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