LESSON PLAN

Subject

: English

Class

: 4 Amanah

Enrolment

: 38 pupils

Date/Day

: 07/08/2015

Time

: 11.30 a.m.- 12.30 p.m

Theme

: World of Knowledge

Topic

: Unit 11 (The Insect Investigators

Module

: Reading

CONTENT STANDARD
3.2 By the end of the 6-year primary
schooling, pupils will be able to

LEARNING STANDARD
2.2.2 Able to read and understand
phrases and sentence from:

demonstrate understanding of a

a) linear text

variety of linear and non-linear texts in

the form of print and non-print
materials using a range of strategies
to construct meaning.

Behavioural Objectives : By the end of the lesson, pupils will

be able to:
a) Answer at least 3 out of 5 questions based on the
reading text correctly.

b) Draw an i-Think brace map with at least 9 out of 12

information on the ants based on the reading text
provided correctly.

CCE/EE (added values)

: Thinking skills

Values and citizenship: Be as hardworking as ants

: Loyal to your friends
: Cooperation
Language Content

: Vocabulary
: Sentence structure

Instructional Materials
(Teaching aids)

: Mahjong paper,
tasksheet

Previous Knowledge

: Pupils are familiar

with insects.

Anticipated Problems

: The pupils may have

difficulties to understand several words in the text.

Solutions: Teacher introduces the vocabulary to the pupils.
STAGE /
TIME
Set Induction
(6 minutes)

CONTENT

1) Tongue
twister
-

TEACHING / LEARNING ACTIVIT

1) Pupils are required to read the tongue twi

by the teacher.

An ant ate
an apple
and ate
an ant
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Pre reading
(24

1) Vocabulary

1) Pupils recall what they have learnt from

- colony

minutes) - pupae

previous lesson.

2) Teacher asks questions to elicit answe

- larvae

pupils.

- thorax

What have you learnt about an

- compound eyes

Where do ants live?

- abdomen

What can you learn from ants?

3) Each pupil is required to write a word

on the whiteboard.

4) Teacher checks the words written by t

5) Pupils are randomly asked about any
on the whiteboard by the teacher.
1) .
-

Have you seen a colony before

What do you think the queen of

does?

While
reading

1) Task sheet

How about the male ants?

Should we set male ants exam

Why?

1) Pupils are given a text about ants.

2) Pupils read aloud the text together with th

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(25 minutes)

3) Pupils are pointed out by the teacher to re

4) Teacher asks the pupils if there is any wo

do not understand from the text.

5) Pupils answer the comprehension questio

6) Teacher emphases to the pupils on the us

correct sentence structure when answerin

questions.

7) Pupils exchange papers with the person s

them.

8) Pupils check the answers together with th

Production
(30 minutes)

1) Information
transfer

1) Pupils are required to transfer the info

they have collected through the passa

brace map.

2) Pupils are shown the example of brac

3) Pupils are required to work in group.

4) Each group will be given mahjong pap

Closure
(5 minutes)

1) Teacher recaps the lesson.

2) Pupils recall about ants together with the

3) Teacher emphases the moral values of th

4) Teacher assigns an insect to each group.

required to look for information about thei

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insects for next lesson.