Classroom Observation (CO) Lesson Pack for Grade 5 Science, Term 2, ready for the 1st CO of SY 2026-2027 for Teacher I-III (Beginning towards Proficient). One complete 45-minute lesson: Friction: A Force That Slows Things Down, and a Plan to Test Surfaces (BCO Week 8, Identify friction as a force that affects motion and develop a simple investigation plan to test how different surfaces affect frictional forces.).

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

• Plan and carry out a scientific investigation to determine the effect of different surfaces on the size of frictional forces. (Schools Division BCO = DepEd Grade 5 Science Budget of Work, Term 2, Weeks 8–9 (Friction))

Learning objective (verbatim from a Schools Division BCO, Term 2 Week 8)

• Identify friction as a force that affects motion and develop a simple investigation plan to test how different surfaces affect frictional forces.

The objective is measured through three success criteria (L1-a identifies friction as a force that affects motion, L1-b names the parts of a fair plan, L1-c develops a simple investigation plan): the observable behaviour, the tool (the story questions, the friction and plan models, the Plan Sheet, the reports, the game, quiz items and a four-line plan scored with a rubric) and the pass mark.

What is inside (59 files)

• Lesson Plan in the ILAW Lesson Plan Template (DO 016, s. 2026) · Word, portrait and lean, in English: ILAW step named on every activity, multi-level flow, pictures of what to show, expected answers, PPST annotation column, 10-point quiz with key and a writing rubric
• PowerPoint · about 37 slides in a happy spiral-notebook design (a coloured tab for each lesson part): the story “Mia and the Wet Floor”, the friction model and the plan model with the parts revealed on click, the Feel It and Plan It task card, concept map, guided generalization, the whole quiz on screen (one item per slide), answers on click, buttons that open the game and the word search, teacher script in the notes
• 6 printables · Word, ready to print: class and group rules, part cards for the board, Plan Sheets (cut in half, one per group), quiz, rating sheet, class record with rubric, 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 of the story and the classroom, the surface and plan pictures, and a READ FIRST sheet
• Interactive game · “Plan Sorter”: one offline HTML file for the TV or laptop. Round 1 pick the two things that rub (where is the friction?), Round 2 sort six plan cards into CHANGE, KEEP THE SAME and MEASURE, Round 3 pick the fix for an unfair test; a kind “Not that one!” with the right answer and why after a wrong tap. The whole class is one team, so nobody loses
• Word Search · offline HTML for Activity 4: the six new words, with their meanings as hints

Universal edition: fill in your name, school, section, date and the Filipino and Mother Tongue words of your learners. Written in very 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.