A SAMPLE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON PLAN

Subject

English Language

Class

4A

Date

18 July 2013

Time

8.40 a.m. 9.40 a.m (60 minutes)

Enrolment :

30 pupils

Level of pupils :

Average

Theme

World of Stories

Topic

The King of Kites by Judith Haneghan and Laura Fournier

Focused Skills:

Listening & Speaki ng

Integrated Skills:

Reading, Writing

Content Standard/s:
4.2

By the end of the 6-year primary schooling pupils will be able to express personal response
to literary texts.

Learning Standards:
4.2.1 Able to respond to literary texts: (a) characters

(b) place and time

(c) values

Behaviourial Objectives:
At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:
(a) listen to the story and sequence the pictures correctly
(b) retell the story using their own words.
(c) able to express personal response to literary texts e.g. setting, characters, values
Language/Grammar Focus: Wh- Questions:
1. What is the title of the story?
2. Where is the location of the story?
Sentence patterns:
1. Once upon a time, there was a .....
2. First, Next, After that, Then, Finally...
Educational Emphases:

Thinking Skills - Comparing and contrasting

Cross-curricular elements:

Creativity

Moral Values:

Respect

Teaching Aids:

Story book, Picture cards

Previous Knowledge:

Pupils are familiar with stories.

Stages/ Time
Set Induction
(+3 min)

Content
Q&A session
(Whole class)
Introducing the book
cover

Teaching/Learning Activity

Rationale

1. Teacher elicits responses from the pupils.

o What can you see on the cover of
To arouse interests
this book?
To activate shemata.
o From the cover of this book, what do To predict
you think this story is about?
2. Pupils respond orally and label on the board :
the title, illustrator, author, publisher,
synopsis, main character

(Presentation )

Listening to story
(Whole class/groups)

Q&A Session
Reader response

(+20 min)

For Intensive Listening

2. Pupils watch, listen, imitate and respond

appropriately.

(+ 7 min)

( Practice)

1. Teacher puts on her costume and props and

begins to tell the story.

3. Teacher do reader response by eliciting

from pupils the elements in the story.

To sensitize the pupils on

literary elements.

Storytelling by pupils.

1. Teacher distributes picture cards to pupils.

To check understanding.

(Whole class/groups)

2. One student tells the story to the class.

To focus on the elements

of a story e.g.
title, characters, setting,
and plot of the story.

Picture cards on the plot 3. Next, another student retells the story and
of the story
each group arranges the sequence of the
picture series.
4. Groups listen and sequence the pictures.

(Production)

Retelling the story.

Post-listening
(+25 min)

(Group work)

Gp A: A pop-up storyboard on the setting

Gp B: A graphic organiser on the values
Gp C: A graphic organiser on characters

To express personal
responses
To think creatively

To give pupils opportunity

to express opinions

Jazz chants

1. Teacher shows the lyrics for the jazz chant.

(Whole class/groups)

2. Teacher demonstrates, pupils listen.

To instil confidence in
speaking and eliminate
shyness.

3. Pupils do the Jazz chants first, all together

then in groups and in parts.

Reflection :
1) Strengths
2)Weaknesses
Comments:

2. Pupils present their graphic organisers

setting
Values
characters

(Individually)

Closure
(+ 5 mins)

1. Teacher divides pupils into groups of three.

3) Opportunity
4) Threats