Transactional Plan Format
Grade: 3
Month:
Subject: English
Week:
Lesson No.:
Lesson: Sports Day & Olympic Rings + Word Formation (‘er’)
Competency:
• Forming new words using suffix ‘-er’
• Observing pictures and answering questions
• Writing short descriptive paragraphs
• Reading comprehension about Sports Day
• Understanding Olympic symbols
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Teaching Materials:
• Textbook (Blossom Class 3)
• Flashcards of verbs: read, play, sing, learn, teach
• ‘-er’ suffix chart
• Sports Day pictures
• Olympic rings colour chart
• Pictures of Bhogeswar Baruah and Dhyan Chand
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Pre-Knowledge Test:
Ask learners:
• “What games do you play in school?”
• “Have you seen a Sports Day celebration?”
• “What happens on Sports Day?”
• “Do you know any famous sportsperson?”
• “Do you know what ‘reader’, ‘player’, ‘singer’ mean?”
This will connect their prior knowledge to the lesson.
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Introduction:
Show children the picture of the playground (page 110).
Ask:
• “What are the children doing?”
• “Which games can you identify?”
• “Have you ever played tug-of-war or skipping?”
Then show the ‘-er’ word chart.
Explain:
When we add ‘-er’ to some verbs, it becomes a noun — a person who does that action.
Example: read → reader
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Concept Building:
Part A — Word Formation with ‘-er’ (Page 109)
Teacher explanation:
When ‘-er’ is added:
read → reader
play → player
seek → seeker
teach → teacher
learn → learner
sing → singer
Activity:
Students add ‘-er’ to all given words.
Teacher asks:
• “Who is a teacher?”
• “Who is a learner?”
• “Who is a singer?”
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Part B — Picture-Based Questions (Page 110)
Teacher describes the picture.
Children answer:
1. Where are the children playing?
2. What different games are they playing?
3. How many children are pulling the rope?
4. How many are cheering?
5. How many boys and girls are there?
Writing Task:
Students write a short paragraph describing the picture using their answers.
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Part C — Abhiruchi Sports Day (Page 111)
Teacher reads the passage aloud.
Key Points:
• Celebrated in Assam on September 3rd
• Birthday of Bhogeswar Baruah
• He is the first Arjuna Awardee from Assam
Oral Questions:
1. When is Abhiruchi Sports Day celebrated?
2. Who is Bhogeswar Baruah?
3. Why is he famous?
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Part D — National Sports Day
Key Points:
• Celebrated every year on August 29 in India
• Birthday of Major Dhyan Chand
• Legendary hockey player
Questions:
1. When do we celebrate National Sports Day?
2. Who is Major Dhyan Chand?
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Part E — Olympic Rings (Lesson 17 b)
Explanation:
• Five rings represent five continents
• Colours: blue, yellow, black, green, red
• Symbol of Olympic Games
Teacher shows the Olympic symbol and explains its meaning.
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Consolidation and Reinforcement:
Word Formation Practice:
Fill in the blanks:
1. teach → ______
2. sing → ______
3. learn → ______
4. play → ______
Match:
• reader → read
• player → play
• singer → sing
Sports Day:
True/False:
1. Abhiruchi Sports Day is on September 3rd. (True)
2. Major Dhyan Chand was a footballer. (False)
Olympic Rings:
Students colour the rings correctly.
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Practice:
Writing Tasks:
• Write 5 ‘-er’ words using any verbs of your choice.
• Write 3 sentences about Abhiruchi Sports Day.
• Write 2 sentences about Major Dhyan Chand.
• Write 1–2 lines about Olympic Games.
Speaking Activity:
• Students talk about their favourite sport.
• Students say one famous player they know.
Drawing Activity:
• Draw the Olympic rings and colour them.
• Draw any sport you like (football, cricket, racing, etc.)