Budoor Al-Yas

Lesson Plan 4
Topic: Letter M

Lesson Plan 4
Topic: Letter M
Date

7th Nov, 2016

Student
Teacher

Budoor Al-Yas

Time

45 min

School

Zahrat Al Madaen for Girls

MST

Ms. Fatema Almansoori

Class

Gr 1

Lesson
unit/page

Letter M
Unit: My Family

No of
students

22

Prior Knowledge :

Students remember instructions by singing them

Sts. knows to count numbers from 1 - 10
Sts. identify 6 letters (s, a, t, p, i), with its sounds and actions
Most of them should distinguish between the capital and small of 5 letters and how to write them
Sts. be aware of starting to write any letter with a dot, and from left to right
Learning Objectives :

At the end of this lesson, students will be able to:

Listen to the teachers instructions
Get familiar with few names begins with M sound, (mum, monkey, mouse, mango, milk, mask, moon)
and match them to their image mentally, and physically by pictures or flashcards
Identify M letter, and distinguish the capital from the small one
Be familiar to write capital and small M m
Personal focus for this lesson :

I am continuing focusing on TPR method as it my action research topic. Todays activities support Mime
and do actions to response physically, that will be on miming the letter action, then students will imitate
me and will know directly which letter I meant.
Other 2 activities aiming kinesthetic learning style. The first one is coloring to discover the new letter which will
appear after they color, this will attract them and will grab them into the lesson concept. The other one is
writing the letter on the sand rather if they use a stick or their fingers. This activity will give them an idea that
writing is fun and could be done by many ways, not just a pencil with paper. These activities are totally physical
response and they will process that to their brain which will be a mental procedure for understanding.
Resources and teaching aids :

Bell
Pointing stick + Leaser
Markers
25 White papers with transparent
M written on it

Pint colors
25 Sponges for painting
Computer & Projector
Flashcards: Pictures begins with M Star Student Card
25 plate contain colored sand
Happy Face brochure
25 worksheets

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Lesson Plan 4
Topic: Letter M

Students Language:

Teacher Language :

Students sings up down turn around, how many?

or this is mum, m m mum, etc. Students are
reinforcement and rhythmic/musical styles to initiate
actively using musical rhythmic elements to
activities.
reinforce the learning
What is this?
mum, monkey, Maryam,etc. Students are
What are things begins with mmm sound? This
applying the concepts and think about m words
uses questioning as a teacher technique.

Students repeat and imitate - This is a strong

m m mum, m m monkey, m m mangoetc - This
method of learning in Arabic culture and it is
uses phonic attack skills particularly at the
utilizing a learning method the students know but
beginning of words to reinforce and build on
using it as a springboard to further learning and
previous and next new learning
application of the concepts.
Instructional verbs; color, write, count the
Students respond.
teacher uses instructional verbs that the students
are used to helping them to complete tasks.
This is encouraged in students through answers to
Praising words: good girl, good, excellent questions, asking students to tell the teacher about
Positive reinforcement also used to give
what they have drawn and through the students
immediate feedback and encouragement to Sts.
being asked to reflect on the concept of family.

Lets sing, Lets make a circle - Uses positive

ACTIVITY

TIME

INTERACTION

1
2
Intro:
Min

Whole
Class

Hello Song

PURPOSE /
OBJECTIVE OF
ACTIVITY

To drill the
greeting phrases
in the students
language

2
Remind Rules
Star of the Day

3
Min

Whole
Class

To manage the
classroom

Check Leaders
Basket Leaders

3
Revision

5
Min

Whole
Class

To refresh their
minds and remind
them some
concepts they
have learnt,
numbers, shapes,
and letter actions

TEACHER (T)

STUDENTS (sts.)

(Activity and Language)

(Activity and Language)

I will ask them: is everyone

here? Are you ready?
Everybody stand up please,
Lets begin our day, with our
hello song, ring the bell.
I will just use my body
language to follow me.
Then: Im fine thank you,
sit down good girls.
I will remind the rules: lets
review our classroom rules,
1, . 2. etc.
I will say: who will be the
star students today? Just one
good girl, i will see. I will
show them a happy face
barouche and the star of the
day certificate.
I will check group leaders
and let them standup, then
check the basket leaders.
I will ask them to stand up
and sing Up, Down, Turn Around

After the song, I will ask

them to do some actions
based on the concepts that
they learnt
Then, I will mime, to let the
girls tell whats Im doing

Students will answer; yes

or no.

Sts. Will begin to sing with

movements

Students will count with

the teacher, and some of
them will say loudly some
of the rules they remember.
Students will listen
Leaders will stand up to
let others look at them for
reminding them who they
are
Students will begin
singing with the movements
Students will listen then
mime the actions
Students immediately
response and say aloud
what Im miming of.

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Lesson Plan 4
Topic: Letter M

I will ask for leaders for help

4
Magic Letter
M

7
Individual

Min

To attract their
attention and grab
them to the
lesson, and to
motivate them

I will ask them to count

their groups numbers, to
give them a white paper
The white paper looking
empty, but it is not, I wrote
on it M using a white candle
to be transparent.
I will give them sponges
contain paint colors already
I will give them instructions,
they have to paint the whole
paper carefully and discover
what it will appear?
What is this letter?
Whats the sound of this letter

5
Song
m Letter

2
Min

Whole
class

To build their
knowledge by
singing and mime
the letter action
to facilitate
remember it

I will ask them to stand up,

to be ready to sing the new
song of m
First I will do an action of s
or a, and see if they
remember the song with the
action
Then I will play the video
one time, with doing the
action
I will explain the lyrics then
repeat the video twice this
time
Source:

Leaders will response

Leaders will count their
friends, and probably will
forget themselves
Each student will have
a piece of paper and a
sponge with paints color.

Students will listen,

then will apply the
activity
Students will answer,
and will imitate me.
Students will get ready
Some girls will
remember the song, then
others will listen and will
remember more
Students will try to sing
with the video, and imitate
my movements
Most of the students try
to sing this time and will
copy my actions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Djz82FBYiug

6
Circle Time
(Flash Cards)
Building &
Formative
Assessment

10
Min

Whole
Class

To activate
students and
change their place
to refresh them,
and to practice
and drill words
begins with m, by
the flash cards
that have labels

I will ask them to show me a

circle by their hands
do you like circle time, ok,
we will make a circle group
by group, please remember
the rules
This group stand up
please, I will ask them to do
an action while they go the
circle area, and so for the rest
groups.
I will make sure if it will be
a good circle, if not, I will let
them sing Lets make a
circle to arrange their selves
I will use a puppet, Furfoor
or Rashed, to introduce the
activity, and remind them the
instruction
Furfoor will talk: I will ask
girls to pass the bag around,
while singing lets make a
circle, then a girl should pick
one card and tell what is this?

Students will response

and show a circle by
hands.
Students response to
teacher

Sts. Will sing; Lets

make a circle while they
arrange their selves
Sts. will be so interested,
will try to touch it, will
greet him
Students will listen,
then will begin the
activity

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Lesson Plan 4
Topic: Letter M
A written answer will on the
small board: This is ., then
will ask how many . do you
have, like, eat? To scaffold
their counting skills as well.
I will tell them the new
word, if they dont know, and
let them think of miming that
word
Pronouncing will be: m m
mum
ask them to return to their
places, by lining up and jump
like a green frog, as it has the
same theme color

Write on the Sand

Min

Individual

To improve their
imagination skills
by drawing and
writing on sand

To scaffold their
writing skills

8
Worksheet
Summative
Assessment

Individual

To see if they
recognize and
distinguish small
from capital M and
find them between
many other letters

min

9
Extra Time
Choose

2
min

To evaluate them if
they remember
things begins with m

--

Students are
encouraged to share
their work with the
teacher and the
teacher offers
specific feedback
and encouragement
to students.

I will present the colorful

sand and will tell them we
will write (m) on the sand
I will show them on the
board how to write small and
capital m
I will give instructions by
showing them a video done
by me, how to write (m) on
sand
Ask the leaders to help me
give the girls their plate of
colored sand
I will ask them to start
Then I will pass and check
their work if theyre following
the instructions
I will display a work sheet
on the board, and will ask
girls to write (m) between
the lines.
I will tell them that the
other 2 boxes will be a
homework.
I will ask leaders for help
Each girls will have one
I will check their work,
correct, and ask them to
continue the other activity if
they finish
I will look at the work
students have done and offer
positive reinforcement and
praise on an individual level.

They will pass the bag

until the song stops, then
that girls will pick a card
from inside, and will say;
This is ex: mango, with
mime eating mango
Students will repeat
Students will response

Students will be excited

Girls will pay attention

Leaders will response

Girls will be enthusiastic
to get one
Sts. will write and erase
again and agian
Students should pay
attention
Students who are slow,
will complete other
activities at home
Leaders will give the
help
Students will start to
write, beginning with a
dot, between the lines

Students can show the

teacher their work. Some
students may crowd the
teacher so students
should be encouraged to
stay at their table as the
teacher comes around to
view the work.