DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN LEARNING STRAND-2

PHASES OF THE MOON

I. OBJECTIVES
At the end of 50 minutes, 100% of the learners will be able to:

1. Identify which phases of the moon occurs in various locations in its orbit around Earth.
2. Appreciate the importance of the moon to mankind and environment.
3. Match the description to the correct moon phases.
II. SUBJECT MATTER
a.) Topic: Phases of the moon
b.) Reference: Curriculum guide, LS2SC-PS-PSF-AE/JHS-64,
c.) Materials: laptop, meta cards,pentel pen, ppt,behavior chart
d.) Values: Appreciation and understanding
e.) Strategy: Cooperative Learning,

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY LEARNER’S ACTIVITY

A. Preliminary Activities
1. Prayer
Before we start, please all stand for our prayer. All learners will stand for the prayer.

In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy
Spirit. Amen.
Amen.

2. Greetings -Good morning Charmagne

Good morning class!
Good morning classmates, Good morning!

-We’re all okay teacher!

How are you today?
It’s good to hear that you are all okey.
-Pupil 1: present
3. Checking of attendance
-Pupil 2: present
Let us check your attendance. Please say present when your
-Pupil 3: present
name is being called.

Wow! It’s great that you are all present today. -The learners will listen to the teacher.

Now For us to be guided on the things that we are doing today, let
us recall our classroom rules

4. Setting of the classroom rules

Let us recall our classroom rules:
 Listen when your teacher is talking.
 Follow directions carefully.
 Raise your hand when you would like to speak and
want to say something.
 Respect your teacher and classmates.
III. PROCEDURE

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY LEARNER’S ACTIVITY

5. Review Leami:
Who can still remember our previous lesson? Our lesson yesterday is all about l
the earth
Very good! In the previous lesson, you have learned about the layer
of the earth.

What are the 3 different layer of the earth? Joan: the 3 different layer of the ea
the CRUST, MANTLE and CORE

Abner:
What composition are there in the core?
Allan: Crust Maam.
In what layer is safe for living?

B. Motivation
1.Drill-show a jumbled letter to the learners
This time I will show you a jumbled letter and I will let you to PHASES
arrange it in front. Are you ready? REVOLUTION
SESPHA WAXING
NIOTULOVER WANING
IGWAXN
NINGWA
Very good you got the correct answer.
Everybody read!
PHASES- a distinct period or stage in a series of events. Everybody will read!
REVOLUTION- the action by a celestial body of going round in
an orbit.
WAXING- growing/ Gradual increase in magnitude
WANING- shrinking/ gradual decrease in magnitude

(ENGAGE)
SHOW A PICTURE OF A MOON

Learner: moon teacher

What can see on the picture class! Learner 2:having fun outside,
1.What activities did you do when the moon shine bright at night? Learner 3: Having conversation , h
2. Does the moon look like the same every time you look at it? date with someone
why? Learner 4: no maam,
The revolution of the moon cause
changes in the appearance of the m
Learner 5: no, the moon does not h
light.
3. Does the moon has its own light?
4.

The learners will listen to the teach

Presentation of the Lesson
(Explain)
Going back to jumbled letter that you’ve arranged a while ago.
These words are related to our topic for this morning.
Today , we will discussed about the phases of the moon. But first,
what is moon?

Use Powerpoint presentation and model

 A moon is a natural satellite of the earth.
 It revolves around the earth in a fixed orbit.
 The moon does not have its own light. Yes! Teacher.
 Sun gives light to the moon.

For us to know more about the phases of the moon, lets watch a
video and listen carefully to learn more.
Video presentation
But before that class! Let me remind you of the our guidelines in
watching video.
1. Observe physical distancing.
2. Listen attentively.
Yes maam,
3. Take down important notes.
4. Avoid unnecessary noise while watching the video.
Yes maam,
Did you get it? Great!
There are 8 phases
Watching video 1. New moon
2. Waxing crescent
Did you listen and understand the video?
3. First quarter
1. Now class, have you observed the changes in the shape of the moon? 4. Waxing gibbous
2. How many phases of the moon mentioned in the video? 5. Full moon
3. What are those? 6. Waning gibbous
NEW MOON- The moon is between the sun and the earth.(The 7. Third/last quarter
moon is not visible to the Earth) 8. Waning crescent
WAXING CRESCENT-getting brighter and more of it is
illuminated & visible.
FIRST QUARTER-Half of the lighted side of the moon.
WAXING GIBBOUS- more than half of its sunlit side can be
seen.
FULL MOON- whole lighted side of the moon. It appears at an
entire circle in the sky.
WANING GIBBOUS- its illuminated side is starting to shrink
from a full moon.
THIRD QUARTER/LAST QUARTER- half of the moon lighted
part.
WANING CRESCENT- it start to see less and less of the moon.

Approximately 29 days
Learner will show the first quarter

learner will show the last quarter.

4. How many days it takes to complete the 8 phases?
5. Anyone from the class can show me where is the first quarter using our
mock up or instructional material.
6. How about the last quarter, waxing crescent, etc.

Very Good class! You really pay attentively to the video that you
have watched.
The learners will listen to the teach

F. Application
Let’s have a group activity. The class will be divided into two
groups.

But before we start our activity, let us

First recall the steps in doing a group activity.

Everybody read!

RULES IN DOING GROUP ACTIVITY

1. Make sure you have a leader, reporter, and a writer. The learners will listen to the teach
2. Everybody should participate within the group.
3. Respect and cooperate.
4. Make sure that everybody is attentive.
5. Observe physical distancing. Put on your facemask.
6. You have 5 minutes to answer.

GROUP 1(FLIP IT UP)

 Show the different phases of the moon using the flip folder.

GROUP 2(TIKTAK TIKTAK OH IT’S A CLOCK)

 Fill in the clock with the different phases of the moon.

GROUP 3( ITS COOKIE TIME)

 Show the different phases of the moon using the black and
white cream.

It seems all groups are all done! Let’s go to presentation of each The learners will listen to the teach
group activity.

Well done group 1!

Fantastic group 2! All the learners are reading!

Excellent group 3!

So let us give ourselves, five claps.

G. Generalization
Let us now check your understanding whether you understand well
our lesson for today.

Think and answer.

1. How many phases of the moon are there? The learners go to their respective
Very good! There are 8 phases of the moon
2. Which phase of the moon appears dark, that you cannot see the
moon at all? The learners are participating to the
 Great! It is New Moon group activity.
3. Which phase of the moon appears like a half moon which can
be seen after the new moon?
Yes! It is first quarter
4. What happen to the moon when it is in waxing phase? How
about in waning phase? .

You got it right! When it is in the waxing phase the moon gets
bigger while in the waning phase the moon gets smaller.

5. What causes the changes in the appearance of the moon?

You’re right!
The revolution of the moon causes the changes in the appearance
of the moon?

IV. EVALUATION
Directions:
I. Identify the phases of the moon. Write your answer on 1 whole Learner 1: 8 Phases, teacher.
sheet of paper.

Learner 2: New Moon, teacher

Learners 3: first quarter

Learners 4: when it is in the waxin

phase the moon gets bigger while i
waning phase the moon gets smalle

Learner 5: The revolution of the m

II.Read the description on the left and match it with the moon causes the changes in the appearan
phase on the right. Please put the letter of the moon phase on the far the moon
left blank line and draw a line to the matching word.
1._____Moon is almost directly between the sun and Earth. a. Waning Gibbous Moon (start of
cycle)

2._____Moon is almost directly between the sun and Earth. b. Full Moon

(cycle starts again)

3._____A bit of the sunlit side of the moon shows, with the c. New Moon

sunlit side being on the right.

4._____Two weeks have passed since the new moon. d. Waxing Crescent Moon We see the
entire face of the moon shining.

5._____The moon is three-quarters of its way around Earth. e. First Quarter Moon 6._____The moon
is a quarter of its way around Earth. f. Waning Crescent Moon

7._____A bit of the sunlit side of the moon shows with the g. Last Quarter Moon

light side being on the left.

8._____The moon is between full moon and last quarter. h. Waxing Gibbous Moon

9._____The moon is increasing in light between a i. Waning Gibbous Moon first quarter
moon and a full moon.
 10._____The moon is decreasing in light between a full moon j. New Moon

V.Assignment
Directions:

On a sheet of paper, write at least 5 importance of the moon.

Prepared by :

CHARMAGNE OPLE BORRA

ALS IMPLEMENTER

Checked and Monitored by:

MARICEL DECONLAY MABINI

DISTRICT 2, ALS COORDINATOR