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Community Learning Deus Caritas Learning Center

Center (CLC) Program A&E
Upper Tominobo, Iligan City
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Learning Facilitator Janice C. Panotolan Literacy Level
ALTERNATIVE LEARNING LS2: SCIENTIFIC AND CRITICAL
SYSTEM DAILY LESSON PLAN Date March 21, 2024 Learning Strand THINKING SKILLS

 Identify superstitious beliefs and practices at home and in the community.

 Explain the reason behind observing beliefs and traditions.
I. OBJECTIVES  Describe the effects of beliefs and traditions on daily life.

A. Content Standards  Application of Scientific Ways of Thinking in Daily Life

B. Performance Standards  Relate how science and technology affect people's beliefs, practices, and ways of thinking.

 Identify existing superstitious beliefs and practices in the home and the community, e.g., superstitious beliefs and practices
involving stages in family life from birth to death; “pamahiin” about courtship, married life, death; activities in agriculture,
C. Learning Competencies
construction of houses/buildings; selection of dates for important events; influence of numbers and the moon and stars in one’s life,
etc.
(LS2SC-SM-PSB-LE/AE/JHS-2)

II. CONTENT  Superstitious Beliefs

(Subject Matter)
III. LEARNING
RESOURCES
A. References Alternative Learning System K TO 12 Basic Education Curriculum: Learning Strand 2 (Scientific and Critical Thinking Skills)
1. Session Guide Pages Learning Strand 2 Scientific and Critical Thinking Skills Module 1: Why do I need to believe in Science?
2. Module Pages Pages 1-2
3. Additional Materials https://theculturetrip.com/asia/philippines/articles/superstitions-and-taboos-many-filipinos-still-believe-in/
from Learning Resource Portal http://www.seasite.niu.edu/tagalog/folk_beliefs/filipino_folk_beliefs.htm

B. Other Learning Resource PowerPoint, Visual Aids, Pictures, Teacher’s output

 IV. PROCEDURE
A. Motivation  The teacher will present a short trailer of an animated movie entitled “LUCK.”
Luck — Official Trailer | Apple TV+ - YouTube

UNLOCKING OF DIFFICULT TERMS

Learners will arrange the letters and guess the words that is flashed on the screen.

 BELIEFS - “Things that are accepted, considered to be true, or held as an opinion: something believed.”

 SUPERSTITION - "A superstition is any belief or practice without scientific basis or evidence. It is a product of a lack of knowledge in science
and is rooted from irrationality, fear, or misfortune.”

B. Activity:
Review previous lesson/  The class will be divided into 2 groups. Each group will be given different pictures of objects. The learners will think of any superstition that
Presenting the new lesson comes into their minds when they see the picture given to them.
- pansit
- big/old tree
- broom/walis ting-ting
- nail cutter
- wedding gown
- sewing kit

 Each group will prepare a skit for a class presentation. Their classmates will try guessing the superstition based on their skit.

C. Analysis (Presenting
examples/instances of  Once finished with the skit. Each group must explain the superstition and explain how it is believed to bring good or bad luck.
the new lesson)  The teacher will ask the following questions to the learners:
1. Why are superstitions very popular in the Philippines?
2. Why do people still believe in superstitions despite having no scientific proof?
D. Discussing new concepts
and  Discussion of the different superstitious beliefs and practices.
practicing new skills
E. Abstraction (making  What are the different superstitious beliefs?
generalizations about  Do you believe and practice these beliefs in your home? Why?
the lesson)
F. Application  With their same group, the learners will do a reporting. They will share and explain one superstitious belief that they practice at home. One
representative will present it to the class.
G. Valuing (Finding practical
applications of concepts and
 What do you think are the influences of these superstitious beliefs?
skills  Do you think it has a good impact on our lives?
in daily living)
H. Evaluation (Assessing Below is a list of Filipino’s superstitious beliefs. Identify the one that best matches the descriptions provided below. Choose from those statements found
 in the rectangular box. Write your answer on the blank provided.
learning)

a. Don’t go straight home after attending the wake/funeral service.

b. Siblings should not marry the same year.
c. The number of steps on a stair should not be divisible by three.
d. Group of three. The person in the middle/center will die.
e. Sweeping at night sweeps off blessings.
f. Don’t pile the plates on the table.

_________1. Gold (oro), silver (plata), death (mata) – these 3 words are used to count the number of steps upon construction of
a household staircase. The steps should never end in the word mata as it means death.
_________2. This superstition is called “sukob” and advises against siblings marrying within the same year as it said to divide the
luck between the 2 marriages.
_________3. When taking pictures of 3 denotes bad luck as it means the person in the middle will die.
_________4. The superstition is called “pagpag”(the shaking of dirt). In the context of wake, it means before heading home and
going inside the house, you must shake off the spirit of the deceased in case it follows you home.
_________5. Make sure that you will not pile the plates during mealtime because whoever is left eating at the table will never
get married.

I. Agreement (Additional activities  List at least 10 practices in maintaining the health and well-being of the family and community. Write it in a long bond paper and make it
for creative.
application or remediation)
V. REMARKS

VI. REFLECTION
A. No. of learners who
earned 75% in the
evaluation
B. No. of learners who requires
additional activities for
remediation
C. Did the lessons work? No. of
learners who
have caught up with the lesson
D. No. of learners who
continue to require
remediation
 E. Which of my teaching strategies
worked well?
Why did these work?
F. What difficulties did I
encounter which my EPSA
can help me
solve?
G. What innovation or localized
materials did I use/ discover
which I wish to share with other
teachers?

Prepared by: JANICE C. PANOTOLAN

ALS TEACHER

Noted and Observed by: BERNILDO A. ORELLANA

SCHOOL HEAD

Monitored and Observed by: GUILLERMO L. FUENTES

PUBLIC SCHOOLS DISTRICT SUPERVISOR – WEST I