Lesson Plan Year 4

Subject

English

Class

4 Dahlia

Day

Wednesday

Date

23rd March 2016

Time

8.00 a.m - 9.00 a.m

Focused skill

Writing

Integrated skills

Reading

Theme

World of Stories

Topic

Unit 5 : Rosemary and the Four Gutsy Gnomes

Enrolment

Level

Content Standard

/33pupils
Low to Intermediate
3.1 By the end of the 6 year primary schooling,
pupils will be able to form letters and words in neat
and legible print including cursive writing.

Learning standards

3.1.1 Able to write in neat legible print with correct

spelling:
(b) sentences

Lesson Objectives

By the end of this lesson, pupils should be able to:

1. Write at least 3 out 5 connectors in the
sentences correctly.
2. Rearrange the sentences of story correctly.

Educational emphasis

Multiple intelligence

Teaching resources

E-book, jumble up sentences, drawing paper,

pictures of the story, flow chart sheets, laptop, projector,

LCD
Moral value

Cooperation

Stage/Time
Set Induction

Content
Whole class activity

(+/-5minutes)

Questions:

What is the title of

the story that we
are going to learn

today?
What do you think
of the name of this
character?

Teaching and learning activity

Remarks
1. Teacher enters the class with Rationale:
a flower crown on her head To
and holds a magic wand.
2. Teacher acts out as

lines of the story Rosemary

The

Four

pupils

interest

princess and reads a few

and

arouse

Gutsy

Teaching resources:

Magic wand
Flower crown

Gnomes to pupils.
(Appendix A)
3. Teacher asks pupils to guess
what the title of the story is

Moral
values:
and who she is.
creativity, innovative
4. Pupils guess the answer.
5. Teacher relates the activity
Pre-writing

Whole class activity

(+/- 15minutes)
Presentation of the story
using E-book
Words highlighted in the
story:

to the lesson of the day.

1. Teacher displays the Rationale:
story to pupils.
-To introduce new
2. Teacher reads the story
vocabulary.
to pupils.
-To ensure pupils
3. Pupils are asked to look
are familiar with the
at the word highlighted in
words.
the story.
4. Teacher asks pupils if
they know how to use the Teaching resources:

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)

finally
and
but
then
suddenly

words.
5. Teacher

-E-book
explains

the

functions of the words to

pupils.

(Appendix B)
-laptop
-projector
-LCD

While-writing

Group work activity:

1. Teacher

(+/15minutes)
Jumble

up

sentences

with pictures
1. Pupils

need

to

arrange the words

according to the
picture given.
2. Once they have
arranged

the

words, they need

to

paste

the

picture and write

the correct answer.

explains

the Rationale:

instruction to the pupils.

-To
involve
all
2. Pupils are asked to paste
pupils participation
the picture and arrange
-To practice writing
the
sentences
skills.
accordingly.
-To
encourage
3. Pupils need to paste the
discussion.
picture and write the
answer

on

the

paper

Teaching resource:
provided.
4. Every group will produce -Jumble
up
a mini short story book.
sentences
5. Teacher chooses one
-Pictures of the
group
randomly
to
story
present the answer and
(Appendix C)
highlight the connectors
-Drawing paper
that they have in the
sentences.

Production

Group work activity:

1. Teacher

(+/-20minutes)

pieces
Complete the story
1. Every group needs
to move from one
counter to another
counter.
2. At every counter,
need

to

discuss

and

arrange

the

sentences given in
3.

the correct order.

Then, pupils need
to write the correct
answer in the flow

chart.
4. Teacher will blow a
whistle,

of

few Rationale:
papers -To

which

on

the

the
of

the

wall lesson.

beforehand.
2. Teacher explains

the

instruction of the game to

Teaching resources:
the pupils.
-Flow chart sheets
3. Pupils listen to teachers
(Appendix D)
instruction.
4. Pupils are given flow -Jumble
up
chart to be completed.
sentences
5. In
their
group,
all
(Appendix E)
members should listen to
the whistle sound which
indicates they need to
move to the next station.
6. Teacher allocates time for
the movement from one
counter

to

another

they

counter.
7. Pupils go back to their

need to make a

group once they have

move.

finished and share the

indicates

apply

pertaining to the words knowledge

taught

pupils

pastes

answer with the class.

Closure

Hot Potatoes

(+/-5minutes)

1. Teacher asks pupils to Rationale:

come in front and match -To

recap

the

the words with the correct lesson.

Moral values:
-You need to help each
other when doing your
work.

definition.
2. Teacher
checks

-To
the

instil

values.

answer together with the

pupils.
3. Teacher

instils

moral

values and sums up the

lesson.

Teaching resources:
-Laptop
-LCD
-Projector

Follow up activity : Teacher asks pupils to complete exercises in the workbook A

page 28.
Reflection:
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Appendix A:

moral

Appendix C:

Suddenly,
she stumbled upon four gnomes sitting on toadstools.
(1

The gnomes felt sorry for

the princess.
They gave her food and clothes.

(2)

Rosemary was tired and frightened, but she really wanted to

save her people and her kingdom.
(3)

They planned a surprise attack and made magic potions to turn

the monsters into stones. Rosemary and her brave gnomes
returned to Renosia.
(4

The Gnomes fought the monster bravely. Then, they sprinkled

the magic potions and all the monsters were turned into stone.
(5)

Finally, the monsters were defeated.

(6)

Appendix D:

Appendix E:
Princess Rosemary wanted to celebrate her birthday with her friends.
She bought a cake, candles,
and balloons for her birthday party.

Princess Rosemary searched for her friends everywhere

around the castle
but there was nobody around the castle.

Then,
she went to the kitchen and looked for her friends.
There was no one in the kitchen.

Princess Rosemary was sad

but because her friends forgot her birthday. She cried in the garden alone.

Suddenly,
she heard noises came out from the back of the castle of the castle. Her friends were
shouted Happy Birthday
Princess Rosemary. She was shocked but happy.
Finally, they enjoyed the birthday party together.