Lesson Plan: Teaching 'I Wonder' by Jeannie Kirby

Set Induction:

a) Show the video, song (perhaps Lemon Tree by Fool's Garden) or advertisement of nature which you can find on the internet. 

b) Ask the student;

    i  - What do you understand from the video/advertisement?

    ii - Do you ever wonder why we can feel the wind but never get the chance to see it?

Presentation:

a) Student read aloud the poem.

b) Teacher asks any vocabularies that the students do not know/understand.

c) Teacher explains the meaning of the poems.

Activity 1 - Note of Nature:

a) Distribute a postcard-size paper to the students.

b) Asks the students to imagine their dream scenery on the paper.

c) After they have finished drawing, ask them to flip the paper and write a Note of Nature at the back of the drawing. The note could be anything such as 'Save the Nature' or 'Let's appreciate nature' kind of thing.

d) Ask them to exchange their Note of Nature among their classmates. Make sure they get the reply.

e) Ask three to five volunteers to come infront and read their Note of Nature.

Activity 2 - 'Theme Building'

a) Teacher groups the students into a group of 4 to 5.
b) By using newspaper (inspired by NIE by The Star), create a poster of the theme of the poem. The students may use anything available from the newspaper including pictures, words, quotes etc.

Closure:

a) Teacher asks the students if there is anything that is confusing. 

b) Homework is optional.

Happy Teaching!