DAILY LESSON PLANDate / Day: 5th August 2014 / TuesdayTime: 9.00 a.m. 10.00 a.m.Class: Year 4Level of proficiency: Mixed abilitiesEnrolment: 7Attendance: 7Theme : World of KnowledgeTopic: The Insect InvestigatorFocused skill : Language ArtsIntegrated skill: ListeningContent Standard: 4.1 By the end of the 6-year primary schooling, pupils will be able to enjoy and appreciate rhymes, poems and songs.

Learning Standards: 4.1.1 Able to enjoy jazz chants, poems and songs through non-verbal response

: 4.1.2 Able to sing songs and recite jazz chants and poems with correct stress, pronunciation, rhythm and intonation.

Objectives : At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:1) Sing the song The Ants Go Marching with correct pronunciation, rhythm and intonation.2) Perform the Insects song with action.

Educational emphasis: Multiple Intelligence, Creativity and Innovation.Moral value: Cooperation Teaching aids: Textbook, laptop, projector, speaker, word cards, worksheet.

Stages / Estimated timeTeaching and learning contentTeaching and learning activitiesEducational emphasis / Rational / Moral value / Teaching aids

Set induction(5 minutes)Activity :Ant Musical Chair1. Teacher sets out 6 ant shapes on the floor in circle.2. Teacher plays the song The Ants Go Marching and instructs the pupils to walk around the circle of ants.3. Teacher stops the music and asks the pupils to race to their ant shapes. 4. The student who failed to stand on an ant shape will be eliminated.5. Teacher continues the game for a couple of rounds until the last pupil win.

Educational emphasis :Multiple Intelligence

Teaching Aids :The original The Ants Go Marching song, laptop, speaker.

Rationale :To arouse pupils attention and at the same time to lead them to the topic that they are going to learn today.

Presentation(15 minutes)Activity :Singing the Ants Go Marching song.

1. Teacher asks the pupils to open their textbook page 112 and reads the lyric of the song The Ants Go Marching.2. Teacher explains a few words on the lyric such as marching, parade and hopping.3. Teacher asks the students to listen to the song.4. Teacher encourages pupils to sing the song.5. Teacher sings the song with action and asks the pupils to watch.6. Teacher asks the pupils to sing the song with action.

Educational emphasis :Multiple Intelligence

Teaching aids :Laptop, projector, Year 4 textbook.

Rationale : To correct and enhance pupils pronunciation and to elicit response from them about the song by using action to express the lyric.

Practice(15 minutes)Activity :Words Hunting

Word cards :1. Parade2. Marching3. Grasshoppers4. Flying5. Stops6. Hurrah7. Town8. Dragonflies9. Hopping

1. Teacher pastes word cards around the class.2. Teacher explains that pupils are going to play a Words Hunting game.3. Teacher plays the song and pauses it at a certain word. Pupils will have to find and race to the words.4. Teacher repeats the steps by pausing the song at other words.Teaching aids :Word cards.

Educational emphasis :Multiple IntelligenceRationale :To enhance pupils listening skill and at the same time to develop their word attack skill.

Production (20 minutes)Activity :Perform the Insect song with action.1. Teacher distributes lyrics of the Insect song which is an adaptation of the Ants Go Marching song 2. Teacher divides pupils to two groups.3. Teacher asks the pupils to integrate actions according to the lyric of the song.4. Teacher provides time for pupils to practice.5. Teacher asks the pupils to perform the song with action in front of their classmatesEducational emphasis :Creativity and Innovation.

Teaching aids :Lyric the Insect song.

Moral value :Cooperation

Rationale :To allow pupils to develop their creativity and assess their comprehension of the lyric by showing it through action.

Closure(5 minutes)1. Teacher praises pupils for their effort and cooperation as a team.2. Teacher concludes the lesson.Moral Value:Cooperation

Rationale :To inculcate the moral value within pupils.

THE INSECTS SONG

The spiders crawl on the floor, hurrah, Hurrah!The spiders crawl on the floor, hurrah, Hurrah!The spiders crawl on the floor, And everyone stops to yell Hurrah!And they all go crawling on, around the town.

The bees are buzzing noisily, hurrah, Hurrah!The bees are buzzing noisily, hurrah, Hurrah!The bees are buzzing noisily, And everyone stops to yell Hurrah!And they all go buzzing loud, around the town.

The crickets are jumping high, hurrah, Hurrah!The crickets are jumping high, hurrah, Hurrah!The crickets are jumping high, And everyone stops to yell Hurrah!And they all go jumping high, around the town.