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📘 Lesson : The Hare and the Tortoise
(Blossom Class 3 – Pages 96–98)
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Transactional Plan Format
Grade: 3
Month:
Subject: English
Week:
Lesson No.:
Lesson: The Hare and the Tortoise
Competency:
• Listening and reading comprehension
• Story sequencing
• Speaking skills
• Understanding moral values (patience, hard work, not being overconfident)
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Teaching Materials:
• Textbook (Blossom Class 3)
• Flashcards of hare, tortoise, forest, race
• Chart showing story sequence
• Pictures of games played by children
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Pre-Knowledge Test:
Ask:
• “Which games do you play with your friends?”
• “Do you like racing?”
• “Who runs faster—hare or tortoise?”
• “Have you heard the story ‘The Hare and the Tortoise’ before?”
This activates their prior understanding.
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Introduction:
Show the pictures on page 96 of children playing games.
Ask:
• “What games are the children playing?”
• “Which game would you like to play?”
Then show the picture of the hare and tortoise.
Ask:
• “What do you think the story will be about?”
• “Who might win the race?”
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Concept Building:
Teacher reads the story aloud with expression.
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Story Highlights:
1. A hare and tortoise were friends.
2. The hare was fast and proud.
3. He challenged the tortoise to a race.
4. The tortoise accepted calmly.
5. All animals gathered to watch the race.
6. The hare ran ahead quickly and decided to sleep under a tree.
7. The tortoise moved slowly but steadily.
8. When the hare woke up, the tortoise had already reached the finish line.
9. The tortoise won the race.
Moral:
⭐ Slow and steady wins the race.
⭐ Never be proud or overconfident.
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Vocabulary Explanation:
• challenge, swift, steadily, finish line, shade, nap
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Oral Questions:
1. Who challenged whom to the race?
2. Why did the hare take a nap?
3. How did the tortoise win the race?
4. What did the hare see at the finish line?
5. What is the moral of the story?
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Consolidation and Reinforcement:
• Students retell the story in their own words.
• Sequence the story using picture cards:
– Challenge → Race → Hare sleeps → Tortoise moves → Tortoise wins
Fill in the blanks:
1. The hare was very ________.
2. The tortoise moved ________.
3. The hare slept under a ________.
4. The tortoise reached the ________ line first.
Match the following:
• Hare → fast
• Tortoise → steady
• Finish line → race end
True/False:
1. The hare ran slowly. (False)
2. The tortoise won the race. (True)
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Practice:
• Draw the hare and tortoise and label them.
• Write 3–4 sentences about the story.
• Pair activity: Students enact the race.
• Group discussion:
– “Why should we not underestimate anyone?”
– “Why is steady work important?”