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Session 19: Articles

Session Title

Articles – Implementation with Examples

Objective

  • Reinforce article usage through real-life examples

  • Develop confidence in sentence construction using articles

  • Improve peer interaction and self-expression through interactive activities

  • Strengthen speaking, listening, and grammar application skills

Topics/Concept

  • Review of article usage rules

  • a – before words that begin with a consonant sound (a dog, a cat)

  • an – before words that begin with a vowel sound (an apple, an owl)

  • the – for specific or known nouns (the sun, the book)

  • Focus on sound, not spelling

  • Application of articles in storytelling and structured sentences

Material Required

  • Word and picture flashcards

  • Sentence strips with missing articles

  • Printed worksheets with fill-in-the-blank exercises

  • Short story strips (2–3 sentences each)

  • Chalkboard or whiteboard

  • Pencils and erasers

Methodology

  • Activity-Based Learning: Games and worksheet practice

  • Collaborative Learning: Pair and group work

  • Experiential Learning: Sentence building through storytelling

  • SEL Integration: Peer support, communication, confidence-building

Session Duration

 90 Minutes

Introduction  Activity (1520 mins)

minutes)


Objective: Refresh previous knowledge using visuals and questioningquestioning.

Show flashcards and ask questions:


“Is it a or an apple?”

“Do we say a owl or an owl?”


Oral responses with reasons from students

Use real objects/pictures (e.g., umbrella, sun, pencil)


Main Topic/Activity Activit

(30


minutes)

Mini Story Completion (25 mins)

Objective: Use articles meaningfully in short narrative contextscontexts.

Instructions:

  • Group students and give a short story with 3–4 article blanksblanks.

  • Let them read aloud and insert a, an, thethe.

  • Each group reads the corrected story aloudaloud.


Examples:


    >

  • I saw ___ elephant. ___ elephant was near ___ tree.

Answer: an, the, a


    >

  • She found ___ apple under ___ chair. ___ apple was red.

Answer: an, the, the


Follow

up task (30 minutes)

Article Practice Worksheet (30 mins)

Objective: Strengthen article use through guided repetitionrepetition.

Instructions:


  • Distribute worksheets with a mix of:

  • Word-only taskstasks.

  • Fill-in-the-blank sentencessentences.


Part 1 – Choose the correct aumbrella


umbrella

1. ___ appleapple.

2. ___ sunsun.

3. ___ orangeorange.

4. ___ bookbook.

5. ___ owlowl.

6. ___ eggegg.

7. ___ moonmoon.

8. ___ treetree.

9. ___ umbrellaumbrella.

10. ___ insectinsect.


Part 2 – Fill in the blanks:


1. He found ___ pencil.

2. I saw ___ eagle in the sky.

3. ___ cat was sitting on the mat.

4. She picked up ___ ice cream.

5. ___ moon is bright tonight.

6. We bought ___ orange.

7. ___ teacher gave us homework.


Review

Wrap-Up & ReflectionQuestions/Assessment/Tasks (10 mins)

minutes)

Quick Oral Questions:


Questions:

  • “Which article do we use before ‘owl’?”

  • “When do we use the?”

  • “Give one sentence with an.”



Expected Learning  Outcome:

Knowledge building-building

  • Correctly identify and apply a, an, and the in contextcontext.

  • Understand sound-based rules clearlyclearly.


Skill Building-Building

  • Build complete sentences using appropriate articlesarticles.

  • Gain confidence in speaking and peer interactioninteraction.

Review Questions/Assessment/Tasks 


Follow up Tasks

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