Lesson
Diary: Class 3 English
- Subject: English
- Unit 1: Me and My Family
- Chapter 3: Family Members
- Duration: 6 Days
Day 1:
Introduction to Family Members & Pre-Reading Picture Discussion
1. Adhiti
(ଅଧୀତି - Introduction)
- Activity: Warm-up picture observation and
discussion (Page 60).
- Teacher Action: Ask guiding questions in
English while accepting local language responses and building English
vocabulary:
1.
"Who are there in the family?"
2.
"What are they doing?"
3.
"How do you help your family?"
4.
"What did you like the most in this picture?"
2. Bodh (ବୋଧ - Conceptual Understanding)
- Activity: Introduce the song "My
Family" (Page 61).
- Example from Text: Sing with expressive gestures:
"Mother,
mother, will you play with me? Yes, I shall, yes, I shall, we are a family!
Father, father, will you eat with me? Yes, I shall, yes, I shall, we are a
family!"
3. Abhyas
(ଅଭ୍ୟାସ - Practice)
- Activity: Continuation of the poem for
other family members (Brother, Sister, Grandmother, Grandfather).
- Example: Practice line-by-line chorus
singing: "Grandfather, grandfather, will you read with me? Yes, I
shall, yes, I shall, we are a family!"
4. Prayog
(ପ୍ରୟୋଗ - Application)
- Activity: Action Roleplay.
- Example: Assign students roles (Mother,
Father, Brother, Sister). Partner pairs stand up and ask each other: "Will
you play with me?" -->"Yes,
I shall!"
5. Prasar
(ପ୍ରସାର - Expansion)
- Home Activity: Sing the "My
Family" song at home with parents or siblings.
Day 2:
Storytelling – "The Sparrow Family"
1. Adhiti
(ଅଧୀତି - Introduction)
- Activity: Story introduction using bird
pictures on pages 62–63.
2. Bodh (ବୋଧ - Conceptual Understanding)
- Activity: Read and narrate the story "The
Sparrow Family".
- Story Outline (Pages 62–63):
- Mama and Papa sparrow built a
soft, warm nest.
- Mama sparrow laid three small
eggs.
- The eggs hatched, and three
little heads popped out.
- Papa sparrow brought food for
them.
- Grandmother, Grandfather, Aunt,
Uncle, cousins, and friends all visited.
- The baby sparrows grew up and
flew into the big blue sky.
3. Abhyas
(ଅଭ୍ୟAdditive
Practice)
- Activity: Comprehension Q&A (Page
64).
- Examples from Text:
- "Who are there in your
family?"
- "What are the names of
your grandparents?"
- "Which bird do you see
around your house?"
4. Prayog
(ପ୍ରୟୋଗ - Application)
- Activity: Imaginary Expression &
Board Activity.
- Task: Ask students: "If you
were the baby sparrow, where would you go flying?" Write down the
names of birds mentioned by children on the blackboard.
5. Prasar
(ପ୍ରସାର - Expansion)
- Home Activity: Observe birds near the home
garden or roof and share their names the next day.
Day 3:
Family Vocabulary, VMDT & "The Family Song"
1. Adhiti
(ଅଧୀତି - Introduction)
- Activity: Recite "The Family
Song" (Page 65).
- Text Lines:
"I
have a big family, a family of ten. Mother, father, sister, brother all eat and
play together. Uncle, aunt, cousin, grandfather, grandmother all love me and we
stay together."
2. Bodh (ବୋଧ - Conceptual Understanding)
- Activity: Visual Memory Development Technique
(VMDT).
- Task: Students view the pre-reading
picture on page 60, close their eyes, and place an index finger on mother,
father, grandfather, grandmother, brother, sister, cow, dog.
3. Abhyas
(ଅଭ୍ୟାସ - Practice)
- Activity: "Say Your Family
Names" Drill (Page 65).
- Guiding Questions:
- "What is your mother's
name?"
- "What is your father's
name?"
- "What is your
brother's/sister's name?"
4. Prayog
(ପ୍ରୟୋଗ - Application)
- Activity: Mother Tongue Pair Activity
(Page 66).
- Task: Translate English family terms
to local names (Mother -->ମା, Father -->ବାପା, Grandfather -->ଜେଜେବାପା, Grandmother -->ଜେଜେମା).
5. Prasar
(ପ୍ରସାର - Expansion)
- Home Activity: Ask your grandparents their
childhood names and share them in class tomorrow.
Day 4:
Phonics & Initial Letter Sounds (f and m)
1. Adhiti
(ଅଧୀତି - Introduction)
- Activity: Phonic sound introduction using
target family words: father starts with /f/; mother starts
with /m/.
2. Bodh (ବୋଧ - Conceptual Understanding)
- Activity: Phonetic vocabulary reading
(Pages 66–67).
- Words Starting with /f/: fox, feather, food, foot,
five, flag.
- Words Starting with /m/: man, mask, mouse, mouth,
moon, monkey.
3. Abhyas
(ଅଭ୍ୟାସ - Practice)
- Activity: Initial Sound Discrimination
(Page 67).
- Exercise: Read the word list: fish, mug, map,
sister, face, mat, fan, eye, finger, milk, mouth.
- Tick words beginning with 'f'.
- Circle words beginning with 'm'.
4. Prayog
(ପ୍ରୟୋଗ - Application)
- Activity: Rapid Fire Initial Sound Game.
- Example: Call out a word (e.g., "flag")
-->Students shout: "f
sound!"; Call out "moon" -->"m sound!"
5. Prasar
(ପ୍ରସାର - Expansion)
- Home Activity: Find 2 objects at home starting
with the letter 'f' and 2 with 'm'.
Day 5:
Family Tree Diagram & Writing Practice
1. Adhiti
(ଅଧୀତି - Introduction)
- Activity: Present a sample Family Tree on
the blackboard (Page 68).
2. Bodh (ବୋଧ - Conceptual Understanding)
- Activity: Learn relationships in a joint
family framework.
3. Abhyas
(ଅଭ୍ୟାସ - Practice)
- Activity: Family Tree Labeling Exercise
(Page 68).
- Task: Select words from the word box
(mother, father, cousin, grandfather, uncle, grandmother, aunt, sister, brother)
and fill in the blanks on the tree diagram.
4. Prayog
(ପ୍ରୟୋଗ - Application)
- Activity: Handwriting Practice (Page 68).
- Task: Write family vocabulary words (father,
mother, sister) cleanly within four-line ruling lines.
5. Prasar
(ପ୍ରସାର - Expansion)
- Home Activity: Draw a simple 3-generation
family tree in your notebook.
Day 6:
Family Puppet Making & Mental Talk
1. Adhiti
(ଅଧୀତି - Introduction)
- Activity: Introduce the craft project:
"Family Member Strip Puppets" (Page 69).
2. Bodh (ବୋଧ - Conceptual Understanding)
- Activity: Step-by-step instruction for
making finger/strip puppets.
- Steps from Text (Page 69):
1.
Cut
6 thick paper strips of any color.
2.
Draw
faces of each family member (Father, Mother, Brother, Sister, Grandfather,
Grandmother) on paper.
3.
Glue
each face onto one end of a paper strip.
3. Abhyas
(ଅଭ୍ୟାସ - Practice)
- Activity: Crafting session. Students
draw, color, and assemble their 6 family puppets.
4. Prayog
(ପ୍ରୟୋଗ - Application)
- Activity: Puppet Show & Roleplay.
- Example: Students slip the paper strips
onto their fingers and perform mini-dialogues: "Hello! I am
Grandfather!" or "I love my family!"
5. Prasar
(ପ୍ରସାର - Expansion)
- Activity: Mental Talk & Chapter
Closure.
- Recitation: Practice bilingual mental talk
vocabulary:
- father -->ବାପା
- mother -->ମା
- grandfather -->ଜେଜେବାପା
- grandmother -->ଜେଜେମା