English: Quarter 1

Week 6
Quarter 1, Week 6

Day 1
1. Understand that one should listen only to sound advice
2. Express one’s ideas, feelings clearly
3. Use context clues (definition) to find the meaning of
unfamiliar words
 Think and Tell

When do you feel happy?

When do you feel sad?
When do you feel excited?
Tell something about it.
 Think and Tell
I feel happy when…

I feel sad when…

I feel excited when…

 Unlocking of Difficulties
a. fool
The man is fool to wear
a jacket on a hot
summer day. people
laugh at him and think
he is stupid.
• What word in the
second sentence
means the same as
fool?
 Unlocking of Difficulties
b. loose
The rope that tied the children got loose. So,
it set itself free.
• What word in the second sentence gives a
clue to the meaning of loose?
c. please
Yesterday, I prepared to surprise my mother.
I tried hard not to make her angry by doing
all chores. I want to please her I want her to
be happy on her birthday.
• What word in the fourth sentence give the
meaning to please?
Who usually gives you
some advice? Do you
listen to him/her?

To whom did the old man and his

son listen to?
The Old Man, His Son and a Donkey

A man and his son were once

going with their donkey to market.
 As they were walking along by its side,they
passed a group of women, one of whom
said, “You fools, what is a donkey for but
to ride upon?
What do you think man and his son
did?

So the man put the boy on

the donkey and went on their
way. But soon they passed a
group of men, one of whom said,
“See that lazy boy, he lets his
father walk while he rides.”

What do you think the man did?

So the man ordered his boy to get
off, and got on himself. But they
hadn’t far when they passed three
women, one of whom said to the
other, “Shame on that lazy old
man to let his poor little son walk
along.”

Well, the Man didn’t know what to

What do you think did
the man and his son do?
do, but at last he took his Boy up
before him on the donkey. By this
time they had come to the town,
and the passerby began to tease and
point at them. The man stopped
and asked why. The man said,
“Aren’t you ashamed of yourself for
overloading that poor donkey with
you and your son?”
 The man and the boy got off and tried to
think what to do. They thought and they
thought, till at last they cut down a pole, tied
the donkey’s feet to it, and raised the pole
and the donkey to their shoulders.

They went along in the middle of the

laughter of all who met them till
they came to Market Bridge.
What do you think happened
to the donkey?

The donkey, getting one of his feet loose,

kicked out, and caused the boy to drop his
end of the pole. In the struggle, the
donkey fell over the bridge, and with his
feet tied together, he drowned. “That will
teach you,” said an old man who had
followed them: “Please all, and you will
please none.”
 Do and Learn
Retell the story using the story star. Say something
about the feelings and traits of characters in the
story from the sentences your teacher will read.

title

setting author

characters events
Quarter 1, Week 6

Day 2
1. Understand that one should listen only to sound advice
2. Infer feelings of characters in the story listened to
3. Write a comic strip, news report in response to a story
listened to
 Group Activity
Group 1
Show in a comic strip when the old
man, his son, and the donkey met the
different people.

Group 2
Show a live news report about what
happened to the old man, his son
and the donkey

Group 3
Make a card that will make the old
man and his son feel good.
 Group 1
• Who is going to the market?
• Who did they meet on the way to the market?
• What did they tell the old man and his son?
Group 2
• What words can you use to describe the old man
and his son?
• How do you feel about what they did?
• Was it right to follow the advice of the people?
• If you were the old man or his son, would you mind
what other people were saying? Why? Why not?
• When is it wise to listen and follow the advice of
other people?
Group 3
• How do you feel about the story?
 Inferring traits/feelings of characters
1. As they were walking along, a countryman passed them and said,
“You fools, what is a donkey for but to ride upon.”
 What did the man say about the old man and his son?

2. But soon they passed a group of men, one of whom said, “See
that lazy boy, he lets his father walk while he rides.
 What did one of the men say about the boy?

3. They thought and they thought till at last they cut down a
pole, tied the donkey’s feet at it, and raised the pole and
carried the donkey on their shoulders. They continued walking
in the middle of the laughter of all who met them.
 What did the old man and his son do to the donkey?
 What does this action tell about the old man and his son?
 What did the people think about this action or scene?
 •How were you able to tell or
guess the trait of the
characters?
•What did you look for in the
statements or texts that
helped you guess the trait or
feeling of the characters in
the story?

We can infer or guess the traits and feelings of

characters by what they say, what others say about
them, by what they think and feel and by what
they do.
 Guided
Practice Lion and the Mouse
One day, a lion was sleeping in the
forest. A little mouse was looking
for something to eat. She ran over
his paw.

The lion opened his eyes. He roared

at the mouse. He put his paw
over her. “I will eat you,” he
cried.

“I did not know it was you,” said the

mouse. “Please let me go. Someday I
will help you.”
“Foolish mouse!” said the lion. “what can a
little thing like you do? I am strong.
How could you ever help me?
 The lion laughed, but let the
mouse go. He did not think
the little mouse could ever
help him.

Soon after this lion was running in the forest. He ran into a trap!
The trap was net made of rope.
The lion tried to break the net, but the rope was strong.
 The mouse saw the lion in the net,
she said “I will help you.”
It was hard to chew the strong
rope. The mouse bit and chewed
for a long time. At last she
chewed the rope enough so that
the lion could break the net.

“You have saved my life. Thank you,” roared the lion, as he walked
away into the forest.
“A little mouse can help after all,” said the mouse.
(Aesop-Adapted)

Moral of the
Story:

Good deeds are

rewarded
 Try and Learn
Choose the best word that completes the sentence.

1. The lion roared at the mouse, put his paw over her hand, “I
will eat you.” The lion was _________.
A. playful B. powerful C. tearful
2. The mouse was _________the lion.
A. afraid of B. angry with C. ashamed of
3. The lion laughed and said, “I am strong. How could you ever
help me? The lion thought that the mouse was ___________.
A. foolish B. selfish C. serious
4. The lion tried to break the net, but the rope was strong. The
lion felt _________.
A. careless B. friendly C. helpless
5. “You saved my life. Thank you,” said the lion to the mouse.
The lion was ___________.
A. cheerful B. thankful C. thoughtful
 Do and Learn
Tell the feeling or trait of the character.
• “You must be very tired, Father. You have worked all day.
may I help you row the big boat?” said the child. What does
the child feel? (angry, sad, worried). We can tell that the
child is (respectful, concerned, kind)
• “Snake! Snake!” cried Blanca who jumped out of the barn.
Blanca was (happy, afraid, angry)
• “Oh! Father,” said the little frog. “I just saw the biggest
animal in the world. You have never seen an animal that was a
big as a hill. It had horns on its head.” The little frog was
(surprised, tired, ashamed)
• “I can make myself as big as he is,” said the old frog. The old
frog is (excited, proud, terrific). We can tell the old frog was
(helpful, boastful, shameful)
• I cannot fly I shall fall! I know I shall fall!” said the little hawk.
The little hawk was (sad, weak, nervous)
Quarter 1, Week 6

Day 3
1. Use possessive nouns
2. Express ones ideas, feelings
clearly
 Find Out and Learn
Read the paragraph.
A man wanted to sell his
son’s donkey. He needed
money for his wife’s medicine
who had been sick for a
week. He brought the donkey
to the market. First, he
went to a friend’s store.
“Could you buy my
donkey?” he asked.
“I’m sorry I have no use
for a donkey,” the friend
replied.
 So the man went to Francis’ bookshop.
“Could you buy my donkey?” he asked.
“No, I have a truck that carries my goods,”
Francis said.
 Then, he went to an old lady’s
pet shop. “Your donkey is too old for
a pet,” complained the old lady. As
the man was looking for somebody to
buy his donkey, he met the baker’s
wife. “My husband is looking for a
donkey to carry the sacks of flour
from the port,” she said. The man
went to the baker and sold his son’s
donkey. He said, “Now I have money
for my wife’s medicine.
 Find Out and Learn
1. What did the man want to sell?
2. What was the money for?
3. What kind of husband was he?
4. Where did the man go first?
5. Where did he go next?
6. Where did he go after the bookshop?
7. Whom did he meet?
 Find Out and Learn
Read the phrases.

son’s donkey
wife’s medicine
friend’s store
Francis’s bookshop
old lady’s pet shop
baker’s wife

These are phrases that show how to write

the possessive form of the nouns.
 Remember:
Possessive nouns express ownership or
possession.

 To make most singular nouns show

possession, add an apostrophe s. (‘s)
 However, for singular nouns that end with
–s, add an apostrophe after –s to show
possession. (s’)
 For plural nouns that end in –s, add an
apostrophe after the s to show
possession. (s’)
 Try and Learn
Match the community helpers with their
possessions. Write the correct form. The first
one is done for you.
camp police officer police officer’s whistle
pen writer _____________________
net fisherfolk _____________________
Bible Boy Scouts _____________________
baskets firefighter _____________________
keys clerk _____________________
license priest _____________________
hose driver _____________________
blackboard vendors _____________________
whistle teacher _____________________
 Exercise 2: Read ach sentence. Change the underlined
phrase to show ownership or possession.

1. The bike of Kobi was bought by his father.

2. The doll of my sister was a gift from her
grandmother.
3. The basketball of my cousin got lost
yesterday.
4. The toy house of the twins looks exciting.
5. The toy car of Jess is new.
Quarter 1, Week 6

Day 4
1. Realize that everything we love can make us happy
2. Infer feelings, traits of characters from poem read
3. Use context clues (definition) to find the meaning of
unfamiliar words
4. Write a poem/note as a response to the poem read
 Unlocking of Difficulties
a. secret Marie is preparing a surprise gift for her
mother. She wants to keep it a secret. She
sees to it that nobody would know about it
except her.
• If somebody would know about it, is it still
called a secret?

b. whistle
Make a whistling sound.
• What sound did I make? It is called a whistle. Try to whistle too.

c. firefly
These are fireflies, when do we
usually see fireflies?
• Why do we see fireflies in the
dark?
 Think and Tell
Write words that you associate with the word
“happiness” around the smiley.
 Happiness
(from the 1985 TV special You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown)

Happiness is finding a pencil.

Pizza with sausage
Telling the time
Happiness is learning to whistle
Tying your shoe for the very first time!
Happiness is playing the drums in your own school band
And happiness is walking hand in hand

Happiness is two kinds of ice cream

Knowing a secret
Climbing a tree
Happiness is five different crayons
Catching a firefly
Setting him free
 Happiness is being alone every now and then
And happiness is coming home again
Happiness is morning and evening
Daytime and nighttime , too.
For happiness is anyone and anything at all,
That’s loved, by you!
Happiness is having a sister
Sharing a sandwich
Getting alone!
Happiness is singing together when day is through
And happiness is those who sing with you
Happiness is morning and evening
Daytime and nighttime too.
For happiness is anyone and anyhting at all,
That’s loved by you!
Group
Activity
 Group Activity
Group 1
In picture cards, draw meaning of
happiness

Group 2
Draw the happiest place/s for
you. Say something about it.

Group 3

Sing a happy song.

 Discussion:
Group 1
• What does the poem say that all of these make
people happy?
• What makes happy? Why do these make you happy?

Group 2
• What do you do when you are happy?

Group 3
• Does everything that you love make you happy?
• Do you love doing the things that make you happy?
Why? Why not?
• Who makes you happy?
• How can you make others happy in return?
 Find Out and Learn
Write an acrostic poem about happiness. Think of a
word or phrase using the letters in the word
“happy.”

H
A
P
P
Y
 Remember:

An acrostic is a
poem in which
the first letter
o each line spell
out a word or
phrase.
 Group Poem
1. Write an acrostic about a feeling or trait
(kind/kindness, honest/honesty, surprise,
sadness, etc.)
Example: Keeping a friend
In good ties and
Never leaving them
During bad times

2. Recite your poem in class.

 Write about it
Write an acrostic using the letters of your
name. write something about yourself or
how you feel.

Example: A friend
Nice and great
Always happy
Quarter 1, Week 6

Day 5
1. Identify and use compound words
2. Read words, phrases, poems, and stories
with compound words
 Find Out and Learn
Read aloud the sentences. Notice the underlined words.

Happiness is two kinds of ice cream

It is sharing a sandwich and catching
a firefly
Happiness is daytime and nighttime
It is anyone and anything loved by
you
 What do you notice
about the words? ice cream
 How many words make up firefly
each word? daytime
 What two words make up
the word ice cream, nighttime
firefly, daytime, anyone
nighttime, anyone and anything
anything?
 Does each word that
makes up the compound
word give a different
meaning?
 When combined, does the
meaning of the word
change?
 A compound word is made up of two words. Its
meaning is different from the meaning of each word
that makes up the compound word.

Some compound nouns are made up of two short

words that appear as one.
Examples: backyard grandmother
wallpaper doormat
The hyphenated compound noun is formed when
two or more words are connected by a hyphen.
Examples: commander-in-chief
father-in-law
Some compounds nouns are written as two words.
Examples: lawn tennis water lily
fairy tale
 Find Out and Learn
Exercise 1: Read the poems. Identify the compound
nouns.
1. My house is at the hillside.
Where a tree nearby has a beehive
One day, a careless passerby
Bumped into it and let the bees fly
I don’t know why.

2. I’m always happy to take a walk with my Lola

Near her house is a path that leads to marvelous
sights;
Grasshoppers jumping on a sea of sunflowers
Butterflies fluttering over bluebells, buttercups and
sweet peas
A sunbeam catching a ladybug hiding in a rose bush
A pair of love birds playing in a bird bath
 Find Out and Learn
Exercise 2: Form compound words
from the word pairs.

1. class + mate =
2.tooth + paste =
3.meat + balls =
4.sugar + cane =
5.home + work =
 Do and Learn
Form compound words from the words in box A
and box B.
Write the words in your notebook.

Example: passer + by = passerby

A B
bake fire heart shop robe fan
fairy bath table cloth by room
passer soy you man book bud
role rose swimming beat bean tube
tale pool play