Lesson Plan: Procedural Writing for Primary 3 Children

Subject: English Language Topic: Procedural Writing Grade Level: Primary 3 (8-9 years old)

Introduction: - Begin the lesson by asking the students if they have ever followed a set of instructions to complete a task, such as making a sandwich or playing a game. - Explain that today, they will be learning about procedural writing, which is a type of writing that provides step-by-step instructions to complete a task. - Show a short video clip (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jzZLX3Y9Eo) that introduces the concept of procedural writing and its importance in everyday life.

Lesson Outline: 1. Understanding Procedural Writing: a. Discuss with the students the purpose of procedural writing and its importance in providing clear instructions. b. Show another video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jzZLX3Y9Eo) that explains the key features of procedural writing, such as using clear and concise language, using time connectives, and using imperative verbs. c. Provide examples of procedural texts, such as recipes, game instructions, or craft instructions, and discuss their structure and language features.

1. Identifying Language Features: a. Display a procedural text on the board or screen and read it aloud together as a class. b. Ask the students to identify the language features used in the text, such as time connectives (first, next, then, finally), imperative verbs (mix, cut, fold), and adverbs (carefully, slowly). c. Discuss the importance of using these language features to make instructions clear and easy to follow.

2. Writing Procedural Texts: a. Provide the students with a simple task, such as making a paper airplane or drawing a picture, and ask them to write step-by-step instructions to complete the task. b. Model the process of writing a procedural text by thinking aloud and writing the instructions on the board or screen. c. Encourage the students to use appropriate language features and to organize their instructions in a logical order.

Questioning: - Throughout the lesson, ask the students questions to check their understanding and promote critical thinking, such as: - Why is procedural writing important? - What are some examples of procedural texts? - What language features are commonly used in procedural writing? - How can we make our instructions clear and easy to follow?

Assessment: - During the writing activity, circulate around the classroom to assess the students’ understanding of procedural writing. - Use a checklist to assess if they have included appropriate language features, organized their instructions logically, and used clear and concise language. - Provide feedback to the students, highlighting their strengths and areas for improvement.

Differentiation: - For students who may need additional support, provide sentence starters or a template to help them structure their procedural writing. - For students who are more advanced, encourage them to include additional details or variations in their instructions.

Plenary: - Review the key points of the lesson by asking the students to share what they have learned about procedural writing. - Have a few students read their procedural texts aloud to the class, and encourage the class to provide feedback on the clarity and effectiveness of the instructions. - Summarize the importance of using clear and concise language, time connectives, and imperative verbs in procedural writing.

Resources: 1. Video: “Procedural Writing for Kids” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jzZLX3Y9Eo 2. Worksheet: “Procedural Writing Template” - https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Procedural-Writing-Template-Worksheet-Grade-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21-22-23-24-25-26-27-28-29-30-31-32-33-34-35-36-37-38-39-40-41-42-43-44-45-46-47-48-49-50-51-52-53-54-55-56-57-58-59-60-61-62-63-64-65-66-67-68-69-70-71-72-73-74-75-76-77-78-79-80-81-82-83-84-85-86-87-88-89-90-91-92-93-94-95-96-97-98-99-100-101-102-103-104-105-106-107-108-109-110-111-112-113-114-115-116-117-118-119-120-121-122-123-124-125-126-127-128-129-130-131-132-133-134-135-136-137-138-139-140-141-142-143-144-145-146-147-148-149-150-151-152-153-154-155-156-157-158-159-160-161-162-163-164-165-166-167-168-169-170-171-172-173-174-175-176-177-178-179-180-181-182-183-184-185-186-187-188-189-190-191-192-193-194-195-196-197-198-199-200-201-202-203-204-205-206-207-208-209-210-211-212-213-214-215-216-217-218-219-220-221-222-223-224-225-226-227-228-229-230-231-232-233-234-235-236-237-238-239-240-241-242-243-244-245-246-247-248-249-250-251-252-253-254-255-256-257-258-259-260-261-262-263-264-265-266-267-268-269-270-271-272-273-274-275-276-277-278-279-280-281-282-283-284-285-286-287-288-289-290-291-292-293-294-295-296-297-298-299-300-301-302-303-304-305-306-307-308-309-310-311-312-313-314-315-316-317-318-319-320-321-322-323-324-325-326-327-328-329-330-331-332-333-334-335-336-337-338-339-340-341-342-343-344-345-346-347-348-349-350-351-352-353-354-355-356-357-358-359-360-361-362-363-364-365-366-367-368-369-370-371-372-373-374-375-376-377-378-379-380-381-382-383-384-385-386-387-388-389-390-391-392-393-394-395-396-397-398-399-400-401-402-403-404-405-406-407-408-409-410-411-412-413-414-415-416-417-418-419-420-421-422-423-424-425-426-427-428-429-430-431-432-433-434-435-436-437-438-439-440-441-442-443-444-445-446-447-448-449-450-451-452-453-454-455-456-457-458-459-460-461-462-463-464-465-466-467-468-469-470-471-472-473-474-475-476-477-478-479-480-481-482-483-484-485-486-487-488-489-490-491-492-493-494-495-496-497-498-499-500-501-502-503-504-505-506-507-508-509-510-511-512-513-514-515-516-517-518-519-520-521-522-523-524-525-526-527-528-529-530-531-532-533-534-535-536-537-538-539-540-541-542-543-544-545-546-547-548-549-550-551-552-553-554-555-556-557-558-559-560-561-562-563-564-565-566-567-568-569-570-571-572-573-574-575-576-577-578-579-580-581-582-583-584-585-586-587-588-589-590-591-592-593-594-595-596-597-598-599-600-601-602-603-604-605-606-607-608-609-610-611-612-613-614-615-616-617-