Listening Comprehension · B4 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B4.1.7.1.3 - Recognise and discuss moral lessons in a story

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify the moral lesson in a story they have heard read aloud.
Share their own opinions on whether a character’s actions were right or wrong.
Relate story characters and events to real-life experiences in their own communities.
Discuss in pairs or small groups how they can apply a story’s moral lesson to their daily lives.
Use sentence frames like “The moral of the story is…” and “This teaches us to…” when talking about stories.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Oral Language (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Listening Comprehension (1.7)
Content standard: B4.1.7.1 - Use appropriate skills and strategies to process meaning from texts
Indicator: B4.1.7.1.3 - Recognise and discuss moral lessons in a story
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 5 (Week 5 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: English Language Curriculum (Basic 4-6), 2019, p. 10
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Through brainstorming, learners identify, discuss and evaluate moral lessons in narrative texts heard/read.
- Have them connect to the characters by relating them to real life experiences.