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📘 “The Grasshopper and the Ant”
(Blossom Class 3 – Page 23–25)
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Transactional Plan Format
Grade: 3
Month:
Subject: English
Week:
Lesson No.:
Lesson: The Grasshopper and the Ant
Competency: Reading comprehension, moral understanding, speaking & prediction skills
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Teaching Materials:
• Textbook (Blossom Class 3)
• Picture of grasshopper and ant
• Flashcards (summer, winter, food, work, rest)
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Pre-Knowledge Test:
• Ask: “Have you seen ants? What work do they do?”
• Ask: “What do animals do in winter?”
• Ask: “Do you know any story about animals working together?”
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Introduction:
• Show the picture from the lesson.
• Ask students what they think is happening in the picture.
• Tell them: Today we will read a story about a hardworking ant and a fun-loving grasshopper.
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Concept Building:
• Teacher reads the story aloud with actions.
• Explain key words: summer, winter, collect, food, neighbour, work, rest.
• Discuss the behaviour of grasshopper and ant:
The grasshopper was singing, dancing, not working.
The ants were collecting food for winter.
• Continue the story until grandmother stops and asks students to guess what might happen next.
Oral Questions:
1. What was the grasshopper doing in summer?
2. What were the ants doing?
3. Why did the grasshopper have no food in winter?
4. What advice did the ant give to the grasshopper?
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Consolidation and Reinforcement:
• Students retell the story in simple words.
• Teacher explains the moral: We should work in time and not waste it.
• Students complete short exercises:
True/False
Fill in the blanks
Match the following
Reinforcement Example:
• The grasshopper did not ________.
• The ants collected ________ for winter.
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Practice:
• Students draw the grasshopper and the ant and write 2 sentences.
• Group activity: Act out the story (1 grasshopper, 4 ants).
• Predict the ending: Students write or tell What happened next?