A SAMPLE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON PLANSubject       :                       English Language 

Class          :                       4 A

Date           :                       18 July 2013

Time          :                      8.40 a.m. – 9.40 a.m (60 minutes)

Enrolment  :                       30 pupils

Level of pupils :                  Average

Theme        :                       World of Stories

Topic          :                       Anansi and Turtle Share Dinner

Focused Skills:                    Listening & Speaki ng

Integrated Skills:                 Reading, Writing

Content Standard/s:4.2     By the end of the 6-year primary schooling pupils will be able to express personal response

to literary texts.

Learning Standards:     

            4.2.1  Able to respond to literary texts:              (a)  characters         (b)  place and time           (c)  values

Behaviourial Objectives: 

At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:      (a)  listen to the story and sequence the  pictures correctly   (b)  retell the story using their own words.   (c)  able to express personal response to literary texts e.g. setting, characters, values

Language/Grammar Focus: Wh- Questions:

1.      What is the title of the story?2.      Where is the location of the story?

Sentence patterns:1.   Once upon a time, there was a .....2.   First, Next, After that, Then, Finally...

Educational Emphases:       Thinking Skills - Comparing and contrasting

Cross-curricular elements:   Creativity

Moral Values:                     Respect

Teaching Aids:                   Story book,  Picture cards

Previous Knowledge:          Pupils are familiar with stories.