Writer and Illustrator Graphic Artist

Department of Education
Region VI – Western Visayas
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF CAPIZ
Curriculum Implementation Division
LEARNING RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND
DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM (LRMDS)
Banica, Roxas City

Copyright 2018

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READING MATERIAL FOR GRADE 2

A Wonderful Day
Written and Illustrated by: Graphic Artist:

MARY LYN T. DE GUZMAN JOSE A. DE GUZMAN

Quality Assured by:

MAE G. FRAC LOLITA D. PALACIOS, Ph.D. ELIZABETH G. DELA CRUZ

SHIRLEY A. DE JUAN
EPS - Learning Resource Management

Approved for the Use of the Schools Division:

SEGUNDINA F. DOLLETE, Ed.D.

Chief - Curriculum Implementation Division

NICASIO S. FRIO ROEL F. BERMEJO, CESO V

Asst. Schools Division Superintendent Schools Division Superintendent

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 “A Wonderful Day” is a story
book aimed to assist in the
development of literacy skills of
young learners. It is based on K to
12 English Curriculum Guide 2016
with the competency codes
EN2PA-Ig-2.3 and EN2PA-IIf-2.3:
distinguish rhyming words from
non-rhyming words.

Written in simple language with

interesting illustrations, this small
book is fun as well as educational.
The pupils will find that learning is
both exciting and fulfilling.

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Dear young boys and girls,

Hello!
Today, you will read a poem.
It is a poem about a girl who is
a Grade 2 pupil like you.
Find out how her day became
wonderful.
Also in this poem, you will
read some words that have the
same sound. Can you spot them
all?
Flip the pages and have fun!

THE AUTHOR

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 It was six o’clock
and time to rise.

It was time to make

another day nice.

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 Jenny woke up
and fixed her bed.

“Today will be a
great day,” she said.

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5
 Very quickly,
she made
herself ready.

Bathed, ate,
she did not miss any.

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“Goodbye, Father!
Goodbye, Mother!

Today will be
my best day ever.”

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Happily, she walked
her way to school.

She was lively

and very cheerful.

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 “Good morning!”
she never failed
to say

to all she met along

the way.

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That day in school
was full of fun.

There were games

and prizes
for everyone.

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 Quickly, time
passed and then
came noon.

She wished the day

did not end soon.

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Later that night before
going to bed,

she knelt down, closed

her eyes and said,

“Thank you Lord for

this wonderful day.

I hope tomorrow
will be like today.”

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 LEARNING
CODE
COMPETENCIES
Distinguish rhyming words EN2PA-Ig-2.3
from non-rhyming words EN2PA-IIf-2.3

Questions:
1.Who was the girl talked about in
the poem?
2. What were the things that she did
before going to school?
3. What do you do before going to
school?
4. What did they do in school?
5. How did she end the day?
6. Why did her day become wonderful?
7. What are the words that rhyme in the
poem?
8. What are the words that do not
rhyme?

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 ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Mary Lyn T. De Guzman
has been in the education
field for nine years. Part of
her teaching experience
was at Nuestra Senora del
Pilar Parochial School, Pilar,
Capiz, where she taught in
Kindergarten for two years.
At present, she is a Grade 6
teacher at Pilar Elementary
School teaching English,
Science, and TLE (ICT) subjects.
She obtained her Bachelor of Elementary
Education, Magna cum Laude, at Capiz State
University. She has been a trainer in various division,
regional, and national contests in Campus
Journalism, Science Mega Quiz, and Poster Making
sponsored by the Department of Education and
Pambansang Samahan sa Edukasyon sa
Pagpapakatao (PSEP).
She was awarded by the Schools Division of
Capiz during the Pasidungog 2018 for being the
trainer of the National Champion of the Poster
Making Contest sponsored by PSEP in 2017.

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 Jenny had a wonderful day.
Find out the things that made
her day wonderful.