Lesson Plan for
Class 4th English (Marigold)
Subject: English
Lesson Name: The
Little Fir Tree
Board: CBSE (Aligned
with NEP 2020 Guidelines)
1. Curricular Goals
To help students
improve their reading comprehension and vocabulary.
To foster an
understanding of emotional growth, contentment, and self acceptance through
storytelling.
To promote creative
thinking, empathy, and critical reflection on the theme of gratitude.
To encourage
expression through language, art, and experiential learning.
2. Competencies/Skills
Language Skills:
Reading comprehension, story sequencing, and vocabulary enhancement.
Critical Thinking and
Emotional Awareness: Understanding emotions such as contentment,
dissatisfaction, and empathy.
Creative Expression:
Writing, drawing, and roleplaying based on the story’s theme.
Social Skills: Collaboration, communication, and listening during group activities.
3. Targeted Learning Outcomes
Students will be able
to read and understand the story The Little Fir Tree and relate to its message
of self acceptance and contentment.
Students will expand
their vocabulary by learning new words from the story.
Learners will
demonstrate an understanding of the story through creative activities like
drawing, roleplay, and discussion.
Students will reflect on their own desires and emotions, connecting these with the fir tree’s wishes and feelings.
4. Play based Activity
Wish Granting Game: Divide students into small groups where one person plays the role of the magical wish granting figure, and the others express their wishes. They can discuss the consequences of their wishes and what they learn from the outcomes, similar to the fir tree in the story.
5. Experiential Learning Activity
Outdoor Nature Walk:
Take students outside to observe real trees and nature. Encourage them to
notice the different types of trees and how each tree is unique, just like the
fir tree in the story. This will help students connect with the environment and
nature’s diversity.
Emotional Reflection: Ask students to recall moments when they wanted something different and how it made them feel after they got what they wanted (like the fir tree). Students will discuss how they could have felt content with what they already had.
6. Art/Sport Integrated Activities
Art: Students will
create their own version of the fir tree, using colours and craft materials.
They can illustrate the tree’s transformation through its different wishes
(e.g., green leaves, gold leaves, glass leaves) and write a small reflection on
the tree’s final realization.
Sport: Organize a group activity where students work in teams to complete a "forest relay," where they have to carry messages (like the fir tree’s wishes) from one place to another. This will build teamwork and relate to the idea of choices and consequences.
7. Learning Tools/Teaching Learning
Materials (TLM) to be Used
Storybook (The Little
Fir Tree from NCERT Marigold textbook)
Flashcards with key
vocabulary from the story.
Craft materials like
paper, colours, glue, and scissors for the drawing and art activity.
Whiteboard and markers
for discussion and teaching key concepts.
Mirrors or reflective surfaces to draw parallels between physical self-observation and self acceptance.
8. Gist of the Lesson
The story The Little Fir Tree teaches the value of contentment and self acceptance. The tree, dissatisfied with its own green leaves, makes wishes for different types of leaves, but each new set of leaves brings problems. In the end, the tree realizes that its original green leaves were best, and it learns to appreciate itself. The story conveys a powerful message about embracing our uniqueness and being happy with what we have.
9. Teachingdirected, Teacher guided, and Student
led Activities
Teacher Guided:
Introduce the story and ask students to
predict what might happen when a tree wishes for new leaves.
Read the story aloud and explain the important
vocabulary and moral of the story.
Facilitate a class discussion on contentment
and self acceptance.
Student Led:
Students will take turns reading aloud in
small groups, improving fluency and comprehension.
Students will engage in drawing the fir tree
in different phases and describe what happens after each wish is fulfilled.
Encourage peer discussion on personal experiences of contentment or dissatisfaction, allowing students to lead the conversation.
10. Pedagogical Procedure & Resources
Required
Procedure:
1. Introduction: Start by asking students about
their Favorite trees or outdoor spaces, leading into a discussion on the
uniqueness of nature.
2. Reading the Story: Read The Little Fir Tree from the
textbook, asking questions to gauge comprehension.
3. Vocabulary Building: Introduce key vocabulary
words (e.g., contentment, gold leaves, wishes, etc.) using flashcards and group
exercises.
4. Activity Time: Conduct the Wish Granting Game and
nature walk to link the story with real-life examples.
5. Discussion: Lead a class discussion on how the
fir tree’s wishes changed over time and what lesson the tree learned.
6. Art Activity: Have students draw and decorate their own fir trees with different types of leaves, labelling the leaves and reflecting on what they symbolize.
Resources Required:
NCERT Marigold
Textbook (Class 4),
Craft supplies (paper,
crayons, glue),
Flashcards for
vocabulary,
Mirrors or reflective
materials for self-reflection activity,
Outdoor access for nature walks.
11. In Lesson Formative Assessment
Observe student
participation in the reading, story discussion, and play based activities.
Assess understanding
of new vocabulary through oral questioning and flashcard games.
Monitor the creativity and effort put into the drawing and wish reflection activity.
12. Post Lesson Assessment
Written Reflection:
Students will write a paragraph explaining what they learned from the fir
tree’s story and what they wish for in their own lives.
Drawing Assessment: Evaluate
students' tree drawings based on creativity and connection to the story’s
theme.
Oral Recitation: Ask students to retell the story in their own words or in pairs, assessing comprehension and fluency.
13. Assessment Strategies
Observation: During
group work and play based activities, observe how well students grasp the
concepts of contentment and empathy.
Written Work:
Assess the students' ability to reflect on the story and make personal
connections through written paragraphs.
Creative Assessment: Use the tree drawing activity to evaluate students’ understanding of the fir tree’s transformation and moral.
14. Interdisciplinary/Multidisciplinary
Activities
Science: Discuss
the different types of trees, their role in the ecosystem, and how nature’s
diversity mirrors human uniqueness.
Social Studies:
Explore how contentment and self acceptance are important values in different
cultures.
Art: Encourage students to explore nature based crafts, drawing or sculpting trees from clay to celebrate the uniqueness of each tree.
15. Reinforcement/Practice Plan
Assign students to
write a short poem or story about a personal feature they once disliked but now
appreciate, reinforcing the lesson of self acceptance.
Encourage students to observe different types of trees around their home or neighbourhood and draw comparisons to the fir tree.
16. Self assessment by Teacher After
Execution of the Lesson
Reflect on student
engagement: Did students actively participate in the reading and creative
activities?
Evaluate how well
students understood and connected with the moral of the story.
Consider the
effectiveness of experiential activities like the nature walk in helping
students internalize the lesson’s theme.
Identify areas where
students struggled (e.g., vocabulary or comprehension) and plan future lessons
to reinforce these areas.
This lesson plan promotes holistic learning by integrating
language development, emotional growth, and creative expression, aligned with
the NEP 2020’s emphasis on experiential, play based, and interdisciplinary
learning.