Lesson Plan(Primary school)

Here are the example of lesson plan for primary level which is for standard 4.The topic is on animals...I hope that this lesson plan can inspired teacher to do more exciting activites in the class...^_^


LESSON PLAN – PRIMARY LEVEL

Date : 15th April 2010
Time / Duration : 60 minutes
Class : Standard 4 Uranus
No. of Students : 35/35
Proficiency Level : Elementary
Theme : World of Knowledge
Topic : Animals
Learning Outcomes : By the end of the year students should be able to:
1.0 Listening
1.2 Listen to and repeat accurately the correct pronunciation of words and the correct intonation and word stress in phrases, expressions and sentences.
2.0 Speaking
2.5.1 Give details about the people and animals of a story heard or read.
3.0 Reading
3.4.2 Read aloud sentences in simple texts observing correct stress and intonation.
4.0 Writing
4.5 Construct simple and compound sentences with guidance and independently.

Learning Objective : By the end of the lesson students should be able to:
a) Read aloud words and phrases from the story “Patches the Persian Cat” pronouncing them correctly.
b) Answer at least 3 out of 5 questions correctly from handout 1.
c) Give simple characteristics of animals being acted out during the group activity.
d) Write simple sentences about animals by matching sentence parts.



Educational Emphasis : Thinking Skills and Multiple Intelligences.
Moral Values : Students are taught to be cooperative when working with friends and
learn to appreciate and take care of animals.

Background Knowledge : Students have already been exposed to different types of animals.

Resource Materials : Whiteboard, marker pen, handouts, flash cards, mahjong paper.

STAGE / DURATION	CONTENT / SKILLS	TEACHER’S / STUDENT’S ACTIVITIES	RATIONALE / AVA
Stage 1 Set Introduction (5 minutes)	Whole class Example: 1. Have you been to the Zoo? 2. What kind of animals did you see? 3. What are these animals? Expected Answers: 1. Yes/ no. 2. Zebra, giraffe, etc. 3. (Animals on the flashcards) Skills: Listening Speaking.	1. Teacher greets the students. Teacher asks them whether they have been to the Zoo. 3. Teacher asks students what they saw when they visited the Zoo. 4. Teacher also shows pictures of animal using flash cards one at a time, and asks questions. Students are asked to name other animal they know.	Rationale 1. To boost and create interest in the topic of the lesson by eliciting their feedback. 2. To boost students background knowledge about animals. AVA 1. Flash cards of animals. 2. Whiteboard. Refer to (Appendix 1)
Stage 2 Presentation (15 minutes)	Whole class Individual Vocabulary: -Persian -exotic Skills: -Listening - Speaking - Reading -Writing	1. Teacher reads a passage in front of the class with the correct pronunciation and intonation. 2. Teacher asks the whole class to read the passage together. 3. Teacher will explain unfamiliar vocabulary to students. 4. Student later are given Handout 1. 5. Students are asked to answer the questions carefully. 6. Teacher selects a few students to answer the questions. 7. Teacher and students will discuss the correct answers.	Rationale 1. To identify whether the students are able to understand the passage and extract the main ideas from the passage by answering the questions provided. AVA 1. Whiteboard 2. Mahjong paper 3. Handout 1 Refer to (Appendix 2) (Appendix 3)
Stage 3 Practise (20 minutes)	Group work Whole class Skills: -Listening -Speaking -Reading	1. Students are divided into two groups (Group A and Group B) by the teacher. 2. Teacher explains how the activity is carried out. 3. Teacher randomly calls a member from Group A and asks the student to choose a piece of paper from several in a box. 4. The student has to act out the animal written on the paper, while Group B has to guess the name of the animal. 5. Teacher repeats this activity with members of Group A and Group B taking turns to act and guess. 6. Every time an animal has been guessed, the teacher will discuss the characteristics of the animal with the class and write them down on the whiteboard.	Rationale 1. Student will learn the value of cooperating among group members and also able to share ideas. AVA 1. Whiteboard 2. Strips of paper with animal names Refer to (Appendix 4)
Stage 4 Production (15 minutes)	Individual Content: Zebra – black and white stripes, hairy tail, live in groups Tiger – fierce, black stripes, strong, sharp claws and teeth. Skills: -Listening -Speaking -Reading -Writing	1. Students are given Handout 2. 2. Teacher asks the students to look at the pictures carefully. 3. Students are asked to make simple sentences about the animals according to the pictures in Handout 2. 4. Students are given time to do the exercise. 5. After the time is up, students will be called randomly to read out the sentences that they have written. 6. Teacher will correct the errors in the sentences at the same time. 7. Teacher and students will discuss the answers.	Rationale 1. To identify whether the students are able to understand the pictures and construct simple sentences based on the pictures. AVA 1. Handout 2. Refer to (Appendix 5)
Stage 5 Closure (5 minutes)	Whole class Questions: 1. What are the animals that we have learnt today? 2. What other animals have we learned? Moral Values: · Taking care of animals · Love for our nature	1. Before teacher ends the lesson, teacher asks a few questions and selects a few students to answer verbally. 2. Teacher also tells the students about the importance of taking care of animals and encourages them to have pets as a fun past time.	Rationale 1. To get feedback from students immediately about the flow of the lesson for self-reflection.

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