This document provides a detailed lesson plan for a 6th grade English class on nouns that are plural in form but singular in meaning. The objectives are for students to identify and use such nouns in sentences. The lesson includes motivational activities about flowers, reading a dialogue about the waling-waling orchid in the Philippines, exercises identifying and using plural nouns, and an assignment for students to find more examples.

1. A Detailed Lesson Plan in English for Grade VI
Prepared by: Pelaosa, Larino Jr. Salazar
I. Objectives:
At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
1. Identify nouns that are plural in form but singular in meaning.
2. Construct sentences applying those nouns that are plural in
form but singular in meaning.
3. Reflect and answer on the text been read.
Value: Cooperation
II. Subject Matter:
Nouns that are Plural in Form but Singular in Meaning
Reference:
English for All Times (Language) 6 Textbook (pp. 104)
- Balingit, Purificacion C.
- Galapon, Agnes P.
- Relente, Carmelita A.
Materials:
Board, Chalkboard, Chart
III. Procedure:
A. Routinary Activities:
Teacher’s Activity Students’ Activity
“Good morning Class!”
“Mr. /Ms._____, please leads the
prayer.”
“Thank You, kindly pick-up the
dirt.”
“Okay, take your sit.”
“Good morning Sir!”
(Mr./Ms._____, will lead the
prayer.)
(Students will pick-up the dirt.)
(Students will sit properly.)
B. Pre-activities:
1. Review:
“Class, what do we have
discussed last meeting?”
“Mr./Ms._____, what have you
learned with what we have
discussed last meeting?”
(Students’ answers may vary.)
(Students’ answers may vary.)
2. Motivation:

2. “So, Class, what is your favorite
flower?”
“What can you say about
them?”
(Students’ answers may vary.)
(Students’ answers may vary.)
A. Engagement Activities:
1. Listening:
“Okay class, Thank You! And
now, I will read a dialog of 2
friends about the flower. Hope
you like it.”
(Students will listen attentively.)
Sonia: Have you read or heard about the queen of Philippine
orchids?
Rodel: Not so much. But I admire the beauty of orchids. What
makes it interesting?
Sonia: Their flowers come in many different bright and vibrant
colors. Maybe you’ve seen them in gardens, or in flower
arrangements like bouquets and corsages.
Rodel: Yes, I have seen some in our neighbor’s botanical gardens.
Tell me more about one of the most beautiful orchids in the world.
Sonia: Waling-waling?
Rodel: Yes. What makes it so popular?
Sonia: Of all the orchids, waling-waling has the much-sought-after
round shape with overlapping petals and sepals. The flowers are
flat and ideal for corsage making. Would you believe it was
originally found growing wild only in the Philippines?
Rodel: How was it discovered?
Sonia: How waling-waling was discovered in Mindanao is an
exciting story of adventure and surprises. Many stories and events
have been told about the waling-waling but none as exciting as
going to the city of Davao and seeing the best one.
Rodel: Is it considered now as one of the endangered species?
Sonia: Waling-waling is now very rare in the wild. Today, this
flower is an endangered species. This flower is the most important
contribution to the orchid world.
Rodel: Really? I think we should be proud of it and help curb its
extinction.
Source: Waling-waling: Queen of Philippine Orchids, Benito S. Vergara
2. Comprehension Question:

3. (The Teacher will ask the
following Question.)
“What is considered as queen of
Philippine orchids?”
“How are they different from
other flowers?”
“What makes the waling-waling
so popular?”
“Where in our country can we
find most of these flowers?”
“So, class reflects what we
read.”
(Students’ expected answer.)
“Waling-waling.”
“Their flowers come in many
different bright and vibrant
colors.”
“Waling-waling has the much-
sought-after round shape with
overlapping petals and sepals.
The flowers are flat and ideal for
corsage making.”
“In Davao (Mindanao).”
(The students will reflect for what
the teacher have read.)
3. Reading:
(The Teacher will ask a student
to read the paragraphs on the
chart.)
(Certain student will volunteer to
read.)
“Fishing is Fun. Men, women and children love it. It does not
necessarily mean catching different species of fish like tuna,
milkfish, salmon or mackerel. It means catching all kinds of living
animals in the water like lobsters, shrimps, oysters and clams.
Fish and other sea animals are the greatest food resources. All
over the world, people fish in rivers, lakes and oceans. Most people
in fishing countries of the world are fishers.”
“Okay Mr./Ms._____, kindly
underlines those words that are
italicized.”
(Mr./Ms._____, will underline at
least one of the italicized words
in the chart.)
D. Generalization:
“Nouns are used to name
something- people, places,
events, animals and things.”

4. Examples: Men, women,
children, tuna, milkfish and
salmon.
“Some Nouns are plural in
form but singular in meaning
when such nouns are used as
subject.”
Examples:
The news is bad.
Measles is contagious.
Politics takes much time.
The Philippines is a beautiful
country.
E. Application:
1. Practice Exercises:
(The Teacher will give exercises.)
I. Write S on your paper if the
noun is in its singular form
and P if it is in its plural
form.
1. Airplanes
2. Baseball
3. Bases
4. Echo
5. Schools
6. Turkeys
7. Knives
8. Leaf
9. Child
10.Teeth
II. Write the plural form of the
following nouns on your
paper.
1. Ox
2. Box
3. Species
4. Politician
5. Area
6. Filipino
7. Thief
8. Church
9. Tonsillitis
10.Mumps
(The students will get pen
and paper.)

5. IV. Evaluation:
In each sentence, find a noun
which is plural in form but singular
in meaning. Write it on your paper.
1. You have done your
Mathematics homework
and to check it, you
compare it with that of your
classmate’s work.
2. Rino is helping Alfred with
his report on the different
species of insects.
3. During the survey of the
people from Department of
Health, measles is an
epidemic in rural areas
especially during summer
time.
4. Of all the sports like
basketball, volleyball,
baseball and others,
billiards is becoming
popular.
5. Before the operation, the
patient undertook a series
of examinations.
6. Have you heard the good
news?
7. Children find Mathematics
difficult to some, it is
interesting and enjoyable.
8. Mumps is a contagious
disease and it usually
breaks out during summer
time.
9. Many students find Physics
difficult.
10.The Philippines is made up
of more than seven
thousand islands.
(The students will get a piece
of paper.)
V. Assignment:
“List down at least 5 other examples of
nouns which are plural in form but singular in
meaning. Then use it in your own sentence.”
(Students will get their
notes and copy what’s
on the chart.)