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Daily Lesson Plan — Unit 9

Little Thing

Subject: English | Class: 4 | Series: Leeds (SNC 2020)

Lesson Duration

3 periods (40 minutes each)

Period 1: Reading and Comprehension (Poem)

Objectives:

  • Use pre-reading strategies to predict content from the title and pictures
  • Read, understand, and recite the poem "Little Thing" by J.A. Carney
  • Identify patterns of rhythm, stress, and intonation in the poem
  • Respond to the text using critical thinking

Materials:

  • Textbook (pages 50–55)
  • Whiteboard and markers
  • Pictures of ocean, sand, kindness

Warm-Up (5 minutes):

  • Write "Little Thing" on the board.
  • Ask: "Look at the title and discuss what the text can be about."
  • Ask: "Do you know that everything is important in this world — even the smallest things?"

Pre-Reading (5 minutes):

  • Show the picture of the beach with ocean, sand, and rain from the textbook.
  • Discuss: "What is an ocean made of?" (Little drops of water) "What is land made of?" (Little grains of sand)
  • Introduce the idea: small things combine to create mighty things.

While-Reading (20 minutes):

  • Read the poem aloud with expression, stanza by stanza:

  • Stanza 1: "Little drops of water, / Little grains of sand, / Make the mighty ocean / And the pleasant land."

    • Small drops of water together make the mighty ocean. Small grains of sand together make the land.

  • Stanza 2: "Little deeds of kindness, / Little words of love, / Make this earth an Eden / Like the heaven above."

    • Small acts of kindness and words of love make the earth like Eden (paradise).
    • Pause at while-reading: "What is Eden?" (A beautiful garden, paradise)

  • Stanza 3: "And the little moments, / Humble though they be, / Make the mighty ages / Of eternity."

    • Small moments, even though they seem humble and unimportant, add up to create the mighty ages of eternity.

  • Discuss rhythm and intonation — the poem has a gentle, steady rhythm.

  • Practise reciting with actions: hands spreading for "mighty ocean," gentle gestures for "little deeds of kindness."

Post-Reading (10 minutes):

  • Ask: "Do you think the poem seems simple, but the message it conveys is quite big?"
  • Ask: "Do you like the text? If yes, why?"
  • Identify rhyming words: sand/land, love/above, be/eternity.
  • Discuss: What "little things" can you do to make the world better? (Helping, being kind, saying nice words)

Differentiation:

  • Struggling learners: Read the poem line by line with teacher echo. Provide pictures for each stanza.
  • Advanced learners: Write the central idea of the poem in their own words and give three examples of "little deeds of kindness."

Period 2: Vocabulary, Phonics, and Grammar

Objectives:

  • Learn meanings of key vocabulary words (mighty, heaven, humble)
  • Understand stress, intonation, and rhythm in English speech
  • Recognise noun-pronoun agreement in gender and number
  • Recognise the functions of wh-question words

Materials:

  • Textbook (pages 52–54)
  • Question words chart
  • Pronoun agreement examples

Vocabulary Activity (5 minutes):

  • Teach the three vocabulary words:
    • mighty — powerful
    • heaven — paradise
    • humble — modest
  • Students use each word in a sentence.

Stress, Intonation, and Rhythm (10 minutes):

  • Stress — used to emphasize words or syllables while speaking. Stressed syllables are louder and longer.
  • Rhythm — the flow and pattern of sounds and movements in speech.
  • Intonation — the rise and fall of the voice while speaking.
  • Practice sentences with stress patterns (big dots = stressed, small dots = unstressed):
    • "WHAT was the CALL SIGN of the AIRcraft?"
    • "CHECKlists enSURE BIGger SAFEty."
  • Write a rhyming line activity — students write a second line that rhymes with and matches the rhythm of the first:
    1. Look over there! I see a goat! → (e.g., It's wearing a beautiful coat!)
    2. There is a light. → (e.g., Shining so bright.)
    3. You are very loud when you snore. → (e.g., I can hear you through the door.)
    4. I hope clouds will come. → (e.g., And rain will fall on everyone.)
    5. Stars in the sky shine at night. → (e.g., They twinkle and glow with light.)

Noun-Pronoun Agreement (15 minutes):

  • Explain: Pronouns must agree with the nouns they replace in gender and number.
  • Example:
    • Without pronouns: "Ali thinks that Ali should sell Ali's car to Ali's brother."
    • With pronouns: "Ali thinks that he should sell his car to his brother."
  • Fill in the correct pronoun:
    1. Farah and Kiran say _____ have to go to school on Friday. (they)
    2. Imran thought that _____ could stay up until midnight. (he)
    3. That is not your car. It's _____. (mine)
    4. The dog was sick, and _____ wouldn't play with me. (it)
    5. Sadaf was going to the store when _____ fell off her bike. (she)

Question Words (10 minutes):

  • Review wh-question words and their functions:
    • Who — asks for people (Who is the principal of your school?)
    • Where — asks for place (Where is the sparrow?)
    • When — asks about time (When does the sun rise?)
    • Why — asks for a reason (Why do you watch cartoons daily?)
    • What — asks for information (What is your favourite hobby?)
    • Which — asks for a choice (Which poet do you like most?)
  • Fill in question words:
    1. _____ is Burj Khalifa located? (Where)
    2. _____ do you recite the Holy Quran? (When)
    3. _____ do you always come late? (Why)
    4. _____ do your parents do? (What)
    5. _____ fable do you like most? (Which)

Differentiation:

  • Struggling learners: Provide a question words chart with pictures. Give pronoun choices for the fill-in exercise.
  • Advanced learners: Write five questions using different wh-words about the poem.

Period 3: Creative Writing and Oral Communication

Objectives:

  • Recognise and use abbreviations with full stops
  • Agree and disagree politely in group oral interactions
  • Revise written work for layout, legibility, vocabulary, grammar, and tenses

Materials:

  • Textbook (page 55)
  • Abbreviation chart
  • Writing notebooks

Abbreviations (15 minutes):

  • Explain: An abbreviation is a shortened form of a word. It is used to represent the whole word. Abbreviations use a full stop at the end.
  • Examples from the textbook:
    • Professor → Prof.
    • Captain → Capt.
    • General → Gen.
    • Major → Maj.
  • Students write abbreviations for:
    • Street → St.
    • January → Jan.
    • Mistress → Mrs.
    • Junior → Jr.
    • Road → Rd.
    • Senior → Sr.
  • Discuss other common abbreviations: Mr., Dr., Ave., Feb., etc.

Oral Communication — Agreeing and Disagreeing Politely (15 minutes):

  • Read and practise the dialogue:
    • Asim: Asslaamu Alaikum! Naeem.
    • Naeem: Wa Alaikum Assalam! Asim.
    • Asim: What are you doing in the lawn?
    • Naeem: I am watering the plants.
    • Asim: Your lawn is very beautiful. I see many types of flowers.
    • Naeem: Yes, my mother likes flowers too much because they add to the beauty of nature.
    • Asim: You are right.
  • Key expressions for agreeing: "You are right," "I agree with you," "Yes, that's true."
  • Key expressions for disagreeing politely: "I'm not sure about that," "I see your point, but..."
  • Students practise in groups, agreeing and disagreeing about topics like "Should we water plants every day?"

Wrap-Up (10 minutes):

  • Recite the poem together one final time.
  • Key message: Little things change the world. Every small effort matters — a kind word, a helpful deed, a small moment.

Differentiation:

  • Struggling learners: Provide a list of common abbreviations. Give sentence frames for agreeing/disagreeing.
  • Advanced learners: Write a short paragraph about how "little things" can make a big difference, using at least two abbreviations.
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