LESSON PLAN UNIT 9 : OUR SOLAR SYSTEM

Date : 25th June 2019

Subject : English Language

Class : 4 Trust

Language proficiency level : Intermediate

Day : Tuesday

Time : 7.45 a.m – 8.45 a.m

Enrolment : 29 pupils

Theme/Context : World of Knowledge

Topic : Unit 9: Our Solar System

Focused Skill : Listening and Speaking

Language Content : Direction

Content Standard : 1.1 By the end of the 6-year primary schooling, pupils will
be able to pronounce words and speak confidently with the
correct stress, rhythm and intonation.
1.2 By the end of the 6 year primary schooling, pupils will
be able to listen and respond appropriately in formal and
informal situations for a variety of purposes.

Learning Standard : 1.1.1 Able to speak with correct word stress

1.1.4 Able to talk about related topics with guidance.
1.2.2 Able to listen to, follow and give instructions

Objectives : By the end of the lesson, pupils will be able to:

1) follow the instruction by pasting the arrows correctly

2) Give directions to their group member correctly

Moral Values : We should love our planet.

Teaching aids : Blindfold, arrows, flashcards of planets, maps

Stage/Time Content Teaching/Learning activity Resources

Set induction To arouse pupils' 1. Teacher recalls the lesson - Marker pen
- Whiteboard
( 5 minutes) attention and prompt learnt last week about the
them with the content order of the planets.
2. Teacher tells students that
of the lesson.
Whole class activity teacher will be an
Astronaut Say!
astronaut.
3. Teacher explain the game
1.Raise your left hand
2.Raise your right hand of “Astronaut say”
3. Show me your right
leg.
4.Show me your left leg
5.Raise both hands
and put down left hand
Presentation 1. Teacher shows arrows to Focused Skill:
1. To expose to
(10 minutes) the students. Listening and
the students the
2. Teacher explains what can
speaking
input of the day.
be said when giving
2. To build pupils’ instruction.
Teaching Aids:
3. Teacher moves around the
schemata 1. Flashcard of
class while holding the
before the next planets’
arrow to show the direction
stage. name.
she used when moving. 2. Arrows
3. To enrich their
4. Teacher draws map on the 3. Marker pen
understanding 4. Whiteboard
whiteboard and pastes the
5. Plasticine
by providing
name of the planets on the
examples
map.
5. Teacher demonstrates
Giving direction
1. Go straight giving the direction using
2. Turn left
the arrow.
3. Turn right
6. Teacher asked the
students randomly the
direction from the position
of Student A to Student B.
Practice 1. To test the Focused Skill:
1. Teacher distributes three maps
( 20 minutes) students’ Listening
and pictures of arrows to each
understanding
group.
toward the input Teaching Aids:
2. Teacher explains the activity to
1. Pictures of
they have learnt
the students.
arrow
at the previous 3. Teacher say the direction that
2. Map
 stage. they have to take based on the
map given.
4. Students have to listen and
paste the arrow based on the
Group activity
direction given by teacher.
5. Teacher asks each group to
Instruction.
show their work to make sure
1. Start from the
there are no mistakes.
planetarium, 6. Teacher asks students to give
you have to go a big clap to themselves.
7. Teacher read another direction
straight until
and the same step are
you see the
repeated
arch, then you
turn left to the
sun dial and
then you turn
right until you
arrive at
Neptune
Garden.
2. Start from
Neptune
garden, you go
straight and
then at sun dial
you turn right
until you arrive
at arch, then
you turn left
until Earth
Garden.
3. Start from
Venus Garden,
you go straight
and then at sun
dial you turn
right until you
arrive at arch,
 then you turn
right until you
reach
Planetarium.

Production 1. To promote fun- 1. Teacher explains the game to Focused Skill:

( 20 minutes) learning activity. the students. Listening and
2. Teacher draws eight boxes on
2. To enhance Speaking
the whiteboard to place the
students’ listening
planet according to their order.
and speaking skills
3. Teacher gives each group a
3. To provide
flashcard of the planet’s name.
opportunity for the 4. The members have to discuss Teaching Aids:
students to use the the number of the planet 1. A blindfold
input they have according to the sequence of 2. Flashcard of
learnt at the planet they have learnt at planets’
previous stage. previous lesson. name
5. One member from each group
3. Plasticine
will be blindfold.
Group Activity
6. Teacher spins the students.
Blindfold! 7. The other group members
have to give direction to their
member that have been
blindfolded to make sure he or
she pastes the flashcard at the
correct box.

Closure To ensure pupils’ 1. Teacher calls 8 students to Moral Value:

(5 minutes) understandings and come in front and assign each We should love
instil moral values. student to resemble a planet. our planet.
2. Teacher asks the student to
Whole class activity
line according to the order of
the planet.
3. Teacher instruct the head of
the students to go straight,
turn left and turn right slowly
for their safety.
4. Teacher recaps the lesson and
instill moral value.