LESSON PLAN

(Computer Programming)
Date: June 22, 2016
Room: ICT Lab
Grade: 11
Time: 9:00 10:00
I. Objectives:
At the end of the session, students must:
Define what variable is.
Identify the valid variable names.
Follow the basic language syntax rules in declaring a variable.
II.

Subject Matters:
A. Topic: Elements of Programming Variables
B. References: CG, p.15 TLE_ICTCP9-12PS-Ic-j-1
C. Materials: Microsoft PowerPoint presentation

III.

Procedures:
A. Review:
Conducting a review of the previous lesson.
Questions:
i. What is syntax?
B. Motivation:
Show students some pictures/illustrations for them to observe and ask
them to share their observations.
Guide Questions:
i. How is the illustration related to programming?
C. Presentation:
a. Variables
b. Valid variable name
c. Variable Declaration
D. Generalization:
Guide Questions:
i. What is a variable in your own understanding?
ii. What are the rules in making a valid variable name?
iii. What is the correct syntax in declaring a variable?
E. Application:
a. The class will be divided into 2 groups.
b. From the list below, the first group will identify the valid variable names
and the other group will identify invalid variable names.
final grade
quarter1
a_b=c

a_good_variable
1stgrading
2nd_grading
_gross
zxy_

c. Ask students, what makes the listed variables invalid?

IV.

Evaluation:
1-3. What is a variable?
4-7. Identify the valid identifiers from the following list of identifiers.
interest

4thdigit

id number

_max

(age)

final_

pre-paid

x9991

8-10. Declare the following variables using the given data types.
Variable
name
age
gender
interest
V.

Data
type
int
char
float

Variable
Declaration

Assignment:
Direction: In a sheet of paper, answer the following.
Identify what makes the variable invalid.
b+1

ab-c_1

4thnum

x_y=z

my name

Declare the variables using the given data types.

Variable name
Data Types
radius
float
b
int
result
int
x
char

Research and review about the scope of variables and initializations.

i. What are the scopes of variables?
ii. How to initialize values to a variable?

Remarks:
No. of learners within mastery level: ________.
No. of learners needing remediation/reinforcement: ________.

Prepared by:
WILSIE M. LABIDES
Return-Demo Teacher
Leyte Division