LESSON PLAN KSSR YEAR 3 WEEK _2__

Focused Skill
Date
Time
Class
Number of Pupils
Proficiency Level
Theme
Topic

Reading
23rd February 2016
9.00a.m. - 10.00a.m. (1 hour)
Year 3 Success
25/25 students
Intermediate to Advanced
World of Stories
The Mousedeer and The Crocodile
2.2 By the end of the 6-year primary schooling, pupils will be able to demonstrate
understanding of a variety of linear and nonlinear texts in the form of print and non-print materials

Content Standard

using a range of strategies to construct meaning.

2.3 By the end of the 6-year primary schooling, pupils will be able to read
independently for information and enjoyment.
2.2.1 Able to apply word attack skills by:
(b) identifying words similar in meaning.

Learning Standard

2.3.1 Able to read for information and enjoyment with guidance

(a) fiction

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

i. Individually identify five synonyms for the five words that can be found in the story The Mousedeer
and The Crocodile.
Learning Outcomes

ii. Read the story The Mousedeer and The Crocodile using jigsaw reading activity in groups of four
iii. Participate in a Book Trail activity and answer four comprehension questions correctly based on
the story The Mousedeer and The Crocodile in groups of four.
iv. Create pop-up book based on the story The Mousedeer and The Crocodile in groups of four.
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Four pictures of the scenes based on the story Mousedeer and The Crocodile (Appendix 1),
Teaching Aids

Powerpoint slides on the vocabulary words with pictures (Appendix 2), Synonym cards (Appendix 3),
Scrabble board, Three segments of the story The Mousedeer and The Crocodile (Appendix 4),
Different colour envelopes which contains clues, Question cards (Appendix 5), Colour A4 papers,
Ribbons, Pictures, Sponge

Educational Emphases
i. Thinking skills
ii. Multiple Intelligence
iii. Values
Moral Value
Olympic Value

making interpretations, Generate ideas, Classifying, Design and innovate

Cross Curricular Element

(CCE)

ICT, Creativity and Innovation

Visual Spatial, Verbal Linguistics

Cooperation
Joy of Effort

Stage
Set Induction
(5 minutes)

(9.00 a.m. 9.05

a.m.)

Teaching and Learning Strategy / Activity

Picture Walk
1. Teacher pastes four pictures of the scenes based
on the story The Mousedeer and The Crocodile
around the class.
2. Teacher carries out the picture walk activity in
classroom.
3. Teacher divides the pupils into groups of six.
4. Teacher assigns each group to see the four
pictures in different corner.
5. Each group takes turn to walk around to each
corner to see the pictures.
6. Teacher asks oral questions based on the four
pictures after each group has finished the walk.

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Teaching aids:
1. Pictures of the scenes based on the story
Mousedeer and The Crocodile (Appendix 1)

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Teaching and Learning Strategy / Activity

7. Pupils answer the questions.
8. Teacher introduces the topic of the day, The
Mousedeer and The Crocodile.

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Teaching and Learning Strategy / Activity

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Questi
ons:
1. What are the pictures about?
2. Have you seen these animals before?
3. What is your feeling if you see this animals in
real life?

Pre-reading
(15 minutes)

Finding the synonyms!

1. Teacher shows five words that can be found in the
story The Mousedeer and The Crocodile on the
powerpoint slide with pictures.

Teaching aids:
1. Powerpoint slides on the vocabulary words
with pictures (Appendix 2)
2. Synonym cards (Appendix 3)

2. Teacher divides pupils into groups of four.

3. Teacher distributes five different synonym cards to
each group.
4. Teacher asks pupils to read the words in the
powerpoint slides.
5. Pupils read the words on the powerpoint slides.
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Lie on surface of water

wood
giggle
food
make
3. Scrabble board (Appendix 4)

Stage

Teaching and Learning Strategy / Activity

6. Teacher asks pupils to find the correct synonym
cards for the given word on the powerpoint slides.
7. Once the pupils have found the synonym cards in

Remark
MI: Verbal-Linguistics, visual spatial
MV: Cooperation
CCTS: Make predictions
CCE: ICT

groups, teacher checks the answers.

Scrabble game
1. Then, teacher gives scrabble board to each
group.
2. Teacher

reinforces

pupils

vocabulary

using

scrabble game.
3. Teacher asks pupils to find the words which she
has taught earlier.
4. Pupils play the game in groups with teachers
guidance.
5. Teacher provides feedback.

While-reading
(20 minutes)

Jigsaw Reading
1. Teacher divides the story The Mousedeer and
The Crocodile into three segments.
2. Teacher labels the first paragraph A, the second
paragraph B and the third paragraph C.
3. Teacher divides the pupils into group of three.
4. Teacher labels the groups as group A, group B

Teaching aids:
1. Three segments of the story The Mousedeer
and The Crocodile (Appendix 5)
PARAGRAPH A

One day, Mouse Deer wants to

cross the river. He wants to eat
the fruits on the other side of
the river. He sees a floating log
in the river. He knows that
Crocodile looked like a log when
he floats. Mouse Deer doesnt
want to be eaten by Crocodile
when he crosses the river. He

Stage

Teaching and Learning Strategy / Activity

and group C.
5. Pupils in group A work out with paragraph A,

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PARAGRAPH B

group B with paragraph B, and group C with

paragraph C.
6. Pupils read the story The Mousedeer and The
Crocodile together in their respective groups.
7. Pupils from group A then regroup with someone
from the other group which is group B and group
C.
8. Pupils discuss the whole storyline in their new
groups.
9. Teacher guides the pupils.
Book Trail
1. Once they have done with the story, teacher starts
the book trail activity.
2. Pupils remain in the same group.
3. Teacher gives different colour envelopes for each
group leader.
4. Group leader reads the clue from that envelope
which leads to the first question.
5. After they have found the first question, they need
to paste the question onto a manila card and find
the answer for the question from the text given.
6. After they have found the answer for the first
question, one representative from the group need
to run and show the answer to the teacher.
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He calls out loud, Crocodile!.

Crocodile rises from the water,
Hello, Mouse Deer. Have you
come to be my lunch? Mouse
Deer smiled. Sorry, not today,
Crocodile. I have orders from the
King. He wants to invite all the
crocodiles in this river to the ball.
PARAGRAPH
C to count all the
He wants me
crocodiles so he could prepare
Crocodile then got all his
enough meal for you.Really?
friends
andto
family.
They
line up
Tell
us what
do, say
Crocodile.
across
the
Mouse
Deer
You
must
lineriver.
up from
this side
of

then jumps onto Crocodiles

back. One, he counts. He
jumped
onto
the
next
crocodile, Two. And the next
crocodile, Three. Mouse Deer
keep jumping until he arrives
2. on
Different
colour envelopes
contains
the other
side of which
the river.
clues
(Appendix
6) are there? asks
How
many
Crocodile. Just enough, said
It hasDeer.
4 legs
but as
does
Mouse
He laughs
he

not run.

Answer: Table

You observe me all day.

You use a pen to write
on me.

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7.

Teaching and Learning Strategy / Activity

Teacher checks the answer and gives the second

Remark

clue to the second person from each group.

8. The game continues until all the groups find the
questions and answers for the questions.
9. The group who is able to find the correct answers
for all questions, they will be the winner of the
game. Teacher gives reward to the group.

Answer : Whiteboard

am

available

in

different colours. You

look for me when you
Answer: Dustbin

have

some

unwanted

I
carry your books.
stuffs.
Answer: Book Shelf

3. Question cards (Appendix 7)

Why the mousedeer

wanted to cross the river?
How did the mousedeer
cross the river?

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Teaching and Learning Strategy / Activity

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How many crocodiles

were there in the river?
Why did the crocodile get
angry?

CCTS:
1) Generate ideas
2) Classifying
MV : Cooperation
OV: Joy of effort
MI : Visual Spatial

Creating 3D Pop Up Book

1. Teacher asks the pupils to create a 3D pop-up
Post-reading
(15 minutes)

book in groups of four.

2. Teacher shows a sample 3D pop-up book.
3. Teacher provides A4 colour papers, ribbons,
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Teaching aids:
1. Colour A4 papers
2. Ribbons
3. Pictures
4. Sponge

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Teaching and Learning Strategy / Activity

pictures and sponge to each group.
4. Pupils create the pop-up book based on their own
creativity.
5. Teacher guides pupils throughout the activity.
6. Then, teacher asks pupils to show their pop-up

Remark
CCTS: Design and innovate
MV : Cooperation
OV: Joy of effort
MI: Visual-Spatial
CCE: Creativity and Innovation

book to the class.

7. Pupils read the 3D pop-up book story in groups.

Closure
(5 minutes)

Teaching aids:
1. Picture puzzle (Appendix 8)

Picture puzzle
1. Pupils remain in their groups.
2. In each group, teacher gives them a piece of
puzzle.
3. A picture of an animal is formed after assembling
the puzzle and pupils name the animal.
4. Teacher recaps the lesson by asking questions

based on the story The Mousedeer and

Crocodile.

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