Subject

: English

Class

: 4 Jaya

Level of proficiency

: Intermediate

Enrolment

: 34

Date

: 21 July 2014

Day

: Monday

Time

: 9.00-10.00 am

Theme

: World of Knowledge

Topic

: The Insect Investigator

Focussed Skill

: Language Arts

Integrated skill

: Listening and Speaking and Writing

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, through performance.

Learning standard

: 4.1.1Able to enjoy jazz chants, poems and songs through non- verbal response
: 4.1.2 Able to sing songs and recite jazz chants and poems with correct stress, pronunciation,
rhythm and intonation.

Behavioural objectives

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

a
b

Educational emphases

Enjoy the rhymes through non verbal responses.

Read the lyrics of rhymes correctly.

: Critical and creative thinking skills, Multiple Intelligences - Visual-Spatial, BodilyKinaesthetic, Musical

Teaching aids

: ICT, Song charts, Spider mask.

Previous knowledge

: 1. Pupils are familiar with the nursery rhymes.

Moral Value

: 1. Confidence.

Stages /Time

Teaching and Learning Strategies

Set induction

Instructions

(5 minutes)

Break the code.

1

Teacher explains the break the code

game to pupils.

Presentation

Rationale
Whole class involvement

(Appendix 1)
Pictures (Appendix 2)

curiosity.
- To activate related schemata.

to decipher the code.

- To develop pupils motor skills

Teacher explains the meaning of the - To make learning more fun

words by showing pictures.

Teacher guides the pupils if needed.

(15 minutes)

Break the code chart.

- To activate pupils interest and

Teacher gives the codes and pupils need

Instructions:

Teaching Aids

Whole class involvement

ICT, song chart. (Appendix

To develop pupils interpersonal

3)
Thinking Skill : Generating

skill
To add variety to the lesson.
To make learning more fun,

ideas
Moral

meaningful and purposeful.

To improve their memory and

understanding through music.

To enhance pupils language

Lets sing the song. Entitled Incy

1
2

Wincy Spider.
Teacher paste lyrics on the board.
Teacher tells pupils that they are going to

3
4
5

learn a song entitled Incy Wincy Spider.

Teacher plays a song twice.
Pupils listen to the song.
Teacher asks pupils to read the lyrics
while singing.

Teacher teaches pupils the actions for

the song and correct pronunciation,
intonation and stress points.

Teacher sings the song to pupils.

development.

Values

reliance and diligence

Self-

8 Pupils sing the song together according to

the teachers instructions.
9

Pupils

sing

pronunciation,

the

song

stress,

with

correct

rhythm

and

intonation.

Practice
(20 minutes)

Instructions

Whole class involvement.

- To enable pupils enjoy the rhymes.

Lets dance.
1 Teacher explains the task to pupils.
- To enable pupils to learn through
2 Teacher teaches the dance step to
actions and movement.
pupils.
3 Teacher dances while singing the song. - Develop pupils motor skills
4 Teacher gives time to pupils to practice - To enhances pupils mental
5

the dance steps.

Teacher guides the pupils if needed.

performance,
attention,

memory,

decision

multitasking

learning,

making,

and

ICT, Song Chart.

Moral Value : Gratitude

Production
(15 minutes)

Instructions

Whole class involvement.

Lets sing and dance with mask.

1 Teacher explains the task to pupils.
-To reinforce the language focus
2 Pupils listen to teachers instructions.
3 Teacher distributes the spider mask to - To prepare the pupils with creative
task

pupils.
Teacher asks the pupils to colour the

mask.
Teacher gives time for pupils to colour

- To develop their Arts skill

the mask.
Then teacher asks pupils to sing the

Mask (Appendix 4)
ICT, Song Chart
Thinking Skill : Creative

Thinking Skill
Moral Value : Rationality

Mask, ICT
Moral Value : Courage

-To develop thinking skills

- To develop pupils self confidence.

song while wearing the mask.

Closure
(5minutes)

Instructions
Sing the song in group.
1 Teacher explains the task for pupils.
2 Teacher asks pupils to perform the
3

song in group.
Teacher observe pupils performance.

Whole class involvement,

- To revise.
- To offer opportunities for
-

collaborative learning
To promote tolerance among
each other.