This document provides a weekly lesson plan for grade 4 students from April 16-20, 2017. The objectives are to use vocabulary words in sentences, read a crime story, identify homophones, understand features of crime texts, and write a police report. Potential problems addressed are unwanted behavior, difficulty understanding texts or activities, and difficulty writing. Solutions proposed are proper classroom management, simplifying explanations, giving more time, and one-on-one assistance. New vocabulary words are introduced and activities include discussions, readings, worksheets, and tests related to the objectives.
1. Class: Grade 4 Date: April 16 – April 20, 2017 LB Page: 118-125 AB Page: 96-99 Period: Duration: 40 mins/day
Objectives: At the lessons students should be able to…
*Construct sentences using vocabulary words. *Read a crime story
*Identify homophones. *Understand the features of a crime text.
*Identify words that are not pronounced in the same way * Write a police report with information in the story of Mona Lisa.
*Identify words that are spelt differently and their meanings differ *Recall the past topics in Unit 8
*Correctly use frequently confused homophones in a sentence. *Create an opinion writing.
Anticipated Problem:
Unwanted misbehavior in the class
Difficulty in understanding the text
Difficulty in answering the activity
Difficulty in writing
Possible Solutions:
Proper classroom management
Explain and simplify it for better understanding
Give more time to students
Give struggling students one-on-one assistant during
independent working time
Aids/Materials
Board, board markers, notebook, Language book, practice book, weekly
plan with spelling words, computer and overhead projector, speaker,
worksheets.
New Vocabulary:
famous - painting - louvre - investigators - made off with -
replacement - antique - trousers - run off with - locked up
Stage Teacher’s Activity Students’ Activity Timings Checking Questions. Etc.
2. Day 1
Warm up
Presentation
Discussion
Application/
Assessment
Unlock the difficulties. Discuss
the meaning of each word and
show pictures related to the
vocabulary words and give
example sentences.
Present the pictures and meaning
of each word.
Write to, too, two, they’re, there
and eight, ate on the board. Have
students take few minutes to look
at these sets of words ad
identify any patterns that they
see.
Review learners that homophones
are words that pronounce the
same but they have different
meanings.
Have the class get into pairs or
small groups. Let them read the
story and ask to identify the
correct use of homophones.
Advise students that they are
now going to work alone to
correctly use commonly seen
Composing sentence/s using the
vocabulary words.
Reading aloud the homophones on the
board.
Identifying the homophones in the
story.
Answering the worksheet: Homophones
5 mins
10 mins
10 mins
15 mins
What can you see in the pictures?
What are homophones?
Examples: whose vs. who’s, write vs.
right, it’s vs. its, and buy, by, bye
3. Day 2
Warm up
Presentation
Discussion
Application /
Assessment
Day 3
Warm up
homophones.
Show pictures of the Louvre and
ask learners if they have been
there and if so, what they saw. If
they haven’t been there, ask
learners if they know anything
about it.
Ask learners to read the fact file
about Mona Lisa.
Discuss the text to ensure
comprehension. Allow time for
learners to read the story again
and put the events in order.
Give class activity. Give them
time to complete the police
report with information from the
story.
Ask learners what they can see in
the pictures and be ready for
listening activity.
Sharing their ideas in the class.
Reading: Mona Lisa (LB page 118-120)
Answering the questions on LB page
119.
Answering AB page 96-97.
Sharing their ideas in the class.
5 mins
10 mins
10 mins
15 mins
5 mins
Have you been in this place?
What did you see there?
Do you like painting? Why or why
not?
Do you know what the famous
painting in the world is?
Who painted it?
What can you see in the pictures?
4. Presentation
Discussion
Application /
Assessment
Day 4
Warm up
Presentation
Discussion
Application /
Assessment
Play the audio. Let them listen
and decide if the statement is
true or false.
Review the fact file about
Australia.
Give class activity.
Review of the past lesson
Show picture of angry animals.
Ask learners what they think
about the animals.
Remind the students about the
difference between fact and
opinion.
Give class activity
Listening and deciding if the
statement is true or false. (LB page
124)
Reading the text and choosing the
correct word in LB page 125.
Writing about the thief who stole the
Tasmanian devil. (LB page 125)
Participating in the class discussion
Sharing their ideas in the class.
Listening attentively in the discussion.
Writing: (worksheet)
10 mins
10 mins
15 mins
5 mins
5 mins
5 mins
25 mins
They looks angry! But animals really
think and feel? Give your opinion.
5. Day 5
Warm up
Presentation
Discussion
Application/
Assessment
Review the spelling and meaning
of vocabulary words
Give class a vocabulary test
Give class a spelling test
Check the worksheet / copy
notebook of the students
Reviewing the previous vocabulary
words and correct spelling
Answering the worksheet: Vocabulary
Test
Writing the correct spelling of the
words
Patiently waiting for the results of
their test
5 mins
10 mins
10 mins
15 mins
Homework:
Unfinished activity and worksheet considered as their homework.
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