LESSON PLAN

Subject

: English Language

Class/Year

: 2A

Date/Day

: 14.3.2013 (Thursday)

Time

: 7.45 8.45 a.m.

Theme

: World of Self, Family and Friends

Topic

: Friends

Content Standards

: 4.1

By the end of the 6-year primary schooling, pupils will

be able to enjoy and appreciate rhymes, poems and
songs, through performance.

4.3

by the end of 6-year primary schooling, pupils will be

able to plan, organize and produce creative works for
enjoyment.

Learning Standards

: 4.1.2 Able to sing action songs, recite jazz chants and poems
with correct pronunciation, rhythm and intonation
4.3.2 Able to take part with guidance in a performance based
on:
a)

Objectives

action songs

: By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:

i)
ii)

sing the song with correct pronunciation

follow the tempo of the song using instruments

iii)

given
perform the song using instruments with correct
rhythm

Vocabulary

: Friend, mine, shaking, hands, hips, stamping feet, clapping

Moral values

: Cooperation and friendship

Teaching aids

: Lyrics PowerPoint presentation, instruments (spoons,

wooden spatulas, small plastic containers containing sand,
brushes)

Thinking skill

: Expressing oneself creatively in simple language

Multiple intelligences

: Bodily kinesthetic, interpersonal

Stage/Time

Content

Activities

Resources

1. To arouse
Set Induction

pupils

1. Teacher says Hi and waves

(5 minutes)

interest

hands to the class

2. Teacher asks pupils to say
Hi and wave their hands to
the friends who sit on their
left and right.

Presentation

1. To present
the action
song (the
tune of The
Wheels on
the Bus)

1. Teacher displays the lyrics

PowerPoint lyrics

of the song using LCD.

2. Teacher reads the lyrics line

Minus one for the

by line and pupils follow.

3. Teacher sings the song,

tune The wheels on

the Bus

accompanied by the minus

one, line by line and pupils
follow.
4. Teacher sings the song with
actions and pupils follow

1. To practice
Practice

the song

1. Teacher divides the pupils

(20 minutes)

using

into four groups.

2. Each member of the groups

instruments
given

is given an instrument.
3. Teacher shows how to use
the instruments with correct
rhythm and tempo.
4. Teacher assigns a stanza
for each group to practice.
5. Each group practices their
parts using their
instruments.

Production

1. To perform

1. Teacher randomly

Instruments (spoons,
wooden spatulas,
small plastic
containers containing
sand, brushes)

(15 minutes)

the song

chooses a group to
perform their parts of the
song using their
instruments.
2. Pupils sing the whole
song with their respective
instruments.

Closure
(5 minutes)

1. To instill the
moral values
2. To close the
lesson

Justification

1. Teacher discusses values

such as cooperation and
friendship.

The Friend of Mine song is chosen because it is suitable for Year 2 classes. The
song can be categorized under the theme World of Knowledge on the topic Friends. The
focused skill for the activity is Language Arts. Teacher could conduct this activity during 60minutes class. The song is suitable for the intermediate level of pupils proficiency since the
lyrics is quite long for the group of Year 2 pupils with lower level of proficiency.
The Friend of Mine song is chosen because it contains very simple vocabulary.
Based on their level, words like friend, shaking, together and hands are suitable to be
taught to them. These words are of one to three syllables only which suits their proficiency
level. Besides, the song contains simple sentences, so that the pupils could easily
understand the content. For example, the sentence Can you be a friend of mine is short,
which suit their level. Apart from that, the lyrics contain repeated lines like a friend of mine,
which is being repeated for four times in a stanza. Repetition helps them a lot in memorizing
words. kbyueleven.org (2010), quoted the words by Perry (2004), repetition is the key to
development of childs brain, which means it could help the pupils long-term memory.
The Friend of Mine song is very interesting and enjoyable to be taught to the Year 2
pupils because it is a song that is using The Wheels on the Bus tune, which is quite familiar
to them. When they sing the Friend of Mine song, they could easily follow the song and this
could attract the pupils interests to sing together with their friends. Besides, the use of
instruments like spoons and wooden spatulas to produce the rhythm for the song actually
could give them opportunity to express themselves in music. According to Booth and Hachiya
(2004), instruments could increase the expressivity of the human spirit to create, improvise
and perform the music sounds. This means that the pupils are free to produce the music
using instruments they have, but still with the teachers guidance. Then, pupils could develop
their bodily-kinesthetic intelligence by doing the actions like shaking hands, shaking hips
and stamping foot. Gardner (1983), quoted by Isbell and Raines (2013), described that
bodily-kinesthetic is actually the ability to unite the body and mind in physical movement.
Therefore, since this activity involves actions, the intelligence could be well developed.