Lesson Plan of Singular and Plural Pronouns English Grade 3

                                  Lesson Plan of Singular and Plural Pronouns

                                                 English Grade 3

                                    Students’ Learning Outcomes

·         Recognize that pronouns agree with their nouns in gender and number

                                      Information for Teachers

 

 

·         A pronoun must agree in number with the noun it refers  to.

    Example : My brother broke his arm.

(brother-singular noun and ‘his’ singular pronoun)

·         Example : My students always do their homework. (students-plural noun and their- plural pronoun)

·         While teaching the lesson, the teacher should also consult the textbook where it is required.

                                   Material / Resources

                        Board, chalks/markers, selected text from the textbook.

                    Worm up Activity

·         Start the lesson by reviewing the pronouns learnt previously.

·         Ask the students a few sentences using possessive pronouns.

·         Now divide the students into teams so that each row becomes one team (if there are 10 rows, 10 team are formed)

·         Give each team a paper. Ask half of the team (e.g. five teams) to write as many singular nouns as they can in three minutes. Ask the other half of the teams to write as many plural nouns as they can in three minutes.

·         Monitor all the teams to make sure that all the students are engaged in the activity.

·         The team with the highest number of noun (both singular and plural nouns), wins.

·         The members of winning teams will receive colored starts on the written work.

·         Ask the class to clap for winning team.

                                            Development

     Activity 1

·         Choose a few singular and plural nouns from the students’ lists.

·         Now write a sentence on the board containing a singular noun (from the students’ lists) and its pronoun (singular). For example: The girl is eating her lunch.

·         Underline the noun ’girl’ and ask the students if it is singular or plural. Then underline the word ‘her’ and tell the students that it is used in place of ‘girl’.

·         Tell them that ‘her’ is also singular noun, a singular pronoun is used.

·         Write more examples on the board choosing singular nouns from the students’ lists. Involve the students in each example.

·         Write a sentence on the board containing a plural noun (from the students’ lists), for example : The friends are playing in the garden.

·         Underline the noun. Friends: and ask the students if it is singular or plural. Then underline the word ‘their’ and tell the students that it is used in place of friends. Tell them that ‘their’ is also plural. Tell the students that for a plural noun, a plural pronoun is used. Write more examples on the board choosing plural nouns from the students’ lists. Involve the students in each example.

          Activity 2

·         Ask the students to take out their textbooks.

·         Read with the students the piece of text that you must have selected already for the activity.

·         As the students read with you, stop at sentences (where needed) and ask the students to recognize singular or plural nouns and their pronouns.

                                   Sum up / Conclusion

·         Review the lesson by asking the students questions like: for a singular noun do we use a singular pronoun or a plural pronoun? For a plural noun do we use a plural pronoun or a Singular Pronouns? What are some plural Pronouns ?(Their, Our)

·         Ask the students to make two separate columns in their notebooks. Ask them to write all the singular pronouns in one column and all the plural pronouns in another column.

                                                        Assessment

·         Check the students’ ability to recall the pronouns and produce singular and plural nouns learnt earlier in the worm up activity by asking them about pronouns.

·         Assess how well the students recognize that pronouns agree in number during the reading session.

·         Assess the students’ understanding of pronouns number agreement by giving them a short test.

·         Assess the ’students’ understanding by checking the list of singular and plural pronouns they have made in their notebook.

·         Involve the students in solving the problems given in the exercise at the end of unit/chapter.

                                               Follow up

·         Give the students five sentences (see sample sentences at the end of the lesson plan). Ask the students to underline the correct pronoun in each sentence by looking at the noun. Do this activity work in the next class. Solve one sentence on the board. (write the sentences on the board and ask the students to copy them).

                    Sample sentences – Follow up

Look at the underline noun in each sentence. Circle the correct pronoun for each noun.

1.       My brother finished his / their work.

2.       The boys lost his / their books.

3.       Maria sleeps with their / her doll.

4.       The students are doing their / his homework.

5.       Children are eating her / their breakfast.

6.       This girl is wearing her / our blue dress.

7.       Asif broke their / his bat.