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Class 4
It is very important for your parents/guardian to assist and supervise you when
you are carrying out your studies.
‘Oku fu’u mahu’inga ‘aupito ke tokoni’i mo tokanga’i koe ‘e ho’o ongo mātu’aʹ
pe ko ho tauhiʹ he taimi ‘oku fai ai ho’o akoʹ.
Student’s Workbook
Acitity
Riddle 1
I’m beautiful in many different colors.
I smell nice; you can pick me if you want.
I will live for a long time just don’t forget to water
me.
What am I? Flower
What am I Riddle 2
I’m hot and I live in the sky.
I’m bright: don’t look directly at me.
I will disappear at night.
What am I? Sun
Dogs (Kulii)
Appearance (Fotunga)
A dog is an animal with four legs, a body, a
head and a tail. It has hair on its body, a long
nose and usually it has a lot of teeth.
Movement (Founga ‘ene ‘alu)
Dogs move around on all four feet. They can walk and they can run very fast.
When they are tired they sit down or lie down.
Habitat (Feitu’u ‘oku nofo ai)
Dogs sometimes live in the bush and sometimes they live with families. They can
be found all over the world.
Food (Me’atokoni)
Dogs eat meat and some dogs even like vegetables.
Activity 2
B. Write down what you know about dogs under each column.
RIDDLE 1
My body is round.
I’m white inside.
I wear a red jacket.
I am a healthy fruit.
I grow on trees.
What am I? Apple
RIDDLE 2
I belong to a classroom.
I am flat.
I am at the front of the classroom.
You can write on me with chalk.
What am I? chalkboard / blackboard
INTRODUCTION
Jack and Jill
Jack and Jill went up the hill
To fetch a pail of water
Jack fell down and broke his crown
And Jill came tumbling after.
Up got Jack, and home did trot
As fast as he could caper
He went to bed and bound his head
With vinegar and brown paper.
Pigs
Introduction
Pigs are animals.
Appearance (the way they look)
Pigs have four legs, a body, a head and a tail. They have
hair on their body. They have a long nose that is flat on the
end and a long mouth. They have two big ears. They also have a lot of teeth.
Activity 1
Find and underline these words in the Information Report on Pigs
pigs
two
big
ears
live
pigsties
Activity 2
Draw a picture to go with the words.
1. A pig
2. Two big ears
3. Pigs live in pigsties
1. What am I?
I spy something that belongs to the animal
group.
It has four legs and a tail. It gives us milk.
It moos.
What am I? Cow
2. What am I?
I am long and thin.
I have straw at the bottom.
People use me to sweep their homes.
What am I? Broom
Information Report
Pigs
Introduction
Pigs are animals.
Appearance (the way they look)
Pigs have four legs, a body, a head and a tail. They have hair on their body. They
have a long nose that is flat on the end and a long mouth. They have two big ears.
They also have a lot of teeth.
Activity:
Read the information report about “Pigs” then answer the following questions.
1. What is the title of this information report?
2. What do pigs look like?
3. Where do pigs live?
4. How do pigs move around?
5. What do pigs eat?
Poem Reciting:
Jack and Jill
Jack and Jill
went up the hill
To fetch a pail of water
Jack fell down
And broke his crown
And Jill came tumbling after.
Up got Jack
And home did trot
As fast as he could caper
He went to bed
And bound his head
With vinegar and brown paper.
Activity:
Read and answer these questions from the information report about “Rubbish”.
1. What is the title of this information report?
2. Name 3 kinds of rubbish given in this information report.
3. Where can rubbish be found?
4. Who causes rubbish?
5. How could the rubbish problem be solved?
iii. Tt
Coconut Trees
Coconuts are used for fresh, cool drinks.
The husk is made into string.
We make medicine and oil from the fruit.
We drink coconut milk from the bud.
We eat the coconut flesh.
We use the strong leaves for baskets and fans.
We use leaves for so many things.
We use dead leaves for the fire.
House posts and fence posts are made from trunks.
Dancing skirts and decorations are made from young leaves.
SUMMARY:
What is an Information Report? (Lipooti Fakamatala)
An Information Report is a piece of writing which provides true information
about something.
Structure of an Information Report
1. Topic/Title (Heading)
2. Introduction
3. Body
Sub-headings
4. Conclusion
Introduciton
Recall of the letter sound: Rr, Ss, Tt
What is an Adjective?
• An Adjective is a word that describes a noun.
For example:
1. The black cat drank the milk.
3. Who am I?
I am in the sky.
I happen when it rains while the sun shines.
I am colorful!
What am I? Rainbow
Activities:
A. Circle the adjective and underline the noun it describes.
1. A rabbit has long ears.
2. James is a fast runner.
3. My cat has short tail.
4. The black pencil is on the table.
5. That truck runs slowly.
6. The cat has five kittens.
1. Man 2. Puppies
ALPHABETS
Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg
Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn
Oo Pp Qq Rr Ss Tt Uu
Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz
Activities
A. Arrange each group of words in alphabetical order.
1. point, hair, down, move
2. boy, eye, pig, ear
3. animal, live, wash, move, run
4. girl, nose, foot, leg, walk
5. eat, fur, dog, hand
B. Write the words under the correct heading in the table.
POETRY
Expression of ideas and feelings through writing
Poems, Songs, Writings
What’s the weather, What’s the weather Look its rainy, Look its rainy
What’s the weather like today? Look its rainy everyone.
All together, all together Jump in the puddles, jump in the puddles
What’s the weather like today? Jump in the puddles everyone.
Look it’s windy, Look it’s windy Look its sunny, Look its sunny
Look it’s windy everyone. Look its sunny everyone.
Fly a kite, fly a kite Let’s go swimming, let’s go swimming
Fly a kite everyone. Let’s go swimming everyone.
Look its snowy, Look its snowy
Look its snowy everyone.
Catch a snowflake, catch a snowflake
1. _________________ 3. ______________________
2. _________________ 4. ____________________
5. _________________ 6. _______________
7. __________________ 8. ____________________
1. t h ___n d ___r
2. c l ___ ___d
3. f ___l l
4. s ___n
5. d r ___p
6. r ___ ___ n
7. w ___ n d
8. r ___ ___ n b ___ w
Poems
Rain
1. Rain on the rooftops 3. Thunder Thunder
Rain on the tree Rumble and roar
Rain on the grass Close the windows
But not on me And lock the door
Activities
A. Read the poems above. Find a word from the poems that rhymes with each of
these words.
1. tree –
2. feet –
3. roar –
4. day –
5. through –
B. Write a word from the box below that rhymes with each of these words.
1. sell –
2. bought –
3. car –
4. bun –
5. sing –
6. crow –
POETRY
expression of ideas and feelings through writings
it can be in a form of image, poem, rhyme, song, or letter
What’s the weather, What’s the weather Look its rainy, Look its rainy
What’s the weather like today? Look its rainy everyone.
All together, all together Jump in the puddles, jump in the puddles
What’s the weather like today? Jump in the puddles everyone.
Look it’s windy, Look it’s windy Look its sunny, Look its sunny
Look it’s windy everyone. Look its sunny everyone.
Fly a kite, fly a kite Let’s go swimming, let’s go swimming
Fly a kite everyone. Let’s go swimming everyone.
Look its snowy, Look its snowy
Look its snowy everyone.
Catch a snowflake, catch a snowflake
Catch a snowflake on your tongue.
POEMS
Activities
A. Read each jumbled poem. Rearrange them in their correct order.
1. Rain Rain
Cleaning my feet
Falls on the street
Mud in the puddles
3. Sun Sun
The rain stops too
Is breaking through
Clouds are moving on
B. There are endings of sentences in the box below. Choose the correct
endings to complete the sentences given below.
- closes the windows carefully -shines in the sky
- falls on the street -are black and grey
- is on the ground -are cleaning my feet
- look at the rainbow
Parts of a Poem
1. Title
name of the poem
2. Poet (Author)
person who creates or writes the poem
3. Stanza (Verse)
group of lines arranged together (has a pattern and sequence of rhymes)
POEM
Little Boy Blue (By Eugene Field)
Little Boy Blue
Come blow your horn
The sheep’s in the meadow
The cow’s in the corn
Will you wake him?
Oh no, not I
For if I do
He will surely cry
Activity
A. Choose any noun from the word list given below to form a short poem.
I like ………………………..
It looks like ………………………..
It sounds like ………………………
It feels like ……………………….
It tastes like ………………………...
I like …………………………………
POEM
Little Boy Blue (By Eugene Field)
Little Boy Blue
Come blow your horn
The sheep’s in the meadow
The cow’s in the corn
A. Write the opposite to the underlined word to complete the poem in the
spaces below.
What is an Adjective?
- An adjective is a word that describes a noun.
Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
are used to compare nouns or to say how nouns are different
Comparative Adjective
We use comparative adjective to describe how two people or things are
different.
Add ‘er’ to the adjective to compare.
Example:
1. Mary is tall but Peter is taller.
Example
1. Edmond is the tallest of all.
Activity:
POEMS
What is Sweeter?
Honey is sweeter than sugar,
Coffee is stronger than tea,
Juice is better than water,
You can’t be smarter than me.
Example:
beautiful – most beautiful Maria is the most beautiful of all.
clever – most clever
important – most important Honesty is the most important thing.
intelligent – most important
Irregular Adjectives
Irregular Adjective Comparative Form Superlative Form
POEMS
POEM
Play! By Lill Pluta
I jump, I shake, I dance, I hop.
I like to move. I cannot stop.
I scoot and roll across the floor.
I spin in circles out the door.
I run outside. I leap. I skip.
I bounce. I slide. I swing. I flip.
But I’m still careful!
I don’t trip!
ACTION VERBS
Words that express actions or movements.
They’re also known as ‘doing words’
Examples:
• eat
• sleep
• walk
• run
• play
B. Change the underlined action verbs with another action verbs to write a new
poem.
All through the Week
On Monday we wash,
On Tuesday we dry,
On Wednesday we iron,
On Thursday we fry,
On Friday we shop,
On Saturday we play,
On Sunday we rest,
The whole of the day.
POEM
Play!
By Lill Pluta
Action Verbs
words that express actions or movements
they are also known as ‘doing words’
PARTS OF A POEM
1. Title
- Name of the poem
2. Poet
- Person who writes the poem
3. Stanza
- Group of lines forming the pattern of the poem
- also known as ‘verse’
4. Lines
- Group of words that goes from the left to the right
5. Space
- Free area between the stanzas
Activity
A. Fill in the blanks with words from the word band below.
B. Identify the parts of the poem correctly. Write the number of each part in the
correct box.
Activity 2
B. Write down what you know about dogs under each column.
Appearance Movement Habitat Food
Lesson 3
Activity 1
Find and underline these words in the Information Report on Pigs
Pigs
Introduction
Pigs are animals.
Appearance (the way they look)
Pigs have four legs, a body, a head and a tail. They have hair on their body.
They have a long nose that is flat on the end and a long mouth. They have two
big ears. They also have a lot of teeth.
Movement (the way they move)
Pigs move around on all four feet. These are called trotters. They can walk and
run very fast. When they are tired they sit down or lie down.
Habitat (where they live)
Activity 2
Draw a picture to go with the words.
1. A pig
1. Man 2. Puppies
fat Brown
huge 5 puppies
Choclate
Old sweet
ugly
5. Apples
Green
Cruchy
Activities
A. Write the correct word for each picture.
rain puddle
1. _________________ 3. ______________________
1. _________________ 3. ______________________
rainbow thunder
2. _________________ 4. ____________________
2. _________________ 4. ____________________
snow
sunshine
5. _________________ 6. _______________
5. _________________ 6. _______________
cloud
windy
7. 7. __________________ 8.
__________________ 8. ____________________
____________________
1. t h u n d e r
2. c l o u d
3. f al l
4. s un
5. d r op
6. r ai n
7. w i n d
8. r ai n b o w
Activities
A. Read the poems above. Find a word from the poems that rhymes with each of
these words.
1. tree – me
2. feet – street
3. roar – door
4. day – grey
5. through – too
B.Write a word from the box below that rhymes with each of these words
1. sell – fell
2. bought – hot
3. car – far
4. bun – fun
5. sing – ring
6. crow – row
B. For more practice, you can form a short poem about “The Moon” but still use
the same format.
Here is a short poem that was written by Ms. Moem about “The Moon”.
Without any light of its own,
the moon shines nightly;
Silently, but brightly.
And what a sight.
The morning almost comes
too soon.
Lesson 15
Fill in the missing words.
B. Read the poem ‘The Family’. List all the rhyming words.
1. stout - about
2. father - mother
3. brother - sister
4. see - knees
3. grow - row
B. Change the underlined action verbs with another action verbs to write a new
poem.
All through the Week
On Monday we cook
On Tuesday we shook
On Wednesday we kick
On Thursday we pick
On Friday we talk
On Saturday we jog
On Sunday we pray
The whole of the day
2. What was the 3rd kite asking the others to look out for?
A. a bird B. a tree C. a cloud D. an aeroplane