ENGLISH LESSON PLAN

CLASS : 5 Mawar

NO. OF PUPILS : 27 (12 Boys, 15 Girls)

DAY/ DATE : Wednesday, 27 Febuary 2013

TIME : 8.50 – 9.50 am (60 minutes)

TOPIC : Animals and Us

SKILLS : 2.2.1 : Ask Wh questions to get information

2.2.2 : Ask questions to seek clarification

2.3.1 : Respond to simple questions

LEARNING OUTCOMES : By the end of the lesson pupils

should be able to:

i. say and write the names of at least ten

animals.

ii. ask and answer at least four questions

pertaining to animals pictures orally

through pair-work.

iii. complete a graphic organizer on the

classification of animals into six different

categories in groups.

PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE : Pupils would have learnt about animals

in Year 3 and 4.

TEACHING AND LEARNING AIDS : Laptop, LCD, Speaker, video song (The Animal Sounds Song) picture Cards, sentence strips,

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question strips, small picture cards (pair work)

graphic organizer for classification, worksheets.

MORAL VALUES : Be kind to animals

STEP CONTENT TEACHING LEARNING ACTIVITY

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SET INDUCTION

5 minutes

Animal video

Example of

Teacher’s questions

:

1) Do you like

this video

song?

2) What is this

video song

about?

3) Can you

name some

animals

mentioned in

this video

song?

-Teacher tells the class

that they are going to

see and listen to a

video song.

- Teacher plays the

video song and

students see.

- Teacher plays the

video song again and

students sing along.

-Teacher questions the

pupils about the

video song.

- Teacher introduces

the topic ‘Animals’ by

relating it to the

pupils’ answers.

To set the mood

and mentally

prepare pupils

for the lesson.

To integrate

video music as

a motivating

component

Laptop, LCD,

Speaker, video

of animal.

PRESENTATIONSTEP 1

5 minutes

Build up a list of

animal names.

Example of clue :

What is the name of

the animal that has

a long tail and

carries its baby in a

pouch?

-Teacher asks pupils

for names of animals.

- Pupils call out names

of animals and

teacher writes them

on the blackboard.

-Teacher helps the

class build up the list

by giving clues if

necessary.

To activate

pupils’ previous

knowledge.

Whole class

activity.

STEP 2

10 minutes

Sentence Structure

for questions

1. What animal

- Teacher show

power point

presentation to the

pupils and asks

To introduce

sentence

structures for

questions and

Class activity

Power point

presentation

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is this?

2. Is this a wild

or a tame

animal?

3. Where do

you think this

animal lives?

4. What do you

think this animal

eats?

Sentence structure

for expected

response.

1. This is a

Tiger.

2. It is a wild

animal.

3. It lives in the

jungle.

4. It eats meat.

them some

questions.

- Pupils answer the

questions.

- Teacher writes

students responses

on the board.

responses.

(Consolidations)

Question strips.

PRACTICESTEP 3

10 minutes

Sample questions

and responses

expected from

pupils :

(Same as in Step 2)

- Teacher distributes

each pupil a picture

of an animal.

- These pictures

have sample

questions that

pupils can use as a

guide.

- Pupils work in pairs

( Std. A shows

(Grammar

component)

To enable

students to

practice

structures for

questions and

responses.

To provide

Picture cards.

(Two cards for a

pair)

Questions on

the reverse of

the cards)

Pair-work

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picture to std B and

asks questions

about the animal

shown in the picture

)

- Std. B answers the

questions

- Roles are then

reversed

- (Teacher

supervises pair-

work)

communicative

practice.

PRODUCTIONSTEP 4

20minutes

Classification of

animals in to the

various categories

such as:

a. tame animals

b. wild animals

c. meat animals

d. plant-eating

animals

e. land animals

f. water animals

- Teacher divides

class into six

groups.

- Each group is given

a graphic organizer

on classification of

animals

- Each group should

write the names of

at least ten animals

for each category of

animals

- In groups pupils

classify animals

according to their

categories

- Teacher assists the

weaker groups

To integrate

science in

language

learning

To encourage

discussion

among peers

Graphic

organizer for

each group

(see appendix

1)

Marker pens

Group activity

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- Each group then

displays their

answers in front of

the class

- Teacher makes a

quick cross check

of the answers with

the pupils

CLOSURE

5 minutes

- Teacher instills

values like being

kind to animals and

the conservation of

some of our wild life

- Pupils respond

appropriately.

To help

students realize

the value of

kindness

towards animals

towards and the

importance of

conserving them

for the future

generation.

Class

discussion

Enrichment and remedial activities

5 minutes

Remedial work.

Identify and write

the names of the

animals correctly.

Enrichment activity

Animal families

- Teacher gives the

weaker pupils

remedial work

- Pupils identify and

write the names of

animals

- Teacher explains

the enrichment

activity to the rest of

To reinforce

spelling and

names of

animals

To widen

students.

Content

knowledge of

-Remedial

worksheets.

-Enrichment

worksheets

Moral Value: Be

kind to animals

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the pupils

- Pupils complete the

task in groups of

four.

- Remedial and

enrichment work is

displayed on the

soft board at the

back of the class for

everyone to see.

animals and

their families

Appendix 1

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ANIMALS

Tame animals

land animals

Tame animals

wild animals

Meat animals

plant-eating animals

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