Lesson PlanDate: 21 January 2013 Time: 10 am 11 amClass: Year 3Students proficiency level: IntermediateNumber of Pupils: 20/20Theme: World of KnowledgeTopic: Unit 6 Pets World Focal Skill: WritingIntegrated Skills: Speaking and GrammarLearning Standard: By the end of the lesson,3.1.1 Able to write with guidance (a) simple sentences5.1.3 Able to use verbs correctly and appropriately: ( b) simple present tense

Objectives: By the end of the lesson, pupils will be able to:(a) construct simple sentences using simple present tense correctly(b) read and copy the passage which have constructed together with the teacher into their notebooksThinking skills: Generating ideas, Brainstorming, ReflectingMultiple intelligences: interpersonal, verbal linguistic, kinaesthetic Moral Values: Cooperation, love and appreciate animals Teaching Aids: Poster

StagesContentActivitiesNotes

Set-induction(3 minutes)Samples of Pets Shadows1. Rabbit2. Dog3. Tortoise4. Fish5. Hamster6. Spider 1. Teacher prepares slide shows about the shadows of different types of pets.2. Students are asked to guess the pets by looking at the shadow. Teaching aids : Slide show

Pre-Writing(10 minutes)Samples of Questions : 1. What can you see from this poster?2. Do you know the name of a cats children? 4. What do you think a cat like to eat? 2. Would you like to make this animal as your pet? Why? 3. How do you take care of this kind of animal?

Sample of descriptions : Fury, small, round eyes, yellow in colour, four legs etc

1. Teacher displays a poster of a cat.2. Teacher asks questions to elicit students response about the poster.3. Teacher guides the students to come out with the description of the animals and writes down their contribution on the board.

Thinking Skills : Generating ideas, brainstorming

Multiple intelligences : Verbal-linguistic

Teaching aids : Poster

Moral Values : Love animals,Appreciate the animals

While-Writing(20minutes)Teaching Writing ProcessT : What can you say about this cat? P : smallT : Yes, small ! How can you make it into a sentence? The cat.P : is small. T : (writes) Well done. Anything else about the cat? (using gesture to show the body)P : furT : Great ! It has got fur (writes). What about the cats colour? Shall we write? P : Its body is yellow in colour. T : (writes) What does a cat like to do and eat? P : A cat catches mouse. A cat likes to eat fish. 1. Teacher sets a goal and tells the students that they are going to write a short description of the animal.2. Teacher works with the students and uses their contribution to build up a short text.3. At the end, students are required to read the description they have constructed together and to copy it into their notebooks.

Thinking skillsGenerating idea

Multiple intelligences : Verbal-linguistic

Teaching aids : Poster

Post-Writing(20minutes)1. Students are divided into groups of 3. 2. Each group is required to come out with a short description of another pet using the text they have constructed together as a guide and model. 3. Teacher facilitates the students. 4. At the end, a few students will read out their work to the class. Thinking skills:Generating Ideas, brainstorming

Multiple intelligences: Interpersonal, Verbal linguistic

Moral Values : Cooperation

Closure(5minutes)Types of animals in the song1. Tiger2. Elephant3. Wolf4. Fox5. Frog1. Teacher asks students what they have learnt from the lesson.2. Students listen to a song about animals and mime the animals they have heard.

Thinking skills : Reflecting

Multiple Intelligences : Kinaesthetic, Verbal-linguistic