Grammar lesson plan

Theories & methods involved

Presentation
1. Teacher introduces
pronouns by using
realia as well as
calling pupils to
the front of the
class and
demonstrating
based on them.
E.g he, she, they,
we, it.
2. Teacher pastes
pictures on
whiteboard of
things and people
to revise pronouns

Rationale
Cognitivism
Teacher
demonstrates and
pupils think and
create knowledge by
themsleves.
Pupils remember
what they learnt by
revising with teacher.
Method: Direct
Method

Practice
1. Pupils play a game, First
come, fast do.
2. Pupils are divided into
groups and each group
has a box of pronouns.
3. Teacher pastes first
sentence without a
pronoun on the
whiteboard.
4. Pupils read the sentence,
discuss with their group
mates and find the
answer in the box.
5. A representative pastes
the answer on the
whiteboard. The fastest
one will be able to paste.
6. Game is repeated with
10 sentences.

Rationale
Cognitivism
Pupils participate and are
actively involved in lesson.
Social constructivism
Pupils work in groups and
discuss answers with
friends.
Method: Total Physical
Response

Production
1. Pupils carry out a
treasure hunt in their
groups.
2. Pupils move in their
groups from one
checkpoint to another.
3. Pupils take only the
sentence strips with the
colour of their group.
4. Pupils change the
sentences from nouns to
pronouns. E.g, This a cat.
The cat likes to eat fish.
is changed to This is a
cat. It likes to eat fish.
5. The group who finishes
the fastest with the most
correct answers wins.

Rationale
Cognitivism
Pupils participate and are
actively involved in lesson.
Social constructivism
Pupils work in groups and
discuss answers with
friends.
Pupils are viewed as
thinkers.
Hands on learning takes
place.
Method: Total Physical
Response