DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN SCIENCE 4

I. Objectives:
At the end of the lesson, pupils will be able to:
a. define terrestrial animal,
b. classify the different terrestrial animals and;
c. identify the specialized structures of terrestrial animals

II. Subject Matter:

Topic: Terrestrial Animals
Materials: Book, Images, PowerPoint Presentation, Cartolina, Video Clip
References: Science book 4 pp. 120-125, https://youtu.be/1DWsypmmoqM

III. Procedure:

Teacher’s Activity Pupil’s Activity

I. BEFORE THE LESSON

A. Preliminaries
a. Prayer
May I ask everyone to please stand. - Maedescent lead the prayer.
Maedescent, please lead us the prayer.
b. Greetings
Good Morning everyone! - ALL: Good Morning teacher and
classmates.
c. Checking of Attendance
Earlier I distributed your name tags.
That is my basis to know if there are
absent or none.
B. Setting of Standards/Classroom Rules
Who wants to pop the balloon in the
board? Then read what is in the board.
May I expect this to everyone class?
C. Starter/Motivating Activity
I have here 4 puzzles. Two members
per puzzle, I will select who they are.
Each group will solve the puzzle and
whoever finish it earlier will be given a
special reward. Is that clear class?
GROUP 1
Students will the balloon.
- Student 1: Keep quiet.
- Student 2: Listen to the teacher
- Student 3: Sit properly
- Student 4: Raise hand if you want to
recite
- Student 5:Use the hand signal
“thumbs” up if you want to go to the
restroom
- ALL: Yes teacher
- ALL: Yes teacher

GROUP 2

GROUP 3

GROUP 4
 Great work students! Congratulations! - Thank you, teacher.

D. Presentation of the Lesson

Let’s what a video clip. Please keep - ALL: Yes teacher.
quiet and observe what is the video. Is
that clear?

II. DURING THE LESSON

E. Discussion
What have you seen or notice in the - Student 1: Animals teachers.
video that you watched?
That is right!
The video that we watched has a - Student 2:It is all about animal teacher.
connection with our topic. Now class,
do you have any idea what is our lesson
for today?
Very good!
- All: None teacher.
Our topic today is about terrestrial
animals. But before we proceed, who
among you have an idea what
terrestrial animals are?
So what is terrestrial? For your - Students will read it
understanding class, please read what The terrestrial word come from the
terrestrial is. Latin word “TERRA” means Earth or
Land.

So, animals who lives on land are

called terrestrial animals.

Now class, you know what terrestrial - All: Yes teacher

animals are?
Who can give me examples of
terrestrial animals? - Students answer may vary

Brilliant class!
Now let’s see where this terrestrial - Students will read it
animals lived. Please everyone read. Terrestrial habitats include desert,
grassland, forest, and polar areas.
Cats, dogs, and monkeys are terrestrial
animals.
Desert – is a hot place, dry regions with
very minimal water. Plants and animals
in this place are very few.

Because of the hot temperature in the

desert, most of the water that falls on
the ground easily evaporates. Also
animals in the desert are carnivorous.
Who among you have an idea what - Students answer may vary
animals lived in the desert?
Great!
(Teacher will present pictures after the
students answer)
Grassland – are wide areas of land
mainly covered by grasses and few
trees. This is a home of large variety of
animals such as goats.

Those animals have a high-crowned

teeth that are capable of grinding
though plants.
Who among you have an idea what - Students answer may vary
animals lived in grassland?
Very good!
(Teacher will present pictures after the
students answer)
Forest – is an area with many trees,
shrubs and vines.

It is valuable for humans because they

provide resources and they also aid in
regulating climate and controlling
natural hazardous such as floods.
Who among you have an idea what - Students answer may vary
animals lived in the forests?
That is right!
 (Teacher will present pictures after the
students answer)
Polar areas – are found in the Northern part
of Europe, Asia, and North America. It is a
treeless region covered mostly with snow
during winter.
The animals who live there have thick
layer of fat to keep them warm. They
are carnivorous since there are no
plants in that area.
Who among you have an idea what - Students answer may vary
animals lived in polar areas?
Correct!
(Teacher will present pictures after the
students answer)
Do you understand our lesson class? - All: Yes teacher

F. Guided-Practice
Who wants to come in front and
encircle the correct answer?
ANSWER:
1. Where do terrestrial animals lived?
1. Where do terrestrial animals lived?
a. Water
a. Water
b. Land
b. Land
2. The monkeys are?
2. The monkeys are?
a. Terrestrial Animals
a. Terrestrial Animals
b. Aquatic Animals
b. Aquatic Animals
3. All of them are terrestrial animals
3. All of them are terrestrial animals
except?
except?
a. Fish
a. Fish
b. Dog
b. Dog
c. Tiger
c. Tiger
4. Which place is very hot and no plants
4. Which place is very hot and no plants
grow in it?
grow in it?
a. Polar areas
a. Polar areas
b. Forest
b. Forest
c. Desert
c. Desert
 5. A ________ is a terrestrial animal.
5. A ________ is a terrestrial animal. a. Whale
a. Whale b. Lion
b. Lion c. Crocodile
c. Crocodile
Wow! You all do great. You did
understand our lesson.
G. Group Activity
a. Presentation of the Rubrics
Please everyone read the rubrics for
your group activity.

CRITERIA SCORE

Correctness 10

Teamwork 5

Discipline 5

TOTAL 20

Group 1
Direction: MATCHING TYPE. Match
column A with the corresponding answer in
column B. Write the letter of the correct
answer in the space provided before each
number.
ANSWER:
COLUMN A
COLUMN A
____ 1. This place is found in Northern part of
Europe. It is covered mostly with snow during B 1. This place is found in Northern part of
winter. Europe. It is covered mostly with snow during
winter.
____ 2. Monkeys, snakes and owls live in what
place? E 2. Monkeys, snakes and owls live in what
place?
____ 3. Cows, camels, rabbits and goats are
__________ animals. D 3. Cows, camels, rabbits and goats are
__________ animals.
____ 4. Polar areas, forests, grasslands and
deserts are ______.
____ 5. Terrestrial comes from the Latin word A 4. Polar areas, forests, grasslands and deserts
“terra” which means _______? are ______.
COLUMN B C 5. Terrestrial comes from the Latin word
“terra” which means _______?
a. Terrestrial Habitats
b. Polar Areas COLUMN B
c. Earth or land
d. Terrestrial a. Terrestrial Habitats
e. Land b. Polar Areas
c. Earth or land
d. Terrestrial
e. Land
Group 2
Direction: TRUE OR FALSE. Write
EARTH if the statement is true and LAND if
the statement is false. Write the answer on the
blank.
ANSWER:
____ 1. Elephants, giraffes and zebras are
terrestrial animals. EARTH 1. Elephants, giraffes and zebras are
terrestrial animals.
____ 2. Terrestrial comes from the Latin word
“terra” which means air. LAND 2. Terrestrial comes from the Latin
word “terra” which means air.
____ 3. Forests place is found in Northern part
of Europe. It is covered mostly with snow LAND 3. Forests place is found in Northern
during winter. part of Europe. It is covered mostly with snow
during winter.
____ 4. Polar areas, forests, grasslands and
deserts are Terrestrial Habitats. EARTH 4. Polar areas, forests, grasslands and
deserts are Terrestrial Habitats.
____ 5. Fish, whales and dolphins live in land.
LAND 5. Fish, whales and dolphins live in
Group 3
land.
Direction: SORTING. Sort the terrestrial
ANSWER:
animals with their corresponding habitats.

Forest Grassland Desert Polar Forest Grassland Desert Polar

Areas Areas

Monkey Horse Camel Penguin

Cheetah Rabbit Kangaroo Polar
bear
Koala
• Monkey
• Penguin
• Rabbit
 • Kangaroo
• Polar bear
• Cheetah
• Koala
• Camel
• Horse
Group 4
Direction: Look at the pictures and encircle
ANSWER:
the correct word or name of it.

H. Generalization/Wrap-Up
What is our lesson today?
- Student 1: Our lesson today is all about
terrestrial animal teacher.
- Student 2: Terrestrial animals are
animals who live on land teacher.

What is terrestrial animal? - Students answer may vary

Give an example of terrestrial animal.

How about the four habitats of
terrestrial animals? - Student 1: Forest teacher.
- Student 2: Desert teacher.
- Student 3: Polar Area teacher.
- Student 4: Grassland teacher.
Amazing class!
I. Evaluation
Direction: Complete the story. Choose answer
from the box.
 MY FAVORITE ANIMAL ANSWER:

MY FAVORITE ANIMAL

This is a _____. It lives on _____. It lives in

the _____ of 15 to 30 lions. It doesn’t like grass
and fruits. It only eats meat so it hunts _____. This is a lion. It lives on forest. It lives in the
Lions can run very fast. Sometimes, they sleep group of 15 to 30 lions. It doesn’t like grass
for about 20 minutes under the _____. and fruits. It only eats meat so it hunts animals.
Lions can run very fast. Sometimes, they sleep
tree animals lion for about 20 minutes under the tree.

forest group

III. AFTER THE LESSON

A. Assignment
Choose one terrestrial animal and
describe it. Write it on your notebook.

Prepared by: Checked by:

MARIANE D. NATIVIDAD MRS. WINNIE QUEEN T. AQUINO
Pre-Service Teacher Cooperating Teacher