DAILY LESSON PLAN

YEAR 4

Subject English Language

Date
Time 11.10 a.m. 12.10 noon (60 minutes)
Class 4 Bijak
No. of pupils 32/32
Pupils level Mixed Ablility
Theme World of Knowledge
Topic Unit 14 Harmony in the jungle
Focused Skill/ Grammar
Language
Focus
Integrated Reading
Skills
Learning 5.1.1 Able to use nouns correctly and appropriately:
Standards (a) common nouns
2.3.1 Able to read for information and enjoyment with guidance:
(a) fiction
PPPM 5.1.1 Able to use nouns correctly and appropriately:
(Assessment) (a) common nouns
CCE/ E.E. Contextual Learning, Creativity and Innovation
Habits of Mind 8. Applying Past Knowledge to New Situations: Use what is learned
(HOM) 11. Creating, imagining, and innovating
Grammar Common nouns
Vocabulary tiger, rat, walking, hunter, jungle, shouting, net, heard, thanking and
roaring etc.
Audio Visual Vocarina board, vocarina tiles, vocarina list of nouns, dictionary,
Aids (AVA) worksheet and textbook
Moral Value Respect and cooperation
Previous 1. Pupils have been exposed to common nouns in the previous lesson
Knowledge and know how to use dictionary.
General Pupils should be able to state at least 5 common nouns related to the
Objective topic in the vocarina board.
Specific By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to :
Objectives 1. Locate the word in the dictionary
2. Form at least 5 common nouns related to the topic in the vocarina
board correctly.

REMARKS
STEP CONTENT TEACHING & LEARNING (Rationale, AVA, CCE,
ACTIVITIES Moral values, HOM,
 Innovation)

1. Teacher chants the poem in page

To set the mood and
143 using body percussions.
Set 2. Pupils follow the gestures and body mentally prepare the
Induction percussions to make the lesson pupils for the lesson.
Jazz chants
more lively.
3. Teacher relates the chants with the
+3 minutes Teaching aids:
topic.
1. textbook

To introduce 1. Chain reading on page 137.

Presentation To help pupils recall the
focussed words: Prompts the lower intermediate
common nouns
pupils to participate in the chain.
+15 Common nouns 2. Teacher prompts pupils to state the
minutes common nouns in the passage. Teaching aids:
3. Teacher writes all the nouns on the
1. Dictionary
board and divides them into 5
columns representing the number
HOTS:
of group for the activity.
Applying past knowledge
4. Assigns each group to use a
to new situations
dictionary to locate the word by
writing the page number next to the
Whole-class activity
word on the board. Prompts the
group members to take their turns.
Moral value:
1. Respect
2. Cooperation

REMARKS
STEP CONTENT TEACHING & LEARNING (Rationale, AVA, CCE,
ACTIVITIES Moral values, HOM,
Innovation)
 Practice Grammar: 1. Teacher distributes the vocarina list To help pupils expand
Common nouns of nouns to all the pupils. their knowledge on
2. Teacher assigns the pupils to fill in
+ 15 common nouns
the list with the common nouns as
minutes
written on the board.
Innovation:
3. Distributes worksheet.
4. Instructs the pupils to brainstorm Vocarina List of nouns
more common nouns in their own
group and write them all in the list. Teaching aids:
5. Remind them that they can also
1. worksheet
include other common nouns that
they know, not just from the
HOM:
passage.
Applying past knowledge
6. Whole class discussions.
to new situations

Creating, imagining and

innovating

Moral value:
1. Respect and
cooperation
1. Teacher distributes the vocarina To apply and transfer
Production Vocabulary tiles and a vocarina board to each knowledge learnt in the
Game; group. lesson
2. Swaps the pupils so that the pupils
+ 25 Vocarina
are now playing with new group
minutes Innovation:
members.
1. Vocarina Tiles
3. Explanation of games; Just like
2. Vocarina Board
playing Scrabble, the pupils are
required to place the tiles on the HOTS: contextual
board to form the common nouns learning.
as they have in the vocarina list of
nouns. Creativity and innovation
4. Teacher selects the first pupil in
each group to start the game by
placing a common noun on the
 board. Asks them to take turns.
5. The pupils who have formed at
least 5 common nouns are taken
out to give rooms for the others to
play. These pupils can help their
lower intermediate friends.
6. Applaude and praise the pupils for
making their efforts.
Closure Pupils recap the 1. Teacher prompts pupils to recap To reinforce the content
moral value what have they learnt. knowledge learnt
+ 2 minutes embedded in the
lesson. 2. Teacher instills the moral value of
the lesson.

Worksheet

Circle all the common nouns in the passage below.

You are eating all our food! cried Ricky Rat angrily.
You are taking over our home! shouted Tom Tiger.
 It is just the same thing every day. When will all this noise end?
moaned Sally Squirrel sleepily. I hope to get a good nights sleep tonight.

Theyve been arguing for years, replied Sam Siamang.

How can we stop the argument? said Sally sadly. Sam Siamang scratched his
chin thoughfully. Hmm, maybe we can help them.

Sam Siamang suggested that Tom Tiger and Ricky Rat talk to the wise
Bamboo Rat. He was glad when both of them agreed.

Ricky Rat and Tom Tiger met each other in front of Bamboo Rats home.
Immediately, they started to quarrel. When Bamboo Rat came out to see what
the noise was, the two animals told him that they were arguing. Bamboo Rat said,
Calm down. Give me a few days. Ill find a sloution for both of you.

Bamboo Rat watched them. He saw that the tigers were great hunters,
but they did not like to hunt small animals. He also saw that the rats ate mostly
food from plants. Both lived in different places.

After several days, the tigers, rats and other animals came to hear the
Bamboo Rats decision.

The Selection of Innovation

Target Group : Year 4

Target Areas : Grammar Parts Common Nouns
Innovation : Vocarina
The innovation that I chose for this lesson is an adaptation version of Vocarina from
Pn. Rinamunirah binti Nasir, the developer of the method. She is an English teacher
in Kota Marudu, Sabah. I personally prefer teaching vocabularies using her method
because it can be varied according to the lesson suitability and can easily attract
pupils attention while learning English. In my case, I chose to use this method while
teaching grammar.
As mentioned above, the innovation that I chose for my lesson is focussing
on grammar part, specifically common nouns. The lesson is designed to teach Year 4
pupils on topic 14, Harmony in the Jungle. The versatility of Vocarina is what attracts
me the most to adapt it in my lesson. Based on what I learn on Vocarina, it can also
be adapted to teach other topics as it is not design specifically to teach only certain
parts of grammar. In fact, it can also be adapted to teach spelling, vocabularies,
reading activities and as part of listening and speaking activities too. The materials
required for the method are easy to be prepared and cost me almost nothing. As all
the materials can be printed, it can also be laminated for durability. Therefore, its
recyclabe features can help me in the future should I intend to include vocabulary-
related games in my classroom.
I planned to include Vocarina in my lesson because it promotes cooperation
among the pupils and also its easy administration while teaching in the classroom. In
fact, it helps me to organize my time management better rather than using other
grammar-related technique such as colour coding to highlight the use of common
nouns in the passage. Another reason is that, I noticed that almost every lesson
involving grammar seemed as dull and full of information for my pupils. They have to
cope up with the lesson eventhough they might not be able to master it. This applies
to my upper intermediate pupils as well. I also noticed that these group of pupils are
not having fun although they showed understanding by the end of the lesson.
Therefore, I chose this innovation to be adapted in my teaching with the hope that my
pupils can benefit from it and can have something to play around while learning
grammar.

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