LESSON PLAN YEAR 4

Subject

: English

Class

: 4 Taurus

Time

: 12.35 a.m. 1.35 a.m.

Date

: Thursday / 26.2.2015

Topic

: Concrete Poem

Enrollment

: /38 Pupils

Proficiency Level

: Intermediate

Theme

: World of Self

Focused Skill

: Reading (Language Arts)

Integrated Skills

: Writing

Learning Standards:
Content Standard

Learning Standard

4.1 By the end of the 6-year primary schooling, pupils will

be able to enjoy and appreciate rhymes, poems and
songs.

4.1.2 Able to sing songs and recite jazz chants and poems
with correct stress, pronunciation, rhythm and intonation

4.3 By the end of the 6-year primary schooling, pupils will

be able to plan, organize and produce creative works for
enjoyment.

4.3.1 Able to plan, produce and display creative works

based on literary texts using a variety of media with
guidance

Lesson Objectives:
By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:
i.

Recite the poem with correct intonation and pronunciation

ii.

Produce a creative work of a big hand

Educational Emphases:

Creativity and Innovation

Multiple Intelligence Kinesthetic, interpersonal, verbal-linguistics, visual spatial

Language Content:
Preposition

Above, Behind

Noun

Hands, Head, Arms

Anticipated Problem:

Time consuming (Creation of the big hand)

Crowded Classroom

Solutions:

Provide example to the pupils

Do not let the pupils to move around without permission

Previous Knowledge:

Concrete Poem

Teaching aids/ Resources:

The Poem Clap Your Hands

Manila Card

Stage/Time

Content

Teaching-Learning Activity

Set induction
(+-5 minutes)

Clap Your Hands

1)

Teacher claps his hands once.

2)

Teacher asks questions to

Question
What do you do

3)

after someone
finished

ii.

5)

To ensure
earlier image
of what they

Teacher asks pupils to follow his

are going to

action.

learn.
iii.

Teacher introduces the topic of

performing on

To draw pupils

pupils get the

rhythm.
4)

Remarks

interest.

Teacher starts to clap hands in

speech?

What do you do

i.

pupils.

when someone
ended their

Rationale

Stimulate
pupils prior

the poem.

knowledge.

the stage?
Suggested answer
Clap our hands
A round of
applause

Presentation
(+-15 minutes)

Introduction to the

1)

poem

i.

the board.
2)

Clap Your Hands

Clap your hands
Above your head
Wake up, wake up
Sleepyhead.

Teacher pastes the poem on

3)

for the next

activity.

Teacher asks people to take

out the Anthology of Poems

ii.

lesson.

correct pronunciation and

carefully.
4)

Teacher and pupils recite the

poem together

To get pupils
focus on the

Teacher recites the poem with

intonation and pupils listen

To prepare pupils

iii.

To show a correct
pronunciation

Manila
Card
Anthology
of Poem

Practice
(+-15
minutes)

Pair Work

1)

Teacher asks pupils to find their

pair.

Poem
i.

To drill on pupils
recitation.

2)

Teacher asks pupils to discuss

with their pair.

ii.

Anthology
of Poem

To promote
collaborative

3)

One pupil recites the poem and

learning

the other pupil will do the

action.
4)

Teacher calls the pupils at

random to come in front and
recite the poem.

Production
(20 minutes)

Create a Big Hand

1)

Teacher shows a sample of a

i.

big hand to the pupils.

2)

Teacher explains on the steps

writing skill.
ii.

of making the big hand to the

pupils.

Closure
(+-5 minutes)

Steps:
1) Draw a picture
of a hand on the
manila card.

3)

2)

4)

Cut the lines of

the hand that
you have
drawn.

3)

Choose one of
your favourite
stanzas.

4)

Write the stanza

that you have
selected on the
hand that you
have made

Lets Clap!

To develop their

To enhance
pupils creativity

iii.

To give space for

Teacher asks pupils to write

pupils to express

one stanza of the poem on

themselves

the hand made.

Teacher asks pupils to
present their work in front of
the classroom.

1)

Teacher asks pupils what they

i.

have learnt today.

2)

Teacher asks pupils to take

out the big hand that they
have created

3)

Teacher and pupils will read

the poem together with
action.

To consolidate
the lesson.

ii.

To test
understanding

Manila
Card