Rhythmic Poems – Songs and Poems (Primary 4)

ENGLISH STUDIES

WRITING

FIRST TERM  

WEEK 3

PRIMARY 4

THEME – WRITING 

PREVIOUS LESSON – 

TOPIC – RHYTHMIC POEM – SONG AND POEM 

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, the pupils should have attained the following objectives (cognitive, affective and psychomotor) and be able to:

1. read and sing poems and songs as instruments of speech training;

2. memorize and recite poems;

3. sing and enjoy the song;

4. discuss meaning and effect of poem; and

5. identify the theme of poem.

ENTRY BEHAVIOR

The pupils are required to already have learned to sing.

 

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

1. A short poem on a cardboard.

2. Flash cards showing key words in the poem and songs.

3. Simple poetry books.

5. Other relevant materials.

6. Charts containing the song.

METHOD OF TEACHING – Choose a suitable and appropriate methods for the lessons.

Note – Irrespective of choosing methods of teaching, always introduce an activities that will arouse pupil’s interest or lead them to the lessons. 

REFERENCE MATERIALS

1. Scheme of Work

2. 9 – Years Basic Education Curriculum

3. Course Book

4. All Relevant Material

5. Online Information

CONTENT OF THE LESSON 

READ AND SING 

POEMS AND SONGS SONGS

Teacher’s/Pupil’s Activities – Choose appropriate songs and poems (Creating Music with Solfa Notation Values (Primary 5) or Children’s Rhymes I (Primary) and discuss the theme of poem (subject matter and meaning).

 

MEANING OF SONGS

SONGS AS ANOTHER USEFUL INSTRUMENT OF SPEECH TRAINING AND MEMORIZATION 

PRESENTATION

To deliver the lesson, the teacher adopts the following steps:

1. To introduce the lesson, the teacher revises the previous lesson. Based on this, he/she asks the pupils some questions;

2. Leads pupils to study the poem;

3. Reads poems to pupils to arouse interest;

Pupil’s Activities – Listen to the teacher read the poem and sing the song.

4. Lets pupils take turns reading the poem;

Pupil’s Activities – Take turns in reading the poem and singing the songs.

Reads the song as a poem;

5. Lets the pupils read after him/her;

Pupil’s Activities – Read the poem in group chorally and individually.

Pupil’s Activities – Read the poem and sing the song to get details of the meaning.

6. Encourages them to memorize the songs;

Pupil’s Activities – Memorize the poem and the song.

7. Teaches the pupils to sing the song and enjoy it;

Pupil’s Activities – Learn to sing and enjoy the song.

CONCLUSION

• To conclude the lesson for the week, the teacher revises the entire lesson and links it to the following week’s lesson.

LESSON EVALUATION

Pupils to:

1. Read the song as a poem.

2. memorize and recite it correctly.

3. discuss the meaning and effect of the poem.

4. identify the theme of the poem and

5. memorize the poem, song and enjoy it.