Poem :Farmyard

Little hen yellow beak, bodily red pecking round for scraps of bread.

Little goat fierce and brown with its sharp, grey horn.

Little calf cute and shy peeking out with one brown eye.

Little cat orange and clean crawling so it wont be seen.

LESSON PLAN Subject Class/Year Date/Day Time Theme Topic Content Years : English Language : 2A : 21.3.2013 (Thursday) : 7.45 8.45 a.m. : World of Knowledge : On the Farm : 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. 4.3 by the end of 6-year primary schooling, pupils will be able to plan, organize and produce creative works for enjoyment. Learning Years : 4.1.2 Able to sing action songs, recite jazz chants and poems with correct pronunciation, rhythm and intonation 4.3.1 Able to produce simple creative works with guidance based on: a) b) c) action songs jazz chants stories

4.3.2 Able to take part with guidance in a performance based on: a) b) c) Objectives action songs jazz chants stories

: By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: i) ii) iii) recite the poem with correct pronunciation produce a mask of animals characters perform the actions of their respective animals groups

Vocabulary

: Feathered, pecking, scraps, fierce, peeking, shy, clean, orange, brown crawling, cat, goat, calf

Moral values Teaching aids

: Cooperation and love the animals : Mah-jong paper with the poem, poster, paper plate, A4 papers with the shape of the parts of animals heads (horn, whiskers, black eye), string, cotton wool, feather,

scissors, glues, magic pens Thinking skill Multiple intelligences : Expressing oneself creatively in simple language : Naturalistic, kinesthetic

Stage/Time

Content 1. To arouse pupils interest 2. Elicit pupils responses: i) What can you see in the picture? ii) What animals can you see in the picture? iii) What are the sounds of the animals? 3. 2. 1.

Activities Teacher shows the poster of the animals on the farm Teacher asks oral questions pertaining to the poster shown. Pupils answer the question verbally.

Resources Poster

Set Induction (5 minutes)

Presentation

1. Demonstration 2. Copying actions

1.

Teacher shows the poem on the board.

Mah-jong paper

2.

Teacher reads the poem line by line and pupils follow.

3.

Teacher read the poem with actions and pupils follow.

Practice (20 minutes)

1. To produce a mask

1.

Pupils are divided into four groups representing different types of animals.

Paper plates A4 papers with the parts of the animals faces String Feathers Scissors Glues Cotton wool Magic pens

2.

Each group is assigned with a stanza and they are asked to practise their respective stanza.

3.

Pupils are asked to decorate the paper plate and produce a mask.

Production (15 minutes)

1. To perform the poem with their animals actions while wearing their respective masks

1. Each group takes turn to perform their part of the poem with appropriate actions while wearing their masks.

Closure (5 minutes)

1. To instill the moral values 2. To close the lesson

1. Pupils read the whole poem again. 2. Teacher discusses values such as love the animals.