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Primary Year 3 SK Scheme of Work
SCHEME OF WORK: NON-TEXTBOOK BASED LESSON (Unit 10)

LESSON: 154 (Language Arts 29) MAIN SKILL(S) FOCUS: Language Arts THEME: World of Knowledge
WEEK: TOPIC: The world around us CROSS-CURRICULAR ELEMENT: Environmental LANGUAGE/GRAMMAR FOCUS: Superlative questions

Sustainability

CONTENT LEARNING LEARNING OUTLINE MATERIALS / DIFFERENTIATION
STANDARD STANDARD REFERENCES STRATEGIES
In this lesson, pupils will write questions about Malaysia using superlatives. Copy of the About
Main Skill Main Skill Differentiate learning
Language Arts Language Arts Pre-lesson Malaysia according to the needs of
5.2 5.2.1 1. Divide pupils into groups of four and ask them to think of two superlatives they learnt during worksheet on the your pupils and class.
Express Ask and answer ‘The world around us’ unit. Elicit pupils’ suggestions. Make sure to introduce the ones next page Please see the seven
personal simple questions needed below – tallest, longest, highest, etc. If you think that differentiation strategies
responses to about Lesson delivery other pupils in listed in the introduction.
literary texts characters, 2. Tell pupils that they’ll focus now on superlatives in Malaysia. Give them a copy of the your school would For step 5, provide
actions and worksheet. Teach/check new words (e.g. roundabout). Ask pupils to tell you what they can enjoy answering weaker pupils if
events of see in the pictures (e.g. a river, a mountain). questions about necessary with a writing
interest in a text 3. Explain that their task is to make superlative questions. Do the example for picture 1 the world, you can frame:
together with the whole class (Which is the tallest building in Malaysia? Answer: Exchange ask pupils to
Complementary 106 Building, Kuala Lumpur). compile their Which is the __est ___
Skill Complementary 4. Ask pupils to write the questions individually and to check their questions with a partner. questions into a in Malaysia?’
Writing 4.3 Skill 5. Ask four pupils to come to the front of the class, and to write the questions for pictures the quiz. Your pupils Fast finishers can use
Communicate Writing 4.3.3 on the board. Check their questions with the whole class and the answer to each questions could share the their own ideas to make
with appropriate Plan, draft and quiz with pupils in extra superlatives
language form write an Example questions: other classes. questions.
and style for a increased range Which is the longest river in Malaysia? [ the Rajang River]
range of of simple Which is the highest mountain in Malaysia? [ Mount Kinabalu] For step 8, weaker pupils
purposes in print sentences can use ideas on p.98
and digital media Which is the fastest train in Malaysia? [the Electric Train Service (ETS)] from the Student’s Book
Which is the biggest/largest roundabout in Malaysia? [the Persiaran Sultan Salahuddin if necessary
Abdul Aziz Shah roundabout]
6. Ask pupils to share with the class anything they know about the five superlatives in the
pictures.

Post-lesson
7. Put pupils into pairs. Ask them to create one superlatives question from their own general
knowledge about Malaysia or the world (e.g. Which is the biggest country/animal in the
world?).
8. Ask pupils to share questions and answers with the whole class.

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