Classroom Observation (CO) Lesson Pack for Grade 3 Science, Term 2, ready for the 1st CO of SY 2026-2027 for Teacher I-III (Beginning towards Proficient). One complete 45-minute lesson: Eco Heroes: Ways to Protect and Conserve the Environment (BCO Week 7, Demonstrate simple ways of protecting and conserving the environment, such as proper waste disposal, recycling, planting trees, and conserving water.).

CO schedule and PPST indicators

1st Classroom Observation, SY 2026-2027, Teacher I-III (DepEd Memorandum No. 89, s. 2025, Table 7; COT rubric Levels 2–6). Each Classroom Observable Indicator is annotated at least twice in the lesson flow, with the evidence the observer will see, plus an Annex A matrix:

• 1.1.2 Apply knowledge of content within and across curriculum teaching areas.
• 1.4.2 Use a range of teaching strategies that enhance learner achievement in literacy and numeracy skills.
• 1.5.2 Apply a range of teaching strategies to develop critical and creative thinking, as well as other higher-order thinking skills.
• 1.6.2 Display proficient use of Mother Tongue, Filipino and English to facilitate teaching and learning.
• 2.1.2 Establish safe and secure learning environments to enhance learning through the consistent implementation of policies, guidelines and procedures.
• 2.2.2 Maintain learning environments that promote fairness, respect and care to encourage learning.

Learning competency

• Recognize that there is a need to protect and conserve the environment for living things to survive. (MATATAG Science 3 Budget of Work, Term 2, Weeks 5–7 (also in the Schools Division BCO, Week 7))

Learning objective (verbatim from a Schools Division BCO, Term 2 Week 7)

• Demonstrate simple ways of protecting and conserving the environment, such as proper waste disposal, recycling, planting trees, and conserving water.

The objective is measured through four success criteria, one per way (S1-a waste disposal, S1-b recycling, S1-c planting trees, S1-d conserving water): the observable behaviour, the tool (Eco Hero Says, the group missions and the Eco Hero Show with a Demonstration Checklist, the game, quiz items) and the pass mark.

What is inside (81 files)

• Lesson Plan in the ILAW Lesson Plan Template (DO 016, s. 2026) · Word, portrait and lean: lesson part named on every activity (5E guided inquiry), multi-level flow, pictures of what to show, expected answers, PPST annotation column, 10-point quiz with key
• PowerPoint in a COMIC style made for lower grades · about 40 slides: yellow comic titles, inked panels, a springboard comic “The Eco Heroes of Grade 3” with editable speech bubbles, the four Eco Hero Moves, Eco Hero Says, four mission cards, a picture concept map, guided generalization, the whole quiz on screen (one item per slide, clickable), answers on click, lively transitions, buttons that open the game and the word search, teacher script in the notes
• 6 printables · Word, ready to print: class and group-work rules, bin labels, mission cards with waste picture cards and planting step cards, quiz, demonstration checklist and class record with exit ticket and home card, board guide and answer keys (teacher copy)
• Teacher Guide · the teacher’s analysis with the 45-minute arithmetic, preparation lists, pre-observation conference notes, measurement map for the objective, contingency plan
• Pictures in comic style (comic panels, waste, planting steps, hero moves), code-drawn labelled bins, and a READ FIRST sheet
• Interactive game · “Eco Hero Rescue” (comic style): one offline HTML file for the TV or laptop. Look at the problem, tap the hero move; the Earth gets happier with every right move, and a kind “Oops!” shows the hero move and why after a wrong tap. The class plays it twice: GUESS FIRST to open the lesson and CHECK (the other half) in Activity 9, with both scores side by side, then Round 2 “Sort It!” (biodegradable, recyclable, residual)
• Word Search · offline HTML for Activity 4: the six eco words, with their meanings as hints

Universal edition: fill in your name, school, section, date and the Mother Tongue words of your learners. Written in short, simple English for slow readers, with Filipino and Mother Tongue support; fully editable in Word and PowerPoint.

Prepared with the help of Matudlo AI and checked by the author. As DO 016, s. 2026 requires, please review, adapt and sign the plan before use. Licensed to one teacher for their own classes; do not resell or share.