Macro Plan - Class 4
Macro Plan - Class 4
Macro Plan - Class 4
UNIT: 1
LESSON: NEHA’S ALARM CLOCK (Prose)
Month/weeks JUNE / 3
No. of periods: 21
Competency: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing
Theme: Appreciating nature/ importance of time
Language items Use of preposition.
Revision of degrees of comparison & punctuation
Use of was & were.
Framing questions – who, why.
Expected learning outcome: Able to read with understanding.
Able to exchange his/her ideas with peers.
Able to use new words in proper context.
Able to use common punctuation marks.
Able to write a passage describing the activities in
progress in past.(use of was/were)
Suggested activities: Children will read the story aloud with proper
expression, pronunciation and gestures.
Children will read silently followed by question-answer
activity to test their understanding.
To dramatize the play
To discuss the importance of Time and punctuality in
class
To introduce word building games.
Children will punctuate a given passage.
To use was & were in meaningful sentences followed by
a paragraph writing.
To state who said to whom
To make sentences using who & why
To write the composition on morning scene
To write words related to clock.
TLM & Resources: Puppets mask and related pictures.
Puzzles
Clues on flash card
Model of a clock
Value: Punctuality
UNIT: 2
LESSON: Noses (poem)
Month/weeks JUNE / 3
No. of periods: 21
Competency: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing
Theme: Appreciating nature/ importance of time
Language items Punctuation
Verbs as doing words
Use of do & don’t
Expected learning outcome: Able to recite and appreciate
Able to do creative writing.
Able to use new words in proper context.
Suggested activities: Children will able to recite the poem with proper
intonation.
Discuss different types of faces after observing friend’s
face in the class.
To pick out the rhyming words.
To drill the use of do and don’t followed by the
production of the same by children in a paragraph.
To punctuate the given passage.
To show pictures and ask them to frame sentences
using action words.
To write new words and language items.
TLM & Resources: Illustrations of different types of faces
Rod puppets with different types of faces.
Picture cards
Value: Personal value – Hygiene (love for self-body & taking care of
each body parts)
UNIT: 2
LESSON: The fir tree (prose)
Month/weeks JUNE / 3
No. of periods: 21
Competency: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing
Theme: Appreciating nature/ importance of time
Language items Nouns (opposite words)
Punctuation(exclamatory mark)
Use of ‘un’ & ‘im’
Use of past continuous tense
Expected learning outcome: Able to read and understand the story.
Able to write a paragraph showing the actions in progress
in past.
Able to find out the opposites of nouns from the story.
Able to identify homophones.
Able to use the new words in the proper context
Able to carry out a brief conversation involving
seeking/giving information
Suggested activities: Children to read the lesson aloud with proper
pronunciation, expression and pause.
Children to do silent reading followed by question answer
activity to test their understanding.
To write five sentences on different types of trees
To rewrite sentences using exclamatory sign.
Drill the use of past continuous tense to show an action
in progress in past followed by the production of the
same in a meaningful paragraph
To change the circled words to its opposites using un, im
To write a paragraph on our National bird
To find out homophones
To talk about indoor and outdoor games
TLM & Resources: Picture of different trees
Strips of story sequence
Value: Interpersonal value – feeling of brotherhood
UNIT: 3
LESSON: Run (Poem)
Month/weeks JULY / 4
No. of periods: 28
Competency: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing
Theme: Importance of games and sports
Building concentration
Language items Verbs
Frame questions with Why, Where ,How many ,What
are , Where are , How is/are
Expected learning outcome: Able to recite the poem with proper modulation, rhyme
and rhythm.
Able to frame questions using where, How, Why, What
Able to use new Language Items in proper context
Suggested activities: Warm up exercises and to speak a few lines on how do
they feel?
To recite the poem with proper action and intonation
To recite another related poem by involving children in
racing game
To frame questions after seeing pictures and ask
questions staring with Where.., How many.., What are..,
Where are.., How is/are... from each other
To introduce words ending with –„ing‟e.g. racing,
jumping, running, etc.
TLM & Resources: Picture cards
Spelling cards
Flash cards
Value: Personal values- Hygiene (personal Fitness )
UNIT: 3
LESSON: Nasruddin’s Aim (Prose)
Month/weeks JULY / 4
No. of periods: 28
Competency: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing
Theme: Importance of games and sports
Building concentration
Language items Use of ly and ing words
Expected learning outcome: Able to read with correct pause and pronunciation
Able to exchange the idea with peer
Able to write a short description of any event e.g.
cricket
Learns to use new words and language items in
proper context
Suggested activities: Children to read the story aloud with proper
expression. pronunciation and pause
Children to do silent reading followed by question-
answer activity to test their understanding
To drill new words in proper context
To dramatize /Role Play of the story
To change the words by adding- ly & frame
sentences
To make words using –ing
To answer simple Questions based on picture
To develop the story through the strips/ Pictures
and put the story in right sequence
To look up new words in the dictionary
To write new words in cursive hand
Creative Writing-
To write a paragraph on archery/ cricket
To write 10 sentences on favourite sports/ games
PROJECT
To make a picture folder by cutting sports picture
from newspaper and magazines
TLM & Resources: Picture Cards
Related pictures
Model of bow and arrow and target
Picture cards
Strips written / Pictures for developing story
Model of Archery/ Cricket
Clues on Flash cards
Spelling cards
Value: Interpersonal Values-
Games and taking turns
Co-operation
Sharing
Polite manner
UNIT: 4
LESSON: Why (Poem)
Month/weeks JULY / 4
No. of periods: 28
Competency: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing
Theme: Sense of imagination
Curiosity
Wonder
Creativity
Developing self-expression courage & spontaneity
Language items Framing questions with Why, Have, Do.
Expected learning outcome: Able to recite the poem with proper gestures &
intonation
Able to write a short composition on the given
picture
Able to use the new words in proper context
Able to exchange ideas with peer
Suggested activities: Children to play games in which they become
statues and pose for different expressions like smile,
think etc. Each child of different groups to explain in
simple sentence why is he smiling? What is he
Thinking? through his imagination.
Children to recite the poem with proper intonation
To see the picture (nature) & write about it
Children to frame questions using Why, Have , Do
To make correct words from the jumbled up
To write new words in cursive hand
To speak about curious boy mentioned in the poem
PROJECT
Try to make/ search some more poems on ‘why’ eg.
Why do stars twinkle in the night? Why does the
sun shine bright? Why are trees so high? Why are
the deserts very dry?
TLM & Resources: Clues on flash cards
Flash Cards on rhyming words
Picture cards on clouds, sea trees etc
Flash cards
Clue words on flash cards
Value: Personal Value-
Develops creativity and Power of imagination
Natural values - Develops love for nature
UNIT: 4
LESSON: Alice in wonderland (Prose)
Month/weeks JULY / 4
No. of periods: 28
Competency: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing
Theme: Be courageous & brave
Be self-reliant no matter what hurdle comes
in your way
Language items Adjectives, Adverb (words with similar meaning) e.g.
to walk fast.
(noun) opposites
Framing questions with-How Where, Can, Why
Expected learning outcome: Able to read and understand the story.
Able to exchange his or her ideas with peers
Able to write a short description of a person
Able to use new words and new language items in
proper context
Able to carry out a brief conversation involving
seeking / giving information
Suggested activities: Children to read the story aloud with proper
pronunciation, expression & pause
Children to read the story silently for understanding
followed by question-answer activity
Dramatization of the story / role play
Drilling of framing simple questions using How,
Where, Can, Why and children to ask questions to
each other
To give opposite word for the given words & frame
sentences using it *To observe the picture cards &
write a story
To write a paragraph after listening to the teacher
(Dictation)
To find one word from the story e. g. To walk fast----
To rearrange the words to make meaningful
sentences
To write a paragraph on Alice
To write new words in cursive hand
To speak about rabbit mentioned in the story
To talk about night scene
To narrate the story in their simple language
Project
Children to draw a garden of their dream and write
about it
TLM & Resources: New words on flash cards
Puppets & masks
Flash Cards
Paragraph from story
Clues on flash cards
Masks, pictures
Value: Natural/ scientific Value-
Care for animals
UNIT: 5
LESSON: Don’t be afraid of dark (Poem) Don’t give up (Poem)
Month/weeks SEPTEMBER / 2
No. of periods: 14
Competency: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing
Theme:
Language items Compound words
Contractions e.g. didn’t, Wouldn’t
Double letter words (noun, adjective)
Noun(opposite)
Expected learning outcome: Able to recite the poem with proper rhyme and
rhythm
Able to develop sensitivity against violence/anger
Able to write a short composition based pictures
Able to exchange his or her ideas with the peer
Able to use the contracted forms in speaking and
writing
Able to use the new words in proper context
Able to exchange his or her ideas with the peer
Suggested activities: A blindfold game where children ‘follow the leader
‘the game can be initiated to give children sense of
joy & participation
To recite the poem with proper intonation
Children to write ten sentences on the picture
depicting night scene & on importance of sun
Children to sit in groups with different pictures &
exchange ideas on importance of moon, Sun & stars
To ask questions based on stanza from the poem
To write- Don’t – do not Won’t – will not
To depict the words with the help of illustrations eg.
Moon + light = moonlight
To write new words and language Items in cursive
way.
Children to use the words in their own sentence
showing correct meaning(s) Deer – Dear, Son – Sun,
Too – to, one – won
To talk about night scene
TLM & Resources: Flash cards on new & rhyming words
Picture of night scene
Picture cards On moon, stars & sun
Spelling cards
Flash cards on new words
Visuals on homophones
Value: Personal Value
Safety
UNIT: 5
LESSON: Helen Keller (Prose)
Month/weeks OCTOBER / 3
No. of periods: 21
Competency: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing
Theme:
Language items Use of But
Nouns(opposites )from lesson
Simple Past tense
Action Words
Expected learning outcome: Able to read and understand.
Able to be sensitive to the world around them.
Able to exchange his or her ideas with peers.
Able to look up words in dictionary and use them
properly
Able to write short description of a person
Able to carry out a brief conversation involving
seeking / giving information.
Able to use the new words in proper context.
Suggested activities: Children to read the story with proper pronunciation
and pause *CD of “Black” movie to be shown
Children to be subtly involved in making oral
pronunciation about thought , feeling & ideas about
the life story
To dramatize the story/role play *Drilling of the use
of Simple Past followed by production in a
paragraph
To write similar sounding words with different
spellings.
To bring cuttings of headlines & short news, and
write news in their own words
To arrange strips in sequence( based on the story)
To find the meanings from the dictionary and frame
the sentences of their own
To write ten sentences on famous personality like
Mother Teresa
To speak sentences on Helen killer
Talk about script for blind people.
Children to narrate the story in their own words
Children to read stories of some successful
handicapped people
To pick up two sentences from column A and B,
Join them using „but‟, frame complete and
meaningful sentences, and write them in their
notebook
To write new words in cursive hand
Integration with EVS class IV book Looking around.
Chuskit Goes to school
TLM & Resources: visuals on picture & CD
Puppets & masks
Newspaper cuttings
Passage
Spelling cards
Picture of Mother Teresa
Clues on Flash Cards
Flash cards on new words
Value: Personal Value
Self-reliance
Feeling of care & love for animals.
UNIT: 6
LESSON: The Donkey (Poem) , I had a little Pony(Poem)
Month/weeks OCTOBER / 3
No. of periods: 21
Competency: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing
Theme: Take care of animals
Caring for Animals
Language items Contraction- Use of I’d/He’d
Expected learning outcome: Able to recite poem with proper rhyme & rhythm
Able to feel sensitivity against violence/anger.
Able to use new words and language items in
proper context
Able to exchange his or her ideas with peers
Suggested activities: Children to recite the poem with correct
pronunciation, gesture & intonation
To ask questions to introduce the theme and mood
of the poem.
To enact how they became angry at friends/siblings
but calm down when gentle action was taken. This
will be followed by discussion.
To observe the picture of young ones along with
their homes /sounds
How do we keep our pet healthy? Children to explain
self experiences
Children to write a paragraph on ‘Your pet’ or ‘An
animal you love’
To fill in the blanks with rhyming words
To make words using the letters of the word ‘stable’
and write the names of the animal which live in a
stable
Children to understand the full form of I`d and
He’d---and use them in proper sentences
To write new words in cursive hand
TLM & Resources: Flash cards on new & rhyming words
Puppets & Masks
Visual on sounds/homes/ Young ones
Spelling cards
Value: Natural / scientific Values
Care for Animals
UNIT: 6
LESSON: Milkman’s cow
Month/weeks OCTOBER / 3
No. of periods: 21
Competency: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing
Theme: Take care of animals
Caring for Animals
Language items Simple present and simple past tense
Adjectives
Nouns (opposites)
Expected learning outcome: Able to read and understand the story
Able to write two meaningful paragraphs using
Simple Present & Simple Past in proper context
Able to punctuate a passage using common
punctuation marks
Able to exchange his or her ideas with peers
Suggested activities: Children to read the story aloud with proper
pronunciation ,expression & pause
Children to do silent reading followed by question-
answer activity to test their understanding
Drilling the use of simple present and simple past in
proper context and production of the same in a
meaningful paragraph
To underline opposites, describing words and
homophones from the lesson
Children to punctuate a short passage
Role play of any animal using mask
To tell the jokes to create laughter in the class
To write the past form of the given verbs e.g. Know-
knew
To complete the picture cards of various occupations
and write one/ two sentences about each occupation
To arrange the picture cards in proper sequence and
develop/ write a story
TLM & Resources: Picture Cards
Value: Social Value---- Dignity of labour (People having
different Roles e.g. .Driver, gardener, peon etc.) and
Respecting people who help us in society
Importance of being kind
UNIT: 7
LESSON: Hiawatha (Poem)
Month/weeks NOVEMBER/ 3
No. of periods: 21
Competency: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing
Theme: Love & understanding
Communication, mother tongue &
multilingualism
Language items Pronouns
Expected learning outcome: Able to recite the poem with proper pronunciation,
expression & pause.
Able to talk about various animals, birds, & their
way of living.
Able to use the new words in proper context
Able to carry out a brief conversation involving
seeking / giving.
Suggested activities: Children to recite the poem with proper intonation
Children to narrate their experiences
Role play/dramatization of the poem as Mowgali
Children to write 10 sentences on Hiawatha
To show the visual on birds and animals and
Children to discuss their ways of living
Teacher to help the children to learn the words
beginning with ‘h’ sound using slip-in sound cards
To find out homophones
To write picture composition on different birds and
animals
To show flash cards on animals and their homes
To match the animals with their homes
To fill the blanks of a given passage using pronouns
To talk about jungle scene
To make a crown with feathers
TLM & Resources: Scene of jungle and puppets
Visuals on homophones
Picture of Hiawatha
Visuals on birds and animals
Visuals on homophones
Flash Cards
Pictures of animals
Value: Natural / scientific value
Care of pets animals & birds
Logical enquiry
UNIT: 7
LESSON: The scholar mother’s tongue(prose)
Month/weeks NOVEMBER / 3
No. of periods: 21
Competency: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing
Theme: Love & understanding
Communication, mother tongue &
multilingualism
Language items action words-Ing words
describing words
adverbs
articles – a, an & the
Expected learning outcome: Able to read the story with understanding
Able to use articles while expressing his/her ideas
on any topic
Learns the use of new words in proper context
Suggested activities: Children to read the story aloud with proper
pronunciation, expression and pause
Children to do silent reading followed by question-
answer activity to test their understanding
Drilling the use of articles a, an, and the , and the
production of the same in a paragraph *Drilling of
the use of describing words and adverbs
Children to solve given cross wise puzzles with clues
/ pictures
Children to create a class drama where they play the
role of mummy, papa, nani etc. and the rest of the
class to ask them about their favourite food, clothes,
stories etc
Children to write the articles they would like to carry
for a camping holiday in a paragraph
Children to make a class dictionary with words from
the story
Children to make new words using `ly`
To write new words in cursive hand
To make peers speak in their language.
TLM & Resources: Visuals on articles
Cross wise puzzles
Puppets mask toys
Spelling cards
Flash Cards
Value: Universal Human Values
Respect for all languages
UNIT: 7
LESSON: The scholar mother’s tongue(prose)
Month/weeks DECEMBER / 3
No. of periods: 21
Competency: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing
Theme: Love & understanding
Communication, mother tongue &
multilingualism
Language items action words-Ing words
describing words
adverbs
articles – a, an & the
Expected learning outcome: Able to read the story with understanding
Able to use articles while expressing his/her ideas
on any topic
Learns the use of new words in proper context
Suggested activities: Children to read the story aloud with proper
pronunciation, expression and pause
Children to do silent reading followed by question-
answer activity to test their understanding
Drilling the use of articles a, an, and the , and the
production of the same in a paragraph
Drilling of the use of describing words and adverbs
Children to solve given cross wise puzzles with clues
/ pictures
Children to create a class drama where they play the
role of mummy, papa, nani etc. and the rest of the
class to ask them about their favourite food, clothes,
stories etc
Children to write the articles they would like to carry
for a camping holiday in a paragraph
Children to make a class dictionary with words from
the story
Children to make new words using `ly`
To write new words in cursive hand
To make peers speak in their language.
TLM & Resources: Visuals on articles
Cross wise puzzles
Puppets mask toys
Spelling cards
Flash Cards
Value: Universal Human Values
Respect for all languages
UNIT: 8
LESSON: Watering rhymes (poem)
Month/weeks DECEMBER/
No. of periods:
Competency: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing
Theme: Develops love & care for nature.
Caring for plants & trees
Plants and trees important for existence of
life
Language items Silent letters
Punctuations
Expected learning outcome: Able to recite the poem with proper rhyme and
rhythm.
Able to exchange his or her ideas with peers.
Able to use appropriate spoken & written language
in meaningful contexts/ situations
Able to use the new words in proper context
Suggested activities: Children to recite the poem with correct
pronunciation and intonation.
To play word building games like antakshiri.
To pick out silent letters from the words e. g. Knit
To find out “ing” words
To write slogan on importance of water
To punctuate the sentences
To give homophones for the given words
To express their ideas fluently
on the topic- Plants & its importance
Including ways that could help protect
endangered plants in their school
To write new words in cursive hand
To fill in the letters to complete the word
To observe plant and identify different parts.
Project
Poster making showing pollution
To collect some advertisement about pollution/
green world
TLM & Resources: Flash cards on words
Spelling cards on silent words
Spelling cards. Drink- ing
Flash Cards
Spelling cards
Value: Natural/Scientific Value
Respect for the environment
UNIT: 8
LESSON: The Giving Tree (Prose)
Month/weeks DECEMBER/
No. of periods:
Competency: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing
Theme: Develops love & care for nature.
Caring for plants & trees
Plants and trees important for existence of
life
Language items Plurals
Adverb- ly words
Punctuation Drill
Revision of article- a, an & The
Exclamatory sentences
Expected learning outcome: Able to read with proper understanding
Able to express his/her views on importance of
trees in speaking and writing
Suggested activities: Children to read the lesson with correct
pronunciation, proper expression and pause
Children to do silent reading followed by question-
answer activity to test their understanding
To enact the lesson and deliver the dialogue with
confidence
Drilling of the given language items
Children to see the picture and write composition on
trees
Children to write a letter to their friend describing
the importance of trees
To write slogans on importance of trees
To narrate any other related story
To fill in the blanks with singular/ plural
Children to write sentences- who said to whom
Project
Save the trees in the school compound, weekly
watering of trees, clearing of weeds in kitchen
garden
Linked with BASAVA‟S FARM in EVS
TLM & Resources: Pictures of different trees
Pictures card
Flash cards on plurals.
Visuals on plurals
Flash cards
Value: Natural/Scientific Value
Respect for the environment
UNIT: 9
LESSON: Books (poems)
Month/weeks JANUARY/
No. of periods:
Competency: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing
Theme: Reading books is a pleasant & meaningful
activity
Language items Words with Ell, ee, ail, ook,
Expected learning outcome: Able to recite the poem with proper rhyme and
rhythm
Able to use the new words & language items in
proper context
Suggested activities: Children to recite the poem with correct intonation
Children to write short composition on importance
of books
To make word family ‘ell’, ‘all’, ‘ee’, ‘ook’
To fill in the blanks using Articles
To write new words in cursive way
To conduct Interview with Librarian
TLM & Resources: Spelling cards
Alphabet cards
Value: Importance of books
UNIT: 9
LESSON: Going to buy a book (Prose)
Month/weeks JANUARY/
No. of periods:
Competency: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing
Theme: Books and joy of reading
Language items framing question with should
Punctuations drill
Describing words
Use of future time
use of and, or
Expected learning outcome: Able to read the story with understanding
Able to carry out a brief conversation involving
seeking / giving
Able to use the new words and language items in
proper context
Able to exchange his or her ideas with peers
Suggested activities: Children to read aloud the story with correct
pronunciation and pause
Children to do silent reading followed by question-
answer session to test their understanding
Drilling of new language items followed by the
production by children in a meaningful paragraph
Children to tell about the books they have read and
narrate a story which they like most
To write a short paragraph on importance of books
To punctuate the given passage
To fill the blanks using describing words (adjectives)
Children to talk about the visit to a book shop
To enact a situation in which children go to borrow
a book from the school library
Make a book mark and write five Sentences stating
the necessity of book mark
write new words in cursive hand
To complete the words ___ ell, ___, ee, ___ uk
Jumbled letters.
To make questions using ‘Should’
To complete a given dialogue by filling ‘and’/ ‘or’in
the blanks
TLM & Resources: Clues on flash Cards
Rod puppets
Old greeting cards, papers, glues, card board for
making book marks
Spelling Cards
Flash cards
Value: Spiritual Values
Stories from the holy classical books
UNIT: 10
LESSON: The naughty boy (Poem)
Month/weeks FEBURARY/
No. of periods:
Competency: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing
Theme: Importance of art & craft
Importance of creativity
Language items Describing words
Revision of Naming words
Expected learning outcome: Able to recite the poem with proper rhyme and
rhythm
Able to carry out a brief conversation involving
seeking / giving information
Able to know Nationality of different Nations
Able to exchange his/her ideas with the peers
Able to use new words in proper text
Suggested activities: Children to recite poem with proper intonation
Children to speak about the places they have visited
To describe the behaviour of students
use‟ slip in‟ rhyming cards and write them down
Children to identify describing words
To match the Nations to their nationality
To write a few lines about the naughtiest child in
their class
Narration of any experience in first person (A visit to
school library)
Children to speak on any one book they like most
To solve a word maze with describing words
To write down the names of things made of wood
that they see around them
To add suitable adjectives to the given nouns
To prepare four placards – Metal, Wood, Rubber,
Cloth and sort out the various things given in the
list into the correct group
To write new words in cursive hand
To write name of countries & their capitals
TLM & Resources: Visuals on various places of tourist interest
Spelling Cards
Rhyming words
Flash cards
Clues on Flash cards
Flash Cards
Spelling Cards
Value: Respect for other cultures.
Value for our cultural heritage Unity in diversity.
Respect for different religion
UNIT: 10
LESSON: Pinocchio (Prose)
Month/weeks FEBURARY/
No. of periods:
Competency: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing
Theme: Importance of art & craft
Importance of creativity
Language items Suffix - Er, ness, ity,ty,r.id
Prefix - Dis, Un, In
Synonyms
Expected learning outcome: Able to read the story with proper understanding
Able to do some creative writing
Able to carry out a brief conversation involving
seeking / giving information
Able to exchange his/her ideas with the peers
Able to use the new words in proper context
Suggested activities: Children to read aloud the story with correct
pronunciation, expression & pause
Children to do silent reading followed by question-
answer activity to test their Understanding
Drilling of new words and language items in proper
context
To write sentences on the tools of a carpenter
To make opposites using ‘dis’ and ‘in’ as prefix
Teachers to narrate a story from Panchantra and
children to narrate this story in their own words
To talk about any puppet play that they have seen
To add ‘er’ ‘r’ to the doing words
To give another word for strange, surprised
To make stick puppets, finger Puppets and glove
puppets
To dramatize the lesson with script written in simple
sentences
To write synonyms of the given word.
To write new words in cursive hand
TLM & Resources: Rod puppets
Spelling cards
Glue, colour ,paper
Puppets masks
Spelling cards
Value: Righteous conduct