A Detailed Lesson Plan in Science for Kindergarten

Prepared by: Ms. May Bien D. Gabrito and Ms. Marianne Grace K. Tomada

I. Objectives:
At the end of the lesson, students are expected to:
A. Recognize that rivers are a place where other animals live
B. Appreciate the river and the animals that lives in it.
C. Generate investigative inquiries about the topic.
II. Subject Matter:
A. Topic: Exploring the World: Animals that Lives on the Water
B. References:
- How to Teach a Simple Song Using the “Whole Song Method”
https://vimeo.com/265514374
- Kenny, S. (2009). Brain-Compatible Music Teaching. General Music Toady,
23 (1), 24-26. Retrieved from eric.ed.gov
- Sarrazin, N. (2016). Chapter 5: Children Singing and Children’s Songs.
Music and the Child. New York City, USA: Open SUNY Textbooks
- Valerio, W. (2015). The Alliance for Active Music Learning page. Retrieved
from The Alliance for Active Music Learning site:
https://www.allianceamm.org/resources/gordon/
- I’m a Little Teapot Song by George Harold Sanders and Clarence Z. Kelly
(1941)
- Row your Boat Song Composed by Eliphalet Oram Lyte. Arranged by
Marissa McGeorge (1881)
- Wheels on the Bus Song by Verna Hills (1939)

C. Materials:
 Projector
 PowerPoint Presentation
 Speaker
 Animal Pictures (Monkey, Fish, Crab, Beaver, Giraffe, Squid, Frog,
Snail)
 In Circle Me Worksheet
III. Methodology:
Teacher’s Activity Pupil’s Activity
A. Daily Routine
a. Prayer
Class, let us all stand. Before we
start, Teacher May and Teacher
Marianne will lead the prayer The pupils will pray.

Amen Amen

After the prayer

Now, may we pick up the pieces of The pupils will pick up the pieces of trashes
trashes and arrange your chairs? and arrange their chairs.
Now, take your seats. The pupils will take their seats.
b. Greetings
Good afternoon, children! Good afternoon, teachers!
How are you feeling today? We are good, teachers.
Raise both of your hands if you’re The pupils will raise their hands.
happy.
Really? Well then, are you ready for Yes, teachers.
our class this afternoon?
When we ask “Are you ready?” you’ll Okay, teachers.
say “Yes”, okay?

“Are you ready?” Yes

“Are you ready?” Yes
“Are you ready?” Yes

Very good!

Let us introduce ourselves again. I am Hi, Teacher May.

Teacher May. Say, “Hi, Teacher
May.”

And I am Teacher Marianne. Say, “Hi, Hi, Teacher, Marianne

Teacher Marianne.”
c. Classroom Rules
The teachers will present the The pupils will listen.
 classroom rules
Classroom Rules:
 Listen in front
 Raise your hands if you want
to speak
 Sanitize your hands
 Enjoy
d. Checking Attendance
Now children, as we check your
attendance this afternoon, say, “I’m
here” if your name is called, alright?
Nicole Anne Aragon The pupils will respond, “I’m here.”
Sheena Mae Bellote
Shaira Luna
Liezel Mae Modina
Aubrey Muzares
Crisha Faith Rodado
Mary Joy Urgel

Very good, all of you are following

directions. Let us give ourselves a
“Wonderful Clap” The pupils will do the Wonderful Clap.
B. Preliminary Activities
a. Motivation
Before we begin, do you want to get Yes, teachers.
energized?
Because we all want to be energized
this afternoon, let us all stand and
sing the song, “I’m a Little Teapot” The students will sing the song.

I’m a little teapot

Short and stout
Here is my handle,
Here is my spout
When I get all steamed up
Hear me shout:
 Tip me over
And pour me out!

I’m a very special pot

This is true.
Here’s an exam of what I can do
I can change my handle
And my spout
Tip me over
And pour me out!

Very good! Are we now energized? Yes, teachers.

That’s good to hear!
Now let us all take our seats and The pupils will take their seats.
listen in front.
b. Review
Before we begin our class, do you Yes teachers.
remember our lesson yesterday?
What was it all about? Pupils will raise their hands
The teacher will choose one to
answer.
Yes, what was it all about? It is about animals that lives under the sea,
teachers.
Very Good!
It was all about animals that lives
under the sea.

I have pictures right here and I want

you all to tell me what animal it is
and if it is a sea creature you put it in
this aquarium. Is that alright
children? Okay, teachers
 The teachers will call students to
answer.

The teachers will show pictures of

animals and it will be on this order:

Monkey No

Fish Yes (the pupil will put the image to the

aquarium)

Crab Yes (the pupil will put the image to the

aquarium)

Beaver No

Squid Yes (the pupil will put the image to the

aquarium)

Giraffe No

Very good, children. You all have

remembered the lesson that we’ve
have discussed yesterday.
C. Lesson Proper
a. Presentation
Are you ready for our new lesson Yes, teachers
class?
Very good.
It is a good day today, am I right? Yes, teachers
Who wants to go on to an adventure? The pupils will respond to the question.
Wow, me too. I want to go on to an
adventure!

Teacher _____, what shall we do

today?
Today, we will be exploring.
Yesterday, we got to explore and
discover animals on the beach. Now,
we will introduce you to a new place.
Can you guess where is it? The pupils will have variety of answers.

Thank you for your answers.

Today, we will be going to a river and
we will discover the animals that
lives in there.

Now, for this journey, I want you all

to stand and fall in line. Yes, teachers.

In our trip, let us sing a song. The pupils will stand and fall in line.
What song is it Teacher _______?
It is entitled, “The Wheels on the Bus”.

The teacher will sing the whole song

while demonstrating actions.

The wheels on the bus go round and The pupils will listen and observe.
round
Round and round
Round and round
The wheels on the bus go round and
round
All through the town

Now, let us sing all together while

demonstrating the actions that we
did.
What action did we do when we
sang, “Round and round”?
Now, let us sing the song again while
doing the round and round action. The pupils do the “Round and round” action.

Very good. The pupils will sing the song while doing the
“round and round” action.
How about, “The wheels on the
bus”?

Now, let us sing the song again while The pupils do the “The wheels on the bus”
Doing “the wheels on the bus” action. action.
Very good. The pupils will sing the song while doing the
“The wheels on the bus” action.
What action did we do when we
sang, “All through the town”?

Now, let us sing the song again while
Doing “all through the town” action.
Very good.
Now let us sing the song while doing
the actions. Is that all right children?
The pupils do the “All through the town”
action.
The pupils will sing the song while doing the
“All through the town” action.

The teachers will sing and do the Okay, teachers

actions together with the children.

Now that we are done singing the The pupils will participate.
“The Wheels on the Bus” song, we
have arrived at our destination.

Where are we again? At the river.

At the river. Very Good.

Now, what are we gonna do again? Discover animals that lives on the river.
Very good.

What have you observed on the The pupils will have varied responses
surroundings?

I hear so many answers. That is The pupils will give themselves a high five.
good. All of you are being observant.
Give yourself a high five.

Oh! Do you see what I see?

One of the teachers will point out a
picture of a frog that was posted on
the board

Have you seen this animal before? Yes, teachers.

Do you know what is this? It is a frog, teacher.

Very good. This is a frog.

Say, “Hi, Mr. Frog.” Hi, Mr. Frog

One of the teachers will say, “Hello,

Children, I am Mr. Frog.”

The other teacher will say, “Wow, Mr.

Frog can talk.”
Let’s ask something to Mr. Frog.
Shall we? Yes, teachers

“Mr. Frog, why are you here on the

river?”

“It is because I live in here, on the

river bed. I hop and I sing all night
like, KOKAK KOKAK KOKAK.”
Have you heard Mr. Frog sing Yes, teachers.
before?

Wow, me too. Have you seen Mr. Yes, teachers

Frog hop before?

Can everyone hop and sing like Mr. The pupils will respond
Frog?

All together. The pupils will hop and act like a frog.

Wow, everyone is energetic.

So now that we saw Mr. Frog, let us

all bid farewell to him. Say, “Bye,
Mr. Frog” The pupils will say, “Bye, Mr. Frog”

Wow, we saw one animal that lives

on the river. Let’s see if we can still
discover more.

Can someone point out an animal The pupils will raise their hands.
that we can see on the river?

The teachers will chose someone

Yes, do you know what that is? It is a snail, teachers.

Very good. That’s a snail.

Lets see if Mr. Snail can also talk.

Say, “Hi, Mr. Snail.” The pupils will respond, “Hi, Mr. Snail.”

The other teacher will say in a slower

manner, “Hi, kids”
The other teacher will ask, “Do you
live on the river, Mr. Snail?”

“Yes I do”

Wow, that’s interesting.

What’s behind you Mr. Snail?

“It’s my house. I carry it all the

time.”

Is it heavy, Mr. Frog?

“No, it is not. It is like carrying a

backpack like you children.”

That’s good to know, is that right Yes, teachers.

children?

Now, let us all say good bye to Mr.

Snail. Say,”Good bye, Mr. Snail.” “Good bye, Mr. Snail.”

“Bye, kids”

Now, is there an animal on the Yes, teachers.

river that we still haven’t met yet?

Can someone point it out? The pupils will raise their hands and the
chosen pupil will go in front and point it out.

Do you know this animal? Have you The pupil will respond.
seen it before?

I wonder, what’s their name. Let’s

 ask. Say, “Hi, what’s your name?” “Hi, what’s your name?”

“Hello, I am Mr. Beaver”

Say, “Hi, Mr. Beaver.” “Hi, Mr. Beaver.”

What do think Mr. Beaver is doing,

children?

Let’s ask. “What are you doing, Mr. “What are you doing, Mr. Beaver?”
Beaver?”

“I am building a water dam.” Some pupils will ask why.

“It is because I live in here. This is to

control the flood so that our houses
will not be washed away by the
river.”

Wow, that’s a hard task to do. Let us The pupils will participate.
give a salute to Mr. Beaver.

Thank you, Mr. Beaver, for your

hard work.
Let us say our goodbyes to Mr.
Beaver. Say, “Bye, Mr. Beaver.” “Bye, Mr. Beaver.”
D. Application
All right children. We see that
there are animals that lives on the
river.
And these animals have their own
lives.
What should do when we see one?
Do we throw stones at them? No, teachers.
No.
What about touch them? No, teachers.
Right? We shouldn’t because there
are times that they will be frightened
like us when we suddenly see a
snake.

Do you understand children? Yes, teachers.

All animals deserves to be loved and

feel respected. All of them are
important, unique, and beautiful.

Now that our trip is finished, we shall

return to our classroom with a new
song.

Do you want to learn a new song? Yes, teachers.

The song is entitled, “Row Your

Boat”.

But first, you have to listen carefully

and watch us as we sing the song. Is
that alright children? The pupils will respond.

The teachers will sing the song while The pupils will listen and observe.
doing actions

Row row row your boat

Gently down the stream
Merrily (4x)
Life is but a dream

Now children, we have to sing the

song together. But, we need to know
the lyrics first.
What action did we do when we
sang, “row your boat?” The pupils will do the “Row your boat” action.

Now, let us sing the song again while The pupils will participate.
doing “row your boat” action.

Very good.

What action did we do when we The pupils will do the “Gently down the
sang, “Gently down the stream?” stream” action.

Now, let us sing the song again while The pupils will participate.
doing “Gently down the stream”
action.

Very good.

What action did we do when we The pupils will do the “Merrily” action.
sang, “Merrily?”

Now, let us sing the song again while The pupils will participate.
doing “Merrily” action.

Very good.

What action did we do when we The pupils will do the “Life is but a dream”
sang, “Life is but a dream?” action.

Now, let us sing the song again while The pupils will participate.
doing “life is but a dream” action.

Very good.

We have to sing the whole song Yes, teachers.

together with actions. Do you
understand children?
 The pupils will perform the song with actions
together with the teachers.

We have arrived at our school at last.

Everyone let us take our seats. The pupils will take their seats.
E. Abstraction
We have a question for you. Is that The pupils will respond.
alright children?
Did you have fun? Yes, teachers.
Was our adventure fun? Yes, teachers.
Have you learned something today? Yes, teachers.

What was it?

The teachers will chose someone to
answer.

Yes? What have you learned today? Animals that lives on the river.

Can someone tell me the names of

the animals that we met today?
The teachers will chose someone to
answer
Frog
Snail
Beaver

Very good children. All of you have

learned a lot today. We should be
proud of ourselves.

IV. Assessment
Title: Search and Rescue
Instruction: Help the animals find their homes. The teachers will show different
habitats on the screen and you should be able to identify which habitat does the
animal belong for them to be able to go home. (Refer to the PPT Presentation)
V. Assignment