Unit 1
Hearts That Care
Lesson 1
Worktext Pages: 2–10
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No. of days alloted 5–7
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Subject/Topic
- Identifying the Story Setting
- Saying the Schwa Sound (ə)
- Recognizing Rhyming Words
- Recognizing Rhythm
- Using the Card Catalog
OBJECTIVES
Comprehension/Literary Appreciation
- Note poem details
- Interpret lines or stanzas of a poem through pictures
- Identify settings of a poem through pictures
- Read orally a poem with correct pronunciation, intonation, and phrasing
- Recognize rhyming words in a poem
- Recognize accented and unaccented syllables in a line or phrase
Decoding/Vocabulary
- Give the meanings of words
- Say the schwa sound in words and phrases of a poem
Study Strategies
- Use the card catalog
- Choose an interesting book for home reading
Value/s
Reading good books
Resources/Material
Soaring to New Heights in Reading 4 (Second Edition) worktext, strips of paper on which
the following are written: lighted, creep, marks, lonely places, bank, searched
the following are written: lighted, creep, marks, lonely places, bank, searched
Learning Activities
Prereading Activities
Teaching Vocabulary/Oral Language
Say: First, I am going to read the poem aloud. However, I will replace some words in some lines. These words have the same meaning as the ones in your book.
Read to the pupils the following version of the poem “The Land of Story-books.”
Say: First, I am going to read the poem aloud. However, I will replace some words in some lines. These words have the same meaning as the ones in your book.
Read to the pupils the following version of the poem “The Land of Story-books.”
The Land of Story-books
At evening when the lamp is lighted,
Around the fire my parents sit; They sit at home and talk and sing, And do not play at anything.
Now, with my little gun, I creep
All in the dark along the wall,
And follow round the forest marks
Away behind the sofa back.
There, in the night, where none can spy, All in my hunter’s camp I lie,
And play at books that I have read, Till it is time to go to bed.
These are the hills, these are the woods, These are my starry lonely places;
And there the river by whose bank
The roaring lions come to drink.
I see the others far away
As if in firelit camp they lay, And I, like to an Indian scout, Around their party searched about.
So when my nurse comes in for me, Home I return across the sea,
And go to bed with backward looks
At my dear Land of Story-books
At evening when the lamp is lighted,
Around the fire my parents sit; They sit at home and talk and sing, And do not play at anything.
Now, with my little gun, I creep
All in the dark along the wall,
And follow round the forest marks
Away behind the sofa back.
There, in the night, where none can spy, All in my hunter’s camp I lie,
And play at books that I have read, Till it is time to go to bed.
These are the hills, these are the woods, These are my starry lonely places;
And there the river by whose bank
The roaring lions come to drink.
I see the others far away
As if in firelit camp they lay, And I, like to an Indian scout, Around their party searched about.
So when my nurse comes in for me, Home I return across the sea,
And go to bed with backward looks
At my dear Land of Story-books
Post on the board all the strips of paper with the words you read. Ask the pupils to give each word a synonym. Write the answer beside the word. Let the pupils copy the words and their meanings in their notebooks.
Developing Interest and Background Concepts
Have the pupils locate the selection on page 2 of the worktext. Let them answer the questions in Getting Ready.
Setting Purposes for Reading
Read the poem once more, this time with all the original words in the selection. Say: Listen as I read the poem once more. Find the words with the meaning nearest to the words I read. Find out the kind of stories that the poet likes to read.
Reading the Selection
Guided Part-by-Part Reading of the Selection
Have the pupils read the poem by stanza/s as a whole class, in groups, or individually.
Have the pupils read the poem by stanza/s as a whole class, in groups, or individually.
Oral Reading
Require each pupil to read a line or a stanza that
- describes the setting in the poem;
- describes the places the boy visits every time he reads his books; and
- tells the place wherein the boy wants to read his books.
Postreading Activities
Selection Follow-up
Compare and evaluate the pupils’ answers on the board to the questions in Getting Ready.
Let the pupils answer orally the questions in Looking Back on page 3 of the worktext.
Discuss their answers.
Let the pupils answer orally the questions in Looking Back on page 3 of the worktext.
Discuss their answers.
Sharpening Skills
Let the pupils do each exercise on pages 4–9 of the worktext independently after discussing with them the teaching portion.
EVALUATION
Performance Task
Have the pupils work on the task on page 10 of the worktext. Give 1 point for each correct item on the book list.
Formative Test
A. Circle the letter of your answer.
1. Which catalog card helps you look for the book Harry Potter and the Cursed Child?
a. author card
b. title card
c. subject card
d. catalog card
2. Which describes the setting of the poem “The Land of Story-books”?
a. It was at nighttime in the forest.
b. It was in his room before going to bed.
c. The moon was shining brightly.
d. It was at nighttime in the living room of a house.
3. Which of these phrases contains a schwa sound?
a. sad tune
b. over the ocean c. closed book
d. shining gem
4. Which of these lines has a rhythm similar to this line?
They sit at home and talk and sing
a. Baby, sleep a little longer.
b. What does little baby say?
c. She rests her mind today.
d. And do not play at anything.
5. Complete the second line with a rhyming word. What does little baby say? In her bed at peep of .
a. May
b. sight
c. day
d. pray
B. Match the words with the same meaning. Write the letter of your answer on the line.
Number 6 has been done for you.
c 6. lit a. mark
7. brink b. creep
8. track c. lighted
9. crawl d. searched
10. prowled e. alone
11. solitude f. bank
g. evening
1. Which catalog card helps you look for the book Harry Potter and the Cursed Child?
a. author card
b. title card
c. subject card
d. catalog card
2. Which describes the setting of the poem “The Land of Story-books”?
a. It was at nighttime in the forest.
b. It was in his room before going to bed.
c. The moon was shining brightly.
d. It was at nighttime in the living room of a house.
3. Which of these phrases contains a schwa sound?
a. sad tune
b. over the ocean c. closed book
d. shining gem
4. Which of these lines has a rhythm similar to this line?
They sit at home and talk and sing
a. Baby, sleep a little longer.
b. What does little baby say?
c. She rests her mind today.
d. And do not play at anything.
5. Complete the second line with a rhyming word. What does little baby say? In her bed at peep of .
a. May
b. sight
c. day
d. pray
B. Match the words with the same meaning. Write the letter of your answer on the line.
Number 6 has been done for you.
c 6. lit a. mark
7. brink b. creep
8. track c. lighted
9. crawl d. searched
10. prowled e. alone
11. solitude f. bank
g. evening