Detailed Lesson Plan in Mathematics

1. LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson, the pupils are expected to:
 Name and tell the months of the year.
 Write the number of months of the year in order.

I. SUBJECT MATTER
Topic: Using a Calendar- Months of the year
Materials: Calendar Visual Aids
Flash card/Paper
Teaching Approach: Interactive and Constructive Approach

II. 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.
 We have studied about the
What have you studied yesterday? days of the week.

 There are 7 days in a week.

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

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

1. Presentation

I will read you a story about a Grade

2 and 3 pupil named Angelo. Listen as I
read the story.
The class will listen attentively as the
After the end of classes on March, teacher reads the story.
Angelo was excited because next
month, he will go 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 beach. 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  Angelo.
story?
 March.
When did their classes ended?
What did he do after their classes  He went on a vacation.
ended?  He went to Manila on April
When did he went to Manila?  May.
When did he went back home?

2. Discussion
In the story, Angelos’s classes The pupils summarize the story in
ended on March then he went to sequence emphasizing the months
Manila on April then stayed there for mentioned in it.
one month so he went home on
May.
 January
 February
What other months do we have?  March
Can you give one?  April
 May
 June
 July
 August
 September
 October
  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 year.

Let us arrange the months of the

year in the right order. (Let the pupils Read the months in the pocket chart
arrange the months in a pocket chart in a right order after arranging them.
while asking them specific
celebrations to guide them to
arrange the months in the right
order. Ask questions which relate to
their individual experiences.) Let the children observe the calendar.

(Show a calendar) Pupils’ answers

This is a calendar, this is where we
see the dates and months in a year.
What do we call this again? What did
you observe? How do we use a
calendar?

3. 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

4. Assimilation 1. New Year’s Day (January)

Board work: 2. All Saint’s Day (November)
Write which month does each 3. Christmas Day (December)
holiday celebrated. 4. Valentine’s Day (February)
1. New Year’s Day 5. Independence Day (June)
2. All Saint’s Day
3. Christmas Day
4. Good Friday
5. Independence Day
III. 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
____ November ___11_ November
____ February ___2_ February
____ March ___3_ March
____ August ___8_ August
____ September ___9_ September
____ April ___4_ April
____ May ___5_ May
____ October ___10_ October