English

Week 6
Unlocking Vocabulary and
Concept Development

YOUNG PLANT
WATERING THE SEED
WEEDS
PULLING THE WEEDS
 The
Carrot
One day, a
little boy
planted a
carrot seed.
His mother said,
“I’m afraid it
won’t come up.”
His father said,
“I’m afraid it
won’t come up.”
His brother said,
“It won’t come
up.”
Every day, the little
boy still watered the
ground and pulled
up the weeds. But
nothing came up.
And nothing came
up. Everyone said it
wouldn’t come up.
But every day, the
little boy still watered
the ground and pulled
out the weeds. And
then, one day...
A carrot plant came
up. Just as the little
boy had known it
would.
 Questions:

1. What did the boy do one day?

2. What do you think the boy had in mind when he
planted the seed?
3. What did the boys mother, father, and brother tell
him?
4. Did the boy lose hope when he heard their words?
How can you tell?
5. What did the boy do instead? Why?
6. What can you say about the boy?
7. What happened to the seed at the end?
8. Do you think it is good to discourage
someone?
9. If you were the brother/father/mother of the
boy, what should you have said instead?
10 . If you were the boy in the story, would you
do the same thing he did? Why?
11 . Was there also a time in your life when you
almost lost hope? What did you do to achieve
you goal?
 Activity 62
Copy the story frame in
your notebook. Complete the
story frame by choosing
from the words/phrases
inside the box.
The story _________________________ is
about a _______________ who ______
___________________. His mother, father,
and brother believed that the seed
_____________ But, he continued
____________________.
He did not ______________________.
Until one day, _____________________.
The boy was ______________________.
boy The Carrot Seed happy
wont grow
a carrot plant came up
lose hope
planted a carrot seed
watering the ground and pulling out
weeds
 Engagement Activity

Present the story using:

Group 1: Short skit
Group 2: Song
Group 3: Dance
Group 4: Pantomime
Group 5: Rap/Chant
 Elements of the Story

Who was afraid

that the seed won‟t
come up.
 Elements of the Story

Who believed that

the seed won‟t
come up.
 Elements of the Story

Who watered the

plants and pulled
the weeds.
 Elements of the Story

It is planted by
the little boy.
 Elements of the Story

He was sure
the seed won‟t
come up.
 Read the Sentences
1. A little boy watered the plants and
pulled the weeds.
2. Father would not know if the seed
would come up.
3. Mother believed that the seed won‟t
come up.
4. The boy‟s brother was sure the seed
won‟t come up.
Read the Sentences
The story The Carrot Seed is about a
boy who planted a seed. His mother,
father, and brother believed that the
seed won‟t come up.
But, he continued watering the seed
and pulling out the weeds. He did
not lose hope.
Until one day, a carrot came up. The
boy was very happy.
1. Who are the characters in the
story?
2. When does the story take place?
3. What was the problem of the boy
in story?
4. Who caused the problem?
5. When did the problem in the story
take place?
6. How did the boy solve his
problem?
Group Activity
Group 1: Part where the boy‟s family
could not believe that the seed would
come up Group 2: Part where the boy
pulled the weeds everyday
Group 3: Part where the boy watered
the plants
Group 4: Part where the boy was
happy seeing the carrot plant that
grew from the seed.
Day 3
1. The boy planted a seed.
2. Father said a plant won‟t come
up.
3. The boy visited the garden
every day.
4. He pulled the weeds.
5. Mother and brother saw the
plant.
Read the sentences carefully and
underline the nouns in the
sentences.
1. The boy watered the plants.
2. The seed came up.
3. There are flowers in the pots.
4. We saw the birds flying in the sky.
5. Almira loves going to the church.
NAME EACH PICTURES

Branch
NAME EACH PICTURES

crab
NAME EACH PICTURES

drum
NAME EACH PICTURES

frog
NAME EACH PICTURES

grass
NAME EACH PICTURES

present
NAME EACH PICTURES

truck
Let us read the sentences with r
blends.
1. A truck hit my fruit tree.
2. A lot of fruit fell from the tree.
3. The fruit fell on the green grass
below.
4. The fruit was to be a present for
my friends.
5. Now, I have nothing to bring to
them.
6. Many branches of the tree
broke, too.
7. One big branch fell into the
pond.
8. It made a loud noise like a
drum.
9. Frogs jumped out of the pond.
10. Crabs left the pond, too.
Ask:
1. What did a truck hit? (fruit
tree)
2. What fell from the tree? (fruit
from the tree)
3. On what did it fall? (on the
green grass below the tree)
4. What was the fruit meant to
be? (a present for friends)
5. What will happen now? (has
nothing to bring to friends)
6. What else happened to the
tree? (many branches broke)
7. What fell into the pond? (one
big branch of the tree)
8. What kind of noise did it
make? (a loud noise like that
of a drum)
Day 4
Listen as I read each sentence.
1. Mang Brando is a driver.
2. Father Teddy is a kind
priest.
3. Manny Pacquiao is a good
boxer.
4. Miss Cruz is our teacher.
5. Cris is my classmate.