Detailed Lesson Plan in Mathematics I

(Using a Calendar- Months of the Year)

I. LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson, the pupils are expected to achieve atleast 75% proficiency
level in the following behavior:
Cognitive: Name and tell the months of the year in the right order.
Psychomotor: Trace and write the months of the year.
Affective: Show appreciation of being able to recognize months of the year.

II. SUBJECT MATTER

Topic: Using a Calendar- Months of the year
Prerequisite Skill: Counting and Enumerating
References: PELC Teacher’s Guide in Mathematics I
Materials: Calendar Activity Sheets
Flash card Pocket Chart
Teaching Approach: Collaborative, Interactive and Constructive Approach
Subject Integrated: English
Values focus: Cooperation and Attentiveness
Time Frame: 90 minutes

III. INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURE

Teacher’s Activity Pupil’s Activity

A. Preparatory Activities
a. Prayer
b. Greetings
c. Song
d. Checking of Attendance

1. Review
Before we start our lesson for today, let us
review your past lesson yesterday. What have
you studied yesterday?  We have studied about the days of the
week.

How many days are there in a week?
So, can you tell me what are the days of the
week?
(Write the days of the week in order and let
the pupils read them twice.)
 There are 7 days in a week.
 The days of the week are Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday,
Saturday, and Sunday.

2. Motivation
When is your birthday?
When is Christmas celebrated?
When is our town and barangay fiesta
celebrated? (The pupils will answer the questions
and share their own experiences.)
B. Developmental Activities

1. Presentation

I will read you a story about a Grade 1

pupil named Allan. Listen as I read the story.
 After the end of classes on March, Allan (the class will listen attentively as the
was excited because next month, he will go teacher reads the story)
to Manila to spend his vacation at his cousin’s
place. When the month of April came, he
went to Manila. There, he visits his cousin
John. John take him to the park and they also
played at the playgrounds there. They also
shop at the mall. He did not notice that it is
already the end of April and he has to go
home.
He went back home on May. He was so
excited and he can’t wait to tell his friends
what he experienced during his vacation in
Manila.
(after reading, ask the pupils)
Who was the Grade one pupil in the
story?
When did their classes ended?
What did he do after their classes ended?
 Allan.
When did he went to Manila?
 March.
When did he went back home?
 He went on a vacation.
 He went to Manila on April
2. Posing a Problem
 May.
In the story, Allan was excited after
classes because he will go for a vacation
next month after the end of classes. So
what month would Allan go for a
vacation?
(let the pupils think and solve the problem)
3. Discussion
In the story, Allan’s classes ended on
March then he went to Manila on April
then stayed there for one month so he
went home on May. (write the month on (the pupils summarize the story in
the board) sequence emphasizing the months
mentioned in it)

What other months do we have?

Can you give one?
 January
 February
 March
 April
 May
 June
 July
(Using flash cards of months and calendar  August
 September
show to the class the name of months
 October
that they give.)  November
 December
How many months do we have in all?
How many months are there in a year?
Let us count. (count together)
There are twelve months in all.
Therefore, there are twelve months in a
Let us arrange the months of the year in
year.
the right order. (Let the pupils arrange
the months in a pocket chart while asking
 them specific celebrations to guide them
to arrange the months in the right order. (Read the months in the pocket chart in a
Ask questions which relate to their right order after arranging them.)
individual experiences.)

(Show a calendar)
This is a calendar, this is where we see
the dates and months in a year. What do (Let the children observe the calendar)
we call this again? What did you observe?
How do we use a calendar? (Pupils’ answers)

4. Group Activity
(Divide the class into 3 groups.)
Now class, I will group you into 3. We will
have a group activity. But first, what
should we do if we will have a group
activity? What are the standards in doing
(let the children suggest standards. Then
group activity?
post a chart with written standards then let
the children read it.)

Standards to be followed in Group Activity

 Read and follow the directions carefully.
 Work quietly.
 Cooperate with the group.
 Maintain cleanliness and orderliness in
(Each group will have a set of flash cards your working area.
with the twelve months. In 10 minutes,
they will arrange the cards of months in (Each member should cooperate with the
order.) group)
(Checking of the work of each group)
(Let the group read their work in front of
the class.)
5. Generalization
There are twelve months in a year.
The first month is January.
The twelve months are January, February,
March, April, May, June, July, August,
September, October, November,
December. (Guide the class in enumerating the
months of the year without looking at the
6. Individual Activity calendar or chart.)
Trace the name of each month. Then
write the month again on the right side.
(Give the class an individual activity sheet)

7. Assimilation (Pupils will do the activity)

Board work:
Write which month does each holiday
celebrated.
1. New Year’s Day
2. All Saint’s Day
3. Christmas Day
1. New Year’s Day (January)
4. Good Friday
2. All Saint’s Day (November)
5. Independence Day
3. Christmas Day (December)
4. Valentine’s Day (February)
5. Independence Day (June)
IV. EVALUATION

Direction: Arrange the months of the year in order

by numbering it from 1 to 12.
(answer)
____ June
___6_ June
____ December ___12_ December
____ January ___1_ January
____ July ___7_ July
___11_ November
____ November
___2_ February
____ February ___3_ March
____ March ___8_ August
____ August ___9_ September
___4_ April
____ September ___5_ May
____ April ___10_ October
____ May
____ October

V. Assignment
Read books on months of the year. Identify how many days are there in each of the
following months.

1. January
2. February
3. March
4. April
5. May
6. June
7. July
8. August
9. September
10. October
11. November
12. December