Part A -Teacher Page Mini Plan for Listening

Class 3 Poem :- The Bird talk Activity type:- whole class

Language Focus:- Vocabulary -rhyming words in the poem through listen and draw – whole class and Individual activity

Time plan for the activity:-30minutes -5minutes (identify the birds) 15 minutes (listen to model recitation+ reciting the poem)- 10 minutes (for listening – and drawing ; filling the table of rhyming words)

Resources and Materials:- Colourful pictures related to the poem

Picture cards of crow, parrot, peacock, sparrow, kingfisher, eagle, jay, robin, Birds sitting on wires, beetles

Pre- Listening Activity

Play the identify this bird game- show the picture cards ;invite a student to come to the front of the class and mime the bird or give a clue; the first pupil to guess correctly comes to the front and has a turn.

Model recitation of the poem by the teacher with action. Recitation by the students.. A learning game – with rhyming words from the poem.

While Listening Activity – Use the Resource material –a 4x4 grid with a set of 8 rhyming words and join the dots given in the student Activity Sheet

Activity (whole class)

Provide the hand out to the whole class. Listening to the teacher, the students follow the outline and join the

words . Teacher to call out rings- wings- feather- weather-grow-throw-jay-hay-

dolphin-robin-wires-tires-bunny funny Instruct the pupils to form pairs of rhyming words from the figure. Each

pair of rhyming words to have one colour

STUDENT PAGE FOR LISTENING

I Listen to the Teacher and join the words following the dots. Can you recognize the figure? Colour it and name it

Pick the pairs of rhyming words and fill in the table below. Give a different colour for each pair of boxes of rhyming words. You will need a set of colour pencils/ crayons to colour the pairs of rhyming words in boxes. You can make different patterns – horizontal, vertical, diagonal...One example is given

rings wings

Robin

Dolphin

Part B Teacher Page Mini Plan For Speaking

Class 3 Poem: - The Bird talk Activity type: - whole class

In class

Language Focus:-Vocabulary enrichment through speaking about birds (Individual) or conversation about birds (groups)Time Plan for the Activity:-30minutes5minutes (to listen to the teacher’s instructions)25 minutes (pick up the cards in turns and talk few sentences about the bird)Resources and materials:- Colourful pictures cards of Crow, Parrot, Peacock, Sparrow, Kingfisher, Eagle, Jay, Robin, Cock, Duck, Cuckoo, Hen. Here a set of coloured card and an outline are enclosed for reference for the teacher.

Pre-Speaking Activity- Students may be given a colouring worksheet prepared from the pictures enclosed below. Teacher calls out the colour and the body parts for each bird. The teacher may ask students to add the contexts ie a bit of the surroundings as perceived by the child which will help to speak about the picture.

For example - teacher to call out “Colour the beak of the parrot red, its feathers light green and the branch of the tree brown”. This listening input along with a brief discussion about each picture can help children when they are asked to speak individually or in groups. Teacher can ask a few leading questions like –“Have you seen this bird?. Where have you seen it? What does it eat? Children can give some imaginative answers which can be encouraged for speaking.

While Speaking Activity

Cut out a copy of the worksheet into cards or allow children to choose any picture (s) from their worksheet

Place the cards face down on the table in the front. Invite a pupil to pick up a card; encourage identifying and speaking about it.

Pupils take turns and complete this activity.

POST SPEAKING ACTIVITY- Write a cartoon strip about the conversation between a Robin and Jay or discuss in groups and present an imaginary conversation, role play or presentation about any bird

STUDENT ACTIVITY SHEET FOR SPEAKING

Listen to the teacher and colour the birds. You can add more details. Discuss with your friends and speak about the picture(s)

RobinParrot

Crow

Eagle

Duck

OwlCock

Jay

Hen

Kingfisher

Cuckoo

Peacock

Beetles

Sitting on wires