Kursus Sastera Kontemporari Kanak-Kanak Bahasa Inggeris

Tahun 6 SK & SJK

Hands-on activities

Activity One

1. Give out papers to each individual.

2. Ask them to write what they feel at that moment:

Today, I feel .
3. Give them a few minutes to do this.
4. Next, get participants to walk around or show what they have written
to others in the group.
5. Get participants to respond to each others feelings.

How can you apply this to Childrens Literature?

Activity Two

1. Listen to the story:

Several weeks ago, I attended a wedding ceremony held in a

beautiful garden setting. After the minister instructed the groom to kiss the
bride, approximately 150 colourful, helium-filled balloons were released into
the blue California sky. It was a pleasant sight that reminded me of a
similar moment during the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. Within a few
seconds, the balloons were scattered across the heavens some rising
hundreds of feet overhead and others cruising toward the horizon. The
distribution was curious. They all began from a common launching pad,
were filled with approximately the same amount of helium, and ascended
into the same conditions of sun and wind. Nevertheless, within a matter of
several minutes they were separated by a mile or more. A few balloons
struggled to clear the upper branches of trees, while the show-offs became
mere pinpoints of colour on their journey to the sky. How interesting, I
thought and how symbolic of children.

- James Dobson-

Choose one of these tasks to complete.

i. Make up the title

ii. Draw characters/setting
iii. Describe characters/setting or find a suitable soundtrack
iv. Links with personal experience
v. Key words
vi. Bottom line of the story
vii. Re-tell the story to a partner or write a letter to the characters.

Can you do this activity in class?

Activity Three

1. Work in pairs or groups.

2. Write down a list of colours.
3. Then, write down a list of objects next to the colours.
4. After that, write down feelings which you associate with the colours.

Example:

Blue is the colour of my van

It makes me feel happy

Can this activity help your pupils in vocabulary building?

Activity Four

1. Write down a list of emotions, e.g. happy, sad, etc.

2. Cross out emotions that you have not experienced lately.
3. Then, list down emotions form the most vivid to the least vivid.

most vivid

least vivid

4. State your emotions today. Share with a partner.

Can this be linked to feelings one feels about a particular story?

Activity Five 1
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1. Get participants to ask questions with regards to the number.

Can you conduct a similar activity for literature?