Stage/

Content Teaching and Learning Activity Rationale Remarks

Time
Aural-Oral Activity 1. Teacher shows pupils a video depicting both To arouse interest.
round and square characters.
Set Topic: Shapes Around Us.
2. Teacher asks pupils to identify the shapes of the To activate pupils
induction/ Video: Rolie Polie Olie A characters. prior knowledge on
Polie Egg-Stravaganza various basic
5 mins (Appendix 1) 3. Teacher asks pupils to identify other objects of shapes.
various shapes.
Questions: To elicit the use of
1. What shape were shapes as
the characters in the adjectives to
video? describe various
2. What shape was objects.
their house?
3. What shape were 4. Teacher asks pupils to look around and identify To relate to pupils
the eggs? things of various shapes around their classroom. immediate
4. What other shapes experiences and
can you see? provide a realistic
5. What things can you context for
see with different learning.
shapes around your
classroom? 5. Teacher introduces the topic Shapes Around Us. To introduce the
topic.
 How to describe the shapes 1. Teacher shows pupils a composite picture of As a stimulus for
we see different objects consisting of various basic discussion.
Presentation/ shapes.
Composite picture of ____ To provide context.
15 mins (Appendix 2)
To elicit relevant
Flash cards: 2. Pupils are asked to identify the various objects vocabulary.
and the shapes they are in with the teachers
Name of Shapes = Adjective guidance.
of Shapes To introduce
3. As each object and its corresponding shape is relevant
1. Circle = Round identified, teacher introduces the appropriate vocabulary;
2. Triangle = Triangular adjective of shape to pupils using flash cards. adjectives of
3. Square = Square shapes.
4. Rectangle =
Rectangular To explain and
5. Oval = Oval 4. Teacher highlights the difference between the draw attention to
name of the shape and the use of shapes as the different forms
Additional Adjectives adjectives. of adjectives of
1. Long shape as
2. Short compared to the
3. Narrow names of shapes.
4. Wide
5. Big To introduce the
6. Small 5. Teacher then introduces all the objects using the sentence pattern
sentence pattern This is a (adjective of shape) This is a (adjective
(name of object). of shape) (name of
object).

To explain that the

adjective of shape
should be placed
before the name of
the object in a
sentence.
 Describing the objects 1. Teacher distributes Task Sheet 1.
shape 2. Pupils are required to match objects of different
Practise/ shapes with their corresponding adjectives of
shape.
10 mins 3. Beneath the picture of each object, pupils are guided
by sentence pattern This is a (adjective of shape)
(object).
 Describe and Draw the 1. Teacher shows pupils the video entitled Hi-Five: To arouse interest.
Object Nathan Shape-Shifting Magician.
Production/
1. Video: Hi-Five: 2. The video depicts Nathan as a magician who To stimulate
7 mins Nathan Shape- creates various different pictures from several imagination and
Shifting Magician. basic shapes. creativity.

To help pupils see

2. Picture Cards of how various basic
various objects shapes may be
drawn with basic used to create a
shapes. picture of different
(Appendix 3) objects.

3. Teacher tells pupils that they are going to play a To encourage fun
game in which they will have to draw pictures with learning.
the basic shapes they have learnt.

4. Teacher divides pupils into pairs. To encourage

participation from
all pupils.

5. The first person in each pair is called to take one To provide a

of the pre-prepared picture cards provided. stimulus to allow
pupils to use
various adjectives
of shapes learnt.

6. Pupils are warned not to show their partner the To necessitate the
picture on the card they have received. use of various
adjectives of
shapes.
7. Then, using the adjectives of shape they have To provide practice
learnt, pupils are required to describe the picture in using the various
they have received while their partner attempts to adjectives of
draw a similar picture based on the verbal shapes to describe
descriptions given. various objects.
Note: To make it easier, pupils may first tell their
partner what the object is, though they cannot To evaluate pupils
reveal the image to their partners. understanding and
ability to use
various adjective of
shapes to describe
various objects.

8. After the first pupil of each pair has finished To provide an

drawing his/her picture, they switch roles with opportunity for all
their partners and repeat steps 5-7. pupils to practice
using the various
adjectives of
shape.
 We Like The Shapes 1. Teacher guides pupils to recall the various To recall the
adjectives of shape. adjectives of shape
Closure/ Song : We Like the Shapes learnt.
(Appendix 4)
3 mins 2. Teacher and pupils sings the song We Like The To arouse interest.
Shapes from the video Barney: We Like The
To conclude the
Shapes.
lesson.
Class: 3

Date:

Time:

Theme: World of Knowledge

Topic: Shapes Around Us

Focused Skill: Listening and Speaking

Integrated Skill (s): Reading, Writting

Content Standard:
5.1 By the end of the 6- year primary schooling, pupils will be able to use different word classes correctly and appropriately.
Learning Standard (s):

5.1.6 Able to use adjectives correctly and appropriately:

(b) shape
Language focus: Grammar: Adjectives of Shape (Square, Rectangular, Oval, Round, Triangular) and Adjectives of degree (Big, Small, Narrow,
Wide, Long, Short)

Behavioural objectives:

By the end of the lesson, pupils will be able to:

Previous knowledge: Pupils familiar with the names of basic shapes.

Instructional materials: Videos (Rolie Polie Olie: A Polie Egg-Stravaganza, Hi-Five: Nathan Shape-Shifting Magician, Barney: We Like the
Shapes), Compostie picture, Picture Cards, Flash cards

Educational emphases: Moral value/s + 1 other emphasis