"The Best of Friends" Poem included in Class V English prescribed by APSCERT & TGSCERT. Lesson Plan for this Poem prepared by M Padma Lalitha Sharada

1. (a) Childrenwillenjoywhilereadingthepoemrythymithically.
LessonPlanforClassV(Poem)
1. NameofthePoem :TheBestofFriends(Poem)-S.JillWolf
2. Numberofperiodsrequired:6
3. ExpectedoutcomesfromthechildreninthePoem:
(b) Childrenwill gettheideaofthepoemontheirownorbythehelpofteacher.
(C) Childrenwillreadthepoemfluntly.
(D) Childrenwillwriteanswerstothequestionintheirownwhicharegivenattheendofthepoem.
(E) ChildrenwilldeveloptheirVocabulary withthehelpofspecificpatternsandfiguresofspeechgiveninthepoem.
(F) Childrenwillenjoybeautynessofpoemandappreciatethepoemandworksofpoet.
(G) ChildrenwillobservethepicturesgiveninPPT carefullyandassociatethemwithlinesintopoftheslide.

2. Period
No.
1
ReadingSegmant-
Stanza-1
Interaction,Individual,
groupandteacher
4. PeriodwiseLessonPlan:
Content/Activity/
Discourse
Strategy
Resources/TLMrequired:TeachermainlydependsonPPT
preparedbyherself.
2
ReadingSegment-
Stanza-2
Interaction,Individual,
groupandteacher
reading

3. Period
No.
Content/ Activity/
Discourse
Strategy
Resources/ TLM required : Teacher mainly depends on PPT
prepared by herself.
3
Reading Segment -
Stanza - 3
Interaction, Individual,
group and teacher
reading
4
Reading Segment -
Stanza - 4
Interaction, Individual,
group and teacher
reading
5
Reading Segment - All
Stanzas
Interaction, Individual,
group and teacher
reading

4. Period
No.
5. Periodwise Teacher's Notes: A PPT prepared by teacher and kept in slideshare. Address is:
Content/ Activity/
Discourse
Strategy
Resources/ TLM required : Teacher mainly depends on PPT
prepared by herself.
6
Discourse - Summarize
the poem
Individual and group
activity
Text books and Note books of children and black board
Period 5: Repeated all stanzas once again for slow learners.
Period 6: Children able to write summary and recite the poem ofcourse, with some mistakes.
7. Head Master's Reflections:
www.slideshare.net/padmalalitha7/the-best-of-friends
6. Periodwise Teacher's reflection:
Period 1: Stressed on Change, frown, smile, feel. Siddhu, Kumar, Sathya Priya are more interested.
Period 2: Stressed on understand, trials, lend, hand. Jyothy, Jaya Laxmi, Venkatesh joined in interesting group.
Period 3: Stressed on Always, share, secret, dreams. Kasthri joined in interesting group. Pavan is observing silently.
Period 4: Stressed on Worth, heart, hold. Kumar, Siddu are enthusiastic. Recited the poem.