LESSON PLAN - UNIT 10: THE HARE AND THE TORTOISE, TOPIC: STORY TIME

Title	UNIT 10: THE HARE AND THE TORTOISE TOPIC:  STORY TIME
CLASS		ONE	DURATION	80 MINUTES

 

STUDENTS LEARNING OUTCOMES:

Listen to a story /fairytale of a few sentences read aloud by the teacher. Read aloud the same story/fairytale themselves. Identify names and characters. Respond orally in yes or no, your likes or dislikes about the story/character.

MATERIALS:

Marker/chalk 1 carton for making stick puppets Bamboo sticks Scotch tape Scissors Paper for grass

INFORMATION FOR TEACHERS:

The students better enjoy and understand the story with the help of sound effects, rise and fall in tone, attractive pictures and actions. Try to include all of these in storytelling. The sound of the cow is called ‘moo’ and the sound of the lion is called ’roar’. Stories are always lively with the help of puppets of any kind or props. Some samples of lion and cow puppets/pictures are given at the end of the lesson. All these pictures can be used to make a finger or stick puppet. You can make story time interesting by including some real objects mentioned in a story e.g. a cap, a basket or any other such item.

INTRODUCTION:

Can you make a sound of a cow? Ask some students to make the sound. Can you make a sound of a lion? Ask some students to make the sound. Tell the students: In English, we have name for all the animals’ sounds and we can also write them. Then write on the board Lions roar Cows moo Help the students read it and ask them to write in their notebooks. And ask to draw a lion and a cow in front of these sounds at home.

Development

ACTIVITY 1

Make 4 puppets of cows (black, white, light brown, dark brown), 1 puppet of lion, and some grass (colour a used paper green and cut/tear it into grass). Write the story on a chart paper and give it a look of a forest. Tape the story chart paper on the board. Announce to the students that today we will read an interesting story. The name of the story is ‘Brave Together’. Explain the meaning. Point to the name of the story and ask: What is the name of the story? Do you know who the story is about? The story is about four cows and a lion. Tell the students that a person, animal or things playing an important role in a story are called characters. Tell the story with the help of puppets and animal sounds.

ACTIVITY 2:

Have a square paper/chart paper (8” x 8”) with Yes written on one side and no written on the other. Give one square paper to each child. Encourage them to respond to the yes/no questions by raising the cards to show yes/no. Ask the following and help them think and answer: Q1      What is the name (Title) of the story? (Brave Together) Q2      Are there 4 characters in the story? Q3      How many characters are there in the story? (5) Q4      Name the characters. (White cow, black cow, light brown cow, dark brown cow, and a lion)? Who made the silly mistake? Which character was clever? Q5      Is it helpful to be friends? Q6      Do you feel brave when you are together? Q7      Did we learn any lesson from this story? (Explain that we are brave and strong when we are together) Q 8     Which character would you like to be and why?

ACTIVITY 3:

Call the students one by one in front of the class. Ask them to read a story from the story chart/poster with the help of puppets. Give feedback/ make corrections on the spot.

CONCLUSION / SUM UP / WRAP UP:

Character is a person, animal or any special thing in a story.

ASSESSMENT:

Write the names of any 2 stories and their characters. Name of the story  Names of the characters

FOLLOW UP:

Make your own finger/stick puppets. Tell the story to your friends and cousins.