Daily Lesson Plan -- Lesson 20

Traffic Lights

Subject: English | Class: Prep | Series: Leeds

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Overview

This lesson teaches the three colours of a traffic light through a short poem, "Twinkle, twinkle traffic light". A big traffic light on page 39 shows Stop for red, Wait for yellow and Go for green. Children colour a blank traffic light and fill in two blanks: "Red light says ___." and "Green light says ___."

Learning Objectives

• Recite the traffic light poem with actions
• Know that red means stop, yellow means wait (very, very slow) and green means go
• Colour the traffic light in the right order
• Fill in the blanks on page 39

Key Words

• red -- stop
• yellow -- wait
• green -- go
• traffic light

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The Poem (from page 39)

• "Twinkle, twinkle traffic light, / Round the corner shining bright."
• "Red means stop. / Green means go, / Yellow means very, very slow."
• "Twinkle, twinkle traffic light, / Round the corner shining bright."

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Day 1: The Poem (30 minutes)

Materials

• Textbook page 39, three circles of card: red, yellow and green

Warm-Up (5 minutes)

• Show the big traffic light on page 39. Ask: "What is this?" (a traffic light) "What colours can you see?" (red, yellow, green)

Main Activity (20 minutes)

• Read the poem slowly, line by line. Children repeat each line.
• Add actions:
  • "Red means stop." -- hold up a hand
  • "Green means go," -- march on the spot
  • "Yellow means very, very slow" -- walk very slowly on the spot
• Say the poem together two or three times
• Point to the labels on the big traffic light: Stop (red), Wait (yellow), Go (green)

Wrap-Up (5 minutes)

• Hold up a red, yellow or green circle; children say "Stop!", "Wait!" or "Go!"

Differentiation

• Support: Learn the two opening lines and the red and green lines first
• Extension: Children recite the whole poem alone

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Day 2: Activity Time (30 minutes)

Materials

• Textbook page 39, red, yellow and green crayons, pencils

Warm-Up (5 minutes)

• Recite the poem together with actions

Main Activity (20 minutes)

• Read the instruction: "Colour the traffic light."
• Children colour the top light red, the middle light yellow and the bottom light green, just like the big traffic light
• Read the next instruction: "Fill in the blanks."
  • Red light says stop.
  • Green light says go.
• Write stop and go on the board for children to copy

Wrap-Up (5 minutes)

• Play "Traffic Light": teacher holds up a coloured circle and children stop, walk slowly or go

Differentiation

• Support: Show the big traffic light while colouring
• Extension: Ask: "What does the yellow light say?" (Wait)

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Teaching Tips

• Link the lesson to road safety: always stop at a red light
• Make the poem fun with actions
• Point to the colour each time you say it