first lesson in quarter 1 of grade 4

1. QUARTER 1 WEEK 1 MELC BASED

2. OBJECTIVE
At the end of this lesson, you are expected to:
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recognize the parts of a simple paragraph

3. What am I Good At?
Read the paragraph carefully. Color the topic sentence blue, the
supporting sentences yellow, and the concluding sentence, red.
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A

4. Penguins
Penguins are birds with black and white
feathers. They have wings, but they cannot fly. Instead,
they spend most of their time gliding and soaring
underwater! When they are on land, they waddle back
and forth. A group of penguins that lives together is
called a colony.
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Read the paragraph carefully. Color the topic sentence
blue, the supporting sentences yellow, and the concluding
sentence, red.

5. What am I Good At?
Choose the letter inside the box that states
the correct answer.
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B

6. A. Topic Sentence
B. Supporting Sentence
C. Concluding Sentence
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●_______ 1. They support the information of the topic sentence.
●_______ 2. It reminds what the topic sentence is about.
●_______ 3. It is usually the first sentence in a paragraph.
b
c
a

7. What to look back?
Identify the topic of the given details.
Choose your answer from the box.
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8. Identify the topic of the given details. Choose your
answer from the box.
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Plants grow everywhere.
Some grow in the pond.
Some grow in the ground.
Others grow in the rocky soil.
Plants have many uses.
Plants grow in different places.

9. Identify the topic of the given details. Choose your
answer from the box.
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Maria plants different kinds of seeds.
She plants guava, mango and papaya.
After a few days, a baby plant grows.
It has a stem and small leaves.
Plants grow from seeds
Maria has plenty of seeds.

10. Identify the topic of the given details. Choose your
answer from the box.
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Mother cooks delicious food every day.
She bakes cupcakes and cookies.
She cooks nutritious food during lunch.
The family enjoys them all.
Mother loves cooking.
Mother spends time and money
for the family.

11. Identify the topic of the given details. Choose your
answer from the box.
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Washing hands with soap is important.
It gets rid of germs.
It prevents infections from one person
to another.
It can save lives.
Handwashing is very important.
Handwashing is hard to do.

12. Identify the topic of the given details. Choose your
answer from the box.
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Birds fly with their wings.
Fish swim with their fins.
Dogs and cats walk with their feet.
Animals have different body
parts.
Animals move in a different
ways.

13. What will I do?
Read the short paragraph. Write the missing
sub-topics about the paragraph below. Write
your answers on the box provided.
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14. Tree
A tree is a home for animals. Birds
build their nest on its branches. Bees make
their hives in its holes. Rabbits live
underneath it. Animals stay in the tree.

15. Sentence
is a group of words giving a
complete thought or idea.
it has a subject and a predicate.

16. Paragraph
is a group of sentences about
one idea.
has about 5 sentences.
first sentence of a paragraph is
indented.

17. Parts of a Simple
Paragraph
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18. Topic Sentence – tells the reader the main idea, or
what the paragraph is about
Parts of a Simple Paragraph
Supporting Sentence – gives specific details
relating to the main idea
Concluding Sentence – refers to the topic
sentence and sums up the main idea of the
paragraph

19. A tree serves as a home to animals.
Bees make their hives in its holes.
Birds build their nest on its branches.
Animals stay in the tree.
Rabbits live underneath it.

20. What’s more to do?
Complete the graphic organizer below by writing the parts
of the paragraph.
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21. Fruits are healthy and tasty foods. Fruits
are delicious. Some examples are apples,
bananas and oranges. They contain vitamins
and minerals, including vitamin C, vitamin E,
and potassium. For these reasons, it is good
to eat lots of fruits.

22. Topic Sentence
Supporting Sentence 1
Supporting Sentence 2
Supporting Sentence 3
Concluding Sentence

23. Topic Sentence
Supporting Sentence 1
Supporting Sentence 2
Supporting Sentence 3
Concluding Sentence
Fruits are healthy and tasty foods.
Fruits are delicious.
Some examples are apples, bananas and oranges.
They contain vitamins and minerals, including vitamin C, vitamin E,
and potassium.
For these reasons, it is good to eat lots of fruits.

24. What did I get?
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25. A paragraph is a group of sentences that have
the same idea.
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Parts of a Simple Paragraph
Topic Sentence – tells the main idea.
Supporting Sentences – give details about the
topic sentence.
Concluding Sentence – restates the topic
sentence.

26. What can I Show?
Directions: Choose one from the topics given below then write a
simple paragraph about it.
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A. How Can We Prevent Getting Infected from Covid-19?
B. Why Quarantine is Important?
C. Importance of Eating Healthy Foods
D. Why We Need Enough Sleep?

27. Why We Need Enough Sleep?
We humans need enough sleep. It
keeps you fresh and alert so you can be at
your best. It gives your body a break. It
rests and relaxes your brain. That is why
sleep is important to humans.

28. How’s my
Target now?
Read the following paragraphs and answer the questions
that follow.
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29. Having a cell phone can help children in
several ways. Children who have a cell phone can
call for help in an emergency. Also, they can
always communicate with their parents. Finally,
cell phones help children stay in contact with
friends. For these reasons, when possible,
children should have a cell phone.

30. Supporting Sentence
c
Title
d
Topic Sentence
A
Concluding Sentence
b
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1. What part of the paragraph is the
underlined sentence?

31. Disadvantages of cellphone
c
Uniqueness of cellphone
d
Advantages of cellphone
A
Quality of cellphone
b
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2. What do you think is the topic of the
paragraph?

32. Almost everyone listens to weather reports
and forecasts. The weather affects everyone.
Fruit and vegetable growers depend on weather
information to warn them of possible typhoons.
Airplane pilots and ship captains need to know
weather conditions along their route.

33. Importance of weather information
c
Fruit and vegetables
d
Airplanes and Weather
A
Why people talk about the weather
b
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3. What is the topic of the paragraph?

34. The weather report is important to
people.
c
The weather affects everyone.
d
Fruit growers need information about
the weather.
A
Pilots and captains need to know the
weather report.
b
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4. What is the main idea of the
paragraph?

35. False
c
Not certain
d
True
A
Maybe
b
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5. The topic sentence or the key sentence
of the paragraph tells its main idea.

36. What else can i Do?
Read the paragraph. Write its parts
inside the box.
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37. Hand Washing
Washing our hands regularly can keep us away
from any diseases. Germs from dirty and unwashed
hands can transfer to other objects like your toys,
mobile phones, or any part of your body. One of the
causes of infection is having contaminated hands. Some
of the most common diseases that can spread with dirty
hands are diarrhea, flu, common cold, and even Corona
Virus Disease. That is why handwashing is an important
habit that helps us be healthy and safe.

38. Topic Sentence
Supporting Sentence 1
Supporting Sentence 2
Supporting Sentence 3
Concluding Sentence

39. Washing our hands regularly can keep us away from
any diseases.
Germs from dirty and unwashed hands can transfer
to other objects like your toys, mobile phones, or any
part of your body.
One of the causes of infection is having contaminated
hands.
Some of the most common diseases that can spread
with dirty hands are diarrhea, flu, common cold, and
even Corona Virus Disease.
That is why handwashing is an important habit that
helps us be healthy and safe.