English Lesson Plan Year 3 Using a Big Book (Smartest Giant in Town) Focus Theme Time Duration Topic

Content Standard Reading World of Stories 60 minutes (1 hour) Animals & Clothes 2.2 Pupils will be able to demonstrate understanding of a variety of linear and non-linear texts in the form of print and non-print materials using a range of strategies to construct meaning.

2.3 Pupils will be able to read independently for information and enjoyment. Learning Standards 2.2.1 Able to read and understand phrases and sentences in linear and non-linear texts.

2.2.3 Able to read and understand simple and compound sentences.

2.2.4 Able to read and understand a paragraph with simple and compound sentences.

2.3.1 Able to read for information and enjoyment with guidance: a) fiction CCTS 1) Identifying characteristics 2) Grouping and categorising 3) Sequencing 4) Making predictions 5) Collecting and classifying information 6) Application Moral Values 1) Kind and generous 2) Be humble and appreciative 3) Put other people before yourself. Prior Knowledge/Skills 1) Students have learnt and known the names of animals and clothes. Language focus Noun (names of animals & clothes), adverbs (proudly, sadly, etc.), actions (sniffing, squeaking, etc.), adjectives (smartest,

scruffiest, cosiest, coldest) Teaching Aids 1) Big book Smartest Giant in Town 2) Flashcards 3) Word cards 4) Sentence strips 5) Worksheets

Steps

Activity

Teaching & Learning Strategy

Notes

Set Induction (5 minutes)

1) The teacher elicits items of clothing from students.

The teacher can ask wearing? and indicate different pieces of clothing.

Teaching aids :

the students What am I 1)Flashcards of clothes 2) Word cards (name of clothes) (Appendix A) CCTS : 1)Grouping and categorising 2) identifying characteristics

Pre-Reading (10 minutes)

Use the front and back cover of the Big Book, title and the illustration

1) The teacher shows the front cover of the Big Book and asks them. What do you think the story is about?. 2) The teacher also asks what comes to their minds when looking at the illustration at the front and back cover.

Teaching aids: 1) Big Book Smartest Giant in Town

CCTS: 1) Making predictions 2) Generating ideas

Activity 2

The teacher reads

1) Teacher can ask concept questions (simple yes or no questions) to check the students have understood the story.

Teaching Aids : Big Book (For the list of concept questions, see Appendix B)

(While-Reading) aloud the story to 15 minutes the students. As the teacher reads, check their understanding of each page by asking a series of concept questions

CCTS: Collecting and classifying information

Activity 3 (Post-Reading) (15 minutes)

Group Work 1) Students (be in small groups) match the animal cards and clothes cards and the beginnings and endings of each line to check how much they can remember the story.

1) The teacher gives animal and clothes cards to each group. Make sure that the cards are shuffled.

Teaching Aids : Animal cards and clothes cards (Appendix C)

2) Students arrange the jumbled sentence strips of the events in the story, in the correct order.

1) Teacher gives each group a jumbled set of sentence strips and set a time limit.

Teaching Aids: Sentences strips (jumbled) (Appendix D)

CCTS: Sequencing

Individual Work (10 minutes)

Individual work 1) Each student is

1) The teacher gives each student a task

Teaching Aids: A task sheet of Fill-in-

given a worksheet to be completed as their comprehension activity.

sheet to be completed to enhance their understanding of the story. The teacher can guide them to do the task.

the-blanks exercise (Appendix E)

CCTS: Application

Follow-Up Activity/Closure (5 minutes)

1) The teacher discusses with the students what they have learnt about the story. (the summary, moral values) 2) As homework, student writes a page in Georges diary describing the day he had, by writing down the events that happened in the story. Alternatively, ask them to change the ending).

1) The teacher asks any student to summarise the story. State the moral of the story.

Teaching Aids: (For the diary writing, see Appendix F)

CCTS: Generating ideas 2) The teacher gives homework in a form of short diary writing. The sample of diary will be distributed to students.