an information text with visuals e.g. map
o Uses dictionary to check meaning of new vocabulary

W&P
o Uses appropriate grammar, spelling and punctuation
o Uses appropriate vocabulary
o Records words and their meanings in a personal dictionary

LSC: simple past tense, future tense

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ACTIVITIES/ASSESSMENT To Follow at the bottom
CONSOLIDATION
RESOURCES Paper based resources Digital resources
(if necessary) DBE English Gr. 4 HL https://wcedeportal.co.za/curriculum-support

NOTES

SUBJECT ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE TERM 2 WEEK 2

GRADE 4 DATE 6 –9 APRIL 2020
Skills Teaching Methodologies/ Approach Resources / LTSM
(WHAT I am going to
(HOW I am going to teach/guide/support…) (WHAT I am going to use to teach/guide/support…)
teach/guide/support…)
Listening & Speaking: 1) Introduce new vocabulary DBE, pg. 70
According to Amended TAP for 2) Discuss:
Gr 4 Eng. HL 1. The weather in the different provinces
2. Compare the weather of two or more
provinces with each other
3. Compare the clothing the Western Cape
would wear compared with the Eastern Cape
4. The weather conditions in KwaZulu-Natal

TEACHER’S Reading & Viewing: Make predictions about the text by looking at the DBE, pg.78-79
ACTIVITIES title and the pictures.
2. Skim for words about the text and underline them.
3. Scan for words that you don’t know and circle
them.
4. Identify the type of text
5. Discuss the benefits of healthy living for kids.

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 Writing & Presenting: Learners can add new vocabulary to their personal DBE, pg. 78
dictionaries.
Language Structures & Sentence level work: simple past Pg.76-77
Conventions: tense, future tense

Similar to what teachers Help your child search for a map to use with the magazines, newspapers, dictionary, DBE
would teach. weather report Workbook, etc.

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• Help your child to organize their thoughts.

• Provide praise and encouragement.
• Skimming is to read the text quickly to get the
general idea.
• Scanning is to find words or information quickly.
• Ensure that they describe the weather. Provide
praise and encouragement.
PARENT’S
• They must first say what the temperature will be,
ACTIVITIES
then they must say whether it will be rainy, cloudy
or sunny
• Ask questions about the graph to test if the
learner understood the graph.

Learner activities:
Speaking
Imagine that you are going to read the weather forecast on TV using the map on pg. 70. Using cue cards/prompts, write
down what you will say for each province.

Reading
1. Make predictions about the text on pg. 78 in your DBE book by looking at the title and the pictures.
2. Skim for words about the text and underline them.
3. Scan for words that you don’t know and circle them.
4. Answer the questions on pg. 78 and 79.
LEARNER’S
ACTIVITIES Writing
1. Write down the words you circled and underlined on pg. 78 in your personal dictionary.

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Language
1. Complete the activity on past and present tense on pg. 76.
2. Complete the activity on past and future tense on pg. 77.

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