Glorious Food

Dear everyone, this lesson was contributed by Ms Umi Baizuriah...

LESSON PLAN

Date : 19 April 2010

Time/duration : 9.00am-10.00am (1 hour)

Class : 5 Intan

Number of students :

Proficiency level : Intermediate

Background knowledge : Pupils have a knowledge .

Subject : English language

Topic : Glorious food (Healthy food – Tuna Fish Sandwich)

Theme : World of Knowledge.

Learning outcomes : By the end of year 5, pupils should be able to:

3.3 Read and understand phrases, sentences, paragraphs, and whole texts.

2.3 Give relevant information politely in response to enquiries made.

1.5 Obtain information from texts listened to in relation to main ideas, specific details, and sequence.

Learning objectives : By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:

1. Obtain information in the recipe of “Tuna Fish Sandwich”.
2. Answer questions correctly based on the recipe given.
3. Follow the written instructions properly by make a tuna fish sandwiches.

Educational Emphases : Thinking skills – making associations and connections,

Resource / Reference :

1. English Year 5, Sekolah Kebangsaan Teacher’s Guide and Year 5 textbook.
2. Sukatan Pelajaran Kurikulum Bersepadu Sekolah Kebangsaan, Bahasa Inggeris 2003 Tahun 5.

Moral values : Cooperation (working in group)

Cleanliness (washing hand before preparing food)

Procedure:
Set Induction

- Teacher greets the pupils.

- Teacher asks pupils to sit in group.

- Teacher will shows on slide the pictures of two people and foods to pupils. (A man + Burger & A lady +Salad)

- Teacher asks a few questions to pupils based on the pictures shown. (Ask bout the ingredients)

Presentation Stage

- Teacher shows on slides about the process in making a “Tuna Fish Sandwich”.

- Teacher will asks pupils to skim at the recipe shown.

- Teacher will demonstrate as the students are skimming through the instruction .

Practice Stage

- Teacher provides 7 questions based on the instruction shown just now on slides.

- Pupils need to answer the questions in group.

- Teacher and pupils will check the answer together.

Production Stage

- Teacher will provide instruction on what the next activity.

- Teacher will tells the pupils to reread the sandwich making process and prepare at least 2 sets for each group.

- Teacher will shows the slides about the process of making a Tuna Sandwich again.

- Teacher will provides the ingredients and materials to pupils to make their own tuna sandwich.

- Before starting the activity, each of the pupils need to wash their hand using sanitizer provided by teacher.

- Teacher will monitor pupils' activity.

- Teacher will evaluates pupils' task.

Closure

- Teacher recaps the lesson by posting a variety of questions related to the processes.

- Teacher will elicit the moral value by giving clues based on the activity carried out.

Basic Rules...

Two Weeks Observation:

1. Identify your students' level of proficiency... identify those who talk more and those who talk less... they come in handy during observation...
2. Discuss with your school supervisor bout the syllabus and ask for advice on academic matter...
3. Go through the textbook and scan through the activity available in it...
4. Move around the school and locate all the facilities that you could use for classroom learning and teaching... AV Room, Computer Room, Projector, Hall, Classrooms, etc...
   
5. Plan your lesson ahead...
   

*Remember... No one could help you when you are in school except yourself... be kind, friendly and humble... after all, you have nothing to lose...

Preparing Lesson:

1. Check the syllabus... Ask the teacher on where he/she has stopped... continue from there...
2. Look into the textbook... what it has for you... ask yourself, is it enough...
   
3. Look at the theme... think of something that could be related to it...
   
4. Write your lesson plan... the best is PPP... Presentation/Practice/Production... for me lah
5. Plan your lesson accordingly... don't be over ambitious... an hour lesson with 6 objectives... killing the students ah...

Materials:

1. Textbook: don't ask the students to read/copy/answer in the textbook... you should retype/photocopy/rewrite the activity on mahjong paper/word cards/on projector...
2. Pictures: you could download them from Internet or draw by yourself... At least A3 size... don't spoil the students' eyes... 40 in a class... large pictures attract attention...
3. Radio: teach listening to either dialogue/songs/speech/instruction... could use this with worksheets...
   
4. Newspaper: teach reading (advertisements/tv guide/movie guide/reports/comic stripts/horoscope/etc...) teach writing (respond to comments/letters/heart-to-heart/job ad/etc...)
5. Map: teach reading using the entire map... one activity each for intro section... one for main map... one for zoom in size map... one for interesting places... one for food... one for important contacts... skimming/scanning/identifying main idea/predicting outcome/etc... tested here... TESL Pioneer Batch knows this as my group (Rita, Sri, Amrin, Kareen - miss you all) planned this activity for Mdm Shanina...
6. Guitar (Red did this)... Singing (Intan did this)... puppet (rita used it)... mask (kareen used it)... dolls (kareen brought them to class to teach preposition... remember!!!)... hahaha... how creative were we from the first batch...
   
7. Others... you plan and add on... sleepy d!

Important Rules:

1. Do not ask students to copy down exercises into notebook... you need to photocopy your worksheet... only lazy teacher does this... copying new vocabulary and practise dictionary skills are allowed...
2. Do not ask students to draw as a production activity... drawing is not a language skill... if you want the studs to draw... provide instruction whether written or spoken step-by-step to teach LINKERS... First, draw a circle on the A4 paper. Next, draw... After that,... Finally,... (language skills involved)...
3. Do not use materials per se from the textbook... Come on... textbook is just a guide and it contains sample activity... you as a teacher needs to be wise and be creative to bring new ideas to the lesson... don't be lazy...
4. Do not use only mahjong papers and manila cards in teaching... So BORING... are these the only AVA taught to you...
   
5. Do not stand only at the front of the class during activity... you need to walk about to provide assistant... REMEMBER... Teacher as Facilitator...
6. Do not stand like a tree in front of the class (kayu...)... or cross your arms... or put your palms in the pocket (what are you scratching...)... Be Lively... If your are lethargic, your studs to got lethargic... REMEMBER... "Like Father, Like Son"... hence, "Like Teacher, Like Students"... teacher is the best actor/actress... what have you learned in theater...

*Add on ya... tired d... hope this help....

Wildlife Worriors - Form 4

Materials: Laptop, Projector, Mahjong Paper, Markers, Whiteboard


Lead-in (10 minutes):

1. The teacher projects the title ‘Wildlife Warriors’ on the whiteboard.


2. The students are asked to scan through the title and answer a few questions.


3. The teacher posts SPQs:

• Does anyone know the meaning of ‘Wildlife’?
  
  
• How about the word ‘Warriors’?

4. The teacher will show some pictures of wild animals to the students.

5. The students will name the animals accordingly.

6. The teacher posts SPQs:

• Do you think these animals are in danger?


• Can these animals be saved?


• Where can you find all these animals now?
  
• How can we help to save them?

*Always remember to make full use of the whiteboard with students' answers at one corner... Students learn better by seeing.


Stage 1 (30 minutes):

1. Teacher provides instruction on what to do in this activity:

• You will watch a clip now. There are a few animals found in the clip and you need to identify what are they, what had happened to them, and what is the message posted by the singer... (write on board if you need to)

2. Teacher plays the clip on "EARTH SONG" by Michael Jackson.

3. Teacher elicits answers from the students.

4. The students watch once again to check their answers.

*Instruction must always be clear and should be posted at the beginning of the stage in order to provide a clear picture to the students on what to expect and on what to do.

Stage 2 (15 minutes):

1. Teacher distributes Worksheet 1 to the students.
2. Students discuss the questions with their partner(s).
3. Teacher elicits answers and writes on the whiteboard.

*Worksheet 1: Prepare a set of questions based on the clip. Make full use of all your materials rather than one material for one stage...

Closure (5 minutes):

1. Teacher recaps the lesson on what had been they learnt.
2. Teacher posts SPQs:

• Why do people hunt these wild animals?
• How can we stop illegal hunting?
• Who should stop this activity and how?
• What other activities that can be carried out to stop illegal hunting?
• What do you think will happen to Malaysian wildlife fifty years from now?

3. Teacher may ask the type of moral value learnt from the lesson today.

*Closure will normally be short and should recap what was learnt from the beginning. Moral value should also be stressed as marks are given in observation.

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