Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Singular And Plural Nouns

Lesson Plan
Topic
Singular and Plural Nouns
Class
3K
Duration
30 minutes
Learning Outcome
4.3 Match words to other words
Teaching Aids
Flash cards, grammar chart, worksheet
Step:

Set Induction
(3 minutes)
  1. Teacher writes a sentence :
One chocolate for me and two chocolates for you, Ali.
  1. Students read the sentence.
  2. Teacher asks: What is the difference between the two bolded words? (students answer)
  3. Teacher introduce today lesson: Singular and Plural Nouns
Step 1
(12 minutes)
  1. Teacher explains the forms of plural nouns. (Appendix 1)
  2. Teacher names student to give example.
Step 2
(12 minutes)
  1. Group activity: Onion Ring.
-      Students are divided into two groups.
-     One group were given with singular noun card; another group were given with plural noun card.
-     One group turn to left and another group turn to right. Each turn, students from both groups will try to match their noun card in singular and plural form.
-         While students find their match is correct, they will be out of the circle.
-        This activity will continue until every student match their card in singular and plural form.
  1. Discussion.
Conclusion
(3 minutes)
  1. Teacher guides students to repeat today lesson and make conclusion.
  2. Exercises. (Appendix 2)

Appendix 1
Singular and Plural Nouns

A singular noun stands for one person, thing, place or animal.

A plural noun stands for more than one person, thing, place or animal.

1.    Add -s to singular nouns
·         book – books
·         cup – cups
·         shirt – shirts

2.    Add -es to nouns ending in
-ch, -sh, -ss, -x, and -o.
·         church – churches
·         bush – bushes
·         glass – glasses
·         box – boxes
·         mango - mangoes

3.    For some nouns ending in -y, replace -y with -ies.
·         lorry – lorries
·         lily – lilies
·         daisy – daisies

4.    For some nouns ending in -f or -fe, replace -f or -fe with  -ves.
·         calf – calves
·         scarf – scarves
·         knife – knives


Appendix 2

Reflection:
Students normally feel difficult to master the grammar of Singular and Plural Nouns. Sometimes, they felt confused whether they have to add ‘s’, ‘ch’, ‘ies’ or others form to a plural noun. So, in this lesson, I use ‘Onion Ring’ for my learning activity. Students were divided into two groups in circle. One group were given with singular noun card, another group were given with plural noun card. Students started their activity with one group turn to left and another group turn to right. Each turn, students from both groups will try to match their noun card in singular and plural form. This activity will continue until every student match their card in singular and plural form. Every students felt very excited because their do this ‘Onion Ring’ in school field.

Improvement:
I shall play music in this activity. So, students will know the time left for this activity and they can complete the activity in shorter time. Therefore, I have enough time to discuss to students about their answers. Encouragement should be given to students for carrying out activity successfully.

Sunday, November 6, 2011

The Butterfly Colours Song

Learning English Is Fun!

Lesson Plan

Topic
Following Instructions
Class
3K
Duration
30 minutes
Learning Outcome
1.5 Listen to and enjoy the rhyme and sounds of poetry, jazz  
      chants and songs
Teaching Aids
Video song, butterflies pictures, flash card
Step:

Set Induction
(3 minutes)
  1. Teacher shows butterflies pictures and ask:
-          What is it? (Butterfly)
-          Does it beautiful? (Yes)
-          Why? (It has many colours)
Step 1
(12 minutes)
  1. Teacher plays the video song: The Butterfly Colours Song. Students listen carefully.
  2. Students sing the song.
  3. Teacher guides students to name the colours on butterflies. (red, green, yellow, pink, purple and orange)
  4. Students pronounce and spell the words.
Step 2
(10 minutes)
  1. Each student will be given a flash card. Each flash card was written a word about the colour.
  2. Every student has to name a thing, animal, fruit or others related with the colour on flash card.
Eg: yellow - lemon
Conclusion
(5 minutes)
  1. Students take out their own butterfly; they sing the song while waving their butterfly.
  2. Homework: Colouring

Reflection:
I have played this video: The Butterfly Colours Song in my next English lesson. Firstly, I played this video for my students and taught them how to sing the song. After that, students took out their own butterfly; they sang the song while waving their butterfly. Students learning’s interest were increased in good learning environment. They not only learnt a new song but they also learnt new vocabulary about colours such as: red, green, yellow, pink, purple and orange.

Improvement:
I will divide my students in groups. They have to discuss in their own group and decide how to perform the song with appropriate actions. Group activity helped foster cooperation among students and strengthen their learning memory of the day.