ENGLISH 3

FIRST QUARTER
WK 2.. BELLING
THE CAT
 Father Mouse gave Brother Mouse a
small chunk of cheese. Sister Mouse was
hungry and asked for her share of the
cheese. Brother Mouse said he has no
cheese and gave his sister small bits of
bread he found under the dining table.
Mother Mouse saw it and was mad at
Brother Mouse. “Why did you fool your
sister? she asked.
What do you
do when you
fool
someone?
Do you also wear a
collar?
Is it the same as
this? What other
animals wear
collars?
Say: Let us see if you remember the
words we learned today. Refer the
pupils to LM – Activity 13 (Learn
About Words), page 20, for the word
review exercise
What are you afraid
of? Why?
What were the mice
in the story afraid
of? What did they
plan to do?
 Belling the Cat
Adapted from Aesop by Roderick Aguirre

A long time ago, there were three

mice that lived in a big house.
They had an enemy- Pat the Cat.
Now, Pat the Cat was a watchful
cat. She watched the house so
closely that the three mice could
hardly go out from their small
hole. They could not look for
 · Who was the enemy of the three
mice?
· What kind of cat was Pat?
· Why was Pat the Cat their enemy?
· What was the mice‟s problem?
· What do you think the three mice
will do to solve the problem?
Listen to the next part of the story
to find out.
So First Mouse called for a
meeting to solve the
problem. “We need to fool
Pat the Cat,” said First
Mouse.
“Yes, or we will be so
hungry, we will die,” agreed
Second Mouse. “What
should we do to fool Pat?”
 The mice were silent
for a while, thinking.
Suddenly, Third Mouse
shouted, “Oh, I know
how!”
“How?” asked First
Mouse and Second
Mouse.
 · Who called for a meeting?
(First Mouse)
· What did they agree to do?
(to fool Pat the Cat)
· Who had a plan?
· Can you guess what his plan
might be?
 “We can put a bell on
Pat‟s collar. When Pat
walks, the bell will ring.
We will know where she
is,” answered Third
Mouse. “Then, we know
when to hide and when to
go out.”
· What was the plan of Third
Mouse?
· Do you think it is a good
plan? Why or why not?
· Who do you think would put
the bell on Pat‟s collar?
 “But who will bell the cat?”
asked Second Mouse.
“Not I!” said First Mouse.
“If not you, then who?” asked
Third Mouse, looking at
Second Mouse.
“Uh-uh, not I!” said Second
Mouse.
“If not you, then who?” asked
Third Mouse.
 “You!” chorused First
Mouse and Second
Mouse.
“Not I!” answered Third
Mouse.
So the three mice had a
brilliant idea to solve the
problem, but not one of
them could do it
 Post Reading

1. Who wanted
to put the bell
on Pat‟s collar?
Why?
(Third Mouse.
So they would
know where
Pat the Cat
was.)
2 · Why do you
think no one
wanted to bell
the cat?
 (Pat the Cat
would surely
catch the mouse
who goes near
her.)
3· What was
wrong with
the plan?
It looked like
a good plan
but it could
not be done.
What makes a
plan to solve a
problem a
good plan?
 We make
sure that it
can be done
 When
someone
can do it.
What should
we do when
we plan to
solve a
problem?
 Engagement Activity
• Activity 1: Write a short note to the three
mice telling them how to solve the problem.
Refer the group to LM – Activity 14 (Write a
Note), page 21. Call attention to the lines in
the note for the students to write their names
 Activity 2:
• Present a skit showing a plan that works. Stay
with this group to help them plan their skit
and help them with their lines, if any. Activity
3: Draw how the problem can be solved. Write
1 or 2 sentences about
 Activity 3

Draw how the problem can be solved. Write 1 or 2

sentences about your drawing. Refer the group to
LM – Activity 15 (Draw and Write), page 22.
DAY 2
 The mice were afraid of the cat.
The cat watched the mice closely.
The mice talked.
The mice planned to bell the cat.
 Teaching Chart
Real or Make-Believe
Some things that happen in stories
are real and some are make-
believe.
If it can happen in real life, then it
is real.
If it cannot happen in real life, then
it is make-believe.
 3. Guided Practice

• Mice go to school.
• Mice live in holes.
• Mice run after cats.
• Cats eat fish.
• Cats say meow.
• Cats can read and write.
 What movies or TV programs have you
seen? Which of those have events that
are make-believe? Why? (cite examples
like Darna, Dyesebel, etc.) Sometimes a
story may have both real and make-
believe elements. Ask the pupils to
describe what the real elements in the
movies/TV programs they have cited
are. Ask what the make-believe
elements are in them.
 Independent Practice

•Refer the pupils to

LM – Activity 16
(Real or Make-
believe
 Independent Practice
Refer the pupils to LM
– Activity 16 (Real or
Make-believe), page
22-23.
 GRAMMAR

What is a
phrase? What is
a sentence?
 Teaching/Modelling
What three things do we have to remember
about sentences?
1) A sentence forms a complete thought.
2) It begins with a capital letter.
3) It ends with a punctuation mark. It may
end with a period, a question mark or an
exclamation point.
 Guided Practice
• Here are some sentences that tell
about the story “Belling the Cat”.
What is wrong with each sentence?
Can you make the sentence correct
by changing the letter at the
beginning into a capital letter?
1) the mice lived in a
small hole.
2) a cat watched the
mice all the time.
3) the three mice had
a meeting.
 4) one mouse had
an idea.
5) no one among
the mice wanted to
bell the cat.
Independent Practice
Refer the pupils to LM –
Activity 17 (How to
Begin a Sentence),
page 23, for the
independent practice.
 Rice Porridge Hot
Some like it
Rice porridge
hot
hot
Rice porridge Some like it
cold cold
Rice porridge Some like it
in the pot
in the pot
Nine days
old. Nine days
old.
A Log in the Bog in the Fog
by N. N. Hermosa
There is a log in the bog,
A log in the bog in the fog.
 Along comes Tom
With his pretty mom.
They sit on the log in the bog,
On the log in the bog in the fog
 And here comes a dog
With a very big hog.
They sit on the log in the bog,
On the log in the bog in the fog.
 “Oh my God!” says Jon,
“On that log there is a hog!
I won’t sit on that log in the bog
On that log in the bog in the fog.”
 Where is the log?
Where is the log in the bog in the
fog?
What log, my dear?
There is nothing there.
DAY 4
 WORD LIST
hid ran shouted
planned afraid
smart small
not brave sad
Actions Feelings

Traits