Time/Duration

9.00-10.00 a.m. (60 minutes)

Age

7-9 years old pupils

Topic

World of Knowledge/Earth Detective

Content  Standard

1.1  By the end of the 6-year primary schooling, pupils will be able to pronounce words and speak confidently with the correct stress, rhythm and intonation

1.2  By the end of the 6-year primary schooling, pupils will be able to respond appropriately in formal situations for a variety of purposes

Learning  Standard

1.1.3 Able to listen to, say aloud and sing song

1.2.2 Able to listen to and follow:

ii. simple instructions in the classroom

Objectives

Pupils can:

1. Listen to and sing the song “You are my sunshine” in correct  rhythm
2. Listen to and follow simple instructions correctly

CCTS

Seeking information, musical, interpersonal, linguistic, kinesthetic movement

Moral Values

Love for Mother

Teaching Resource/Aids

Picture cards, word cards, worksheet, PowerPoint

Prior Knowledge

Pupils have known basic knowledge of the sun

Steps

Teaching Strategy

Language Contents

Notes

Induction Set

 (Pre-listening)

( 15 mins )

1. Teacher shows model of the sun

2. Asks the pupils to describe the model. Encourages pupils to talk about the model.

Suggested words:

• Hot
• Yellow
• Big

Teacher talk:

-What is the colour of the sun?

- Is the sun hot or cold?

- Is the sun big or small?

Teaching Aids:

Step 1

(While-listening)

( 10 min )

1. The teacher plays the song “You are my sunshine.”

2. Pupils listen to the song.

3. Teacher reads the lyrics and pupils read after the teacher.

4. Pupils read aloud, and teacher check their pronunciation.

5. Pupils sing the song together.

Suggested lyrics:

You are my sunshine

My only sunshine

You make me happy when skies are grey

You’ll never know dear

How much I love you

Please don’t take my sunshine away

Teaching Aids:

Step 2

(Post listening)

( 8 min )

1. Teacher puts up the pictures of rain and sun on the blackboard.
2. Teacher gets the pupils to talk about the activities that can be done in that kind of weather.
3. Pupils picked randomly choose the correct word card and match it to the picture.

Example :

sun

-    watering plants

-     playing football

-     eating ice-cream

rain

-    sleeping

-    doing homework

-     reading

4. Teacher asks pupils other activities that they know

Teaching Aids:

Step 3

 (Post listening)

( 7 min )

1.Teacher distributes worksheet to the pupils

2.Pupils listen to teacher’s instruction

3. Teacher says the pictures and asks the pupils to listen carefully and put a tick (/) to the correct pictures.

4. Teacher gives 2^nd worksheet. Ask them to write the sun and the rain to the correct pictures.

Teaching Aids:

(Refer to Appendix 4)

Teaching Aids:

Closure

(  ±2min )

1. Teacher distributes picture puzzle task to each group.
2. Pupils solve the puzzle and name the picture.
3. Teacher relates the puzzle to a moral value. Love for the mother as she is like the sun.
4. Pupils sing along to the related song.