WORLD OF STORIES

Unit 2

Patsy and the Rat

Focus:

Listening and Speaking

Learning Standard(s):

1.1.2, 1.3.1 (a) {SK & SJK}

Objective(s):

By the end of the lesson, pupils will be able to:

i. say the phoneme // correctly;and
ii. identify objects with the phoneme //.

Time:

30/60 minutes

Teaching Aid(s):

power point presentation, picture cards, word cards

Cross Curricular Element(s): Multiple Intelligences, Constructivism

Introduction:
a. Greet pupils.
b. Encourage pupils to reply.
Set Induction:
a. Get pupils to sit around you.
b. Tell a story. Pupils listen. (Appendix 1)
c. Name the objects, animals and people in the story.
d. Get pupils to point to them.
Step 1:
a.
b.
c.

d.
e.
f.

Introduce the phoneme // by showing an action.

Imagine a spider crawling up your arm and say //.
Demonstrate how to sound it out:
Open your mouth wide and make a loud sound.
Trace the letter a in the air and say //.
Get pupils to do the action and say //.
Get pupils to say // is for a.

Step 2:

Ask pupils to observe

you. Do it a few times
to different groups.

Focus Words:
Patsy, cat, rat, mat, cap,
bag, fat

a. Show picture and word cards. (Appendix 2)

b. Say the words and point to the letter a.
c. Get pupils to say the words and the sound:
Example: Patsy - //, cat - //, rat - //, mat - //, cap - //,
bag - //, fat - //
d. Repeat the activity in groups.
e. Get individual pupils to do the activity.
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Step 3:
a. Tell the story again.
b. Get pupils to listen to the story again.
c. Point to the objects.
d. Ask questions: Is this a cat?
e. Get pupils to reply: Yes/No (Appendix 2)
f. Tell pupils to do the action for // each time the sound is mentioned.
Step 4:
a. Show the picture cards.
b. Pupils say the word and do the action for //.
c. Next, invite pupils to come out in pairs. One will pick a picture, the other
pair will say the word, do the action for // and say //.
d. This can be done within groups as well.
Consolidation:
a. Complete exercise on page 9 in pupils module. (Appendix 3)
b. Get pupils to match correctly.
Closure:
a. Teacher leaves the class by thanking the pupils.
b. Pupils respond appropriately.

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APPENDIX 1
1

He is Aziz. He lives in a house

in the village. His house is big.

Aziz has a cat. Its name is Patsy.

His cat is fat. It sleeps on a mat.

It hears a sound. Patsy gets up.

It sees a rat.

The rat runs. It runs into a bag.

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Aziz hears the noise. He runs

into the room.

His cap falls on the mat. The rat

runs out of the bag.

The rat hides under the cap.

The cat runs to the hat too.

Patsy sits on the cap. The rat

escapes.
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APPENDIX 2

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cat
rat
mat
bag

Patsy
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APPENDIX 3
Name :

Class :

Match correctly.

a
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Focus:

Reading

Learning Standard(s):

2.1.1, 2.1.2 (a) //, 2.2.1 (a) {SK & SJK}

Objective(s):

By the end of the lesson, pupils will be able to:

i. articulate the phoneme // correctly; and
ii. sequence pictures correctly.

Time:

30/60 minutes

Teaching Aid(s):

power point presentation, picture cards, word cards

Cross Curricular Element(s): Constructivism

Introduction:
a. Greet pupils.
b. Pupils reply.
Set Induction:
a. Ask pupils to guess your actions:
i. Form a cobra head with your hand and trace the letter s in the air.
ii. Imagine a spider crawling up your arm and say //.
b. Get pupils to say words that have the // sound.
c. Give pupils clues by showing pictures as in Appendix 2.
Step 1:
a. Distribute picture cards to pupils. (Appendix 2)
b. Tell the story as in Appendix 1.
c. Get pupils to listen to the story.
d. Pupils with the pictures will show the picture when the word is mentioned.
e. Tell the story again with different pupils showing the pictures.
f. Encourage pupils to say words with the // sound.
Example: cat, Patsy, fat, mat, bag, cap
Step 2:
a. Distribute picture cards to groups. (Appendix 4)
b. Get groups to arrange the pictures according to the story.
c. The group that arranges the pictures correctly first is the winner.

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Step 3:
a. Complete exercise on page 10 in the pupils module. (Appendix 5)
b. Distribute pictures to all pupils. (Appendix 4)
c. Get pupils to paste the pictures on page 10 in their module.
Consolidation:
a. Ask pupils:
Did you enjoy yourself today?
b. Encourage pupils to respond:
Yes/No
Yes, we did. / No, we didnt
Closure:
a. Teacher leaves the class by thanking the pupils.
b. Pupils respond appropriately.

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APPENDIX 4

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Focus:

Writing

Learning Standard(s):

3.1.1 (f) & (g), 3.1.2 (a) & (b) {SK & SJK}

Objective(s):

By the end of the lesson, pupils will be able to:

i. match picture cards to word cards; and
ii. write uppercase A and lowercase a correctly.

Time:

30/60 minutes

Teaching Aid(s):

picture cards, word cards, plasticine, worksheet, crayons

Cross Curricular Element(s): Multiple Intelligences

Introduction:
a. Greet pupils.
b. Pupils reply.
Set Induction:
a. Introduce a chant to the pupils.
//, //, // Patsy
//, //, // fat
//, //, // cat
//, //, // rat
//, //, // cap
//, //, // mat
b. Pupils repeat after you.
c. Pupils say the chant.
Step 1:
a. Give each group a set of picture cards and word cards. (Appendix 2)
Example: cat, bag, rat, mat
b. Ask pupils to place them face down.
c. Get groups to open a picture card and word card.
d. If it matches, they remove the cards, otherwise place them face down
again.
e. Open up the cards to match the pictures and word cards.

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Step 2:
a. Give pupils blank pieces of paper and crayons or use their writing books.
b. Draw straight lines from up to down.

Step 3:
a. Get pupils to do the action for // and say //.
b. Show how to write uppercase A and lowercase a.

Pupils may carry out

action in the air, on the
desk, in the sandbox, on
a friends back, etc.
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c. Distribute plasticine and get pupils to form the letters learnt.

Step 4:
a. Complete exercise on page 11 in pupils module. (Appendix 6)
b. Pupils trace and write the letters neatly.
Consolidation:
a. Talk about a pet or a favourite animal.
b. Get pupils to bring a photo of their pet or favourite animal for the next
lesson.
Closure:
a. Teacher leaves the class by thanking the pupils.
b. Pupils respond appropriately.
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APPENDIX 6
Name :

Class :

Trace and write the letters neatly.

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Focus:

Language Arts

Learning Standard(s):

4.1.2 {SK}, 4.3.1 (d) {SK}, 4.3.1 (c) {SJK}

Objective(s):

By the end of the lesson, pupils will be able to:

i. recite a chant with actions; and
ii. produce a book mark.

Time:

30/60 minutes

Teaching Aid(s):

power point presentation, manila cardboard, pictures

Cross Curricular Element(s): Creativity

Introduction:
a. Greet pupils.
b. Pupils reply.
Set Induction:
a. Say the chant from the previous lesson.

i. //,
ii. //,
iii. //,
iv. //,
v. //,
vi. //,

//,
//,
//,
//,
//,
//,

//
//
//
//
//
//

Patsy
fat
cat
rat
cap
mat

b. Get pupils to say the chant.

c. Encourage pupils to clap their hands or stamp their feet.
Step 1:
a. Show the power point presentation of the story.
b. Tell the story and prompt pupils to tell the story together if possible.
c. Encourage pupils to tell the story individually, in pairs or groups.
Step 2:
a. Get pupils to show the picture of their pet or favourite animal.
b. Get pupils to name them or talk about them.

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Step 3:
a. Distribute various shapes of cards. (Appendix 7)
b. Explain to pupils that they are going to make bookmarks.
c. Next, ask them to paste the picture of their pet or favourite animal onto
the cards.
d. Get pupils to decorate their bookmarks.
e. Distribute ribbons.
f. Get pupils to tie the ribbons.
Consolidation:
a. Get pupils to display their bookmarks.
b. Praise pupils for the good work done.
Closure:
a. Teacher leaves the class by thanking the pupils.
b. Pupils respond appropriately.

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APPENDIX 7

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