Lesson Plan for Unit 5 - Lesson 2: "Happy Mother's Day"
Subject: English
Grade: 6th Basic Education
Unit: Unit 5 - Celebrating
Lesson:Lesson 2 - Happy Mother's Day
Duration: 50 minutes
Timetable Fit:Students have alreadyworked on simple descriptions of events.
Main Aim: To introduce and practice Mother’s Day gift vocabulary and pasttense.
Objectives: By the end of the lesson, studentswillbe able to identifyMother’s Day gifts and talk
about actions theydid for theirmoms.
Outcomes: By the end of the lesson, studentswillbe able to identify the gifts in different situations.
SubsidiaryAims: Studentscanwrite a full sentence with the new vocabulary and pasttenseverbs.
Assumptions:Studentscan use present simple and basic action verbs.
Possible Problem:Somestudentsmay struggle to remember the new vocabulary or form the
pasttense.
Possible Solution: Use visualaids, flashcards, and simplify instructions; provideexamples of
pasttenseverbs.
1.
Procedure Stage Aim Aids Interaction
Lead-in: 5 The teacherpresent a picture of a boy named to getstudentstalking Picture of Whole
min Sami givinghismom a wrapped gift. and introduce the Sami class
-look at the picturewhatcanwesee ! topic. givinghismom
-whatisthat ! a gift
-whatheisdoing !
-how doesSami’smomfeel ! why do u
thinkso !
The teacherpresents the lesson
Introduce 10 "The nextday, Sami went to school, To introduce and Board, Whole
New mn burstingwithexcitement. He met hisfriends— reinforcevocabularyrel pictures class
vocabulary Salma, Walid, Nour, and Ali—in the ated to Mother’s Day
playground. They all startedtalking about gifts. To practice
whatthey gave to theirmoms for Mother’s speaking and
Day! understanding simple
next,theydrawtheirMother’s Day gifts and put it sentences about gifts.
in a time capsule to rememberforever. Let’s open
it and seewhatthey gave to theirmom!
“
The teacherpresents the
children’sgifts(pictures of earings parfum
etc..)and reads a sentence with a missing
word, pointing to the image.
"Salma gave earrings to hermom.Her
mom smiled and hhugged her tightly"
"Walid gave a handbag to
hismom.she opened it and thanked
him warmly"
"Nour gave a necklaceto hermom.her
mom love dit and kissed her on the
cheek"
"Ali gave perfume to hermom.She
accepted it and smiled"
"Their moms were surprised and felt
loved"
Grammar 10 The teacher points to the sentences and ask To introduce the Board,
focus min them to underline the verbs thn asks pasttense and practice Whole
What do you notice about theseverbs forming sentences class,
—gave and were?" about past actions.
"Do they talk about now or
yesterday?"
Based on studentresponses, the teacher
clarifies: "These verbs are in the simple past
tense because Mother’s Day was yesterday.
Some verbs change, like ‘give’ becomes
‘gave.’ Others, like ‘is,’ become ‘was’ or
‘were.’ Others, wejustadded.
Practice:
Students complete sentences with verbs in
the correct tense:
Yesterday, I ______ (give) my mom
a gift."
"She ______ (be) surprised and
hugged me.
They……..( clap)
In the last mother’s Day ,They
………..(cook) a small cake.
Now,i ….(be) happy Pair Work
Language 15 1.Students sit in groups of 4, To applyvocabulary Paper, Group work
Practice: min imaginingthey’reSami’sfriends sharing and pasttense in a templates
theirown gift stories. collaborative
Each group creates a short story about storytellingactivity,
whatthey gave theirmoms, using at least encouraging
twovocabularywords and the pasttense. communication and
Example: "I gave mymom a necklace. cooperation.
Shewassurprised and happy.
Groups taketurnspresentingtheir stories to
the class. One studentspeaks, othersact out
the gift-giving (e.g., pretending to hand over
earrings). The audience asks:
"Whatdidyougive?" or "Wasshesurprised?
Pronunciati 5 Introduce /ʌ/ (cup) and /u:/ (cute) sounds. To practice Board Whole
on min Read: “The mum had a blue cup.” pronunciation of /ʌ/ class, pairs
and /u:/ sounds in
Students clap for /ʌ/ and snap for /u:/. context.
Examples :
fun → Clap
zoo → Snap
run → Clap
room→ Snap
moon→Snap
food → Snap
sun → Clap
luck → Clap
Wrap-up 5 2.The teacher presents a “Gift To reflect on Paper, jar Individual,
mi Jar."Sami’s friends filled this jar with learning and practice drawing whole
n their Mother’s Day memories. writing past tense class
Let’sadd ours!" sentences
Asks:
"What did you give your mom or
someone special?"
"How did they feel?"
Did you present something unique or
handmade?
How did you make that moment special?
Students write a past-tense sentence on a
paper slip (e.g., "I gave my mom
earrings") and “add” it to the jar (or share
aloud).
Volunteers read their sentences, and the
class says: "Happy Mother’s Day!"
