DAILY LESSON PLAN
Subject
: English Language
Class
: 4 Berlian (Low proficiency)
Enrolment
: 27 pupils
Date
: 6th August 2014
Time
: 8.10 am 9.10 am
Theme / Context
: World of Knowledge
Topic
: The Insects Investigators
Focused Skill
: Language arts
Integrated skill
: Reading and listening
Content Standard
4.1 By the end of the 6- year primary schooling, pupils
will be able to enjoy and appreciate rhymes,
poems and songs.
Learning Standards
: 4.1.2 Able to sing songs and recite jazz chants and poems with
correct stress, pronunciation, rhythm and intonation
Language Focus
: Sound system
Behavioural Objectives
: By the end of the lesson, pupils will be able to:
1. read at least 3 out of 5 lines of the poem with correct
pronunciation without guidance.
2. create a caterpillar hat by listening to teachers instructions.
Previous Knowledge
: Pupils are familiar with cocoon, caterpillar and butterfly.
Instructional Materials
: picture puzzle, mahjong paper with poem and caterpillar hat
Educational Emphases
: CCTS
: analyzing
: creativity
Moral value : independent
STAGE / TIME
CONTENT
Set Induction
Aural-Oral
(5 minutes)
Activities
1. What can
you see from
the picture?
TEACHING / LEARNING ACTIVITIES
1. Teacher divides the pupils into few small groups.
2. Teacher distributes an envelope consists of pieces
of picture puzzle.
3. Pupils solve the puzzle and voice out what the
in
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picture is.
4. Teacher introduces the topic for the lesson The
Insects Investigators.
Presentation
(18 minutes)
Aural oral
activities:
1. Teacher introduces a poem entitled Im a
Hungry Caterpillar.
How do you
walk slowly?
How do you
look around?
Practice
(15 minutes)
Activity : Do the
Actions!
Pupils read the
poem together as a
Production
(25 minutes)
2. Teacher reads the poem once.
3. Teacher asks some questions to draw pupils
attention towards the poem.
4. Teacher guides pupils to understand the poem.
to
re
Activity : Do the Actions!
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1. Pupils read the poem on their own without
teachers guidance.
2. Teacher introduces the actions for the poem.
3. Pupils read the poem together with the actions.
whole class with and
te
without actions.
le
Activity :
Pupils are given
colour papers and
they are required to
create a caterpillar
hat with teachers
guidance.
Closure
Teacher sums up
(3 minutes)
the days lesson.
Activity : Caterpillar Hat!
1. Teacher gives four colour papers to each pupil.
2. Teacher shows a sample of caterpillar hat to
c
T
the whole class.
3. Teacher facilitates pupils to create their own
caterpillar hat by giving instructions.
4. Pupils reads the poem again by wearing their
caterpillar hat.
1. Teacher recaps/summarises the lesson of the
day.
Moral value :
independent
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
Poem entitle Im a Hungry Caterpillar
I'm a hungry caterpillar walking slowly (Slowly walk two fingers from right
hand up your
left arm)
Looking for something to eat (place hand above eyes searching for
something)
When I go to sleep (Close eyes, tilt head and rest on folded hands)
I make a little cocoon (Cup hands together)
Pop! I'll be a butterfly soon. (Throw open hands, link thumbs and make
flapping
movement)
Appendix 3
Caterpillar hat
