1. Primary Readers Workshop

2. Learning through Drama
 http://dramaresource.com/lessons/lear
ning-through-drama

3. Aims
 Create the habit, within the students, of reading in
a playful and joyful way.
 Get students to produce their own portfolio, so that
both parents and students themselves can
visualize their progress.
 Replace the 2nd Progress Check Test for the
annual groups.
 Popcorn and Fun Compulsory
 Connection upwards optional
 Assess students in a more realistic way through
assessment not only via the assignment but also
after every lesson in which they work with the book.

4. Primary Reader’s Assignment
 Pictionary – Choose 5-10 new words
from the book and draw or cut and
paste the picture.
 Draw and describe your favourite
character.
 Write a different ending for the story.
 Re-tell the story with pictures.

5. Assessment
The assessment must be continuous as
it is the key of the project.

6. Sample Lesson Ugly Duckling
 March 4th – First Lesson
 Pre-Reading Activities – Flash Cards
 Vocabulary – Colors , animals, feelings, places (duck, mother duck,
ugly duckling, ducklings, hunter, farmer,pond,frog, hen,sad,swan)
 Opposites ( beautiful – ugly / happy – sad / pond – river / farm – city
/ day – night / duck – swan / love – hate / go away – come / safe –
dangerous / fast – slow / hot – cold / winter – summer / bushes -
trees)
 Activity 1
 Memory Game (5 sets) - Hands On
 Opposites
 Picture Exploitation - Show the cover of the book to Sts and elicit from
them the related vocabulary.
 What is this? ( pointing to the ugly duckling)
 Is he happy or sad?
 Where is he?

7. Let’s learn how to draw a
duck!

8. Optional Activity – Puzzle

9. Activity 2 – Optional
An origami swan and a duck’s face.
There is a step by step explanation with pictures on the lesson
plan.

10. Worksheet 1
My Ugly Duckling
By ______________________________________________ March ,__________2013

11. Worksheet 2

12. Worksheet 3

13. Worksheet 4

14. Worksheet 5

15. Story Sack

16. Bingo Card

17. Story Sequencing

18. Choose the correct Line

19. Snap

20. For a great brand new school,
a truly great new project.
By
Keila Goulart and Miriellen Nogueira

22.  Show the children the book
 Explore the cover as much as you can
 Explore the cover telling them:
 That’s my duck , he is my ugly duckling / Is he beautiful?
 He is on a farm. / Where is he?
 He is at the pond. / Is he at the river?
 He is sad? / Is he happy?
 He is gray. What color is he?
 What is teh sound of the duck? Let’s quck like a duck?
 Everyone ata first, then individually
 How does the duck walk? Let’s walk like a duck?
 Everyone ata first, then individually
 Now the duck is sad? How does he cry?
 Now the duck is happy? How does he sound?
 Have ss draw a duck to introduce vocabulary
 Go around look, praise their drawing
 Then present the vocabulay – PPP
 Then have ss play the memory game
 Put their drawing in the file

23. Ugly Duckling
 It’s a duckling
 It’s ugly
 It’s gray

24. Swan
 It’s a swan
 It’s beautiful

25. Pond
 It’s a pond
 It’s round
 It’s blue

26. River
 It’s a river
 It’s long
 It’s blue

27. Sad and Happy
 He is sad
 He is happy

28. Let’s learn how to draw a duck!

29. Sample Lesson Ugly Duckling
 First Lesson
 Picture Exploitation - Show the cover of the book to Sts and elicit from
them the related vocabulary.
 What is this? ( pointing to the ugly duckling)
 Is he happy or sad?
 Where is he?
 Pre-Reading Activities – Flash Cards
 Vocabulary – Colors , animals, feelings, places (duck, mother duck,
ugly duckling, ducklings, hunter, farmer ,pond ,frog, hen ,sad ,swan )
 Opposites ( beautiful – ugly / happy – sad / pond – river / farm – city
/ day – night / duck – swan / love – hate / go away – come / safe –
dangerous / fast – slow / hot – cold / winter – summer / bushes -
trees)
 Activity 1
 Memory Game (5 sets) - Hands On
 Opposites

30. Swan
 It’s a swan
 It’s beautiful

31. Ugly Duckling
 It’s a duckling
 It’s ugly
 It’s gray

32. Duckling
 It’s a duckling
 It’s little
 It’s yellow

33. Ducklings
 They are ducklings
 They are little
 They are happy

34. Pond
 It’s a pond
 It’s round
 It’s blue

35. River
 It’s a river
 It’s long
 It’s blue

36. Mother duck
 It’s mother duck
 She’s happy

37. Farm
 It’s a farm
 It’s small
 It’s calm

38. Farmer
 He is a farmer
 He is happy

39. Hen
 It’s a hen
 It’s brown

40. Wild Duck
 It’s a wild duck
 It’s brown and
green

41. Tree
 It’s a tree
 It’s tall
 It’s green

42. Bush
 It’s a bush
 It’s short
 It’s green

43. City
 It’s a city
 It’s big
 It’s noisy

44. Hunter
 He is a hunter
 He has a gun

45. Sad and Happy
 He is sad
 He is happy

46. Winter
 It’s winter
 It’s cold

47. Cold
 It’s cold
 He is cold

48. Summer
 It’s summer
 It’s hot
 They are playing

49. Day and Night
 It’s day
 It’s night

50. Tired
 He is tired

51. Dangerous
 It’s dangerous

52. Activity 1
Memory Game - Opposites