LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE YEAR 4 SJKC

Subject :

English Language

Date :

3 March 2014

Time :

8.00 a.m. 9.00 a.m.

Class :

4 Bestari

Number of Pupils :

35 pupils

Proficiency Level :

Intermediate to advanced

Focus :

Grammar

Language input

Past tense verbs

Theme :
Topic :
Content Standard :

World of Stories
King of Kites
5.1 By the end of the 6- year primary schooling, pupils will be able to use different word classes correctly
and appropriately.
5.1.3 Able to use verbs correctly and appropriately:
(a) irregular verbs
(b) verbs that do not change form

Learning Standards :

Lesson Objectives :

Teaching Aids :
Cross Curricular
Element (EMK) :

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

(i) Categorize the verbs into irregular verbs and verbs that do not change form.
(ii) Fill in the blanks in worksheets with the correct irregular verbs and words that do not change form.
(iii) Read aloud the paragraph that contains the correct irregular verbs and verbs that do not change form
in front of the class.
Tables, picture puzzle, word cards, clothespins, worksheets, flash cards
Multiple Intelligences Verbal-Linguistics
CCTS
Generate ideas, classify, compare and contrast
Olympic Values - Joy of effort
Moral Values
- Cooperation and Helpfulness

Activity
Set induction (5 minutes)

Teaching & Learning Strategy

Notes
Solving puzzle
Teaching aids:
1. Teacher divides pupils
Picture puzzle
into groups of five.
Example 1 (Refer to Appendix 1)
2. Each group is given two
envelopes.
3. One envelope contains
picture puzzle, while
another contains word
card.
4. Pupils solve the picture
puzzle according to the
word cards given.

Word card:

run
CCTS: Generate ideas

Presentation (15 minutes)

Introduce irregular verbs

and verbs that do not
change form
1. Teacher shows a few
pairs of sentences taken
from the story King of
Kites.
2. Pupils read the
sentences.
3. Pupils circle the words in
colour that are different
in spelling.
4. Pupils underline the
words in colour that are
same in spelling.
5. Teacher explains to
pupils the irregular form
of the verbs in past
tense.
6. Teacher shows two
tables of the form of
verbs.
7. Pupils group the verbs
on the board according
to their morphology or
structure.

Example of sentences:
Set 1:
1.
Anil

run

straigh
t

to

th
e

marke
t

Anil

ran

straigh
t

to

th
e

marke
t

Set 2:
1. She

set

to

work

She

set

to

work

Different form:
Present tense
run
fly

Past tense
ran
flew

Same form:
Present tense
cut
set

Past tense
cut
set

CCTS: Classify, compare and contrast

Practice (20 minutes)

Clothespin Game
1. Each pupil is given three

Teaching aids:

2.

3.

4.

5.

clothespins.
The pupils write three
different irregular verbs
on the clothespins.
Teacher distributes a
worksheet to each
group.
Pupils discuss in groups
and fill in the blanks with
the suitable clothespin.
Each pupil must use at
least one of his or her
clothespin.

Clothespins:

Worksheet: Refer to Appendix 2

MV/OV: Cooperation and Helpfulness

Production (15 minutes)

Closure (5 minutes)

Reading aloud in front of

class
1. Each group presents the
story they have
completed by reading
aloud in front of the
class.
Flashcard Memory
Matching
1. Teacher arranges twelve
picture cards in squares
on each groups table.
2. The pictures on the

MI: Verbal-Linguistic
MV/OV: Joy of effort

Teaching aids:

cards are placed face

down.
3. Each pupil takes turn to
open two of the cards
and if they match, they
can take away the cards.
4. The group who finishes
the game fastest will be
given reward.