Lesson Plan

Class

: Year 3

Enrolment

: 2013

Date

: 2nd August 2013

Time

: 0840-0940

Theme

: World of Knowledge

Unit

: 10- A Ride in a Safari Park

Language Focus

: Singular and Plural Nouns

Focus

: Language Arts

Content Standard
4.1 By the end of the 6-year primary schooling, pupils will
be able to enjoy and appreciate rhymes, poems and
songs.
5.1 By the end of the 6- year primary schooling, pupils
will be able to use different word classes correctly and
appropriately.

Learning Standard
4.1.2 Able to sing action songs, recite jazz chants and poems
with correct pronunciation, rhythm and intonation.
5.1.1 Able to use nouns correctly and appropriately:
(c) singular nouns
(d) plural nouns

Objectives:
By the end of the lesson, pupils will be able to:
1. sing action song with appropriate animals movement according to the song.
2. sing action song with correct pronunciation, rhythm and intonation.
3. detect and point out the singular and plural nouns in the song.

Previous knowledge: the students have learnt about the animals and rules of singular and plural nouns.
Teaching aids:. Laptop, speaker, and manila card with lyrics.
Moral value(s):. Cooperation and tolerance.
Cross Curricular Element (EMK): Multiple Intelligence: Bodily kinaesthetic and musical intelligence, and thinking skill.

Stage/ time
Set induction
5 minutes
0840-0845

Content
Activating prior
knowledge.

Teaching/Learning Activities
Greet the students.
Ask them to say hello to their friends.
Ask them to put thumb up if they are
ready to learn.
Show them pictures of singular and
plural animals.
Explain about the usage of s and es

Rationale
To activate their prior
knowledge.
To develop
idea.

initial

Notes

at the end of plural nouns and article

a for singular nouns.
Presentation
10 minutes
0845-0855

Preparation
20 minutes
0855-0915

Watch the video

and listen to the
song.

-Ask the students to gather at the front.

-Ask them to read the lyrics together.
-Explain the lyrics to them.
-Put the laptop on a small chair at the
students eyes level.
-Tell them that they are going to watch
a video about animals in the zoo.
-Listen to the song carefully as they
will need to sing it later on.
-Look at the pictures of animals of the
animals too because the teacher is
going to ask several questions.
-Show and pause for every new
animals and ask them to read the
lyrics. Then, count the animals.
-Ask them to detect singular and plural
nouns.
-Replay the song and ask them to sing
along.
Group division and -Divide the students into four persons
preparation.
in a group. (Make sure to mix the
students based on their abilities.)
-Assign a leader for each group.
-Each group will get a paragraph of
certain animals in the song.
-They will need to discuss about the
actions for the animals in the
paragraph.
-Tell the students that they are given
20 minutes to prepare for the

To change the
learning environment
and usage of ICT.
To give them purpose
of watching the video.

To present the
purpose of this
lesson.

To encourage peer
assistance and full
involvement from all
students.

To develop
kinaesthetic.

Group 1: Andrew,
Suzi, Xavier and Willy.
Group 2: William,
Glorea, Jeslyn and
Bennot.
Group 3: Gary, Rafika,
Sylviana and Jones.
bodily Group
4:
Nelson,
Olivia, Siti, Jason and
Elsie.

Production
20 minutes
0915-0935

Closure
5 minutes
0935-0940

Groups
presentations.

presentation.
-They have to do actions based on the
animals while singing the song.
-Tell them winners will get present from
the teacher.
-Choose the group by lucky draw
concept.
-Tell the criteria of a winner:
~confidence, loud and clear
pronunciation and suitable actions.
-Ask them to guess which the first
group is.
-Instruct each group to present.
-They can present while watching the
video.
-Ask the students to clap for their
friends.
-Sing the song again together with the
whole class.
-Ask them whether they like it or not.
-If yes, please jump. If not just stand.

To be fair.
To
provide
guidelines
expectation.

them
and

To show appreciation
to the students effort.

To get feedback from

the students.

Reflection:

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