Detailed Lesson Plan in Mathematics I

(Months of the year- How many days are there in a month)

I. LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson, the pupils are expected to:
 Name and tell the months of the year in the right order,
 Discover how many days are there in a month,
 Appreciate the importance of knowing the different months of the year.
II. SUBJECT MATTER
Topic: Months of the year- How many days are there in a month
References: Teacher’s Guide in Mathematics I, Internet, Google
Materials: Calendar Activity Sheets
Flash card Pocket Chart

III. LEARNING PROCEDURE

Teacher’s Activity Pupil’s Activity

A. Preparatory Activities
a. Prayer
 Before we start, can someone lead the (The pupils will pray the "Our Father")
prayer?  Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name; thy
kingdom come; thy will be
done; on earth as it is in
heaven. Give us this day our
daily bread. And forgive us our
trespasses, as we forgive those
who trespass against us. And
lead us not into temptation; but
deliver us from evil.

b. Greetings
 Good afternoon, everyone!  Good afternoon, teacher!
c. Checking of Attendance
 Is there any absent today?
 Ok! Very Good!  None, teacher!

d. Review
Before we start our lesson for today, let us
review your past lesson yesterday. What have  We have studied about the
you studied yesterday? days of the week.
How many days are there in a week?
So, can you tell me what are the days of the  There are 7 days in a week.
week?  The days of the week are
Monday, Tuesday,
 Wednesday, Thursday, Friday,
(Write the days of the week in order and let Saturday, and Sunday.
the pupils read them twice.)

e. Motivation

When is your birthday?

(The pupils will answer the
When is Christmas celebrated? questions and share their
When is our town and barangay fiesta own experiences.)
celebrated?

B. Developmental Activities

1. Activity

I will read you a story about a Grade 1

pupil named Allan. Listen as I read the story. (the class will listen attentively
as the teacher reads the story)
After the end of classes on March, Allan
was excited because next month, he will go to
Manila to spend his vacation at his cousin’s
place. When the month of April came, he went
to Manila. There, he visits his cousin John.
John takes him to the park and they also
played at the playgrounds there. They also
shop at the mall. He did not notice that it is
already the end of April and he has to go
home.
He went back home on May. He was so
excited and he can’t wait to tell his friends  Allan.
what he experienced during his vacation in  March.
Manila.  He went on a vacation.
(after reading, ask the pupils)  He went to Manila on April
Who was the Grade one pupil in the story?
 May.
When did their classes ended?
What did he do after their classes ended?
When did he went to Manila?
When did he went back home? (let the pupils think and solve
the problem)
 APRIL.
Exercise Activity.
In the story, Allan was excited after
classes because he will go for a vacation
(the pupils summarize the story
next month after the end of classes. So,
in sequence emphasizing the
what month would Allan go for a vacation?
months mentioned in it)
2. Analysis
In the story, Allan’s classes ended on
March then he went to Manila on April then
stayed there for one month so he went  January
home on May. (write the month on the  February
board)  March
 April
 May
 June
What other months do we have?  July
Can you give one?  August
 September
 October
 November
 December

(count together)

There are twelve months in all.

Therefore, there are twelve
(Using flash cards of months and calendar months in a year.
show to the class the name of months that
they give.)

How many months do we have in all? How

many months are there in a year? Let us (Read the months in the pocket
count. chart in a right order after
arranging them.)

Let us arrange the months of the year in (Let the children observe the
the right order. (Let the pupils arrange the calendar)
months in a pocket chart while asking
them specific celebrations to guide them (Pupils’ answers)
to arrange the months in the right order.
Ask questions which relate to their
individual experiences.)
 31 days, teacher!
(Show a calendar)
This is a calendar; this is where we see the
dates and months in a year. What do we  28 days, teacher!
call this again? What did you observe?  No, teacher!
How do we use a calendar?
(ask the pupils, how many days are there
in a different month?)
Okay! Look at the calendar that I am
holding right now. In January, what do you  31 days, teacher!
see? How many days are there in the  30 days, teacher!
month of January?  31 days, teacher!
 30 days, teacher!
In February?  31 days, teacher!
Listen everyone. Are you familiar with leap  31 days, teacher!
year?  30 days, teacher!
Leap year means, occurring every four  31 days, teacher!
years, that has 366 days including  30 days, teacher!
February 29 as an intercalary day.  31 days, teacher!
Intercalary means inserted in the calendar
 to harmonize it with the solar year.
In March? (Guide the class in enumerating
In April? the months of the year without
In May? looking at the calendar or
In June? chart.)
In July?
In August?
In September?
In October?
(Pupils will do the activity)
In November?
In December?

3. Abstraction
There are twelve months in a year.
The first month is January. 1. New Year’s Day
The twelve months are January, February, (January)
March, April, May, June, July, August, 2. All Saint’s Day
September, October, November,
(November)
December.
3. Christmas Day
Individual Activity (December)
Trace the name of each month. Then write 4. Valentine’s Day
the month again on the right side. (February)
(Give the class an individual activity sheet) 5. Independence Day
(June)
4. Application
Board work:
Write which month does each holiday
celebrated.
1. New Year’s Day
2. All Saint’s Day
3. Christmas Day
4. Good Friday
5. Independence Day

IV. EVALUATION

Direction: Arrange the months of the year in order

by numbering it from 1 to 12.
(answer)
____ June
___6_ June
____ December ___12_ December
____ January ___1_ January
____ July ___7_ July
___11_ November
____ November ___2_ February
____ February ___3_ March
___8_ August
____ March ___9_ September
___4_ April
___5_ May
___10_ October
 ____ August
____ September
____ April
____ May
____ October

V. Assignment
Read books on months of the year. Identify how many days are there in each
of the following months.

1. January
2. February
3. March
4. April
5. May
6. June
7. July
8. August
9. September
10. October
11. November
12. December

Prepared by:

Jona Mae Navales

GoldenState College Student