Year : 4

Time : 60 minutes
Theme : World of Stories
Topic : Poem Clap Your Hands
Learning Standards : 4.1.1 Able to enjoy jazz chant, poems and songs through non-verbal
response.
4.2.1 Able to respond to literary texts:
a) characters
b) actions
c) values
Objectives : At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to
1) read the poem aloud with the correct intonation and pronunciation
2) answer four questions on characters, actions and values related to
the poem.
3) list down the use of their hands.
Pupils Prior Knowledge : 1) Pupils know some actions that can be done using hands.
2) Pupils have been exposed to the i-Think maps.
Moral Values : Appreciation towards our body, show empathy to people with disability
Teaching Resources : (1) Literature book The Poem Clap Your Hands
(2) List of comprehension questions
Types of Thinking Maps : Bubble Map, Circle Map
HOTS : 1. Do the actions stated in the poem.
2. State the prepositions other than found in the poem.
3. Can you clap with one hand?
4. What can you do with your hands?
5. How would you treat a person without hands?
6. Draw a picture without using your hands.
THREE PHASES LESSON PLAN MODEL
Phase / Steps /
Time
Teaching and Learning Activity Communication and Notes
SET INDUCTION /
PRESENTATION
(Phase 1/ Pre-
Stage)

(Generating Ideas)

(15 minutes)
1. Pupils play Simon Says game which
related to hand movements.
2. Pupils state the use of their hands.
3. Each pupil completes a circle map on
actions that can be done with hands.

INSTRUCTIONS /QUESTIONS
1. Simon Says.
a) put up your hands
b) put down your hands
c) clap your hand once
d) clap your hands twice

2. What can you do with your
hands?

Possible answers:
Eat, draw, write, clap, poke,
touch.

Thinking Map Circle Map

PRACTICE (PHASE 2
DEVELOPMENT)

(Structure and
Application of
Ideas)

(25 minutes)
1. Pupils read the poem aloud.
2. Pupils look at the pictures beside the
poem and answer 4 oral comprehension
questions.
3. Pupils use a Bridge Map to group the
words with the same rhyme.
QUESTIONS

1. Do the actions stated in the
poem.
2. State the prepositions other
than found in the poem.
3. Can you clap with one hand?
4. How would you treat a
person without hands?

Possible Answers
2. on, in, under, next to, in front
of
3. yes or no
4. nicely, kindly ( with some
explanation)

Thinking Map Bridge Map


PRODUCTION
(Phase 3 Closing)

Reflection

(20 minutes)

1. Pupils recite the poem with actions in
pairs.
2. Pupils trace their friends hand without
using their hands.
3. Pupils state moral values that they
learned from the poem.
QUESTIONS
1. How do you feel drawing
without using your hands? Share
your experience with your
friends.