Daily Lesson Plan

Class :
Date :
Time :
Duration: 60 minutes
Focus skill: Reading
Theme
: World of Story
Topic : A Hen and A Snake
Lesson summary: Teacher begins the lesson by getting the pupils to rap a
jazz chant which helps to introduce the two main characters of the story:
the hen and the snake. Teacher shares a story by reading aloud from a
big book. Reading aloud is going to carry out for three time which passive
to gradual active involvements of the pupils. Pupils are then work in
groups to compete by playing different roles in reading aloud, making the
appropriate sounds in response to the mood of the story and dramatize
the story by using stick puppets. The pupils are to reinforce their
comprehension of the story by answering a set of graded comprehension
questions verbally and in writing individually.
Objectives of the lesson: by the end of the lesson, pupils should be able
to:
Listen to and respond to the story entitled The Hen and The Snake
read aloud by the teacher from a big book
In group, read aloud and act out accordingly the story The Hen and
The Snake by using stick puppets
Individually, answer verbally and in written correctly at least 5 out of
7 questions appropriately.
Content and learning standards
CONTENT STANDARD

LEARNING STANDARDS
(Year 2)
2.2.1 Able to read and apply word
recognition and word attack skills
by:
a) matching words with
spoken words.
2.2.2 Able to read and understand
phrases in linear and non-linear
texts.
2.2.3 Able to read and understand
simple sentences in linear and nonlinear texts.
2.2.4 Able to read and understand a
paragraph of 5-8 simple sentences.

2.2 By the end of the 6-year

primary schooling, pupils will be
able to demonstrate understanding
of a variety of linear and non-linear
texts in the form of print and nonprint materials using a range of
strategies to construct meaning

Pupils previous knowledge: they know what a hen and a snake are.
Moral Values: Compassion, Love, Courage
Thinking Skills: Make predictions, Give reasons, Make judgments/ decision,
Problem-solving
Teaching Aids: Jazz Chant on Mahjong paper, Cellophane tape, scissors,
big book, marker pens, comprehension questions on Mahjong paper, stick
puppets (hen, snake and 5 eggs), 9 prizes
Stage /
duration

Activity

Set
induction

Jazz chant

Procedure

Thinking
Skills /
Moral
Values /
MI

Note

Teacher displays
lyrics of Jazz Chant
on the board

Jazz Chant
on Manila
card:

Pupils are to listen

once.

Cluck, cluck,
cluck
What is
that?
What is
that?
A hen, a
hen,
A fat hen.
Big book.

3 minutes
Musical

Pupils are to chant

the jazz chant after
listening once.

Activity 1
(pre
reading)

Shared
reading

Pupils chant the jazz

chant again.
Pupils are told to sit
on the floor in a big
group.
Respect

10
minutes

Teacher sits in front

on a chair.
Teacher shows big
book.
Teacher introduces
the title of the story.
Teacher introduces
the author of the
story.
Teacher reads aloud
the story entitled The
Hen and The Snake
once. Pupils listen.
2

Interperson
al

Teacher divides the

class into two
groups. Group 1 to
be the hen. Group 2
to be the snake.

Courage

Teacher gets the

pupils to make
various sounds of the
two animals (hen
and snake) such as
happy, angry, scare,
surprise etc.
Teacher reads the
story for the second
time. Pause where
appropriate for the
pupils to make the
appropriate and
relevant sounds
according to the
animal they are
being assigned to.
Activity 2
(While
reading)
20
minutes

Dramatizati
on

Pupils are divided

into 4 groups (6
pupils per group)
Each group is
assigned a task and
rotate to perform the
task given:
Make the sounds
of a hen
Make the sounds
of a snake
Read the story
aloud
Act using the stick
puppets

Big Book

Intraperson
al
Interperson
al
Creativity

Stick
puppets:
A hen
A snake
3 eggs
Prizes for:
Best hen
(1)
Best
snake (1)
Best
reader (1)
Best

Pupils are told that it

is a competition.
Prizes will be given.
Results will only be
announced at the
end of the session.
Activity 3
(Post
reading)
20
Minutes

Answer
comprehens
ion
questions

Teacher displays a
list of comprehension
questions on the
board.
Pupils are to respond
to those question
orally then in writing.

Closure
Summing up Teacher sums up the
7 minutes
lesson
Teacher announces
the results of the
acting competition
and present prizes
Reflection :

group (6)

Blooms
Taxonomy

Mastery
Learning
Assessmen
t
Courage

Comprehensi
on questions
on mah-jong
paper.
See
appendix for
the list of
questions.

Appendix
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

What is the title of the story?

Who wrote the story?
Where did the hen live?
Why did the hen count her eggs before she went away?
How did the hen try to protect her eggs?
What happened to the Slimy Snake in the end?
Which animal do you like? Why?
Which animal do you dislike? Why?

Hand-out /Note
The 16 Moral Values
1. Purity of body and
mind
2. Compassion

Thinking Skills
1. Compare and
contrast
2. Make predictions

3. Moderation

3. Give reasons

3.

4. Humanity

4. Generalize ideas

4.

5. Respect

5. Determine the
reliability of sources
6. Create metaphors

5.

7. Create analogies
8. Develop
assumptions

7.
8.

6. Love
7. Justice
8. Freedom

1.
2.

6.

9.
9. Honesty
10.
11.

Diligence
Gratitude

12. Public
spiritedness
13. Courage
14. Self-reliance
15. Co-operation
16. rationality

9. Identify the whole

and its parts
10.
Make inferences
11.
Make judgments/
decision
12.
Categorize
13.

Problem-solving

THEMES:
1. World of Self, Family and Friends;
2. World of Stories and
3. World of Knowledge.

Thinking Tools
PMI: Plus, minus,
Interesting
CAF: Consider All
Factors
C&S: Consequences
& Sequels
AGO: Aims, Goals
and Objectives
FIP: First important,
possibilities, choice
OPV: Other Peoples
view
Mind Map
Questioning :
convergent &
divergent questions
Wh questions,

EDUCATIONAL EMPHASES
1. Thinking Skills Critical and
creative thinking skills,
2. Mastery Learning,
3. Information and
Communication Technology
Skills,
4. Multiple Intelligences,
5. Constructivism,
6. Contextual Learning,
7. Learning How to Learn Skills,
8. Knowledge Acquisition,
9. Values and Citizenship,
10.
Creativity,
11.
Entrepreneurship,
12.
Assessment.

Multiple Intelligences
1. Bodily-kinesthetic
2. Intropersonal
3. Interpersonal

4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

Linguistic
Logical-matematical
Musical
Spatial
naturallist