Catch Up Friday Sample Lesson Plan
Catch Up Friday Sample Lesson Plan
Catch Up Friday Sample Lesson Plan
English
Catch-Up Friday
I. OBJECTIVES
A. Identify the characters and the setting of the story,
B. Give the moral lesson of the story; and
C. Sequence the events of the story.
II. CONTENT
A. Topic: “The King of the Forest and his three advisers
B. Skills: Reading (Noting Details)
C. Reference: The King of the Forest and his three advisers Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0BlDDwNVjE
III. PROCEDURE
A. Pre-Reading
Activity 1. Ask the class to say what they don’t like the most about themselves.
The following sentence frames may be given:
I am _______________________.
Others, say I am ________________.
Actually, I am ________________.
Activity 2. The students will answer the activity entitled “ Define Me!
Direction: Give the meaning of the underlined words from the given choices.
1. Maria is sick. She is irritable.
a. Helpful b. Honest c. easy to get angry
2. He needs to take a bath everyday to get rid of any unpleasant smell.
a. Good b. bad c. Great
3. Ana has a bad breath.
a. Air that is inhaled b. fragrance c. brave and exhaled
4. She looks so sad. She is not in the mood to dance.
a. Command b. eager c. feeling
5. Richard is a liar.
a. A person who tell a lie b. a person who sings well c. a person who is an actor
Activity 3. Show pictures in connection to the topic . Get students’ ideas / prior
knowledge through the following questions:
a. How can you describe the animals in the pictures?
b. How are they similar?
c. How are they different?
B. During-Reading
The lion is called the king of the forest. He is a big and strong.So, the smaller
animals are afraid of him except his wife, Queen Lioness. One morning, the king of the forest
was in his irritable mood. His wife the Queen had said something he did not like. Queen
Lioness had told the king Lion that his breath was unpleasant. So the king called the animals.
First he called the sheep. “Friend Sheep”, opening wide his big mouth, “would you
say that my breath smells unpleasant?”. Believing that the Lion wanted an honest answer, the
sheep gave it, and the king bit off his head. The king Lion was very angry.
He roared and called the Goat. “Mr. Goat, tell me the truth. Do I have a bad smell? Do
I have a bad breath?” The goat saw the sheep’s meat and bones. He was afraid of the Lion. So
the Goat said, “why, your majesty, you have a breath as sweet as the roses in the garden”.
Before he could finish, the goat was torn to pieces. “I do not like liars, roared king lion.”
At last, the Lion called the Horse. The Horse walked slowly. He looked sick. He
coughed and coughed. “Friend horse, tell me the truth. Queen Lioness said I have a bad
breath. She said I had a bad smell is it true? The horse coughed and coughed. Then he said
softly, “King Lion, I have a bad cold. So I cannot smell at all. I am sorry; I cannot answer
your question”. The king nodded and “Go home and rest, get well soon”.
Comprehension Questions:
1. What did the king do when Queen Lioness told him that he has a bad breath?
2. Who are the characters in the story?
3. What happened to the sheep who tells the truth?
4. Why do you think the horse pretended to have bad cold?
5. What is the moral lesson of the story?
C. Post-Reading
Activity 4. The class will be divided into three groups and each group will be given a
picture. Each group will arrange the picture according to sequence of the story.
First group that can finish the activity will be declared as the winner.
IV. Additional Activity
Let the students watch the video regarding “The King of the forest and his
three Advisers” , after watching the video let the students retell or narrate the
story in front of the class.