I.

Objectives
After 60 minutes of teaching English Grade 1, the pupils will be able to:
a. Recite the months in a year in proper order.
b. Identify the important days in their life.
c. Sing the song about the months in a year.
II. Subject Matter
Names of the months in a year in the right order
English for Children I
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Chart, text book and flash cards
III. Strategies/ Procedure
1. Drill
Holidays in the Philippines
2. Lesson Proper
a. Review
Names of the days in a week:
1. What is the first day of the week? Sunday
2. What day comes after Tuesday? Wednesday
3. What day comes before Saturday? Friday
b. Presentation of the lesson
1. Motivation
Poem reading:
30 Days Hath September
Thirty days hath September,
April, June, and November;
February has twenty-eight alone,
All the rest have thirty-one,
Excepting leap year, that's the time
When February's days are twenty-nine.
2. Short story/ dialogue
The Three Friends
John was born on August 25, 2009. He has two friends, namely
Vincent and Robert. Vincent was born on February 3, 2009, and Robert
was born on December 28, 2009. Who is the youngest of the three?
3. The pupils will read the story silently.
4. One bright pupil will read the story aloud.
5. The teacher will ask questions about the story.
1. What is the title of the story?
2. Who are the characters in the story?
3. When was Johns birthday?
4. Who was born first among the three? When was his birthday?
6. Discuss the names of the months in the proper order.

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January
February
March
April
May
June

g.
h.
i.
j.
k.
l.

July
August
September
October
November
December

7. Fixing Skills
There are 12 months in a year
We use the first three letters of the month when writing its abbreviation. Except
for September which is abbreviated as Sept.
1.

January Jan.

7.

July Jul.

2.

February Feb.

8.

August Aug.

3.

March Mar.

9.

September Sept.

4.

April Apr.

10.

October Oct.

5.

May May

11.

November Nov.

6.

June Jun.

12.

December Dec.

April, June, September and November has 30 days only.

January, March, May, July, August, October, and December has 31 days.
February has 28 days but every leap year, it has 29 days which occurs every 4
years.
8. Generalization
In writing the names of the month, the first letter is written in capital letter
followed by the small letters.
The year starts with the month of January and ends with the month of
December.
9. Practice Skill
13.
Answer Activity A on page 25
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10. Assessment / Evaluation
19.
Fill in the blanks with the missing month to complete the sequence.
Choose the answer on the box below.
20.

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November December

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1. January, __________, March, April
2. __________, September, October, ___________
3. May, June, __________, August, ____________
IV.

Assignment
1. Bring the following tomorrow:
27. Calendar
28. Scissors
29. Folder
30. Glue/ paste
2. Answer page 27 Activity B and C on your book English for Children I.
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32. Prepared by:
33. Cezar, Veronica Q.
34. Escueta. Denice Ann A.
35. Llana, Arlene L.
36. Pornillos, Lalaine O.