Transactional Plan
Grade: 4
Subject: English
Month:
Week:
Lesson No.: 1
Lesson: What is Pink?
Competency:
- Learners will be able to read and recite the poem with proper pronunciation and rhythm.
- Learners will identify colours and objects mentioned in the poem.
- Learners will develop vocabulary and rhyming skills.
- Learners will understand opposite words and sentence formation.
Teaching Materials:
- English textbook
- Colour charts and flashcards
- Blackboard and chalk
- Pictures of rose, swan, sky, grass and oranges
- Word cards for rhyming and opposite words
Pre-Knowledge Test:
Teacher asks learners:
- Which is your favourite colour?
- What things are pink, blue or green?
- Can you name any rhyming words?
- What is the opposite of hot?
Introduction:
Teacher shows colourful pictures and asks learners to identify colours.
Teacher recites the poem “What is Pink?” with actions and expressions.
Learners listen carefully and repeat after the teacher.
Teacher explains that the poem describes different colours seen in nature.
Concept Building:
- Teacher reads the poem line by line with correct rhythm and pronunciation.
- Learners repeat the poem aloud.
- Teacher explains difficult words:
- barley
- mellow
- twilight
- float
- ripe
- Teacher explains colours and objects from the poem:
- Pink → rose
- Blue → sky
- White → swan
- Green → grass
- Yellow → pears
- Violet → clouds
- Orange → orange fruit
- Teacher teaches rhyming words:
- red – bed
- white – light
- pink – brink
- fellow – mellow
- Teacher explains opposite words:
- dry – wet
- short – long
- light – dark
- big – small
- hot – cold
- bright – dull
- float – sink
Consolidation and Reinforcement:
- Learners recite the poem together in groups.
- Teacher asks oral questions:
- What is pink?
- What colour is the sky?
- Which bird is white?
- What is green?
- Learners identify colours from classroom objects.
- Teacher revises rhyming and opposite words.
Practice:
- Recite the poem aloud.
- Match colours with objects.
- Write two rhyming words from the poem.
- Write the opposite of:
- hot
- bright
- wet
- Fill in the blanks:
- Tea is ______ and ice cream is ______.
- A cow has a ______ tail.
- Draw and colour a picture from the poem.