Lesson Plan Solar System (Year 4)

LESSON PLAN

Date: 14 July 2016 Time: 10.20 a.m. – 11.20 a.m. (1 hour) Class: Year 4 Level of !"lish #rofi$ie!$y: %i&e' aility  o of *tu'e *tu'e!ts !ts:: 1+ Theme: ,orl' ,orl' of -!ole'"e /!itToi$*yllaus efere!$e: !"lish Year 3 Te&too (/!it +: 5ur *olar *ystem). o$use' sill: Liste!i!" a!' *eai!" Curri$ulum *e$ifi$atio!: 1.1.4 7le to tal aout relate' toi$s ith "ui'a!$e. 8e!eral 59e$tive (7ims): y the e!' of the lesso!; stu'e!ts shoul' e ale to tal a!' rite ase' o! the stimulus "ive!. *e$ifi$ 59e$tive (Lear!i!" 59e$tives): y the e!' of the lesso!; stu'e!ts shoul' e ale to: 1. ,rite at least 3 out of 4 se!te!$es $orre$tly ase' o! the "ui'e' or's "ive!. 2. ill i! the la!s ith at least < out of 10 a!sers $orre$tly. #revious &erie!$e-!ole'"e: *tu'e!ts !o aout the e&iste!$e of our solar system. %oral value: 8rateful of 8o'=s Creatio!; Teamor  Tea$hi!" Tea$hi!" esour$es7i's: i$tures; or' $ar's; e!veloes; orsheet

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Co!te!ts

Tea$hi!"Lear!i!" 7$tivitiesatio!ale

*et >!'u$tio! (? mi!utes)

,hole Class 7$tivity

1. Tea$her starts off the $lass y ri!"i!" the stu'e!ts out of $lassroom a!' "et them to see the sy. 2. Tea$her ass several @uestio!s. Auestio!s:

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i. ,hat $a! you see i! the sy

 o!e ii. ,hat $a! you see i! sy at !i"ht 3. Tea$her the! i!tro'u$es the lesso! o! solar system. 4. Tea$her ra!'omly $hooses stu'e!ts to !ame the la!ets i! our solar system atio!ale: 1. To "et stu'e!ts to have a! i'ea aout the lesso!. 2. To stimulate stu'e!ts i!terest toar's the lesso! #rese!tatio! (20 mi!utes)

,hole Class

1. Tea$her shos a vi'eo o! the solar system e&lai!s i!  rief aout it. 2. Tea$her also hi"hli"hts the vo$aularies. &amles

7B7: Bi'eo; #oer#oi!t sli'es

 arth  %er$ury  Be!us  %ars  Juiter  *tar 

 /ra!us  etu!e  *atur!  %oo!  *u!

3. The!; usi!" e&amles of la!ets tea$her "ui'es the stu'e!ts i! riti!" se!te!$es ith "ui'e' or's. 4. Tea$her riefly 'emo!strates the

"ui'e' riti!" of se!te!$es. ?. Tea$her also ra!'omly $hooses stu'e!ts to $o!stru$t se!te!$es ase' o! the "ui'e' or's "ive!. atio!ale: 1. To e&ose to stu'e!ts aout the solar    system. 2. To e!ale stu'e!ts to rite se!te!$es $orre$tly ith "ui'a!$e. #ra$ti$e (1< mi!utes)

8rou 7$tivity

1. Tea$her 'ivi'es the $lass i!to "rous of four. 2. 7 i$ture a!' "ui'e' or's ill e 'islaye' o! the sli'e. 3. *tu'e!ts are to or  i! "rous to rite the four se!te!$es  ase' o! the or's "ive!.

7B7: 8ui'e' riti!" a$tivity

4. Tea$her "ui'es the stu'e!ts as they are 'oi!" the tas. ?. Tea$her the! 'is$usses the a!sers. 6. *tu'e!ts are to $oy the se!te!$es o! their $omrehe!sio!  oo. .

atio!ale: 1. To e!sure stu'e!ts are ale to $o!stru$t se!te!$es ase' o! the "ui'e' or's "ive!. #ro'u$tio! (1? mi!utes)

>!'ivi'ual 7$tivity

1. *tu'e!ts ill e "ive! a orsheet $o!sisti!" of a ratio!al $loEe.

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2. *tu'e!ts have to rea' the assa"e a!' fill i! the la!s ith the $orre$t a!sers.

,orsheet

3. Tea$her "ui'es the stu'e!ts as they are 'oi!" the tas. 4. Tea$her the! 'is$usses the a!sers ith the stu'e!ts y asi!" them to rea' the  assa"e. ?. *tu'e!ts are to  aste the "ive!  assa"e o! their  or oo. atio!ale: 1. To e!ale stu'e!ts to ra$ti$e   rea'i!" $omrehe!sio!

Closure (2 %i!utes)

,hole Class

1. Tea$her $o!$lu'es the lesso! y re$ai!" hat is lear!t.

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2. Tea$her ra!'omly as @uestio!s.

3. Tea$her "ives selli!". atio!ale: 1. To reassure the stu'e!ts u!'ersta!'i!" o! the toi$ lear!e'.