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Activity One
Time : 1 hour
Technique : Patching
Language Focus : Verb in simple past tense
Teaching Aids : Picture cards of jungle, characters and items from the story.
Bluetak
1 Introduce the characters. Let the pupils assign sound of the characters. For
example, the fairy will sound ‘lala’ with a low soft tone. While teacher tells story,
pupils will sound the characters whenever the characters appear.
2 Paste the enlarge scenery of a jungle.
3 Teacher tells the story using the patching technique. Memorizing the story will
be at advantage because teacher needs to navigate around the storytelling.
4 As the story progresses, teacher will stick and remove picture cards when
necessary.
5 Teacher will write the past tense verb on the board whenever she tells them.
6 The meaning of the verb need not be explained while storytelling. The follow
up activities will centre on the verbs.
Follow up
1 With the list of past tense verbs on the board, teacher divided it equally
among the groups.
2 Each group will write its meaning and write simple sentence.
3 Later the group will present in the following manner:
a. The verb in past tense
b. Making action/gesture to show meaning for the others to guess.
c. The sentence will be presented in a poster sheets and pupils will do a
gallery walk.
Rosemary and the Four Gutsy
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Activity One
Time : 1 hour
Technique : Sound
Language Focus : Short answer questions
Teaching Aids : Lyric card, sound cards, Mini Whiteboards
1 Teacher sing a song and pupils are encouraged to sing along by reading the
lyric card shown by the teacher.
2 Teacher tells the story. In between teacher shows sound cards to be sound
with the pupils.
Follow up
1 Teacher asks comprehension questions from the textbook in the following
manner:
a. Ask question 1, pupils write answers on their mini whiteboards.
b. On the count of 1, 2, 3! Pupils show their answers.
c. Teacher discusses the answers.
d. For weaker learners, teacher may provide some answers to choose
from.
The Prince and the Thieves

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Lyric Card
Oh Prince Fariz, He’s the new king,
Be strong, be tough, be the best,
Lead us to prosper, we know you can,
Never fear, we are your man…
(Sing to the tune of Baa baa black sheep)

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Sound Card
Sob sob
sob
Psst…psst
….psst…
Oh you….go to
sleep….oooo

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Meow
meow
Cluck
cluck
Oh…. Oh wow!

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Where to use the cards? After reading one section, teacher shows the cards.
A long time ago, there was a country called
Langkapura. One day the king died of old age.
His son, Prince Fariz, was to be the new king.
Teacher shows the
lyric card, pupils sing
along.
Oh Prince Fariz, He’s the new
king,
Be strong, be tough, be the
best,
Lead us to prosper, we know
you can,
Never fear, we are your
man…
(Sing to the tune of Baa baa
black sheep)
However, Prince Fariz was very sad over his
father’s death. He locked himself in the palace
and refused to meet anyone.
Teacher shows the
sound card. Pupils
make the sound.
Sob sob sob
The ministers were worried. Their country did not
seem to have a ruler. Jamal, the Chief Minister
came up with a plan to persuade the prince to
return to his throne. He wrote down his worries
and concern about the prince and his country on
a piece of paper.
Teacher shows the
lyric card, pupils sing
along.
Oh Prince Fariz, He’s the new
king,
Be strong, be tough, be the
best,
Lead us to prosper, we know
you can,
Never fear, we are your
man…
(Sing to the tune of Baa baa
black sheep)
One night, Prince Fariz heard some voices
outside his room. Teacher shows the
sound card. Pupils
make the sound.
Psst…psst….psst…
He decided to investigate. He put on old clothes
and went out. He saw three men whispering
together. As he listened, he realized that they
were thieves. They were planning to steal from
the Chief minister’s house. Quietly, the prince
asked the thieves whether he could join them.
They agreed.
Teacher shows the
lyric card, pupils sing
along.
Oh Prince Fariz, He’s the new
king,
Be strong, be tough, be the
best,
Lead us to prosper, we know
you can,
Never fear, we are your
man…
(Sing to the tune of Baa baa
black sheep)
Teacher shows the Oh you….go to sleep….oooo

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Prince Fariz warned them that there were many
guards at the Chief Minister’s house. The first
thief, Kimal, said he could hypnotise the guards.
sound card. Pupils
make the sound.
The second thief, Kudin said he could open any
locked door. The third thief, Kaduk, said he could
befriend any animal.
Teacher shows the
sound card. Pupils
make the sound.
Meow meow
They broke into Jamal’s house. Teacher shows the
sound card. Pupils
make the sound.
Cluck cluck
As they were searching the house, Prince Fariz
found a piece of paper on the table. He quietly
kept the paper in his pocket. The four of them
went their separate ways after they divided the
loot.
Teacher shows the
lyric card, pupils sing
along.
Oh Prince Fariz, He’s the new
king,
Be strong, be tough, be the
best,
Lead us to prosper, we know
you can,
Never fear, we are your
man…
(Sing to the tune of Baa baa
black sheep)
The next day, Prince Fariz ordered Jamal to come
to the palace. Prince Fariz showed him the
papers. Jamal calmly explained to the Prince that
it was all a plan to help him be aware of his duty
to his country.
Teacher shows the
sound card. Pupils
make the sound.
Oh….
Jamal then called the three thieves,. They remove
their handkerchiefs from their faces. They were
the palace guards, Kimal, Kudin, and Kaduk!
Teacher shows the
sound card. Pupils
make the sound.
Oh wow!
Prince Fariz then realized that Jamal was a good
man and a very clever advisor. The wise and kind
prince decided….
Teacher shows the
lyric card, pupils sing
along.
Oh Prince Fariz, He’s the new
king,
Be strong, be tough, be the
best,
Lead us to prosper, we know
you can,
Never fear, we are your
man…
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black sheep)
Activity One
Time : 1 hour
Technique : Kamishibai Frame
Language Focus : Short answer question
Teaching Aids : Tangram template
1 Teacher brainstorms on the item seen in every picture before reading the story. Accept pupils
respond and recast when necessary.
2 Teacher reads the story with expression using the Kamishibai frame.
3 Pupils answer short questions by rearranging the tans.
Follow up
1 Pupils review questions and answers.
2 Pupils talk about the secret shape. Suggest patterns whenever appropriate.
How to make Kamishibai Frames
1 Each frame will have a picture on the front and the story written at the back.
2 Teacher will show the picture first and read the story. Teacher may or may not show the story.
3 Teacher will go through the story one frame at a time.
4 The instruction to make the frame can be read here:
http://www.storycardtheater.com/kamishibai-tips.pdf
Kuang Heng, the Hardworking
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Long ago in a faraway land
in China, there lived a poor
boy. His name was Kuang
Heng. Even though the boy
was poor, he loved reading.
Through reading, he found
happiness and joy.

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However, being born in a poor
family, Kuang Heng could not afford
to buy books. So he would work for
the rich and asked for nothing more
in return than books. They would
give him a lot of books because he
was helpful. They would give him a
lot of books because he was helpful
and hardworking.

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While growing up, he had to
work in the fields during the day
and read at night.
Unfortunately, he was still poor
and it troubled him that he had
to use candles to read. Each
time the candle burnt out, he
had to stop reading.

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One night while he was
reading, the moon was shining
brightly. He saw a ray of light
shining through a hole in the
wall. It caught his attention.
Kuang Heng went near to see
where the light was coming
from. It was actually from his

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neighbour’s house.

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Immediately, he thought
of an idea. He took his
wife and widened the hole
to allow more light to
come in. Soon, it was
bright enough for him to
do his reading easily.

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From that day onwards, he
read every night using the
light to coming from his
neighbour’s house. He was
glad that he could read
more books. He was
grateful to the neighbour.

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Years passed and his diligence
paid off. Kuang Heng was
intelligent and full of wisdom.
He wrote many books and
became famous in China. It
was his determination and
diligence that made him a
famous person.

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