Reading and Comprehension Yr 2/3

There are Pets and

Pre-reading tasks
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5
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If practicable, gather the Ps on the floor facing the board. Maybe 2-3
rows.
Talk about the topic, e.g. pets / farm animals (or whatever the topic is
about) and ask simple questions.
Write on the board any vocabulary the Ps need to know. Work out the
meaning (a bit of BM is ok, if necessary) this is separate to the
flashcards and might be adjectives or adverbs that are difficult to find
pictures for.
Present and activate the vocabulary flashcards. (animals in the story)
See if they can predict what the story might be about.
Reading tasks

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C

Put the poster on the board.

T: Read it through first.
T: What is the story about? Yr 2 KPI 5 / LO 11
T: Read each line and Ps repeat.
Encourage Ps to read it through.
Encourage groups (rows) to read it through.
Post-reading tasks

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Ask some wh questions

Yr 3 : KPI 5 LO 7 / 8
Yr 2 LO 8
Ask some true / false questions.

Encourage simple sentence responses. (Its a cow / it gives us eggs)

Yr 2 KPI 5 LO 10 / LO 11
Ps return to their desks.
Jig - saw reading: Give each group sentence strips (the number of strips
you use is based on the general ability of your class) and some manila
card. Each group needs some glue.
Groups work together to assemble the story in the correct order and paste
it on the card.
KPI 5: Yr 2 LO 12 / Yr 3 LO 9.
Each group reads out their story.
Role play.
Yr 3 LO 9 Worksheet
Listen to the story. When you hear the animal that matches the
picture put a number, 1, 2 or 3 in the box in the order of the story.

There are Pets and

Zarif
and his friends are having a snack
in the canteen.
Hey Paven, said Zarif, do you have a pet? Sure I
do Zarif, he answered, Ive got a chicken.
A chicken? they all asked, why?
Why not! exclaimed Paven, a chicken gives
us
meat and eggs.
Oh yes, they all said, that is a good idea.
How about you Zarif? asked Mei Lou, do you have a pet? Of
course I do, said Zarif, a cow.
A cow? they all asked, why?
Because a cow gives us meat and milk, he
answered.
Oh yes, they all said, it does too!
Ive got a pet too! said Siti.
Have you? they all asked, what do
you
have?
A snake, said Siti brightly, Ive got a
snake!
A snake? they all asked, why?
A snake gives us.. a snake gives us
Yes? they all asked, a snake gives us.. what..?
Umm., I know, a snake gives us .... a brilliant smile, said
Siti proudly.
Oh, really? they all said scornfully, Lets make a snack of Sitis
snake!
No way, said Siti, not my snake!
KPI 5
Year 2
LO 8:
Able to respond appropriately to oral texts with a focus on wh and true
and false questions
LO 10: Able to respond verbally to graphic, spoken or literary input using simple
sentences
LO 11: Able to verbally demonstrate comprehension of a short story using graphic
cues
LO 12: Able to demonstrate comprehension of written texts with a focus on
identification of sequential patterns.
KPI 5

Year 3

LO7: Able to read and understand phrases including compound sentences in

various fictional and non-fictional texts with guidance.
LO8: Able to listen to and respond appropriately to oral texts with a focus on
wh and true and false questions.
LO9: Able to listen to and accurately sequence oral texts with guidance.

ROLE PLAY
There are Pets and
Zarif and his friends are having a snack in the canteen.
Zarif:
Hey Paven, do you have a pet?
Paven:
Sure I do Zarif, Ive got a chicken.
All: A chicken? Why?
Paven:
Why not? A chicken gives us meat and eggs.
All: Oh yes, that is a good idea.
Mei Lou: How about you Zarif? Do you have a pet?
Zarif:
Of course I do, a cow.
All: A cow? Why?
Zarif:
Because a cow gives us meat and milk.
All: Oh yes, it does too!
Siti: Ive got a pet too!
All: Have you? What do you have?
Siti: A snake, Ive got a snake!
All: A snake? Why?
Siti: A snake gives us.. a snake gives us
All: Yes? A snake gives us.. what..?
Siti: Umm., I know, a snake gives us .... a brilliant smile.
All: Oh, really? Lets make a snack of Sitis snake!
Siti: No way! Not my snake!

All sing (optional)

A cow named Dambi. (year 2 U/12, p. 98)
Title: Dambi the Cow
There is a girl who has a cow, (change past tense to present)
And Dambi is her name-o
etc

Reading and Comprehension Yr 1 Nik at a Camp

A

Pre-reading tasks
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If practicable, gather the Ps on the floor facing the board. Maybe 2-3 rows.
Put the picture on the board and ask simple questions about it. (You may
need extra pics for large classes)
Present and activate vocabulary flashcards for: camp / map / cap / sack.
Ask different Ps to point out the vocabulary in the picture.
Reading tasks

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5
C

T:
Read it through first.
T:
What is the story about?
T:
Read each line and Ps repeat.
Encourage Ps to read it through.
Encourage groups (rows) to read it through.
Post-reading tasks

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9

Ask some wh questions

Ask some true / false questions.
Encourage simple sentence responses.
Ps return to their desks.
Jig - saw reading: Give each group word strips (one for each line) and
some manila card. Each group needs some glue.
Groups work together to assemble the story in the correct order and paste
it on the card.
Each group reads out their story.
Worksheet
Role play.