School: CATEEL CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Grade Level: IV

GRADE 5 Teacher: Dhannielle L. Adlawan Learning Area: ENGLISH

DAILY LESSON LOG May 14, 2025
Teaching Dates 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
and Time: Quarter: 1st Quarter

WEEK 2 MONDAY
I. OBJECTIVE/S At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
a. Identify events as reality or fantasy.
b. Share why knowing reality and fantasy is important.
c. Show examples of reality and fantasy

II. CONTENT
DISTINGUISH REALITY FROM FANTASY
III. LEARNING RESOURCES
1. Reference English 5 Learner’s Material,
English for You and Me 3 (Reading). 2008. pp 161.
Fun in English 4. 1999. pp. 187.
I. Textbook pages
English for All Times 5. 1999. pp 7, 173, 200-201.
English Expressways 5. 2010. pp 200.
PowerPoint Presentation, Printed pictures, bondpaper, cartolina, chipboard, scotch tape, marker,
2. Other Learning Materials
activity sheets
IV. PROCEDURES
A. Preparatory Activities
Drill
- The teacher will show and tell what is in the pictures and let the pupils guess if a statement can
happen or cannot happen.
1. Reviewing previous lesson and presenting new lesson
(Drill/Review/Unlocking of Difficulties)
The magical forest had trees that grew candy.
can happen or cannot happen?

Chickens lay eggs.

can happen or cannot happen?

The giant lived in the cloud.

can happen or cannot happen?

You need food and water to stay alive.

can happen or cannot happen?
The frog wore a tiny crown and lived in a lily pad.
can happen or cannot happen?

A cow give us milk.

can happen or cannot happen?

Turtles walk very slowly.

can happen or cannot happen?

Giraffes have very long necks.

can happen or cannot happen?
 A fairy who helps children with their wishes.
can happen or cannot happen?

A flying whales in the sky.

can happen or cannot happen?

After that, the teacher asks some questions to the pupils.

1. What do you observe in our activity?
2. Why did you think it can happen or cannot happen?

(Picture Analysis)

2. Establishing a purpose for the lesson (Motivation)

The teacher shows picture.

 What can you say about the picture presented?
Most of us have read stories about fairies or fantasy stories.
Class, Do you think some things are not real and cannot happen?
Do you have already seen an old woman who swallowed a fly?
Today, you are going to listen first to a poem about the old woman who swallowed the fly. Do you
think it could really happen? Then we will read it all together. Did you get me class?

B. Developmental Activities
Present the poem to the pupils entitled” The Old Woman Who Swallowed a Fly”

“The Old Woman Who Swallowed a Fly”

There was an old woman who swallowed a fly

Oh! My! Swallowed a fly?
Poor old woman, I’ll think she’ll die
1. Presenting examples/instances of the lesson
(Presentation)
There was an old woman who swallowed a spider.
Right down inside her, She swallowed a spider
She swallowed a spider to hook the fly

Oh! My! Swallowed a fly

Poor old woman, I think she’ll die

There was an old woman who swallowed a bird!

 She swallowed the bird to catch the spider,

She swallowed the spider to catch the fly

Oh, my! Swallowed a fly!
Poor old woman, I think she’ll die.

There was an old woman who swallowed a cat.

Fancy that! Swallowed a cat!

She swallowed the cat to hook the bird

She swallowed the bird to hook the spider,
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly

There was an old woman who swallowed a horse

She died of course!

The teacher will ask to the pupils:

a. What are the animals mentioned in the poem?
b. How many are they in all?
c. What did the old woman do?
d. Do you believe that there is such an old woman who can swallow animals like spider, bird,
cat, horse?
e. Was the poem believable?
f. Do these really happen in real life?
 Reality is an event that actually happens in life is reality. It is
something that can happen in real life.

Fantasy is an event that is impossible to [Link] is something that

cannot happen in real life.

2. Discussing new concepts and practicing new skills #1 Reality Fantasy

(Modeling)
An old woman Swallowed different animals
She will die if she will swallow She will die if she will swallow
a cat and a horse. a fly.

 The teacher asks this question and process students’ answers:

So, how do you distinguish reality from fantasy?

The teacher will group the class into two (2) groups and they are going to perform an activity called
"Reality vs. Fantasy Sorting"

Group 1 (Picture Sorting)

3. Discussing new concepts and practicing new skills #2
(Guided Practice) Instructions:

•The group will given a cartolina and 5 pictures (e.g., The sun rises in the morning, A fish
swims in the water, A flying elephant riding a bicycle in the circus, A fairy queen lives in the
biggest tree in the forest, A flying carpet can take you anywhere.).
 •They will sort the pictures into two categories and place each pictures under the correct
label.

•After sorting, choose one picture from Reality and one from Fantasy to explain to the class
why you categorized them that way.

Group 2 (Sentence Sorting)

Instructions:

•The group will given a cartolina and 5 strips of sentences of a reality or fantasy (e.g.,
There are seven days in a week, The clock shows the time, A robot has feelings like
humans, A talking mirror tells you the truth about yourself, A monster lives under the bed.).

They will sort the sentences into two categories and place each sentence under the correct
label.

•After sorting, choose one sentence from Reality and one from Fantasy to explain to the
class why you put them in that category.

Rubric: Reality vs. Fantasy Sorting Activity

 Criteria Excellent (5 Good (4 Needs
points) points) Improvement
(3 points)
Sorting All items Most items Few or
Accuracy correctly correctly incorrect items
sorted. sorted. sorted
Explanation Clear, Explanation Lacks detail or
detailed is mostly clarity in
explanation. clear. explanation.
Participation Actively Participates Needs
participates with some encouragement
and prompting. to participate
contributes.
Teamwork Works well Works with Minimal or no
with the the group but collaboration
group. needs some with the group.
guidance.
Total Score:

4. Developing mastery (lead to formative assessment) # 3 The students will independently answer the activity.
(Independent Practice)
Directions: Read each sentence below carefully. Write Reality if the sentence can happen in real
life or Fantasy if it is imaginary or impossible.

1. A farmer plants rice in the field every morning.

2. A huge dragon lives under the school playground.
 3. Children eat lunch together in the canteen.
4. A boy uses his superpowers to stop the rain.
5. The teacher writes the lesson on the board.

C. Concluding Activities
Instructions: Look at the pictures carefully and write Reality if the sentence tells can happen or
Fantasy if the sentence tells can’t happen in real life. Write your answers in the blank provided.

_________1. A boy is riding a bicycle to school.

1. Finding practical application of concepts and skills in daily
living #4 (Application/Valuing)

_________2. A cat is dancing and singing on stage.

_________3. A girl is watering the plants in the garden.

_________4. A family is eating dinner together at home.

_________5. A boy is drinking a magic potion to make himself invisible.

_________6. A dog is talking to his owner.

 _________7. A farmer is planting rice in the field.

_________8. The girl and the tree is talking each other.

_________9. A teacher is writing lessons on the blackboard.

_________10. A boy is flying across the sky without wings.

The teacher will ask some questions to the students and let the students answer the following
2. Making generalization and abstractions about the lesson
(Generalization) questions.
 1. What is our topic today class?
2. What is reality?
3. How about the fantasy?
4. Why is it important to know reality and fantasy?
Directions: Write R if the sentence is a Reality and F if it is a Fantasy.

______1. The spirit of all the garbage in the dumpsite got mad and its anger caused the
trash to slide.
______2. Typhoons can be prevented if we make an offering to the wind god.
______3. People can grow wings and fly in the sky.
______4. Modern technology and medical inventions can save lives.
V. EVALUATION ______5. Children can be taught to behave well.
______6. Trees grow fully overnight.
______7. We can now live in outer space for good.
______8. Poor people may have better lives in the future.
______9. We can chat with somebody abroad through the computer.
_____10. One can be reached almost anywhere through the cellular phone.

ASSIGNMENT

VI. ASSIGNMENT/AGREEMENT
Instructions: Write 10 examples of reality and fantasy.

The lesson was generally successful as majority of the learners achieved the target objectives. A
few pupils need further reinforcement and may benefit from simpler, relatable examples. Additional
REMARKS enrichment and remediation activities will be provided to ensure mastery.

At expected level
 Most of the learners were able to distinguish between reality and fantasy, as shown in their
performance in the evaluation activity. The use of engaging materials like pictures, poems, and
sorting activities helped sustain their interest throughout the lesson. However, a few learners needed
REFLECTION more time and additional examples to fully grasp the difference between real and imaginary events.
Through guided practice and peer collaboration, some of them improved and participated more
actively.

A. No. of learners who earned 80% in the evaluation 15

B. No. of learners who require additional activities for 5

remediation who scored below 80%

C. Did the remedial lesson work? No. of learners who have 4

caught up with the lesson

D. No. of learners who continue to require remediation 1

E. Which of my teaching strategies worked well? Why did these Group work and visual aids worked well because they allowed students to collaborate and learn
work? from each other, while the visuals helped in making abstract concepts easier to understand. These
strategies also catered to different learning styles in the class.
F. What difficulties did I encounter that my principal or Some students lack focus during class due to noise from nearby rooms. I need help from my principal
supervisor can help me solve? in managing the classroom environment and possibly requesting for a more conducive learning
space.
G. What innovation or localized materials did I use/discover I created a story wheel using local community stories that made the lesson more relatable and
that I wish to share with other teachers? engaging. The learners were able to connect their experiences with the lesson, which improved their
participation and comprehension.

Prepared by:

DHANNIELLE L. ADLAWAN
Teacher