GRADE 4

parts of a
SIMPLE
PARAGRAPH
QUARTER 1 WEEK 1 MELC BASED
 OBJECTIVE
At the end of this lesson, you are expected to:
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recognize the parts of a simple paragraph
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A What am I Good At?
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Read the paragraph carefully. Color the topic sentence blue, the supporting
sentences yellow, and the concluding sentence, red.
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 Read the paragraph carefully. Color the topic sentence blue, the supporting
sentences yellow, and the concluding sentence, red.

01 Penguins
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Penguins are birds with black and white feathers. They
03 have wings, but they cannot fly. Instead, they spend most
of their time gliding and soaring underwater! When they
04 are on land, they waddle back and forth. A group of
penguins that lives together is called a colony.
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B What am I Good At?
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Choose the letter inside the box that states the
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correct answer.
 A. Topic Sentence
B. Supporting Sentence
C. Concluding Sentence
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b
●_______ 1. They support the information of the topic sentence.
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c
●_______ 2. It reminds what the topic sentence is about.
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a
●_______ 3. It is usually the first sentence in a paragraph.
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What to look back?
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Identify the topic of the given details.
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 Identify the topic of the given details. Choose your
answer from the box.

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Plants grow everywhere.
Some grow in the pond. Plants have many uses.
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Some grow in the ground.
Others grow in the rocky soil. Plants grow in different places.
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 Identify the topic of the given details. Choose your
answer from the box.

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Maria plants different kinds of seeds.
She plants guava, mango and papaya. Plants grow from seeds
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After a few days, a baby plant grows.
It has a stem and small leaves. Maria has plenty of seeds.
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 Identify the topic of the given details. Choose your
answer from the box.

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Mother cooks delicious food every day.
She bakes cupcakes and cookies. Mother loves cooking.
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She cooks nutritious food during lunch. Mother spends time and money
The family enjoys them all.
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 Identify the topic of the given details. Choose your
answer from the box.

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Washing hands with soap is important.
It gets rid of germs. Handwashing is very important.
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It prevents infections from one person Handwashing is hard to do.
to another.
03 It can save lives.

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 Identify the topic of the given details. Choose your
answer from the box.

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Birds fly with their wings. Animals have different body parts.
02 Fish swim with their fins.
Dogs and cats walk with their feet. Animals move in a different ways.
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What will I do?
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03 Read the short paragraph. Write the missing sub-

topics about the paragraph below. Write your
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answers on the box provided.
 Tree

A tree is a home for animals. Birds build

their nest on its branches. Bees make their
hives in its holes. Rabbits live underneath it.
Animals stay in the tree.
 Sentence
is a group of words giving a
complete thought or idea.

it has a subject and a predicate.

 Paragraph
is a group of sentences about one
idea.
has about 5 sentences.

first sentence of a paragraph is

indented.
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Parts of a Simple
02 Paragraph
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 Parts of a Simple Paragraph
Topic Sentence – tells the reader the main idea, or
what the paragraph is about

Supporting Sentence – gives specific details relating

to the main idea

Concluding Sentence – refers to the topic

sentence and sums up the main idea of the paragraph
 A tree serves as a home to animals.

Birds build their nest on its branches.

Bees make their hives in its holes.

Rabbits live underneath it.

Animals stay in the tree.

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What’s more to do?
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03 Complete the graphic organizer below by writing the parts of

the paragraph.
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 Fruits are healthy and tasty foods. Fruits are
delicious. Some examples are apples, bananas
and oranges. They contain vitamins and
minerals, including vitamin C, vitamin E, and
potassium. For these reasons, it is good to eat
lots of fruits.
 Topic Sentence

Supporting Sentence 1

Supporting Sentence 2

Supporting Sentence 3

Concluding Sentence
 Topic Sentence
Fruits are healthy and tasty foods.

Fruits are Sentence

Supporting delicious.1

Supporting
Some examples Sentence
are apples, bananas2 and oranges.

They contain vitaminsSupporting

and minerals,Sentence
including vitamin
3 C, vitamin E,
and potassium.

For these reasons,Concluding

it is good toSentence
eat lots of fruits.
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 A paragraph is a group of sentences that have the
same idea.
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Parts of a Simple Paragraph
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Topic Sentence – tells the main idea.
03 Supporting Sentences – give details about the
topic sentence.
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Concluding Sentence – restates the topic
sentence.
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What can I Show?
02 Directions: Choose one from the topics given below then write a simple
paragraph about it.
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A. How Can We Prevent Getting Infected from Covid-19?
04 B. Why Quarantine is Important?
C. Importance of Eating Healthy Foods
D. Why We Need Enough Sleep?
Why We Need Enough Sleep?

We humans need enough sleep. It keeps

you fresh and alert so you can be at your best.
It gives your body a break. It rests and relaxes
your brain. That is why sleep is important to
humans.
01 How’s my Target
now?
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04 Read the following paragraphs and answer the questions that

follow.
 Having a cell phone can help children in several
ways. Children who have a cell phone can call for
help in an emergency. Also, they can always
communicate with their parents. Finally, cell phones
help children stay in contact with friends. For these
reasons, when possible, children should have a cell
phone.
 1. What part of the paragraph is the
underlined sentence?
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A Topic Sentence
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b Supporting Sentence
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d Title
 2. What do you think is the topic of the
paragraph?
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A Advantages of cellphone
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b Disadvantages of cellphone
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d Uniqueness of cellphone
 Almost everyone listens to weather reports and
forecasts. The weather affects everyone. Fruit and
vegetable growers depend on weather
information to warn them of possible typhoons.
Airplane pilots and ship captains need to know
weather conditions along their route.
 3. What is the topic of the paragraph?

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A Airplanes and Weather
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b Importance of weather information
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d Fruit and vegetables
 4. What is the main idea of the paragraph?

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A
Fruit growers need information about the
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weather.
b
03 The weather report is important to people.
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weather report.
d The weather affects everyone.
 5. The topic sentence or the key sentence of
the paragraph tells its main idea.
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A True
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b False
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d Not certain
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What else can i Do?
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04 Read the paragraph. Write its parts

inside the box.
 Hand Washing

Washing our hands regularly can keep us away from

any diseases. Germs from dirty and unwashed hands can
transfer to other objects like your toys, mobile phones, or
any part of your body. One of the causes of infection is
having contaminated hands. Some of the most common
diseases that can spread with dirty hands are diarrhea, flu,
common cold, and even Corona Virus Disease. That is why
handwashing is an important habit that helps us be healthy
and safe.
 Topic Sentence

Supporting Sentence 1

Supporting Sentence 2

Supporting Sentence 3

Concluding Sentence
 Washing our hands regularly can keep us away from
any diseases.
Germs from dirty and unwashed hands can transfer to
other objects like your toys, mobile phones, or any part
of your body.
One of the causes of infection is having contaminated
hands.
Some of the most common diseases that can spread
with dirty hands are diarrhea, flu, common cold, and
even Corona Virus Disease.
That is why handwashing is an important habit that
helps us be healthy and safe.
 THANKS!
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teacher jhean
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