Subject

English
Class
Year 4 Utarid
Enrolment
26 pupils
Level of proficiency Low
Time
12.20 p.m-1.20 p.m.
Date
30 August 2016
Day
Tuesday
Theme
World of Knowledge
Topic
Unit 11: The Insects Investigators
Module
Reading
Content Standard and Learning Standard
Content Standard
1.2 By the end of the 6-year primary
schooling, 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.
Behavioural objectives:
By the end of the lesson, pupils will be able to:
1.

Learning Standard
2.2.2 Able to read and understand phrases and
sentences from:
(a) linear texts

tick at least 4 out of 5 true-false statement in worksheet 1.

2. answer at least 4 out of 5 comprehension questions based on the text given.

Cross
curriculum Thinking skills: knowledge, comprehension and application.
emphases

Language content
Instructional

Contextual learning: insects

Multiple intelligences: Visual and kinaesthetic.
Moral value: Do not kill insects on purpose.
Vocabulary: absorb, surroundings, antennae, proboscis.
Roller board, A3 papers, question strips, and worksheet 1.

materials
Previous

Pupils know some of the name of insects.

knowledge
Anticipated

Some of the pupils may not know the meanings of some words.

problems
Solutions
Stage/
Time
Set induction
3 mins

Teacher uses pictures and actions to aid their understanding.

Content
Activity:
Pictureinduction method

Teaching and Learning Activity

1.
2.
3.
4.

Teacher pastes a picture of ant hill on

the board
Teacher asks a few questions.
Teacher instils moral values.
Teacher introduces the lesson of the
day.

Rationale

Remarks

1.To attract the

attention of the
pupils.
2. To activate
pupils previous
schemata.

Teaching aids:
-manila cards

Teachers
questions:
1.What is this?
2.Who do you think
that can live here?
Presenta-

Activity: Reading
Vocabulary

1.

Teacher pastes a few word cards on

1. To expose the

CCTS:
-answering
questions
Moral value:
-we must not kill
the
insects
purposely.
Teaching aids:

tion
15 mins

Practice
20 mins

-colony
-lay eggs
-newly hatched
-protect
-defend
Queen
-Queen is the largest
ant in the colony.
-the queen is the only
ant that can lay eggs.
Workers
-The worker ants have
different duties in the
colony.
-Some take care of
eggs.
-Some take care of
newly hatched ants.
Soldiers
-Soldier ants are larger
that worker ants.
-Soldier
ants
have
mandible.
-They help to protect
the queen and defend
the colony.

Activity: True false

statement.

2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

1.
2.

3.
4.
5.

Production
20 mins

Activity:
Answer
comprehension
questions.

1.
2.
3.
4.

Closure
2 mins

Teachers question:
1. Where is the ants
lived?
2. Which types of
ants do you want to
be?

1.
2.
3.
4.

the board.
Teacher introduces the new words
using pictures and actions.
Teacher pastes a few sentence strips
and pictures on the board.
Pupils read the sentence strips on the
descriptions of the types of ants.
Teacher gives each group a word
card.
Pupils are to put the right words on
the sentence correctly.
Teacher instils moral values on not
killing the insects on purpose.

pupils with new

vocabulary.
2. To help the
pupils
to
understand the
linear text.

-word cards
-sentence
stripes.

Each pupil is given a worksheet 1.

The pupils have to complete the true
or false sentences based on the
sentence strips given.
Each pupil is given red and green
cards.
Teacher read the questions.
Pupils rise up their cards to show
their answer red (false) and green
(true).
The pupils are told to take out their
textbook and turn to page 106.
Pupils have to copy down the
questions onto their E1.
Pupils answer all the questions.
Teacher helps the pupils who are
weak.

1. To practice the
pupils
reading
skills.
2. To enhance
the
pupils
understanding on
the text.

Teaching aids:
-worksheet 1
CCTS:
-True and false
statement.
Moral value:
-We must not kill
the
insects
purposely.

1. To evaluate
pupils
understanding of
the text.
2. To evaluate
the
pupils
reading skills.

Teacher asks a few questions.

Pupils answer a few questions.
Pupils ask questions if they have
questions.
Teacher instils moral values.

1. To reinforce
the lesson.
2. To instil moral
value.

Teaching aids:
-textbook
-E1
CCTS:
-answer
comprehension
questions
Moral value:
- We must read
the
questions
carefully.
Teaching aids:
CCTS:
-create
Moral value:
-we must love
the insects.

CCTS:
-understanding
the text.
-analyse
the
reading text.
Moral value:
-we must not kill
the
insects
purposely.