Lesson Plan: What Things Are Made Of & Tenses
Subject: English Language
Class: Grade 2
Learning Objectives
By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:
Identify materials objects are made of (wood, rubber, glass, etc.).
Ask and answer questions about materials.
Use simple present tense (is/are made of).
Recognize past tense (was/were made of).
Understand past continuous tense (was/were + verb-ing).
Instructional Materials
Whiteboard
Introduction
Show objects (shoe, cup, table).
Ask:
“What is this?”
“What is it made of?”
Explain:
Things are made from different materials.
Presentation Part 1: Materials
Teach with examples:
This tyre is made of rubber.
This shirt is made of cotton.
This belt is made of leather.
This bread is made of flour.
This bicycle is made of iron.
This cupboard is made of wood.
This cup is made of glass.
Question and Answer Practice
What are shoes made of?
→ They are made of leather.
What are boots made of?
→ They are made of rubber.
What is this table made of?
→ It is made of wood.
What are chairs made of?
→ They are made of wood.
What are mirrors made of?
→ They are made of glass.
What is the shirt made of?
→ It is made of cotton.
What is this bowl made of?
→ It is made of plastic.
What is the ball made of?
→ It is made of leather.
What is this spoon made of?
→ It is made of steel.
Presentation Part 2: Tenses
1. Present Tense (Now)
The table is made of wood.
The shoes are made of leather.
2. Past Tense (Before)
The table was made of wood.
The shoes were made of leather.
3. Past Continuous Tense (Was/Were + ing)
Explain simply:
It shows an action that was happening in the past.
Examples:
The carpenter was making a table.
The workers were making shoes.
Guided Practice
Ask pupils to change sentences:
The chair is made of wood → (past)
→ The chair was made of wood
The shoes are made of leather → (past)
→ The shoes were made of leather
The man makes a table → (past continuous)
→ The man was making a table
Activity
Game: “Ask and Answer”
Pupils work in pairs:
Pupil A: What is this made of?
Pupil B: It is made of…
Then change to past:
It was made of…
Evaluation
Ask pupils:
What is a cup made of?
Change to past:
The table is made of wood → ______
Fill in the blank:
The boy ______ making a chair (was/were)
Conclusion
Review materials: wood, glass, rubber, leather, plastic.
Review tenses:
is/are (present)
was/were (past)
was/were + ing (past continuous)
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