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Department of Education
REGION III-CENTRAL LUZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF ZAMBALES
NAMATACAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Catch-Up Fridays Class Plan

National Reading Program (NRP)

Grade Level: 8
Section: MAKATAO

Class Group Reading Enhancement

Date: February 24, 2024
Focus/Topic/ The Magic Cooking Pot: Short Story
Title of Reading
Time: 01:00- Pre-Reading Activities Material:
01:15 Copy of the
Teacher: 1. Braintorming: Begin by asking the story
VERGIL A. student’s to brainstorm what they TV, laptop
MONTEMAY0R already know about story about
cooking.

2. Prediction: Show the title of the story,

“The Magic Cooking Pot: Short Story”;
and ask the students to make
predictions about what they think the
story will be about. Encourage them to
use their prior knowledge about cooking
to support their predictions.

3. Vocabulary Preview: Introduce and

discuss any unfamiliar vocabulary
words from the story, such as "cooking
pot," "magic," and " hot porridge." Have
students write down the definitions and
use each word in a sentence.
Time: 01:15- During Reading Activities Material:
01:45 1. Reading Comprehension
Teacher: VERGIL Questions: Provide the students with
A. a set of comprehension questions
MONTEMAYOR related to the story. They can
answer these questions as they read
or after completing the story. Sample

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NAMATACAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

questions may include:

- Who is the main character of the
story?
- Why are they hungry at the
beginning of the story?
- How does the little girl get the
magic cooking pot?
- What are the magic words the
little girl needs to say to make the
pot cook and stop?

2. story around the circle: the

students will group in 5 and it will
help them visualize the story's
structure and main ideas.
Time: 01:45- Post-Reading Activities Remarks
02:00 Discussion Questions: Engage the
Teacher: students in a class discussion about the
VERGIL A. story. Use the following questions as
MONTEMAYOR prompts:
- What do you think is the main
message or lesson of the story?
- What other values or qualities do
you think the little girl
demonstrated in the story? How
can you cultivate those qualities in
your own life?
- Have you ever experienced a
situation where using the right
words or saying the right thing
was important? Can you share
that experience?

Reflective writing: - Ask the student to

write a reflection on How can they apply
the lessons from this story on their own
life? Can you think of any situations
where using the right words or saying

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SCHOOLS DIVISION OF ZAMBALES
NAMATACAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

the right thing could make a difference?

Prepared by:
VERGIL A. MONTEMAYOR
Teacher

Approved:
FLOR AMOR R. VILLANUEVA
School Head

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SCHOOLS DIVISION OF ZAMBALES
NAMATACAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

The Magic Cooking Pot: Short Story: A Short Story

By Aisha

A little girl lives with her mother. They have no money and they’re very hungry.
‘Oh, Mommy!’ says the little girl. ‘I’m hungry, hungry, hungry!’
But there is no food in the house.‘Oh, I’m hungry, hungry, hungry, I want some
thing to eat!’ The little girl sits down and cries.
But look! Who’s this? It’s an old lady. An old, old lady.‘Don’t cry!’ she says.
‘I must cry,’ says the little girl. ‘I’m hungry.’‘Don’t cry,’ says the old woman. ‘Look!
You can have this.’
‘What is it?’ says the little girl.‘It’s a magic cooking pot,’ says the old lady.
‘Cook, little pot, cook!’ says the old lady. And the pot cooks. It cooks good hot
porridge.
‘Oh!’ says the little girl. ‘Oh! Oh! Oh!’‘Wait!’ says the old lady. ‘First the pot must
stop.
’Then she says to the pot, ‘Stop, little pot, stop!’The pot stops.‘Now you can eat,’
says the old lady.
‘It’s very good!’ says the little girl. ‘It’s tasty!’
“You can have this pot,’ says the old lady. ‘When you want to eat, you say, “Cook,
little pot, cook!” And the pot cooks. Then say, “Stop, little pot, stop!” And you can
eat the porridge.’
‘Thank you!’ says the little girl.The little girl ran to home.‘Look, Mommy! It’s a
magic cooking pot!’
‘Cook, little pot, cook!’ says the little girl. And the pot cooks nice hot porridge.‘Oh,’
says the mother. ‘Oh! Oh! Oh!’‘Wait, Mommy!’ says the little girl. ‘Stop, little pot,
stop!’ she says. And the pot stops.“Now you can eat,’ says the little girl.
‘It’s very good,’ says her mother. ‘It’s yummy!’
The little girl and her mother eat porridge each and every day. They aren’t hungry
any more. They have a magic cooking pot. ‘You’re a very good little magic cooking
pot!’’ says the girl.
One day the little girl goes out. She goes out to play.‘See you later, Mommy!’ she
says. The little girl’s out for a long time.
‘l’m hungry,’ says her mommy. ‘I want some nice porridge.’‘But what do I say?’ she
says. ‘Oh yes! Cook, little pot, cook!’The pot cooks. It cooks nice hot porridge.‘Oh
good!’ says the mommy. But she does not say, ‘Stop, little pot, stop!’So the magic
cooking pot cooks and cooks. It cooks more and more porridge.‘Oh no’ says the
mother.
‘What do I say? Please stop, little pot! Please!’Please stop, little pot!
But she doesn’t say the correct words. So the magic cooking pot doesn’t stop.‘Stop!
Stop!’ says the mother.

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‘Stop it now!’But the pot does not stop. It makes more and more and more porridge.
“Oh no!’ says the mother. ‘Help!’ ;‘Help!’ says the mother. ‘I can’t stop this pot.’
Two men come to help her.‘Stop it, pot!’ they say. ‘Stop it right now!’But they don’t
say the proper words. So the magic cooking pot doesn’t stop. It makes more
porridge. More and more and more porridge.
Then the mother sees the little girl.‘Quick!’ she says. ‘Tell this pot to stop!’‘Stop,
little pot, stop!’ says the girl.And the pot stops. At last the pot stops.
‘It’s a very good little pot,’ says the girl. ‘It does exactly what you say. But you must
say the correct words!’

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