📘 Lesson : If I Could Be an Astronaut
(Blossom Class 3 – Pages 119–121)
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Transactional Plan Format
Grade: 3
Month:
Subject: English
Week:
Lesson No.:
Lesson: If I Could Be an Astronaut (poem + picture talk)
Competency:
• Speaking using picture-based questions
• Understanding imagination and creative expression
• Reciting a poem with proper rhythm
• Identifying rhyming words
• Responding to comprehension questions
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Teaching Materials:
• Textbook (Blossom Class 3)
• Flashcards of: astronaut, planets, spaceship, stars
• Chart of rhyming words
• Audio (if available) for poem recitation
• Drawing sheet for “My Space Dream”
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Pre-Knowledge Test:
Ask students:
• “Have you seen the sky at night?”
• “Do you know what an astronaut is?”
• “Have you ever imagined travelling to space?”
• “What planets do you know?”
This activates imagination and background knowledge.
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Introduction:
Show the picture of the astronaut in space.
Ask:
1. “What do you see in this picture?”
2. “Name the planets or objects you can see.”
3. “How do astronauts travel to space?”
4. “What would you take with you to space?”
Teacher says:
Today we will imagine ourselves as astronauts and read a beautiful poem.
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Concept Building:
Part A — Poem Recitation
Teacher reads the poem with proper rhythm and expression.
Main Ideas of the Poem:
• The poet imagines visiting a colourful planet.
• She would not go to Venus or Mars.
• She dreams of a magical place with fish that fly and trees that walk.
• She imagines landing her spaceship there and taking a weightless walk.
Vocabulary Explanation:
• weightless – without weight
• spaceship – vehicle used to travel in space
• planet – a large body in space
• special place – imaginary magical world
Comprehension Questions (Oral):
1. Where does the poet want to go?
2. Which planets does she NOT want to visit?
3. What kind of special place does she imagine?
4. What does she want to do after landing her spaceship?
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Consolidation and Reinforcement:
Rhyming Words (Textbook Activity)
Find rhyming words from the poem for:
• slow → ______
• talk → ______
• find → ______
• hand → ______
Teacher explains:
Rhyming words are words that sound similar at the end.
Fill in the blanks (optional):
1. The poet wants to go to a ______ planet.
2. The fish in her dream place have ______.
3. The trees in her dream place can ______.
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Practice:
Speaking Activity:
Students answer:
• “If you were an astronaut, where would you like to go?”
• “What would you do in space?”
Writing Activity:
Students write 3–4 lines about:
📝 If I could be an astronaut…
Drawing Activity:
Students draw their own imaginary planet and label:
• colours
• things they want to see
• spaceship
Pair Activity:
• Students talk with partners about their dream space place.
• Then share with the class.
Poem Recitation Practice:
• Students recite the poem in groups.
• Add actions to make learning fun.