FESTIVALS IN MALAYSIA A LESSON PLAN Aim: Exposing students’ understanding on festivals celebrated in Malaysia. Lesson Objectives: 1. To increase students’ ability to learn more festivals in Malaysia. 2. To be able to give points in a mind-map based on the text. 3. To be able to ask for and give information politely. Students’ Level: High Achievers Language practice: 1. Requesting for details. 2. Give opinions. 3. Describing. 4. Comparison. Length of lesson: One hour. Materials: 1. ICT – slide presentation 2. Pictures - festivals 3. Handouts – reading text The Lesson Set induction :( 5 minutes) The teacher comes to class in traditional Malay costume. He wears songkok and samping. He tells the pupils that he is very happy to wear the traditional costume. He asks them what they know about the costume. The teacher encourages them to speak by asking them questions based on the topic. The teacher highlights the 1
FESTIVALS IN MALAYSIA A LESSON PLANAim: Exposing students
understanding on festivals celebrated in Malaysia.Lesson
Objectives:1. To increase students ability to learn more festivals
in Malaysia.2. To be able to give points in a mind-map based on the
text.3. To be able to ask for and give information
politely.Students Level: High AchieversLanguage practice:1.
Requesting for details.2. Give opinions.3. Describing.4.
Comparison.Length of lesson: One hour.Materials:1. ICT slide
presentation2. Pictures - festivals3. Handouts reading text
The LessonSet induction :( 5 minutes)The teacher comes to class
in traditional Malay costume. He wears songkok and samping. He
tells the pupils that he is very happy to wear the traditional
costume. He asks them what they know about the costume. The teacher
encourages them to speak by asking them questions based on the
topic. The teacher highlights the importance of tolerance and
respect for each beliefs, customs and traditions.Presentation: (15
minutes)Activity 1:Teacher shows slides of different festivals in
Malaysia. The slides are on Hari Raya Aidilfitri,Chinese New
Year,Deepavali,Christmas and Vaishaki. The teacher tells the pupils
about the culture, costume, food, language, belief for each
presentation of the slides based on the festivals.Activity
2:Following activity 1, the teacher shows pictures of festivals
that have been discussed earlier. The pupils supposed to respond to
the pictures and talk about it by relating their experiences and
what they have learnt through the slide presentation.Activity
3:Students are asked to form groups consisting of five members.
Each group will receive a text on festivals. The texts are on
celebrations of Hari Raya Aidilfitri , Deepavali , Chinese New Year
, Christmas and Vaisakhi. Each group receives different texts with
pictures. The task is, the pupils have to come up with a mind map
based on the text and pictures. Each group leader will be telling
the whole class about a festival based on the mind map. The teacher
shows a video clip on other festivals celebrated in Malaysia such
as Hari Gawai. Closure: (10 minutes)Teacher concludes the lesson by
playing a song for Chinese New Year celebration. Teacher tells the
meaning of the song. The pupils sing the song together with the
teacher by referring to the lyrics in the video clip.
