Lesson Plan Grade IV: Reality and Fantasy
Lesson Plan
English 4
I.
Objective
·
Define
Reality and Fantasy based on the poem heard
·
Distinguish Reality
from Fantasy based on the poem read
·
Give
examples of sentences using Reality
and Fantasy
·
Write
2 or more sentences about Reality and
Fantasy
Value: love for life and family
II.
Subject Matter
The
Old Woman Who Swallowed a Fly
Distinguishing
Reality from Fantasy
Materials:
Worksheets, Visual Aids (pictures, Illustrations), book
Reference:
English You and Me pp. 171-175
III.
Procedure:
A.
Preparatory Activities
·
Tell
the Students to list down at least 5 names of their favorite cartoon characters
and 5 names of their Favorite Artist in movies/television
·
Show
pictures that signifies Reality and Fantasy
B.
Developmental Activities
1. Motivation
Ask: -Do you have a favorite cartoon characters?
Who are they?
-Do you
have a Favorite Movie/Television Artist? Who are they?
-Do you
believe in fairies?
2.
Unlocking Vocabulary
Swallow
– eatAbsurd-
strange/weirdCatch-
getFancy-imagine
1.
Presentation
A. Ask the students if they have already
seen an old woman who swallowed a fly.
B.
Present this poem to the class. Tell them that this poem will tell them
what happened to the old woman who swallowed the fly. Tell the pupils to listen
as you read the poem.
The
Old Woman Who Swallowed a Fly
There was an old woman who swallowed a
fly.
Oh! My! Swallowed a fly?
Poor old woman, I think she’ll die
There was an old woman who swallowed a
spider.
Right down inside her, she swallowed a
spider.
She swallowed a spider to catch the fly
Oh, my! Swallowed a fly!
Poor old woman, I think she’ll die
There was an old woman who swallowed a
bird!
She swallowed the bird to catch the
spider,
She
swallowed the spider to catch the fly
Oh, my! Swallowed a fly!
Poor old woman, I think she’ll die.
There was an old woman who swallowed a
cat.
Fancy
that! Swallowed a cat!
She swallowed the cat to catch the
bird.
She
swallowed the bird to catch the spider.
She swallowed the spider to catch the
fly.
There was an old woman who swallowed a
horse.
She died of course.
A.
Have the pupils answer the questions.
a.
What
are the animals mentioned in the poem?
b.
What
did the old woman do?
c.
Do
you believe that there is such an old woman?
d.
Do
you believe that an old woman can swallow animals?
e.
What
can you say about this poem?
B.Tell the students that your topic for today is about
reality and fantasy.
C. Discuss to the
students what is reality and fantasy.
D.
Let the students distinguish reality and
fantasy by presenting another poem and have them answer some questions and
present a chart which separates the two ideas.
There was an old woman who lived in a
shoe
She had ten children and she didn’t
know what to do
All day long her children stayed
outside to play.
At night time they all packed together
and called it a day
Questions:
|
Reality
|
Fantasy
|
|
An
old woman
|
Swallowed different animals
|
|
A
shoe
|
An old woman and her children living
in a shoe.
|
a.
Where
did the old woman live?
b.
How
many children did she have?
c.
Where
did the children stay during the day?
d.
Have
you heard of a family living in a shoe?
A.
Let
the pupils give some examples of sentences using Reality and Fantasy.
F.
Generalization:
Distinguish Reality from Fantasy
B.
Application
Form
7 groups. Let the pupils have an oral reading this poem.
There was an old woman who lived in a
shoe
She had ten children and she didn’t
know what to do
All day long her children stayed
outside to play.
At night time they all packed together
and called it a day
I.
Evaluation:
Read
each sentence. Write fantasy if the
sentence tells about a make believe event; and Reality if it tells a real situation.
_______________1.
My mother can fly like a bird.
_______________2.
Birds can fly up in the sky.
_______________3. I found a talking basket
_______________4. Fishes can swim.
_______________5.
The flowers are singing.
II.
Assignment
Write
something about reality and fantasy and give at least 5 examples each.
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