INNOVATIVE LESSON PLAN

Innovative Lesson Plan No 1

Name of the teacher     :  Anju S                                  Std            : VIII

Name of the School      :  S N V H S S Nedunganda   Strength   : 28/30

Subject                          :  English                                  Time        : 45 Min

Unit                         : The Little Round Red House     Date         : 19.10.2015

Sub-unit                  :  On a cold...little house                       

Content overview          :  The story is about the experience of a little boy who explored his     surroundings to find out a little round red house

Content analysis  : The story begins on a cold, rainy and windy Saturday in October. A little boy was bored. He went down to the kitchen where his mother was reading a newspaper and told that he was bored. The mother asked him to draw a picture with his new crayons, to read one of his new library books and to play with his toys. The boy said that he did all these things a number of times and now he was bored. Most of the time, mothers don’t like it when their children say they are bored. They say that they were never bored when they were children’s age. But that cannot be true. The little boy’s mother said that she remember one day when she was his age and she was bored. Her mother sent her out to search for the strangest little house. The boy was interested. The mother asked the boy to put on his raincoat, hat, scarf, mittens and boots. Then she asked him to go outside and look for the little house.

Linguistic content :  Introduction of new words such as windy, rainy, scarf, mittens.

Curricular statements    :  

·        To read the story.

·        To develop imagination and aesthetic sense.

·        To develop an understanding about travelling.

·        To develop an awareness about the acquisition of knowledge and experience through travelling.

Issue                     :  Issue related to travelling.

Sub-issue              :  Issue related to exploring the world for experience and knowledge.

Pre-requisites       :  They have already learned stories of travelling and have travelled also.

Teaching and learning strategies       : Quiz

Teaching and learning resources : Course book.

Evaluation strategies     :  Quiz

Learning outcomes                   :  The learner,

·        develops positive attitude towards travelling

·        develops awareness about the literary form story

·        develops interest and curiosity in travelling to explore new worlds

·        develops courage and confidence to face critical situations in life

·        develops interest in the story

·        develops creativity

Reference              :  Oxford English Dictionary, Course Book, Work Book

Introduction

Teacher : Good morning, students.

Pupil   : Good morning, teacher.

Tr    :  How are you?

Pu   :  Fine, teacher.

Tr    :  Are you happy to be here?

Pu   : Yes teacher.

Tr    :  Today, we are going to study a new lesson, a story, which is entitled as ‘The Little Round Red House’.

          The Little Round Red House – Carolyn Sherwin Bailey (B.B.)

Reading

Teacher reads the passage with appropriate pronunciation and stress.

Pupil listens carefully.

Then, teacher asks the students to read the passage individually. Teacher gives the students ample time to read the passage twice or thrice.

Activity

Teacher divides the students into two groups (it can be even ¾). The groups are named as ‘Team A’ and ‘Team B’.

Tr    : Now let us conduct a quiz. I am the quiz master. I will ask you questions related to the passage. You can utilize the text and you can discuss in the group. Then a single person from the group has to answer the question. If you give the correct answer, your group gets one mark. If you don’t answer, the question will be passed on to the next group. Those who had already answered a question, couldn’t answer any other questions. The group that score the highest mark win the quiz competition. Do you understand the rules?

Pu   :  Yes, teacher

Tr    :  Then, let us start the quiz

Tr    :  What is the name of the story? (To Team A)

Pu A1: The Little Round Red House  (Team A scores 1 mark)

Tr    :  Who is the writer ?  (To Team B)

PuB1   :  Carolyn Sherwin Bailey  (Team B scores 1 mark)

Tr    :  When does the story begin  ?

PuA2  : The story begins on a cold , rainy and windy Saturday in October.

Tr    :  Who was bored ?

PuB2:  The little boy was bored

Tr    :  What was the mother  doing in the kitchen ?

PuA3:  She was reading a newspaper

Tr    : What activities did the mother suggest to the boy?

PuB3   :  The mother asked the boy to draw picture, read library books and play with his toys.

Tr    :  What is the meaning of the words ‘rainy’?

PuA4  :  Having a lot of rain

Tr    :  Yes . Rainy means having or bringing a lot of rain

Rainy- having or a lot of rain  (B.B.)

Tr      :  What is the meaning of the word ‘windy’?

PuB4 :  With a lot of wind

Tr      :  Yes

Windy – a lot of wind  (B.B.)

Tr      :  What the mothers do not like most of the time ?

PuA5 :  Mothers do not like their children saying that they are bored.

Tr      :  What do the mothers say ?

Team B gives no answer. So the question is passed on to the Team A. Team A also gives no answer. So the teacher gives the answer and explains

Tr      :  The mothers say that they were never bored when they were children’s age.

Tr      :  Next question to Team A. Why did the little boy’s grandmother send his mother out when she was a child?

PuA6 :  Her mother send her out to search for the strangest little house.

Tr      : What did the mother ask the boy to do ?

PuB5 :  The mother ask the boy to put on his raincoat, hat, scarf ,mittens and boots to go outside and look for the little house.

Tr      :  What is the meaning of the word ‘scarf’?

PuA7 :  A piece of cloth worn around the neck.

Tr      :  Yes. ( Teacher shows the picture of a scarf.)

Scarf-a piece of fabric worn for warmth or decoration around the neck or by women, over the shoulders or hair (B.B.)

Tr      :  What is the meaning of the word ‘mittens’?

Team B gives no answer. So the question is passed on to Team A

PuA8s         :  A type of glove .

Tr      :  Yes . (Teacher shows the picture of  mittens)

Mittens- a type of glove that covers the four fingers together and the thumb separately . (B.B.)

Tr      :  Now let us conclude the quiz competition. So Team A has got 8 marks and Team B has got 5 marks  . Obviously, Team A is the winner. Give them a clapping. Congratulations, Team A.

Team A:  Thank you, teacher .

Tr      :  We can continue the story and quiz competition in the next class. The final winners will get prizes also.

Follow up  activity  

What are the activities you will do when you are bored ? Write a paragraph.