Transactional Plan Format

Grade: 3
Subject: English
Month:
Week:

Lesson No.: 1(sub topic)
Lesson: The Grasshopper and the Ant
Competency:

• Learners will be able to read and understand the story.
• Learners will identify the moral of the story.
• Learners will answer simple questions from the lesson.
• Learners will develop the value of hard work and planning ahead.

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Teaching Materials:

• English textbook
• Picture cards of grasshopper and ant
• Blackboard and chalk
• Flashcards with new words

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Pre-Knowledge Test:

• What do ants do during summer?
• Have you seen a grasshopper?
• Why should we save food or money for the future?

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Introduction:

The teacher will show pictures of ants and grasshoppers and ask learners what they know about them. Learners will discuss the habits of ants. Then the teacher will introduce the story “The Grasshopper and the Ant”.

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Concept Building:

• The teacher will read the story aloud with proper expression.
• Learners will read the lesson paragraph by paragraph.
• Difficult words will be explained:
  • collect = gather
  • neighbour = nearby friend
  • winter = cold season
  • stored = kept safely
• The teacher will explain how the ants worked hard during summer while the grasshopper wasted time singing and dancing.
• Learners will discuss the importance of hard work and saving for the future.
• The moral of the story will be explained: “Work hard today to avoid problems tomorrow.”

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Consolidation and Reinforcement:

• Oral questions will be asked:
  • What was the grasshopper doing in summer?
  • What were the ants doing?
  • Why did the grasshopper go to the ant?
  • What advice did the ant give?
• Learners will retell the story in their own words.
• Group reading and role play activities will be conducted.

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Practice:

1. Fill in the blanks:
   a) The ants were collecting food for the ______.
   b) The grasshopper was singing and ______.
2. Answer the following questions:
   a) Why did the grasshopper ask the ant for food?
   b) What lesson do we learn from the story?
3. Match the following:
   • Ant — Hardworking
   • Grasshopper — Lazy
4. Write the moral of the story in one sentence.