A LINKS LESSON ON THE GIVING TREE

OBJECTIVES:
1.Sequence events of the story.
2 . Recognize the importance of thoughtfulness and concern for others.
SUBJECT MATTER and MATERIALS:
A. Main Text:
The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
B. Materials:
 Power Point Presentation, Metacards,
Cartolina, Manila Paper, crayons, pictures
C. References:

 Curriculum Guide: CG in English 6 Week 4

D. Focus Skills:

 Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing, Sequencing

E. Value Focus:

 Thoughtfulness, Selflessness and Concern for others

PROCEDURE:
A. PRE- READING
 Song about a tree – The Green Grass Grows all Around
1. Developing Vocabulary/ Concepts

 Letter Change Game

a. The word is truck. Change c to n to mean the woody stem of a tree from where the branches
grow
( Trunk)
b. The word is whisker. Change k top to mean speak very softly using ones’ breath for the sake of
privacy.( Whisper)
c. The word is pail. Change p to s to mean a piece of material to catch the wind and propel a boat.
( Sail )
d. The word is stomp. Change o to u to mean the bottom part of a tree after the trunk has been cut
down. ( Stump)
e. The word is bring. Change br to sw to mean to cause back and forth or from side to side.
( Swing)
 Match the picture with its corresponding word and meaning.
2. Activating Prior Knowledge/Developing a Purpose for Reading

 What have you seen around us? Many things….. A Tree

 What can you tell about the tree? Can you name its parts?
 In the story, we are going to read “The Giving Tree”. What do you think will the tree does to
make the little boy happy? What moral values can we get from the story? We’ll try to find out as
we go over to the story.

B. DURING READING (Using a Read- aloud Strategy)

The Giving Tree

by Shel Silverstein
Once there was a tree… and she loved a little boy. And every day the boy would come
and he
would gather her leaves and make them into crowns and play king of the forest. He would climb
up her trunk and swing from her branches and eat apples. And they would play hide- and- go-
seek. And when he was tired, he would sleep in her shade. And the boy loved the tree….very
much. And the tree was very happy.
But time went by, and the boy grew older. And the tree was often alone. Then one day
the boy came to the tree and the tree said,” Come, Boy, come and climb up my trunk and swing
from my branches and eat apples and play in my shade and be happy.” “I am too big to climb
and play”, said the boy.” I want to buy things and have fun. I want some money. Can you give
me some money?” “I’m sorry, said the tree, “but I have no money. I have only leaves and apples.
Take my apples, Boy, and sell them in the city. Then you will have money and you will be happy.
And so the boy climbed up the tree and gathered her apples and carried them away. And the
tree was happy. But the boy stayed away for a long time…and the tree was sad.
And then one day, the boy came back and the tree shook with joy and she said, “Come,
Boy, climb my trunk and swing from my branches and be happy.” “I am too busy to climb trees,
said the boy. “I want a wife and I want children, so I need a house. Can you give me a house?” “I
have no house, said the tree. “The forest is my house, but you may cut off my branches and
build a house. Then you will be happy.” And so the boy cut off her branches and carried them
away to build his house. And the tree was happy.
But the boy stayed away for a long time. And when he came back, the tree was so happy
she could hardly speak. “Come, Boy, “she whispered, come and play.” “I am too old and sad to
play, “said the boy. “I want a boat that will take me far away from here. Can you give a boat?
“Cut down my trunk and make a boat,” said the tree. “Then you can sail away….and the tree was
happy… but not really.
After a long time the boy came back again. “I am sorry Boy,” said the tree, “but I have
nothing left to give you… My apples are gone.” “My teeth are too weak for apples, “said then boy.
“My branches are gone”, said the tree. “You cannot swing on them.” “I am too old to swing on
branches,” said the boy. “I am just an old stump. I am sorry….” “I don’t need very much now,”
said the boy, just a quiet place to sit and rest. I am very tired.” “Well,” said the tree, straightening
herself up as much she could. “Well, an
 old stump is good for sitting and resting. Come, Boy, sit down and rest.” And the boy did. And the
tree was happy.

Questions:
What did the boy do with the leaves he gathered?
What is the relationship of the boy and the tree?
Why trees are important to us?
What would happen if there were no trees?

C. POST READING
1. Engagement Activity I( Small groups)
Divide the class into 4 groups. Assign each group to do one of these tasks.
a. Sequence events in the story.
b. Draw and list down the things the tree gave in the story.
c. Pretend that you are the little boy in the story. Write a “Thank You note to the tree.
d. How important is the tree to you?

Each group will present its output in a sequential order.

2. Engagement Activity II. Discussion (Whole class)

a. What did the boy do with the leaves he gathered?
b. How can you describe the relationship of the little boy and the tree?
c. Why did the tree love the boy so much?
d. What did the boy want?

 Tell an appropriate emoji to the sentence that tells how it feels by raising the face cut-outs
provided on your table.

1. The boy loved the tree.___________

2. The tree was often alone._________
3. The boy stayed away for a long time._________
4. The boy climbed the trunk and swung from her branches._______
5. “Come, Boy, sit down. Sit down and rest.___________

 Why is it that trees are important to you?

 What will happen if there are no trees around us?
3. Enrichment/Extending the Literacy Experience/Curriculum Connections:
Group 1 Arts - Draw a tree and color it nicely.
Group 2 &3 Music- Sing a song about a tree.
Group 4 – Label the parts of a tree drawn by the first group.

4. Explicit Teaching of a reading Comprehension Skills: Sequencing Events

1. Introduction/Warm-up
 Going back to the story, what did the boy do with the leaves he gathered?
 What did the tree offer in order that he can build a house to keep him warm?
 Which idea came first, second, third and last?

2. Modelling

 What do we do to enable us to sequence events in order?

In sequencing events, you need to use word bridges/ transition words to order the occurrences
as they happened. You may use first, second, next, finally…

Teacher shows examples how the enumerative connectors are used in the sentence
3. Guided Practice ( Template)

4.Independent Practice
5. Application (Evaluation/Assessment)

 Sequence the events in order to come up with a well quote paragraph. Write 1 for the event
that happened first, 2 for the next and so on. Write your answer on the blank.

____________Maribel ran to the store to buy eggs for mother.

____________Mother wanted to bake a cake but there were no eggs.
____________Arthur helped clean up the broken eggs.
____________As Maribel was bringing the eggs into the kitchen, she tripped over Arthur’s toy train.
 6. ASSIGNMENT:
 Read the story about the “The Boastful Shrimp” on page 154 of your English Book. Take note of
the occurences that happened in the story.

Prepared by Noted by:

SHEILA H. DAVID, T-II MR. LUISITO A. ACERO
Division of Camiguin EPS-English
Division of Camiguin
 Trunk sail

whisper

stump

swing
To mean the woody stem of a tree from
 where the braches grow.

To mean speak very softly using one’s

breath for the sake of privacy.

To mean a piece of material to catch the

wind and propel a boat.

To mean the bottom part of a tree after

the trunk has been cut down.

To cause back and forth or from side to side.

 Sequence the events in order to come up with a well
quote paragraph. Write 1 for the event that happened first, 2
for the next and so on. Write your answer on the blank.

____________Maribel ran to the store to buy eggs for

mother.
____________Mother wanted to bake a cake but there
were no eggs.
____________Arthur helped clean up the broken eggs.
____________As Maribel was bringing the eggs into the
kitchen, she tripped over Arthur’s toy train.