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📘 “Poem of Opposites” (Blossom Class 3 – Page 31–32)
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Transactional Plan Format
Grade: 3
Month:
Subject: English
Week:
Lesson No.:
Lesson: Poem of Opposites
Competency:
• Reciting a poem with correct rhythm
• Identifying opposite words
• Speaking and vocabulary development
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Teaching Materials:
• Textbook (Blossom Class 3)
• Flashcards of opposite words (hot–cold, big–small, day–night, etc.)
• Picture cards (sun, cloud, elephant, cat, etc.)
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Pre-Knowledge Test:
• Ask: “Do you know what opposite words are?”
• Give examples: big–small, tall–short.
• Ask students to tell any opposite pair they already know.
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Introduction:
• Show the colourful pictures from the poem.
• Ask students what they see (sun, cloud, children, animals).
• Tell them: Today we will sing a poem about many opposite words.
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Concept Building:
• Teacher recites the poem aloud with actions and rhythm.
• Students repeat after the teacher.
• Explain opposite pairs from the poem:
happy–sad
good–bad
hot–cold
young–old
black–white
day–night
big–small
short–tall
• Use flashcards to reinforce meaning.
• Ask simple questions:
What is the opposite of day?
What is the opposite of tall?
Which opposites did you like from the poem?
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Consolidation and Reinforcement:
• Students match opposite words on the board.
• Teacher reads one word; students shout the opposite.
• Write missing opposites:
1. Hot and ______
2. Big and ______
3. Left and ______
4. Young and ______
• Recite the poem again as a class.
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Practice:
• Students form pairs and act out opposite words (e.g., slow–fast, up–down).
• Draw two pictures showing opposites (big elephant – small cat).
• Write 5 opposite word pairs from the poem.
• Group singing of the poem with actions.