This document outlines suggested activities and worksheets for teaching poems from an anthology used in Contemporary Literature Year Four. It includes 8 poems to be covered over 17 weeks. Activities for the poem "At the Playground" include having students identify vocabulary, read and act out the poem, discuss verbs in present and past tense, and identify activities mentioned in the poem. Worksheets provide vocabulary practice, drawing and labeling playground items, matching verbs to tenses, and acting out playground actions. The goal is for students to understand and engage with the poems.

1. Contemporary Literature Year Four
Anthology of Poems
Suggested Activities
and
Worksheets
By:
Asmah Hanim Che Ani
SISC+ Perlis
Jabatan Pendidikan Negeri Perlis.

2. Contemporary Literature Year Four
Poems
Anthology of Poems
Year Four
No. Poems title Duration
1. At the Playground 2 weeks
2. Clap Your Hands 2 weeks
3. Woodpecker 2 weeks
4. Holiday Memories 3 weeks
5. Sand Castle 2 weeks
6. Grandma’s House 2 weeks
7. Noisy Food 2 weeks
8. Sounds Like Magic 2 weeks
Total weeks 17 weeks

3. Contemporary Literature Year Four
Poems
At the Playground
Suggested Activities
Week 1
 Teacher reads the poems to the pupils with expression.
 Teacher uses word maze to introduce vocabulary.
 Pupil solicits information from friends by interviewing their preferences.
Week 2
 Pupil recapitulates the vocabulary and its meaning.
 Pupil reads poem with expression. Competition between groups.
 Teacher reads poem and pupil act out.
 Pupil discusses about the verbs in group (present and past tense) and act out.
 Pupil identifies activities at the playground upon listening to the teacher.

4. Contemporary Literature Year Four
Poems
Day: ____________ Date: _____________
At the Playground
Find the words in the maze below.
k u e k q r r a g p
o v r q e z z n u y
l h a h w l u d c o
i j c a p w d q u d
s s b y s l r c d c
y r g j e m k q d w
d n u o r g y a l p
b d g n i w s u e x
s l i d e a j l i c
l i i j r h s c j q
playground
swing
slide
cuddle
swung
puddle
Find me!

5. Contemporary Literature Year Four
Poems
Day: ____________ Date: _____________
At the Playground
Draw four playground items. Then with your friend ask this question.
“Do you like playing on _________?”
From his/her response, colour the appropriate smiley.
Enrichment activity:
Based on the answer, ask your friend why they like playing on the playground item.
Day: ____________ Date: _____________
At the Playground
What children do at the playground? Listen to your teacher and colour the correct box.

6. Contemporary Literature Year Four
Poems
swing on the swing throw a marble skip a rope
kick a ball slide down the slide play hopscotch
run on the field hang from the rings go on the merry-go-round

7. Contemporary Literature Year Four
Poems
Day: ____________ Date: _____________
At the Playground
In a group of four, pick one of these activities. Every member will act out for the others to guess.
Swing on the swing
Hang on trapeze rings
Slide down the slide
Hop on one foot
Sit on the see-saw
Throw a ball
Skip
Enrichment activity:
1. Make a scrapbook and put it at the English Corner for independent reading.

8. Contemporary Literature Year Four
Poems
Day: ____________ Date: _____________
At the Playground
Match the present tense to its past tense.
fall swung
race slid
swing hung
hang raced
slide fell
Enrichment activity
1. List out other playground verbs in its past and present tense.

9. Contemporary Literature Year Four
Poems