LESSON PLAN OVERVIEW

Expressive Objective

1. • appreciate the many ways nature can take care of us

Instructional Objectives

1. • create simple inferences based on the parts of the story viewed/listened to

   • demonstrate story comprehension by doing differentiated activities

Pre Reading

1. The learners will develop concepts and vocabulary words such as: outside, inside, chirps, rustles, beckons and cuddles which are found in the story, "Outside In".

2. The learners' schema will be activated by walking outside the classroom to spot anything in nature by using their four senses. As an optional activity, the teacher may present nature images.

3. In Developing the Purpose for Reading, the teacher introduces the motivation and motive question.

Motivation question: "What do you love about the things you see, hear, smell, and feel outside?"

Motive question: "Today we will read a story about nature - nature is outside."

During Reading

This part of the lesson will use Read Aloud Strategy. The teacher will present the flow of the story while posing questions to sustain the learners' interest and scaffold comprehension of the story. The Read Aloud Activity presents the "Contents of the Story" opposite the "Teacher's Suggested Activities".

Here is a sample:

Content of the Story:

It beckons with smells: sunbaked, fresh, and mysterious.

Teacher's Activity:

"What does nature smell like?"

"Can you imagine the smell of rain? Grass? The ocean?"

"Let’s find out what else nature could give us. Do you have anything in mind?"

Post Reading

Engagement activities:

• Students will create simple inferences based on the story using a sample mind map. The teacher can prompt students with the question “What are your thoughts about the story, Outside In?”

• The students may discuss the motive question, “In the story, how does ‘outside’ become ‘inside’?”

• Students will demonstrate comprehension of the story by doing differentiated group activities. A variety of activities have been suggested to give each group an opportunity to showcase their talents and strengths.

The first two activities are for the teacher to assess whether the expressive objective has been accomplished. Students will be instructed to write a reflection on the importance of nature and what they appreciate about the “outside”. Students will also demonstrate their knowledge of inferencing by completing a worksheet.

Expressive Objectives

• realize how nature can be negatively impacted when humans take too much from it

Instructional Objectives

• show comprehension of the story listened to by noting important details from the text

• respond to the text listened to by drawing/creating a collage and writing sentences about their work

Pre Reading

1. The learners will develop concepts and vocabulary words such as: trunk, stump, gather, sigh, sail away and straighten which are found in the story, "The Giving Tree."

2. The teacher will facilitate activating learners' prior knowledge by presenting realia (if any) or pictures to be scaffolded with questions emphasizing on what people get from trees.

3. The teacher will set the Purpose for Reading by presenting the motivation and motive question/s.

Motivation Question: How do you think trees provide for your needs?

Motive Question: How did the Giving Tree provide the boy’s needs?

During Reading

The teacher will present the text as an interactive read-aloud or dialogic reading, pausing at certain points to ask questions to promote interaction, encourage prediction, monitor comprehension, and facilitate attention to details.

Here is a sample:

Story Text:

Once there was a tree…

and she loved a little boy.

And every day the boy would come

and he would gather her leaves

and make them into crowns and play king of the forest.

Teacher’s Activity:

Do you also gather leaves and play with them like the boy? (S: Answers vary)

What do you make with leaves? (S: Answers vary)

Post Reading

Engagement activities:

The following are suggested tasks for whole class/small groups.

• Task 1 (Whole Class): The Young Boy and the Giving Tree

What did the tree provide or do with the boy when he was young?

• Task 2 (Whole Class): Gifts from the Giving Tree

When the boy was growing up, what did he need that the tree provided?

• Task 3 (Small Group Activity): Poster/Collage Making

Create a poster or a collage of what humans get from nature. Write a sentence or two about your poster to remind humans/people of responsible use of what we take from nature.

Learners will show comprehension of the story listened to by noting important details from the text. They will also show their response to the text by illustrating and writing sentences about their work.

Expressive Objective

1. • realize the importance of being an advocate of environmental conservation

Instructional Objectives

1. • show comprehension of the story listened to by identifying cause and effect relationship on statements taken from/inspired by the text

   • respond to the story listened to by convincing people to protect nature through different activities

Pre Reading

1. The learners will develop concepts and vocabulary words such as: The Lorax, Once-ler, shutters, Swomee-Swans and Truffula Trees, Brown Bar-ba-loots and Humming-fish, tuft, knit, greed, and full tilt

2. Activating Prior knowledge/Schema Activation

Motivation question(s): Aside from planting through our “Gulayan sa Paaralan” program, how else can we take care of our environment and promote environmental protection/conservation?

3. Developing Purpose for Reading

Motive question: What does the story teach us about taking care of our environment?

During Reading

Through the interactive read-aloud session during reading, meanings of unfamiliar words that were not given during pre-reading will be unlocked, students’ interest and attention will be sustained, and essential questions will be discussed to facilitate and monitor basic comprehension of the story, promote interaction, foster critical thinking, and encourage prediction throughout the story.

Here is a sample:

Content

first page

Teacher’s Activity

What can you see on the page?

Describe how you feel while looking at the page and listening to your teacher read.

What is the name of the place?

What do you think happened in this place?

Post Reading

Engagement Activities:

• A group activity will be given addressing the objective of the lesson on showing comprehension of the story listened to by identifying cause and effect relationship on statements taken from/inspired by the text.

• Speak for the Trees: Fill in the “My 3Rs Card” table

An individual activity will be given addressing the objectives of the lesson on realizing the importance of being an advocate of environmental conservation and responding to the story listened to by convincing people to protect nature through different activities.

An individual summative activity and a group assessment will be given addressing the objectives of the lesson.