Classroom Observation (CO) Lesson Pack for Grade 4 English, Term 2, ready for the 1st CO of SY 2026-2027 for Teacher I-III (Beginning towards Proficient). One complete 45-minute lesson: Engine and Wagon: The Structure of Complex Sentences (BCO Week 9, Identify the structure of complex sentences).

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

• Compose appropriate sentences for clarity and coherence. (DepEd Grade 4 English Budget of Work (three-term), Term 2)

Learning objective (verbatim from a Schools Division BCO, Term 2 Week 9)

• Identify the structure of complex sentences

The objective is measured through three success criteria (L1-a finds the joining word, L1-b finds the dependent clause, L1-c finds the independent clause): the observable behaviour, the tool (the We Do, the group mats and peer checklist, the reports, the game rounds, the notice, 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: I Do, We Do, You Do and the 4A’s named on every activity, multi-level flow (Introduction, Development, Closure), pictures of what to show, expected answers, PPST annotation column, 8-point quiz with key
• PowerPoint · 32 slides in a notebook style, one colour per lesson phase: the picture story “The Lost Umbrella” with the joining words in green, the teacher cutting a sentence strip into wagon and engine, Build the Train, concept map, guided generalization, the whole quiz on screen (one item per slide), answers on click, a button that opens the game, teacher script in the notes
• 7 printables · Word, ready to print: class and group-work rules, sentence strips and Hamon cards, engine and wagon mats, task card with peer checklist, quiz, class record with exit ticket and home card, teacher guide and answer keys
• Teacher Guide · the teacher’s analysis with the 45-minute arithmetic, preparation lists, pre-observation conference notes, measurement map for the objective, contingency plan
• Simplified Version included · a second full pack (plan, slides, printables, guide, game) of the same lesson for classes of slow readers: every learner line 8 words or fewer, four joining words only, shorter quiz items (still real multiple choice)
• Pictures: story illustrations and code-drawn trains (engine blue, wagon orange, hook green), plus a READ FIRST sheet
• Interactive game · “Train Builder”: one offline HTML file for the TV or laptop, the whole class as one team. Round 1 Find the Hook (tap the joining word), Round 2 Find the Engine (tap the part that stands alone), Round 3 Complex or Not? A kind “Not that one!” with the right answer and why on every miss.

Universal edition: fill in your name, school, section, date and the Mother Tongue joining 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.