Book 2

My School
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Goodbye, mom Goodbye, dad. Goodbye, goodbye, I say. Im off to school, To school today.

Unit
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Story
My Colors I can paint Little Red Hen Miss Rabbits Shoes The Little Man on the moon The Golden Goose Five Silly Fishermen Three Little Pigs Is this my Father? The Tooth Wizard Miss Polly had a Dolly Dennis and the Land of Mess Grandmas Birthday! The Word Police

Phonics target: Stage Two: recognize the lower case of the alphabet and expand the letterbasic sound recognition

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1. Colors I have Yellow

Aim: Use the words for colors to describe things. Song: Green grass, green grass Blue sky, blue sky Black cat, black cat Yellow eyes. Red bird, red bird Black cat, black cat Yellow eyes Additional song: Red, yellow blue and green Stand up Red, yellow blue and green Turn around Stretch up high above your head Oh, red, yellow blue and green, Sit down. Game: Teacher says: Go to (color). Language: Ask the children to look at the color of their clothes. Sample: Who has yellow? I have yellow, Review names for clothes. I have a yellow shirt,. 85

Color word puzzles

Make cards with mouse and color to match

Sorting objects by color

Fruits and colors Sort fruits and vegetables by color (use pictures or plastic shapes) Alternatively use flowers, toys or anything practical for you. red Tomato Strawberry Apple Wax apple yellow Banana Lemon Corn Potato green Pear Guava Grapes Cabbage orange Orange Papaya Purple Grapes eggplant

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Additional Story: Why the Sun is yellow

Grandmas Visit (With differently colored bus) Crafts: Blow painting Marble rolling Leaf Printing

Ten little bears, jumping on the bed, The red one fell off And bumped his head. Mother called the doctor.

Story

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The fire engine is red! Green, green, green what is green? The frog is green! Blue, blue, blue what is blue? The whale is blue! Yellow, yellow, yellow what is yellow? The lion is yellow! White, white, white what is white? The snow is white! Black, black, black what is black? The cat is black! What is red, green blue, yellow, white, black? My parrot! My parrot is red, green blue, yellow, white, black.

Additional Story: The Magic Rabbit show

Magician boy puts red rose in the hat, gets a red rabbit. Puts a yellow rose, gets a yellow rabbit. (Use flashcards with the objects on the backside) 1. 2. 3. 4. Welcome to my show! A red Rose! Abracadabra! A red rabbit. 5. A yellow rose. 6. A yellow rabbit! 7. A green rose. 8. A green rabbit. 9. A balloon 10. A balloon rabbit 88

11. A bird! 12. A bird rabbit! 13. The sun! 14. A sun rabbit! 15. A cookie. 16. A cookie rabbit. 17. A clown. 18. A clown rabbit! 19. Ten 20. Ten rabbits 21. One hundred 22. One hundred rabbits 23. Zero. 24. Zero rabbits.

Beginning Sound Letter Pockets At this stage we want to train the children to link a wider range of vocabulary to the basic sounds. Though in the class we use the letter bag to do this, you may consider making individual pockets for the different words.

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2. Art I can paint!

Aim: Learn to talk about art activities and name art materials such as crayons, markers, paint, brush, paper, etc. Song: When you color When you color Paint it all Paint it all Just remember Do not paint the wall Do not paint the wall Art Books Show art books and talk about the objects in the pictures Do phonemics practice. Art activity: Start painting with one or two colors and wet paper. 90

Ask the children to observe how the colors move and mix, like two friends meeting each other. Tell the story of: Little Blue and Little Yellow Additional Song: Lets clean up, lets clean up On the tables and the chairs Lets clean up, lets clean up Everybody, Everywhere. Crayon art: The ladybug on a leaf.

I can paint
I have a brush. I can paint! First I paint myself. I need a place, so I paint the earth. I paint some flowers, so the earth is beautiful. I paint my mother. She says, Hi! But where is my house? So I paint a house, for my mother! The house has a door and windows. And then I paint my father. He says, Hi, kid! Nice to see you. But where is my car? I paint a car for my father. It is a fast car! I paint the sky. 91

And the sky says, Where is the sun? So I paint the sun. And the flowers say, Its so hot, where are the clouds? So I paint some clouds, and birds. Then I paint my friends. They say. Come and play ball! And I say, All right! All right! I can not paint anymore! I have to play with my friends. Bye, bye!

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3. Lunch Time! Who likes noodles?

Aim: To be able to talk about common foods and vegetables. Practice sentence structure: who likes - I like / dont like Sun, rain and Earth Make the food we eat. Sun, rain and Earth Are all the friends, the friends We need. Food Phonics C is for Carrots J is for Jam O is for Oranges Y is for Yogurt

Pizza making sequencing Make Pizza, teach the sequence

Additional Song: We like carrots, We like carrots Yes we do Orange and long too . Replace the word carrots with other vegetables and their descriptions. 93

Tastes: Teach the basic tastes (sweet, salty, sour, spicy, bitter) Play tasting games Then sort food by taste: make columns on the white board for each taste and select the foods that belong under that taste. Story: Little Red Hen

Little Red Hen

1. This is Little Red Hen. She lives on a little farm. She is always busy. 3. She has four friends, a cat, a dog, a pig and a duck. They are lazy and sleep all day. 5 One day, Little Red Hen found some wheat. 7.. She called her friends, Who will help me plant this? Not me. said the cat. Not me. said the dog. Not me. said the pig and duck. 9. Well, said Little Red Hen, then I will do it myself. 94

And so she did. 11. She watered the wheat every day. It was growing very well. 13. But then there were some weeds growing too. She called her friends Who will help me pull these weeds? Not me. said the cat. Not me. said the dog. Not me. said the pig and duck. 15. Well, said Little Red Hen, then I will do it myself. And so she did. 17. When the wheat was golden yellow she wanted to harvest it. Again she called her friends, Who will help me harvest the wheat? Not me. said the cat. Not me. said the dog. Not me. said the pig and duck. 19. Well, said Little Red Hen, then I will do it myself. And so she did.

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21 She put the wheat on a car to take it to the mill. Again she asked her friends, Who will help me take this wheat to the mill? Not me. said the cat. Not me. said the dog. Not me. said the pig and duck. 23. Well, said Little red Hen, then I will do it myself. And so she did. 25. Little Red Hen wanted to make bread. She asked her friends, Who will help me bake this bread? Guess what they said Not me. said the cat. Not me. said the dog. Not me. said the pig and duck. 27. Well, said Little Red Hen, then I will do it myself. And so she did. 29. And when the bread was ready, she called her friends again, and asked Who will help me eat this bread?

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ME! said, cat, dog pig and duck. 31. But Little Red Hen smiled, No, I think I will eat it myself. And so she did.

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4. Shopping Miss Rabbits shoes

Miss Rabbit Hops, hops, hops. One ear up One ear flops. Miss Rabbit Has a twitching nose And hairy, hairy toes.

Shoe-wear Compare different kinds of shoes. (sneakers, sandals, slippers, shoes, boots). Discuss their useage. Make shoe wear art Make a slipper out of paper and decorate it. Role Play Go shopping Additional Stories: 98

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5. Naptime! Are you sleeping?

Hey kids, dont you see Its time to nap, its time to sleep. Hay kids, dont you hear The dream horse 2x Is here. Now close your eyes And pull your blanket up so tight The dream horse 2x Will be with you All through the night. Animals and sleeping habits Where do they sleep? Why? (Nature Science) Talk about time Make a timeline and learn to tell the time. For beginners only talk about morning. For others, talk about the whole day. 7 oclock Get up 8 oclock Go to school & play 9 oclock Start class 10 oclock Eat a snack 11 oclock Lunch 12 oclock Nap time 103

2 oclock 4 oclock

Get up and play Go home

Dream horse song and story (optional) Dream horse fly Over the mountains so high. Dream horse dance Over the oceans and seas. Take me so far To where the birds In the sky Cant catch me 2x

The Little Man on the Moon

Action story: act out the underlined words. Once I walked on the moon, And who did I meet there? A little guy with purple hair. His belly, belly was so big And his eyes were small like a pig. I said, Hello. How do you do? But he just looked as if to say, I dont know you. So I shook his hand But still, he didnt understand. Then I showed him; This is good, And this is bad. You clap, clap, clap. When youre glad, 104

And you hit your fist, when youre mad. This is a bike, I said, And no, is when you shake your head. And when you put your hand like this It means stop, This means down And this means up. This means you want to fly When you wave your hand, it means You say goodbye, When you want someone to come You do like this. And when you love You give a kiss. For the little man on the moon The kiss came much too soon So he shook his head And disappeared, Just like that.

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Mama, I dont want to sleep Tell the story and talk about dreams

Do Quiet Time & Draw your dreams

Phonics Use the vocabulary in this unit to train the children in knowing the beginning letters.

Additional Song Twinkle, twinkle little star How I wonder What you are Up above the world so high Like a diamond in the sky

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6. Whats your job? Im a Doctor!

Song:
Doctors, teachers farmers too Have lots of work to do. Nurses, bakers, tailors, do you see They work, work, work For you and me! Hats and Work Make hats for different occupations Act out professions Additional rhymes: Barber, barber cut my hair, While I sit in your big, big, chair. Snip a little here, snip a little there Oh barber, please, cut my hair. Phonics D is for Doctor: other d-words N is for Nurse: other n-words T is for Teacher: other t-words B baker F fisherman G gardener A artist P police officer S sailor/ soldier M mail carrier C carpenter/ cook 107

The Magic Porridge Pot

1. Alice was poor. She did not always have food to eat. Sometimes she only had breakfast. Sometimes she only had lunch. And sometimes she only had dinner. 3. One day, her mother gave her a cookie. She said, This is all I can give you for today. The cookie was old and a little hard. Still Alice said, Thank you, mom. and went outside. 5. She was thinking, Shall I eat it for breakfast, lunch or dinner?

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Just then, there came an old man. He said. Little girl, I am an old and hungry man. I knocked on so many doors and asked for food. But they all said, Go away! We dont have any food for you! 7. Then the old man asked, Little girl, can you give me something to eat? Of course, said Alice and took out the cookie. Its a little old and a little hard, But it is all I have. 9. The man was very glad to eat it. Thank you so much. he smiled. And then, from his bag he took a little pot. This is for you. It is a magic pot. You just say, Little pot, cook! And it will start to cook. And when you want it to stop, you say, Little pot, stop! 11. Alice bowed and said Thank you When she looked up, the old man was gone. Alice quickly ran into the house and said, Mama, mama, look. We have a magic porridge pot. Then she said,

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Little pot, cook! And the little pot started to cook. Then Alice said, Little pot, stop! And the pot stopped. Every day they ate porridge, For breakfast, lunch and dinner. They were not hungry anymore. 13. Now, one day, Alice was playing outside. Mother was in the house. She said, I am a little hungry. But I dont want to ask Alice to help me. I can do it myself. She took the little pot, And said, Little pot, cook! And the little pot started to make porridge. 15. But then she wanted the little pot to stop. She said, Little pot, no more, please. But the little pot didnt stop. So she said again, Little pot, it is enough! Still the little pot didnt stop. And the porridge started to spill all over the floor, First in the living room, then into the kitchen, the bathroom, out into the garden. 17 She kept on trying, Little pot, please there is too much porridge, we cant eat so much, so please stop!

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But the little pot kept on cooking and jumping and making more, and more and more porridge! The garden was full of porridge, The street, the city, the whole country was covered in porridge. 19 Alice saw the porridge, quickly went home And said, Little pot, stop! The little pot stopped. 21 There was porridge everywhere. What to do with all this porridge? asked her mother. Share it. said the people. And that is what they did! All the people from the whole world came and what did they eat? For breakfast, lunch and dinner. they ate porridge every day for one whole year!

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7. Food Math Can you count?

Aim: to learn to count and do simple math.

On one hand Five little fingers On one foot Five little toes On my body One little head And on my head One little nose Additional song: One, two, three, four, five Once I caught a fish alive. Six, seven, eight, nine, ten Then I let it go again. Why did you let it go? Because it bit my finger so. Which finger did it bite. This little finger on the right. Food count Math teaching has many benefits for English. The childs mind is challenged, so the child is focused. The vocabulary is taught quickly. Spatial thinking also aids alphabet retention and word recognition. Counting Count cookies. 112

Count the number of spoons, bowls, Count the raisins/ fruits. Play number games Throw a beanbag on a chart of three circles. Alternatively roll a bowling ball and push over markers, or plastic bottles. Start simple additions with this game. Focus on sentences

Counting Songs 1. Im one, only one Me and you, we are two, we are two. Talk about the body: one mouth, one nose, two eyes, two ears, two hands.)

2. This is two Can you see? But with me We are three. 3. This is three I can see Add one more And you get four. 4.

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You are four That is right Add one more. And that is five!

Shapes
One straight line, that is me. Two straight fingers That is a T; Three straight lines thats a triangle there Add one more, that is a square.

Shape puzzles
Make shape puzzles for each child and ask the child to stick them on a paper.

Sorting words with similar sounds

Prepare different sets of flash cards for words with similar beginning letters. For example: p-b, d-t, s-z, k-g, m-n. Ask the children to separate the two kinds of cards.

Story: Five silly fishermen

1. Once upon a time Five silly fishermen Said: Lets go and catch some fish. They were so happy that they ran down the river 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 2. The birds at the river said, Hi! What are you going to do? We are going to catch fish, bird 114

Well, I hope you dont catch me. Said the bird and flew away. 3. One fisher man sat on a rock. One fisherman lay down in the grass One fisherman climbed up a tree. One fisherman sat in a boat and one fisherman Jumped on a log. They said, Hello, little fish. We are coming! 4. They fished for some time. Then one said, I caught a fish. Then another said, I caught one too. Then the others called, I caught one too! 5. They caught red fish, blue fish, brown fish, yellow fish. They caught so many fish! Then they said, That is enough for today. Lets go home. 6. They climbed down the tree, down the rock, got up from the grass and Then one of them said. Okay, but first, lets count. Count? said the others. Yes, we have got to count to see if all are there! 7. Now one of them said, Thats a good idea. I can count. You people line up here. Let me see: 1 2 3 4.! Oh no, there are only four of us. That means one is missing! And he began to cry. 8. Now his friend said, Oh silly you! Dont cry. Im sure you can not count. Let me do it. I can count! Now line up again. 1 2 -3 - 4. Oh no there are only four. Really one is missing! 115

Now all started to cry. They hugged each other and said, One of us is missing! 9. Just then a little girl passed by. She had been fishing too. Why are you so sad? she asked. Oh, little sister, one of us is missing. In the morning when we came, we were five. Now there are only four of us. You see: there is one, there is two, there is three and there is four! Please help us! 10. The little girl smiled. I know what your problem is. You didnt count yourself! Line up here and let me count. 1, 2, 3, 4, .5! 11. The fishermen started to jump of joy. Our friend has come back. Our friend has come back. Oh little sister. Thank you. Thank you so much. And because they were so happy they gave the little girl all their fish. We dont mind to be hungry. But we must have our friend back. Thank you for counting, little sister. Good bye! Good bye! Silly fishermen! Good bye!

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8. This is my home Where is the Bear?

Finger play:

This is a house, This is a door, This is a window, This is a floor. This is a table, This is a chair And on the table There is a BEAR!!!!!!!!

Game: Teach the names of the rooms. Where is the Bear? Make the teaching aid as shown.

Make a house of rolled up newspaper (as in the picture)

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Count the windows

Phonics: Whats the sound? Say two words with a common beginning sound. Ask the children what the common sound is. Home - house Pen - picture Marker money Three Little Pigs Song and story Three Little Pigs left their home Far, far away The first one built a house of grass The Big bad wolf blew it down. The second made a house of wood The big bad wolf, burned it down. The third one made a house of stone The wolf could not break that one. He got a ladder to climb on the roof. He fell in the fire and burned his tail. He got so scared that he ran so fast. And that made the pigs so happy then Far, far away 118

Drawing Story Who drank the water? (Tom & Sally)

What are they doing? Make a teaching aid of a window to the living room. Slide several action flash cards inside the teaching aid. Open the cover of the teaching window and ask the students what the people/animals in the picture are doing? Then close the window, change the flashcards inside and repeat.

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9. Music Story Is this my Father?

Tell the story. After telling the story, show the music instruments. Teach the children to retell the story. Song: My Daddy loves me Yes, he does. My Daddy loves me Every day. He gives me hugs and kisses and then he takes me out to play.

Chant: When youre really small Father and mother are the best of all. They always try to help me With what I want to do. So I care for them And listen to what they say. And when I have finished helping them I go out to play!

How is your father? Describe your father

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What does your father do?

My father is strong. He can carry many things.

My father can read.

My father has a garden. He grows vegetables He waters the plants.

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My father can play baseball. He can hit the ball. Catch the ball.

My father can drive a car

My father has an office. He has a computer. He has a telephone.

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My father has a family He has three children: My brother, my sister and me.

My father loves me. And I love him too!

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What can you do by yourself? Father and mother can do many things. But what can you do by your self?

Can Can Can Can

you you you you

dress yourself? feed yourself? go to the bathroom by yourself? cook by yourself?

Answer: I can do it by myself!

Make a Medal for your Father

Practice the new vocabulary in this unit and review the phonics: beginning letters of Drive a car 124

Talk on the telephone Grow vegetables Play baseball Read books Etc

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10. Did you brush your teeth? No, not yet

Aims: to talk about the day: review time and activities. Sequencing events.

Song: This is the way I brush my teeth

Teach the vocabulary of the song and practice to read the keywords.

The Tooth Wizard

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Make large cut outs. Stick flaps with mouths and teeth in them. Wear a magicians hat yourself.

Do you know the tooth wizard? He does magic! Look there he is, And there is an elephant with him! Toothwizard! Toothwizard! I would like some teeth, said the elephant. Magic wand. Thank you! Now I have big teeth to chew. I would like some teeth, said the lion. Magic wand. Thank you! Now I have big sharp teeth to bite! I would like some teeth too, said the rabbit and beaver. 127

Magic wand. Thank you! Now I have strong teeth to cut!. So many animals came. They all wanted teeth. The tooth wizard said, Boys and Girls, would you want some teeth? They said, Oh, please wizard. We would like teeth too.

The childrens teeth were not big, not very small. They were not very sharp. What can not really bite like a lion. We can not chew grass like an elephant. And we can not cut trees like a beaver. What can we do with these teeth? The wizard smiled; Little boys and girls, you have teeth to Chew a little, cut a little and bite, just a little and smile so much! So keep them clean and beautiful!!!!!

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Did you brush your teeth? - Yes, I did. No, I didnt.

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What do you often forget? Why? How can you learn to remember things?

Talk about tomorrow What will you do tomorrow? I I I I will will will will brush my teeth. rinse my mouth. not eat snacks. go to the dentist.

Phonics Practice the movement alphabet to get children more familiar with segmentation and blending.

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11. At the Doctors I have a headache

Doctor, please come quick. My baby is sick. She has a fever. She has a cold And she has a runny nose Doctor, please come quick. My baby is sick. Introduce the vocabulary related to sickness.

Miss Molly had a Polly Who was sick, sick, sick. She called the doctor to come quick, quick, quick. The doctor came with his bag and his hat, hat, hat. He knocked on the door with a tat-tat-tat. He looked at the dolly and shook his head, head, head Miss Molly, put her straight to bed, bed, bed." He wrote on the paper for a pill, pill, pill. "I'll be back tomorrow, If she is still ill, ill, ill." Doctor kit 133

Keywords: thermometer, injection, medicine, bandage, operation. Do the doctor kit craft. Complete the drawing

Talk about different sickness Headache, fever, stomach ache, tooth ache, broken leg. Play with water filled syringes have fun!

Stethoscope
[Science] We use a paper cup with the bottom cut out. Children press the big end of the cup to the heart area of a friends chest, and press an ear against the small end. (Works best if you dont hold onto the cup.) Rhyming cards Write the words on cards and ask the children to match the rhyming words. Phonics Doctor starts with a d which other words start with a d Nurse n-words: X- ray: x-words: .. Operation o-words 134

Injection I words Medicine: m-words Ambulance: a-words Additional Story: The Balloon Doctor

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12. Rules Oh, no! What a mess!

Aim: To learn the rules in the classroom Song: In our school We have lots of rules. They tell us what to do They help us better live together, Me and you! You can not sit on the table You can not stand on the chair. When you eat, You can not talk. 136

In school you can not run You must always walk.

The book bag goes on the shelf, Your books on the teachers desk And if you want to stand up in class, You first must ask. In our school We really have lots of rules. They tell us what to do They help us better live together, Me and you! Make signs for the things you cant do: Dont .. Rules at home What cant you do at home? Sit on the table. Watch TV any time. Say bad words. Eat anytime. Fight each other.

Rules in sports games Show flashcards for sports.

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Discuss games the children are familiar with, and their rules: Basketball: you cant kick. You must throw. Soccer: you cant touch the ball with your hands. You must kick. Tennis: you cant catch the ball. You must hit it. Baseball: you cant push others Volleyball: you cant kick the ball. You must hit it.

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In the Land of Mess

Dennis doesnt like to clean. He also doesnt like to wash or put things nicely. Mother always has to nag him. Otherwise he wont do any cleaning. Mother always says: If you dont clean up, you will get dirty Dirty things have lots of germs. And germs can make you sick! But Dennis didnt listen and his room was always a mess. One day he was playing when he met a funny guy. Where are you from? He asked. The funny man said, Im from the land of Mess. We dont clean up anything. Everything is dirty. We only play. Wow, said Dennis, I would like to go there! The funny man said that that was easy. He pointed at a hole in the wall. The Land of Mess is just over there!

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They went through the hole, and really, that place was a mess. The funny man smiled, We never clean here! They wanted to play with the ball. But where was the ball? There were dirty clothes everywhere, some left over food and lots of empty cans and boxes. But they couldnt find the ball. Then they got hungry and wanted to eat something. They went to the kitchen, but the bread box only had cockroaches. IN the cookie box there was an old shoe. And there was trash everywhere. Dennis got upset. He said, You see, we are just wasting time. We cant find anything and we have not played also. I have an idea. We are going to clean up. The toys go here. The trash in the trash bags. The dirty clothes in the washing machine. And the food, we put on the shelf. This way, if we want to eat, we can find the food easily. And so they did. Just when they had sorted out everything, they heard some food steps. They looked up. It was the King of the land of Mess. He said, What are you doing here? Both, Dennis and the funny man smiled: We are cleaning up. The king became very angry. Here we dont clean up. You must go away! Dennis started to cough and sneeze. Maybe that is better too. He said. All this dirt is making me sick. He quickly looked for the hole and went back to his home. He immediately took a bath, and when he saw his room was messy too, quickly cleaned up. Just then mother came. She said, What are you doing, Dennis? Mom, Im cleaning up! This way I dont waste time if I want to play with something. And you wont fall over the toys when you come in 140

my room. Mother was surprised. But of course it was a happy surprise. Well done! she said. Dennis, well done.

Phonics with the new vocabulary Practice the movement alphabet to spell out the sounds of some of the new words learned in this unit.

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13. On the Bus Where are you going?

Aim: To know different types of transportation

Song: The wheels on the bus go round and round, All day long Additional Song Lets go home See you goodbye

Flashcards Present the song by putting each character or part of the song on a flashcard. Put these cards in a jar. Ask the child to take out one of the cards and sing that part of the song. Repeat with cards that only have the words to encourage reading. Bus driver role play Where do you want to go? I want to go to How much is the ticket? . dollars.

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Use the bus card teaching tool

Show different flashcards for road transportation, Buldozer Crane Truck Train Bus Phonemics Sing the song with mistakes. Ask the children to correct you! Wheels seals Wipers diapers Door four Light- kite Horn corn Driver fiver Craft School Bus 143

Compound words Bulldozer other double words: Beehive, Airplane, Armchair, Bus stop, Bathroom, Birthday Bookshelf, Butterfly, Classroom, Cowboy, Cupcake, Doghouse, Everyday, Farmhouse, Firefly, Footprint, Goldfish, Grasshopper, Popcorn, Rainbow, Sailboat, Toothbrush, Hairbrush, Newspaper, Motor cycle, Windmill, Storyteller Coloring page

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Grandmas Birthday
Make TV Box and the flashcards! 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. Shoes. Coat Bag Bus Stop Yellow Bus. No Red Bus. No. Green Bus. Yes! Cow Trees Oh, no! Cars. Many, many cars. Sleep. Long Sleep. Crocodile. Tigers! Wake up! Houses Many, many houses. Stop! (A traffic light) Flowers. Pretty flowers. Ah, Grandma! My beautiful grandma! 22. Happy Birthday!

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Phonics game: for blends

Prepare 26 picture cards with some of the basic spelling words. Place them around the whiteboard. Then write the letters you want to work on, for each team.Use differently colored magnets, for each team one. Then see which team can find the six letters first.

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14. Make a Dictionary I can sort Words!

Song: A says a, A says a, a, Stick pictures in the dictionary worksheets

Let children sort the words and stick the pictures according to their beginning letters.

Song: Sorting words Is lots of fun From A to Z 2x We sort them all In my Dic-tion-ary Additional Song: A says a, A says a, a, a, a, a. A says a, A says a. Apple, ant and airplane, 147

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A Alligator, Apple, Ant, B Book, box, bus C. Cat, coat, carrot D. Dog, desk, donkey E: Egg, elephant F. Fish, flower, four G. Goat, girl, good H. Hen, horse, hair I Ink, Indian, igloo J Joker, jam, juice K. Kite, king, key L. Lamp, lion, leaf 148

M. Monkey, mountain, mango N Nest, nose, nurse O Ox, octopus, ostrich P Pig, pen, paper Q Question, queen, quiet R Rabbit, ruler, run S Sun, seven, sleep T Tree, table, ten U Umbrella, uncle, underwear V Violin, van, X Xylophone, x-ray Y Yellow, yacht, yoyo Z Zipper, zebra, zig zag 149

Story: The Word police

This story teaches how letters can make all kinds of words. Use letter cards or cut outs and make funny words. 2 One night, Did you hear the letters say Its boring in a book all day Lets party and play!? 4 They jumped and hopped away.. And with a little drink and a little bite They sang and danced all night. They made lots of words Nobody will ever need But which any way Are fun to read. Illustration: Nomo, mono, moon aber, bera, bear. kobo, boko book aper, pera, pear 6 They had so much fun. But then they saw the morning sun. 8 Its time to go home. They said. This is the time the children get out of bed. 10 So they hobbled back in the book, 150

One by one, A little sleepy And still thinking of the fun. 12 When they thought They could rest, The letter police came, Oh what a pest. 14 They blew their whistles, Prrrrrrr! loud and strong The letters asked, Hmm? What is wrong? 16 Please, letters dont you know How to stand in line? 18 Well count to three, And if you dont get it right Youve got to pay a fine! 20 The letters didnt smile, they didnt joke.. The letter police, you should not provoke. 22 And when the children opened their books The letters smiled and stood For them to read as they should. 24 But sometimes you will see, A lazy letter still thinking of his party. 26 151

Then all you have to do, Is blow your whistle, Prrrr! And Im sure, He will line up too!

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