Lesson Plan Template

Subject : English

Year : Year 4 Anggerik

Date/Day : 14 June 2019/Friday

Time : 10.35 a.m. - 11.05 a.m.

Theme : World of Knowledge

Topic : Unit 9 Our Solar System

Focused Skill : Reading

Language focus : Grammar (Comparatives and Superlatives)

Integrated Skill : Writing

Proficiency level : Intermediate

Previous Knowledge : Pupils are exposed to different types of adjectives related to planets.

Content Standard Learning Standard

5.1. 5.1.6
By the end of the 6-year primary schooling, Able to use adjectives correctly and
pupils will be able to use different word appropriately:
classes correctly and appropriately. a) comparative
b) superlative

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

1. Arrange at least five out of eight pictures of planets based on the comparative and/or
superlative description given in pictures correctly.
2. Answer at least four out of six fill-in-the-blank questions related to planets with
appropriate comparatives and superlatives based on the adjectives given in
worksheet correctly.

Language focus:

1) Grammar items : i. Comparatives : nearer, farther, colder, hotter, smaller, bigger

 ii. Superlatives : nearest, farthest, coldest, hottest, smallest,
biggest (taken from resources/reading material used for the
lesson)
2) Nouns : Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
(taken from resources/reading material used for the lesson).

Educational Emphases:

i. Thinking Skills : Generating ideas, summarizing, synthesising,

application
ii. Multiple intelligences : Visual, Interpersonal, Intrapersonal, Linguistic

Resources/Teaching aids:

Stage / Content Teaching and Remarks

Time Learning Activity

Set
(Refer to Appendix 1) 1. Teacher displays Preparation
Induction
(3 minutes) Prompt questions based on the a video about Phase (Setting
video entitled ‘’Solar System planets in the solar the tone of lesson)
Planets Song for Kids - 8 system.
Planets’’. 2. Teacher asks 1. To generate
Examples of questions: some ‘Wh” questions pupils’ interests
1. What can you see in the related to the towards the
video? pictures. lesson.
2. How many planets are 3. Pupils answer the
there? questions based on 2. To give gist and
3. What are the names of their previous direct pupils to the
those planets? knowledge. topic.
Expected answers: 4. Pupils are
1. Planets in our solar introduced to the Teaching aids:
system. topic of the day “Our LCD projector,
2. Eight planets. Solar System’’. laptop, video,
3. i) Mercury speaker.
ii) Venus (Appendix 1)
iii) Earth Compact disk
iv) Mars (CD)
v) Jupiter
 vi) Saturn
vii) Uranus
viii) Neptune

Video about ‘’Solar System

Planets Song for Kids - 8
Planets’’.

Presentatio 1. Pupils are Imagination

PowerPoint slides contain:
n
exposed to the Phase
(6 minutes) (Refer to Appendix 2)
concept and the (Exploring,
Instruction:
usage of generating,
1. Introduce and explains the
comparatives and probing, and
concept of comparatives and
superlatives to the synthesising
superlatives.
pupils. ideas).
2. Displays the adjectives,
comparatives and superlatives 2. Teacher shows 1. To introduce
that related to planets in table the adjectives, the topic.
form. comparatives and
superlatives table 2. To activate
through PowerPoint pupils’ previous
slides using LCD knowledge.
projector.
 3. To prepare
3. Teacher explains pupils to the
the definition of grammar session.
comparatives and
superlatives. 4. To ensure the
pupils understand
4. Teacher displays and use the
the model sentences intended
3. Explains that ‘-er’ is added in table form and grammatical items
for comparative adjectives and explains how correctly.
‘-‘est’ is added for superlative comparatives and
adjectives. superlatives function Teaching aids:
Example of adjectives, in context. Adjectives,
comparatives and superlatives: comparatives and
i) near, nearer, superlatives table.
nearest (PowerPoint
ii) far, farther, farthest slides Appendix 2)
iii) cool, cooler, coolest LCD Projector,
iv) hot, hotter, hottest laptop.
v) small, smaller,
smallest
vi) big, bigger, biggest

4. Examples of simple
sentences of comparatives and
superlatives.
5. Present the model sentences
in table form.

Example of comparative
sentences:
i) Mercury is smaller
 than Earth.
ii) Venus is hotter than
Earth.

Example of superlative
sentences:
i) Jupiter is the
biggest planet in our
Solar System.
ii) Neptune is the
farthest planet from
the Sun.

Practice 1. Teacher organizes Developmental

Activity 1
(10 minutes) Phase
Planets in order! the pupils into pairs. ( Guided practice)
Instructions: 2. Each pair will be
1. To assess their
1. Organizes pupils into pairs. provided with eight reading skill.
2. Provide each pair with eight pictures of the
2. To let the pupils
pictures of the planets in Solar planets in Solar to practice the
System together with grammatical item
System together with brief
description below each brief description Assessment tool
below each pictures, for LO (1)
pictures, a manila card and a
Teaching aids
glue stick. a manila card and a Pictures of eight
3. The description contains glue stick. planets in Solar
comparative and/or superlative. 3. The description for System together
(Refer to Appendix 3) each picture with brief
4. Each pair is required to read contains description.
the description and arrange the comparative and/or (Appendix 3)
planets into correct order by superlative. Manila cards
pasting them on the provided 4. Each pair need to Glue sticks.
manila card. read and sequence
at least five out of
eight planets in
correct order based
on the comparative
and/or superlative
description given in
the pictures.
5. Once they have
arranged, the pairs
need to paste the
pictures on the given
manila card.
6. Teacher facilitates
the pupils and
provides guidance
throughout the
activity.

Examples of comparatives and/

or superlative description of the
pictures:
i. I am Mercury. I am
the smallest and
closest planet to the
Sun.
ii. I am Venus. I am
the hottest planet in
our Solar System. I
am nearer to
Mercury and Earth.
 iii. I am known as the
Earth. I am the only
planet where living
things can live. I am
closest to Mars.
iv. Hello, I am Mars. I
am closer to the
Earth and Jupiter.
v. My name is Jupiter.
I am the largest of
all the planets. I am
closer to Mars and
Saturn.
vi. I am Saturn. I have
a beautiful ring
around me. I am the
lightest planet in our
solar system.
Jupiter and Uranus
are my neighbours.
vii. Hello pupils, I am
Neptune. I am
farthest from the
Sun.
viii. Hello everyone. I
am known as
Uranus. I am the
coldest planet ever
and the nearest to
Neptune.

Production Action Phase

Activity 2 1. Teacher
(10 minutes)
 Fill in the blanks. distributes a Assessment tool
for LO (2)
(Refer to Worksheet 1) worksheet for each
(Independence
Instructions: pupils. practice)
1. Pupils need to read the
1. To enhance
sentences given in the 2. Teacher briefs
pupils’ grammar
worksheet. about the fill-in-the
understanding.
2. Then, they need to decide blank activity.
whether the comparative form 2. To develop
(-er) or superlative form (-est) 3. Pupils are pupils’ ability in
that best fits in the blank required to answer identifying the
spaces of the given adjectives. six fill-in-the-blank comparative and
questions related to superlative form of
Example of adjectives: planets with given adjective.
i) small appropriate
ii) cold comparatives and 3. To develop
iii) large superlatives based pupils’ critical
iv) far on the adjectives thinking skills.
v) high, deep given in worksheet.
vi) close Teaching aids
Worksheet 1
4. Teacher provides
Expected answers:
guidance throughout
i) smallest
the activity.
ii) colder
iii) largest
iv) farthest
v) highest, deepest
vi) closer

Closure Closure Phase

Prompt questions: 1. Teacher asks
(2 minutes) (Summary and
1. What have you learned several prompt
reinforcement)
today? questions to the
2. What are some of pupils.
1. To revise what
adjectives, comparatives and 2. Teacher sums up
has been taught
superlatives that you can the lesson by
and reinforce
recall? highlighting the
pupils’ learning.
Expected answers: comparatives and
2. To inculcate the
1. We have learned about superlatives.
moral value of the
 adjectives, comparatives and lesson.
superlatives that related to 3. To recap the
lesson
planets.
2. Nearer, Nearest, far, farther,
farthest, bigger, biggest, small,
smaller, smallest.

Reflection:

Adjectives Comparatives Superlatives

Near Nearer Nearest
Far Farther Farthest
Cold Colder Coldest
Hot Hotter Hottest
Small Smaller Smallest
Big Bigger Biggest
Mercury is smaller than Earth.
Venus hotter

Jupiter is the biggest planet in our Solar system.

Neptun farthest from the Sun.

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Worksheet 1

Name :

Date :

Comparative and superlative adjectives worksheet

Read the sentences below. Then, decide whether the comparative form
(-er) or superlative form (-est) that best fits in the blank spaces of the
given adjectives.

Example: Venus is hotter (hot) than the Earth.

1. Mercury is the ________ (small) planet in our Solar System and

(close) to the Sun.

2. Uranus is (cold) than Saturn.

3. Jupiter is the (large) planet in the Solar System.

4. Neptune is (far) from the Sun.

5. Mars has the (high) mountain and the (deep) valley

in the Solar System.

6. Venus is (close) to the Sun than the Earth.