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Children’s Literature in Primary Schools – Anansi and Turtle Share Dinner

LESSON PLAN : 2

Class Level : Primary 5


Time : 60 minutes (double period)
Genre : Short Stories – Anansi and Turtle Share
Dinner
Literary : Prose
/ Plot / Characterization
/ Setting Point of View
Theme

Poetry
Tone / Mood
Rhyme
Rhythm
Persona
Figurative language – simile / metaphor /
Personification /
onomatopoeia

Integrated
: Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing
Language Skills
Higher Order : • Literal Comprehension – Recall of details,
Thinking Skills Recognition of a sequence
• Appreciation – Imagery, Emotional response to
the content
• Inferential Comprehension – Inferring main
idea, Inferring character traits
Multiple Visual Spatial, Verbal Linguistic, Musical,
:
Intelligence(s) Bodily/Kinesthetic
Learning Objectives : At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:
• read aloud the story after the teacher.
• read the story from page 3 – 6 using different
voice modulation
• identify the main characters and the plot in the
story in a word web.
• produce masks of the characters in the story.
• write a simple reflection on the lesson taught.

Prior Knowledge : Pupils are familiar with the characters of the story.
Children’s Literature in Primary Schools – Anansi and Turtle Share Dinner

PROCEDURES :

Teacher’s Task / Teaching


Pupils’ Task Rationale
Procedures Resources

Preparatory
Activities
(10 minutes)
Pupils listen to the CCL Book – To arouse the
Teacher introduces teacher’s Anansi and the interest of the
the game ‘Psst… instructions Turtle pupils.
Pass It On’ to the attentively and
pupils and play the game.
explains the rules.
Wash your
hands,
share your
meals and
remove your
jacket

Main Activities
(40 minutes)

Activity 1
Teacher reads the Pupils listen CCL Book Providing
story from pages 3 attentively to the opportunity for
to 6 with correct teacher. the pupils to read
stress, voice stories with
modulation and correct
pronunciation. pronunciation,
CCL Book intonation and
Teacher asks the The whole class stress.
whole class to read the story
read after him/her. from pages 3 to 6. To reinforce the
Plot Grid pupils’
Teacher directs understanding of
questions on the Pupils look for the plot
plot of the story clues pertaining to
read. the questions Providing
posed by the Plot Grid opportunity for
teacher. the pupils to read
Teacher distributes stories with
worksheet 3 (Plot Pupils complete correct
Grid from pages 3 the Plot Grid in pronunciation,
Children’s Literature in Primary Schools – Anansi and Turtle Share Dinner
to 6) to each their respective intonation and
group and groups. stress.
instructs them to CCL Book
complete. Providing
opportunity for
Activity 2 the pupils to be
Teacher divides Pupils get into creative and
the class into their groups. innovative.
three big groups.
The groups read
Each group is according to the
asked to take parts assigned to
turns to read the them.
lines of these Manila card
characters: Stationery
• Anansi Stick
• Turtle
• Narrator
Pupils produce the
Activity 3 masks in their
Teacher divides respective groups.
the class into eight
groups. Each
group is assigned
to produce two
masks of the
characters in the
story – Anansi and
the Turtle.

Closing
Activities
(10 minutes)
Pupils listen to the LCD Providing
Teacher introduces teacher and sing Notebook opportunity for
a short song to the along. Powerpoint the pupils to
pupils. Presentation enjoy the lesson.
Pupils sing the Lyrics of the song
Teacher asks the song with actions. Masks
pupils to put on
the masks and
parade around the
classroom while Reflection Log
the rest sing the Pupils will respond Providing
song. in their own opportunity for
Reflection Log. the pupils to
Teacher asks the express
pupils to write themselves
their reflection on freely.
the lesson of the
day.
Children’s Literature in Primary Schools – Anansi and Turtle Share Dinner

TEACHER’S MATERIAL

Oh My Friend
Dear Anansi (2X)
Why are you so bad?
I was hungry, I was thirsty
You made me starve and I’m so sad

Oh My turtle (2X)
I baked some tasty yam
I can’t feed you, it was little
You should call before you come.

TEACHER’S MATERIAL
Children’s Literature in Primary Schools – Anansi and Turtle Share Dinner

Oh My Friend
Dear Anansi (2X)
Why are you so bad?
I was hungry, I was thirsty
You made me starve and I’m so sad

Oh My turtle (2X)
I baked some tasty yam
I can’t feed you, it was little
You should call before you come.

MY REFLECTION LOG

LESSON 2

Did you enjoy today’s lesson? Draw a happy face if you


have enjoyed the lesson and draw a sad face if you did
not on the SMILEY below.
Children’s Literature in Primary Schools – Anansi and Turtle Share Dinner

What did you learn in today’s lesson?

I learnt the following :

______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

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WORKSHEET 3 – LESSON 1
GROUP ___
THE PLOT GRID

The chart below shows how the story develops. Complete the chart by inserting
the correct events to match the stages from pages 3 to 6.

1 2 3

6 5 4
Children’s Literature in Primary Schools – Anansi and Turtle Share Dinner

7 8 9

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