Revised Edition 2009
Curriculum Development Division Ministry of Education Malaysia
Curriculum Development Division Malaysia Ministry of Education Level 4 – 8, Block E9, Government Complex Parcel E, Federal Government Administrative Centre, 62604 Putrajaya
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CONTENT PAGE Guidelines Science-Based Lessons 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
Swing Along Let’s Party Bigger and Smaller Going Bananas! What am I? Fun with Words Silly Rap Beach Boy Old Newspapers Guess Me Search and Conquer Let’s Float
1 8 19 23 29 34 43 50 58 62 68 71
Mathematics-Based Lessons 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18.
My Body Your Body Get It Right Fruit Track Opposites Attract My Bedroom My Heaven Arrange and Order Go for It My Kind of Town Too Hot to Handle Try This! Let’s Go Shopping! What’s My Line? Row, Row, Row Your Boat Lend Me Your Ears How Am I Different? Guess Who? My Own Wallpaper Mix and Match
Acknowledgement
82 87 97 116 124 129 133 139 148 153 159 167 174 182 187 198 205 216 225
Guidelines 1.
During the first month of Form One, Science, Mathematics and English teachers are exempted from carrying out teaching and learning activities based on their respective syllabus. Instead they will carry out the English Language Orientation Programme to prepare Form One pupils for the learning and teaching of Science and Mathematics in English.
2.
This module consists of 30 units – 12 are science-based and 18 are mathematics-based.
3.
The purpose of this module is to suggest possible activities that can be carried out during the first month of Form One by Science, Mathematics and English teachers during their respective lessons.
4.
Teachers decide how many lessons each unit may take.
5.
Each unit has the following headings:•
Title
•
Objective
•
Duration
•
Materials
•
Procedure
•
Assessment
•
Notes for Teacher
6.
The Title of a unit is chosen to reflect the theme of the lesson.
7.
The words listed under Objective are the target vocabulary for each unit. Teachers must ensure that after going through an activity, pupils are able to pronounce, spell and understand the use of these words.
8.
The time allocated under Duration of each unit is just a rough guide. Teachers can adjust the time to suit their pupils’ needs.
9.
Teachers may modify the activities to suit pupils’ level of proficiency.
10.
The Procedure is designed to help teachers carry out an activity step-by-step.
11.
The Assessment is in the form of spelling tests. The same spelling test is carried out as the pre-test and post-test.
12.
The section Notes for Teacher may consist of Answer Key and additional information on an activity.
13.
Some units may have additional materials such as Teacher Resource(TR), Handouts(HO) and Worksheets(WS).
Title:
SWING ALONG
Objective:
Pupils should be able to pronounce, spell and understand the use of the following words: 1. backward 2. forward 3. pull 4. stretch 5. swing
Duration:
40 minutes
Materials:
1. sentence cards 2. board game 3. dice 4. chips for each pupil
Procedure:
1. Pre-test (refer to Assessment) 2. Activity 1 a. Teacher leads a five-minute physical exercise using the following instructions. 1. Pull your friend’s hand. 2. Swing your arms. 3. Walk backward. 4. Walk forward. 5. Stretch your arms.
3 Activity 2 a. Teacher calls out 5 students at random. Teacher gives each pupil a sentence card. (Teacher Resource 1). b. Pupils read their cards silently and do the action. The class guesses the word being acted out.
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4 Activity 3 a. Pupils complete Worksheet 1. The first pupil with all the correct answers receives a gift.
5 Activity 4 a. In groups of 4 pupils play the board game (Game Board). Teacher explains how to play the game. Instructions for board game 1. Throw the dice. 2. Move your chips accordingly. 3. If you land on a box with an instruction they do what is written there. 4. The first person to reach Home is the winner.
6 Activity 5 a. Pupils do Worksheet 2. Teacher discusses the answers.
7. Post-test (refer to Assessment)
Assessment:
Teacher carries out a spelling test using the target words (see Objective) as a pre-test. Results are recorded. The same spelling test will be given as a post-test. Results are recorded and compared with the pre-test to gauge the performance of the pupils.
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Answer Key Worksheet 1
a. swing
b. pull
c. backward
d. stretch
e. forward
Worksheet 2
1. swing
2. pull
3. stretch
4. backward
5. forward
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Teacher Resource 1 Note:
Make only one copy. Cut out the strips.
Stretch your arms.
Swing your arms.
Bring your arms forward.
Bring your arms backward.
Pull your friend’s arm.
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GAME BOARD
Swing Along 17
16
Swing forward 3 steps
Move backward 3 steps
18 19 20
15
14 Move backward 3 steps
12
13
Pull this 2 steps ahead
11
10
Move forward 3 steps
6
7
Swing back 2 steps
8
9
5
4 3
1. 2. 3. 4.
2 Stretch forward 2 steps
1
Throw the dice. Move your chips accordingly. If you land on a box with an instruction, do what is written there. The person who reaches HOME first is the winner.
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Worksheet 1
(a) __ __ __ __ __
(b) __ __ __ __
(c) __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
(d) __ __ __ __ __ __ __
(e) __ __ __ __ __ __ __
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Worksheet 2 Fill in the blanks with the correct words.
backward
forward
swing
stretch
pull
Last Saturday, my family and I visited the zoo. It was really very exciting. We saw monkeys ______________ (1) from pole to pole in their cages. Some of them tried to _______________ (2) the gate. They made chattering noises to attract our attention. I saw my younger brother _______________ (3) his arm out to touch one of the monkeys. My mum became alarmed and pulled him ______________ (4) immediately. My dad told us to move __________________ (5) to the next area where the Orang Utans were kept.
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Title:
LET’S PARTY
Objective:
Pupils should be able to pronounce, spell and understand the use of the following phrasal verbs:1. blow out 2. breathe in 3. consist of 4. fill up 5. find out 6. go off 7. made up 8. put into 9. set up 10. use up
Duration:
80 minutes
Materials:
1. flash cards of target words 2. sentence cards (Refer to Teacher Resource 1 – 4 )
Procedure: 1. Pre-test (refer to Assessment) 2. Activity 1 a. Teacher shows the flash cards and reads out the phrasal verbs. Pupils repeat after teacher. Teacher explains the meanings of the phrasal verbs. b. Pupils are divided into groups. Pupils do Worksheet 1. Teacher shows the flash cards one by one and pupils find the answers in their worksheets individually. c. In their groups, pupils discuss and write their answers in their worksheets. d. Teacher calls pupils at random to read out their answers. e. Teacher discusses the answers.
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3. Activity 2 – Musical Chairs a. Teacher divides class into 4 groups. b. The number of chairs used should always be one less than the number of pupils participating. Eg: 10 pupils to 9 chairs. Teacher plays music. Pupils walk around the chairs. c. When teacher stops the music, pupils sit on the chairs. d. The pupil who remains standing is given a card. The pupil reads the sentence silently, chooses the correct answer to complete the sentence and then reads the answer aloud. (Teacher Resource 1) e. If the pupil is unable to answer within 30 seconds, he or she can call any pupil to help. The game continues until all the 5 sentences are completed. f. The game continues with group 2, then group 3 and finally group 4. (Teacher Resource 2, 3 and 4)
4. Activity 3 a. Pupils return to their places and do Worksheet 2.
5. Post-test (refer to Assessment) Assessment:
Teacher carries out a spelling test using the target words (see Objective) as a pre-test. Results are recorded. The same spelling test will be given as a post-test. Results are recorded and compared with the pre-test to gauge the performance of the pupils.
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Answer Key
Worksheet 1 1. find out
2. set up
3. go off
4. use up
5. made up
6. blow out
7. breathe in
8. put into
9. consist of
10. fill up
Teacher Resource 1 1. a
2. b
3. a
4. b
5. a
6. a
7. a
8. b
9. b
10. a
Teacher Resource 2 1. sets up
2. uses up
3. finds out
4. consist of
5. made up of
6. breathes in
7. blows out
8. go off
9. puts…into
10. fills up
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TEACHER RESOURCE 1 Note:
Make one copy. Cut and paste on card.
GROUP 1 (1)
Amy ______ the candles. a. blows out b. blows up
(2)
Mother _____ the dinner table. a. sets off b. sets up
(3)
We must _____ the name of this creature. a. find out b. find up
(4)
Our class _____ 40 students. a. consists out b. consists of
(5)
Water is ______ hydrogen and oxygen. a. made up of b. made out
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TEACHER RESOURCE 2 GROUP 2 (6)
We must _______ clean air to stay healthy. a. breathe in b. breathe up
(7)
Hana _____ all the sugar in the bottle. a. uses up b. uses in
(9)
(8)
The flame _____ when there is no more oxygen. a. goes up b. goes off
Amir ____ the pencils _____ the box. a. puts … up b. puts … into
(10)
Please ____ this bottle with clean water. a. fill up b. fill out
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TEACHER RESOURCE 3 GROUP 3 Note: Make one copy. Cut out the strips.
Today is Amy’s birthday party. Her mother __________________(1) the table. Her Mum
__________(2) the whole table.
Amy’s father
__________ (3) the names of the
guests. The guests _______________(4) Amy’s friends and neighbours. Soon it is time to cut a cake. The cake is ____________(5)
chocolate and cream.
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TEACHER RESOURCE 3
GROUP 4
Amy ______________(6) deeply. She makes a wish and ______________(7) the candles. The flames ______________(8) and everyone claps. Amy’s mother removes the candles and _________
them ______________(9) a box.
Amy ________________(10) the plates with food. Everyone enjoys eating the food.
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Let’s Party
Worksheet 1
Fill in the blanks with the phrases given in the box below. blow out
fill up
set up
put into
made up
use up
go off
find out
breathe in
consists of
Phrases
Meanings
1 _____________
=
get information
2 _____________
=
arrange
3 _____________
=
stop burning
4 _____________
=
finish up
5 _____________
=
form
6 _____________
=
to stop something burning
7 _____________
=
to take air into your lungs
8 _____________
=
to add
9 _____________
=
compose of
10 _____________
=
to make full
1H
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Let’s Party
Worksheet 2 A. Circle the correct answers. (1)
Amy ______ the candles. a. blows out b. blows up
(2)
Mother _____ the dinner table. a. sets off b. sets up
(3)
We must _____ the name of this creature. a. find out b. find up
(4)
Our class _____ 40 students. a. consists out b. consists of
(6)
(5)
Water is ______ hydrogen and oxygen. a. made up of b. made out
We must _______ clean air to stay healthy. a. breathe in b. breathe up
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Let’s Party
Worksheet 2 (7)
Hana _____ all the sugar in the bottle. a. uses up b. uses in
(8)
The flame _____ when there is no more oxygen. a. goes up b. goes off
(9)
Amir ____ the pencils _____ the box. a. puts … up b. puts … into
(10)
Please ____ this bottle with clean water. a. fill up b. fill out
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Worksheet 2 B.
Fill in the blanks with the correct answers.
Today is Amy’s birthday party. Her mother __________________(1) the table. Her Mum_________________2) the whole table. Amy’s father ____________(3) the names of the guests. The guests ____________(4) Amy’s friends and neighbours. Soon it is time to cut a cake. The cake is ____________(5)_________ chocolate and cream. Amy ____________(6) deeply. She makes a wish and ______________(7) the candles. The flames _________________(8) and everyone claps. Amy’s mother removes the candles and ____________ them______________ (9) a box. Amy ________________(10) the plates with food. Everyone enjoys eating the food.
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Title:
BIGGER AND SMALLER
Objective:
Pupils should be able to pronounce, spell and understand the use of the following words:1. bigger 2. contract 3. expand 4. smaller
Duration:
40 minutes
Materials:
1. dictionaries 2. balloons
Procedure:
1. Pre-test (refer to the Assessment) 2. Activity 1 a. Teacher asks a pupil to blow a balloon and then show the balloon to the class. b. Teacher asks the pupil to blow the same balloon bigger. Teacher tells pupils that the balloon is now ‘bigger’. c. Teacher then explains that the balloon has expanded. d. Teacher releases the air in the balloon and asks pupils, ‘Is the balloon bigger or smaller now?’ Pupils say
‘smaller’.
Teacher
replies,
‘Good,
it
has
contracted.’ e. Teacher distributes flat balloons to 4 pupils. f. Pupils blow the balloons when teacher says the word ‘expand’. When teacher says ‘contract’ pupils release the air from the balloon.
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3. Activity 2 a. Pupils do Worksheet 1. Teacher discusses the answers. b. Teacher recites the Jazz Chant once to the class and then the class will recite together with the teacher. c. The class is then divided into groups. Each group takes turns to recite the Jazz Chant. 4. Activity 3 a. Pupils do Worksheet 2. c. Teacher discusses the answers with the pupils.
5. Post-test (refer to Assessment)
Assessment:
Teacher carries out a spelling test using the target words (see Objective) as a pre-test. Results are recorded. The same spelling test will be given as a post-test. Results are recorded and compared with the pre-test to gauge the performance of pupils.
Answer Key Worksheet 1 1. bigger, expand
2. expand, smaller, contract
Worksheet 2 (a) Words expand contract (b)
Meanings become smaller or shorter become bigger or longer Bigger
Smaller
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Worksheet 1
Bigger And Smaller
Read the jazz chant below and then answer the following questions.
Who are they? Who are they? Pak Din and Mak Yam (2x) What happened to them? (2x) Got married one day (2x) They had children (2x) Jasmin, Murni and Mawi. Pak Din’s family got bigger and bigger. The family was expanding, expanding. Who grew up? Who grew up? The children did. (2X) They got married. (2X) They had children, they had children. They had fun, They had fun. Blowing balloons, blowing balloons. Balloons expand, balloons contract. Expand and contract (2X) Yes! Yes! Bigger and smaller. Bigger and smaller. Smaller and bigger, smaller and bigger. Pak Din’s and Mak Yam’s family got bigger and bigger. Yes! Yes! Expanding, expanding. Then Jasmin, Murni and Mawi moved out. Moved out to their own homes, their own homes. Now Pak Din and Mak Yam are alone again. Alone again. Has Pak Din and Mak Yam’s family become smaller? Become smaller? No, it hasn’t. No, it hasn’t. Once a family, always a family, always a family.
1. If Pak Din and Mak Yam’s grandchildren have children the family will get ________. In other words, the family will _________. 2. When the children blow the balloons, the balloons _________. When they release the air from the balloons, the balloons become ________. In other words, the balloons ______________.
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Worksheet 2
Bigger And Smaller
a) Match the words to their meanings. You are encouraged to use a dictionary.
Words
Meanings
expand
become smaller or shorter
contract
become bigger or longer
b) Match the pictures of the balloons to the correct words.
BIGGER
SMALLER
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Title:
GOING BANANAS!
Objective:
Pupils should be able to pronounce, spell and understand the use of the following words:1. cover 2. mix 3. peel 4. pour 5. put
Duration:
40 minutes
Materials:
1. a banana 2. a fork 3. a bowl 4. a straw, 5. some milk 6. a tumbler with cover
7. blue tack
8. sets of sentence strips (Teacher Resource 1) Procedure:
1. Pre-test (refer to Assessment) 2. Activity 1 a. Teacher demonstrates how to make banana milk shake. b. As the teacher demonstrates, she says the steps aloud and repeats the target words (in bold) a few times. Steps: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Peel a banana and put it into a bowl. Mash the banana. Pour some milk into a tumbler. Mix the mashed banana and milk together. Cover the top of the tumbler and shake it a few times. 6. Put a straw into the tumbler and enjoy your banana milk shake.
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3. Activity 2 a. Teacher divides pupils into groups of five. b. Each group is given a set of sentence strips. (Teacher Resource 1) c. Each group arranges the sentence strips in the correct sequence. d. The first group that completes this activity correctly is the winner. e. The winning group displays the answers on the board. f. Teacher asks a few pupils to read aloud the sentences on the board.
4. Activity 3 a. Pupils complete Worksheets 1 and 2.
5. Post-test (refer to Assessment)
Assessment:
Teacher carries out a spelling test using the target words (see Objective) as a pre-test. Results are recorded. The same spelling test will be given as a post-test. Results are recorded and compared with the pretest to gauge the performance of the pupils.
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Answer Key Worksheet 1 1. Peel a banana and put it into a bowl. 2. Mash the banana. 3. Pour some milk into a tumbler. 4. Mix the mashed banana and milk together. 5. Cover the top of the tumbler and shake it a few times. 6. Put a straw into the tumbler and enjoy your banana milk shake.
Worksheet 2 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Peel Pour Mix Cover Put
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Teacher Resource 1 Note:
Make enough copies for the groups. Cut out strips and give each group a set.
Peel a banana and put it into a bowl.
Mash the banana.
Pour some milk into a tumbler.
Mix the mashed banana and milk together.
Cover the top of the tumbler and shake it a few times.
Put a straw into the tumbler and enjoy your banana milk shake.
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Worksheet 1
Going Bananas
Write down the steps on how to make banana milk shake.
1. _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ 2. _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ 3. _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ 4. _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ 5. _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ 6. _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ Orientation Programme for Science & Mathematics in English Copyright © Malaysia Ministry of Education 2009
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Worksheet 2
Going Bananas
Fill in the blanks using the words given below.
Peel
Mix
Cover
Pour
Put
________ the apple before you eat it.
_________ some water into the glass.
___________ the ingredients in a bowl.
____________ your eyes with a piece of cloth.
____________ the groceries into the paper bag.
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Title:
WHAT AM I?
Objective:
Pupils should be able to pronounce, spell and understand the use of the following words:1. charcoal 2. fire 3. firewood 4. fuel 5. gas
Duration:
40 minutes
Materials:
1. flash cards of target words 2. pictures of target words 3. riddle strips (Teacher Resource 1)
Procedure:
1. Pre-test (refer to Assessment) 2. Activity 1 a. Teacher shows the flash cards with the words and pictures. Teacher reads out the words. Pupils repeat after teacher. b. Pupils work in pairs and do Worksheet 1. c. Teacher calls 4 pairs at random. Each pair reads out their answer. 3. Activity 2 a. Teacher calls out 5 pupils. Each pupil is given a riddle strip (Teacher Resource 1). The first pupil reads out the first riddle strip aloud. The whole class listens and guesses the answer. This step is repeated until all the riddles are solved. 4. Activity 3 a. Teacher distributes Worksheet 2. Pupils answer individually.
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b. Teacher calls pupils at random. Each pupil reads out the answer. c. Teacher instructs pupils to paste the completed worksheets into their exercise books. 5. Post-test (refer to Assessment) Assessment:
Teacher carries out a spelling test using the target words (see Objective) as a pre-test. Results are recorded. The same spelling test will be given as a post-test. Results are recorded and compared with the pre-test to gauge the effectiveness of the module.
Answer Key Worksheet 1 a. (2) firewood b. (1) charcoal
c. (3) gas
Teacher Resource 1 1. charcoal
2. firewood
3. gas
4.fire
5. fuel
Worksheet 2 1. fuel
2. gas
3. charcoal
4. firewood
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Teacher Resource 1 RIDDLE STRIPS Note:
Make one copy only. Cut out the riddle strips.
(1)
I am black, hard and solid. I bring warmth to the world.
What am I?
(2)
I am hard, dry and I burn easily. I come from a tree.
What am I?
(3)
I am light and colourless. You cannot catch me in your hands.
What am I?
(4)
I am bright and hot. When I am small, I’m your friend. But when I’m big, I become your enemy
What am I?
(5)
Wood, charcoal, petrol, firewood and gas are members of my family
What am I?
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What Am I?
Worksheet 1
Match the words in the boxes to the pictures. Write the corresponding numbers in the brackets. (1) Charcoal
(2) Firewood
(3) Gas
Fuel
b (______ )
a (______ )
c (______ )
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What Am I?
Worksheet 2 Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the box below. charcoal
fire
firewood
fuel
gas
Last Saturday, my family and I decided to go for a picnic. My dad wanted us to cook our lunch at the picnic spot. My mum became worried. ‘What about the ______ (1) we need to cook the food?’ she asked. ‘I can’t possibly use _______ (2) like I do at home. It’ll be too difficult to take the gas tank along.’ ‘We can take some _______ (3) from home,’ I suggested. ‘That’s a good idea. We can have a barbeque then,’ my dad added excitedly. ‘In that case we can also search for _______ (4) to use as fuel,’ my brother said. ‘It’ll be fun, Mum.’ There are plenty of twigs and branches at the picnic site. ‘Remember to bring along a box of matches. Otherwise, we won’t be able to start a _______ (5),’ my mum reminded. ‘Why not? It’ll be exciting to start a fire by rubbing twigs together like cavemen did,’ I said and we all laughed happily.
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Title:
FUN WITH WORDS
Objective:
Pupils should be able to pronounce, spell and understand the use of the following words:1. fill 2. measure 3. observe 4. paste 5. remove 6. replace 7. record 8. repeat
Duration:
40 - 80 minutes
Materials:
1. flashcards with the target words written on them. 2. sentence strips enough for the whole class. 3. suitable materials for Activity 1 (e.g. Ruler to show measure; beaker and water to show fill, glue and paper to show paste etc.)
Procedure:
1. Pre-test (refer to Assessment) 2. Activity 1 (Let’s Mime) a. Teacher shows the flashcards and reads out the words. Pupils repeat after the teacher. b. Teacher says the words, shows the meanings of the words through actions and repeats the words (e.g. Teacher uses a ruler to measure). This is done for all the words. c. Teacher calls out 8 pupils at random. Each pupil is given a word. The pupils take turns to act out the word and the other pupils guess and say out the word. If the pupil is unable to act out the word, he or she can call a friend to help out.
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3. Activity 2 (Come Pair with Me - game) a. Pupils are divided into groups. Each group is divided into ‘A’ and ‘B’. Each pupil in the group is given a sentence strip (Refer to Teacher Resource 1). b. Pupil ‘A’ reads aloud the sentence strip. Others listen. Then pupil ‘B’ who has the matching sentence strip reads out his or her strip. Then pupil ‘A’ and ‘B’ stand side by side. This step is repeated until all the pupils in the group are in pairs. 4. Activity 3 (Little Poets) a. In pairs, pupils read the poems in Worksheet 1. b. Pupils discuss and replace the underlined words with the target words. c. Teacher calls out 4 pairs at random and the pairs present their answers. Other pupils check their answers. 5. Activity 4 (Puzzle Me) a. Pupils do a crossword puzzle in Worksheet 2. 6. Post-test (refer to Assessment) Assessment:
Teacher carries out a spelling test using the target words (see Objective) as a pre-test. Results are recorded. The same spelling test will be given as a post-test. Results are recorded and compared with the pre-test to gauge the performance of the pupils.
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Answer Key Activity 2 A:
Mum, my glass is empty.
B:
Fill it with juice.
A:
Coach, the ball is deflated.
B:
Replace it with a new one.
A:
Dad, the bag is full.
B:
Remove some things.
A:
Captain, I can’t follow the steps.
B:
Observe how I do it.
A:
Puan Ros, I have finished doing the experiment.
B:
Record the results in your book.
A:
Miss Lisa, I have done the experiment using a cockroach.
B:
Now, repeat it using beans instead.
A:
Sister, let’s bake a cake for Mum.
B:
Measure the ingredients first.
A:
Brother, I have sealed the envelope.
B:
Now paste the stamp on it.
A:
Mum, the bowl is empty.
B:
Fill it with soup.
A:
Coach, the badminton net is damaged.
B:
Replace it with a new one.
A:
Dad, the box is full.
B:
Remove some things.
A:
Captain, I don’t know how to play the game.
B:
Observe how the other players do it.
A:
Puan Ina, I have finished measuring the table.
B:
Record the measurement in your book.
A:
Miss Tan, I have finished the exercise.
B:
Now, repeat the exercise with new words.
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A:
Sister, let’s sew the curtains for Mum.
B:
Measure the length of the windows first.
A:
Brother, I have cut out the pictures.
B:
Now paste them in the scrap book.
Worksheet 1 1. Fill
2. Remove
3. Observe
4. Record
5. Repeat
6. Measure
7. Replace
8. Paste
Worksheet 2
F R E
O B
S
P
I L
E
L
P E R V
E
A T
A
M C E A S U
R E C
R E M O V E R D
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P A S T E
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Teacher Resource 1 Note: Make one copy. Cut out the strips.
A:
Mum, my glass is empty.
B:
Fill it with juice.
A:
Coach, the ball is deflated.
B:
Replace it with a new one.
A:
Dad, the bag is full.
B:
Remove some things.
A:
Captain, I can’t follow the steps.
B:
Observe how I do it.
A:
Puan Ros, I have finished doing the experiment.
B:
Record the results in your book.
A:
Miss Lisa, I have done the experiment using a cockroach.
B:
Now, repeat it using beans instead.
A:
Sister, let’s bake a cake for Mum.
B:
Measure the ingredients first.
A:
Brother, I have sealed the envelope.
B:
Now paste the stamp on it.
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Mum, the cups are empty.
B:
Fill them with tea.
A:
Coach, the hockey stick is broken.
B:
Replace it with a new one.
A:
Dad, the cupboard is full.
B:
Remove some things.
A:
Captain, I don’t understand the steps.
B:
Observe how I do it.
A:
Miss Lim, I have weighed the bottle.
B:
Record the weight in your book.
A:
Mr. Ravi, I have completed the Maths exercise.
B:
Now, repeat the exercise using different numbers instead.
A:
Sister, let’s bake some cookies for Mum.
B:
Measure the ingredients first.
A:
Brother, I have cut out the pictures.
B:
Now paste them on a card.
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A:
Mum, the bowl is empty.
B:
Fill it with soup.
A:
Coach, the badminton net is damaged.
B:
Replace it with a new one.
A:
Dad, the box is full.
B:
Remove some things.
A:
Captain, I don’t know how to play the game.
B:
Observe how the other players do it.
A:
Puan Ina, I have finished measuring the table.
B:
Record the measurement in your book.
A:
Miss Tan, I have finished the exercise.
B:
Now, repeat the exercise with new words.
A:
Sister, let’s sew the curtains for Mum.
B:
Measure the length of the windows first.
A:
Brother, I have cut out the pictures.
B:
Now paste them in the scrap book.
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Worksheet 1
Fun With Words
Replace the underlined words with the words in the box.
repeat
remove
paste
measure
replace
observe
fill
record
Close your eyes very gently, Breathe in slowly and deeply. Make full (1) your heart with happiness, Take away (2) every bit of sadness.
Study hard, pay attention, Never lose your concentration. Watch (3) all things carefully, Note down (4) all details diligently.
Say again, say again, (5) say once more, It will never really be a bore. The sweetness and depth I cannot gauge, (6) Listening again and again is a pleasure.
Happy moments in my life, Substitute (7) them I cannot survive. Glue (8) them forever in my heart, From my heart they’ll never depart.
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Worksheet 2
Fun With Words
Complete the puzzle below.
PUZZLE ME!
Across 3. When something is old and broken you should ________it with something new. 6. This word means watch with care and attention. 7. This word is the opposite of 'add' Down 1. We cannot do this if a container is full. 2. If we want to know the length of something we must _____________ it. 3. This word means do something again. 4. You can use glue to do this. 5. We do this after an experiment. Orientation Programme for Science & Mathematics in English Copyright © Malaysia Ministry of Education 2009
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Title:
SILLY RAP
Objective:
Students should be able to pronounce, spell and understand the following words:1. cold 2. cool 3. flow 4. heat 5. hot 6. melt 7. warm
Duration:
80 minutes
Materials:
1. flash cards of target words 2. dice 3. two empty boxes 4. sentence strips (Teacher Resource 1)
Procedure
1. Pre-test (refer to Assessment) 2. Activity 1 a. Teacher shows the flash cards and reads out the words. Pupils repeat after teacher. b. Teacher shows the flash cards and reads out the words one word at a time again. c. Pupils guess the meaning and write down the words in Worksheet 1. d. After showing all the words, teacher calls pupils at random to read out the answers. 3. Activity 2 a. In groups, pupils do Worksheet 2. b. Teacher calls pupils at random to read out the answer. c. Teacher asks pupils to practise the verses in anyway they want. (sing, rap, recite etc) d. Pupils present the verses.
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4. Activity 3 (game) a. Teacher tells pupils that this is a game with a dice. b. Pupils throw the dice to pick a sentence strip from any of the 2 boxes (Teacher Resource 1). c. Numbers 1, 2, 3 on the dice are for questions from box A. d. Numbers 4, 5, 6 on the dice are for questions from box B. e. If the pupil in the selected group cannot answer the question, then the question is open to the class. f. The game continues until all the questions are answered.
5. Activity 4 a. Pupils do Worksheet 3. b. Teacher calls pupils at random to read out the answers.
6. Post-test (refer to Assessment) Assessment:
Teacher carries out a spelling test using the target words (see Objective) as a pre-test. Results are recorded. The same spelling test will be given as a post-test. Results are recorded and compared with the pre-test to gauge the performance of the pupils.
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Answer Key Worksheet 1
1. hot 6. cool
2. cold 7. flow
3. melt
4. heat
5. warm
1. cold
2. cool
3. hot
4. warm
5. heat
6. melt
7. flow
Worksheet 2
Activity 3 (game with dice) Box A Fire is hot Name something cold. E.g. ice When we heat ice it will melt Before you can fry an egg, you must heat the pan. Rearrange these letters to form a word: ‘r m a w’ - warm The opposite of ‘warm’ is cool. A gentle wind is called breeze. Rivers flow to the sea. Box B Opposite of cold. hot If you play in the snow without a jacket, you will feel cold. To make sugar syrup the sugar has to melt first. You feel the heat when you touch a hot kettle. When the food is cold, we have to warm it. This word starts with ‘c’ and rhymes with ‘pool’. cool When the breeze blew, the flowers moved. This word starts with ‘f’ and rhymes with ‘blow’. flow
Worksheet 3 1. hot
2. heat
6. warm
7. flow
3. cool
4. cold
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Teacher Resource 1 Note: Make one copy only. Cut into strips Box A
Fire is ______________ Name something cold. When we heat ice it ______________ Before you can fry an egg, you must ______________the pan. Rearrange these letters to form a word: ‘r m a w’ The opposite of ‘warm’ is _________. A gentle wind is called ______________. Rivers ______________ to the sea.
Box B
Opposite of cold. If you play in the snow without a jacket, you will feel______________ To make sugar syrup the sugar has to ______________ first. You feel the ______________ when you touch a hot kettle. When the food is cold, we have to ______________ it. This word starts with ‘c’ and rhymes with ‘pool’. When the ______________blew, the flowers moved. This word starts with ‘f’ and rhymes with ‘blow’.
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Silly Rap
Worksheet 1
Refer to the flash cards shown by your teacher. Guess the answer and fill in the blanks.
1 ____________ = high temperature 2 ____________ = low temperature 3 ____________ = to become liquid 4 ____________ = being hot 5 ____________ = slightly hot 6 ____________ = low in temperature but not cold 7 ____________ = a smooth and steady movement of liquid
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Silly Rap
Worksheet 2 Fill in the blanks with the words from the box below. melt
hot
cold
flow
cool
heat
warm
Ice is ________(1), Grows no mould. ________(2) breeze, I might freeze. Peas in a pot, Makes me ________(3). ________(4) and nice, Curry and rice. ________(5) kettle, Melt the metal. Ice-cream ________(6), It, I held. Rivers ________(7), Man, you’re slow.
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Worksheet 3
Silly Rap
Read the passage carefully. Unscramble the letters in the brackets to form the correct spelling of the words. Fill in the blanks with the words.
Picnic by the sea Last Saturday, my family and I went for a picnic at the beach. It was a ____________ (tho) (1) day. The sun was shining brightly. We could feel the ____________(aeth) (2) from the sand beneath our feet. We rushed to the sea to ____________ (loco) (3) our feet. We felt better when our feet touched the ____________ (oldc) (4) water. Then, we came back to the beach and helped my mum to set up the food. Just then an ice-cream vendor passed. My dad bought some ice-cream for us. It was wonderful to feel the ice-cream ____________(teml) (5) in my mouth. My brother took out the beach ball. He blew it. We played with the ball but the ____________(rawm) (6) breeze kept blowing it to different directions. Suddenly we felt the cold water from the sea ____________ (lwof) (7) onto our feet. We realized that the tide was getting higher and it was time for lunch. My brother released the air from the ball. He put it in his bag and we enjoyed our lunch which was prepared by my mum.
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Title:
BEACH BOY
Objective:
Pupils should be able to pronounce, spell and understand the use of the following words and phrases:1. difference 2. identify 3. is different from 4. is similar to 5. observe 6. similarity
Duration:
40 minutes
Materials:
1. pictures/ graphics or diagrams 2. flash cards of target words
Procedure:
1. Pre-test (refer to Assessment) 2. Activity 1 a. Teacher introduces the target words by showing the flash cards and reading the words aloud. b. Pupils repeat the words after the teacher. c. Teacher affixes two pictures on the board. (Teacher Resource 1 - Pictures 1 and 2) d. Teacher asks pupils to look at the pictures carefully and find 5 similarities between the 2 pictures. e. At random, teacher calls pupils to tell the similarities in between the 2 pictures. f. Teacher sticks the flash cards of the words ‘observe’ and ‘identify’ on the board. g. Teacher explains the meanings of the 2 words. Example: You can find the similarities because you have looked at the pictures carefully. You have observed the pictures and identified the similarities.
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3. Activity 2 a. Teacher puts up pictures 3 and 4 (Teacher Resource 1). b. Pupils are asked to observe and identify the differences. c. At random teacher calls the pupils to tell the differences. d. Pupils do Worksheet 1. Teacher discusses answers.
4. Activity 3 a. Teacher divides pupils into five groups. b. Pupils discuss the similarities and differences among themselves based on the criteria given by the teacher. (e.g. colour of the hair, shape of the face, …..etc. ) c. Pupils are asked to form 2 sentences using the phrase ‘is similar to’ and 2 sentences using the phrase ‘is different from’ based on their discussion. Examples: i.
Johan’s uniform is similar to Mohan’s.
ii. Mary’s pencil case is similar to mine. iii. Jalil’s watch is different from my watch. iv. Laili’s hairstyle is different from Mei Mei’s.
d. At random teacher calls a pupil from each group to read out one sentence. 5. Post-Test (refer to Assessment) Assessment:
Teacher carries out a spelling test using the target words (see Objective) as a pre-test. Results are recorded. The same spelling test will be given as a post-test. Results are recorded and compared with the pre-test to gauge the performance of the pupils.
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Answer key Worksheet 1 Objects/material/things Similarities
Differences
Balls
size
shape
type colour design Cats
shape, size, type
colour
Shirts
size, type
colour design
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Teacher Resource 1
Picture 1
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Picture 2
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Picture 3
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Picture 4
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Beach Boy
Worksheet 1
Choose the words that describe the similarities and differences of these pictures. You may use the words more than once.
size
shape
Objects/ material/ things
design
colour
Similarities
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Title:
OLD NEWSPAPERS
Objective:
Pupils should be able to pronounce, spell and understand the use of the following words:1. accurate 2. fair 3. height 4. measure 5. span
Duration:
80 minutes
Materials:
1. old newspapers 2. ruler 3. manila card 4. rubber bands 5. marker pens (green, yellow, red)
Procedure:
1. Pre-test (refer to Assessment) 2. Activity 1 a. Pupils are divided into groups of six. Each group is given a script. (Teacher Resource 1) b. Teacher reads the script aloud together with the pupils. (Pay attention to pronunciation, intonation and facial expressions) c. Pupils are given 40 minutes to i.
practise the sketch
ii. make masks of the characters (eg. Tomato, Cheesy, Curry Puff, Salad, Jelly and Narrator) d. Pupils perform the sketch. e. After the sketches, teacher asks questions to prompt pupils to say the keywords.
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Examples: i. “How did Mr. Cheesy measure the height of the newspaper?” ii. “Is using the span a fair way of measuring?” iii. “What did Salad use to measure?” iv. “Which method is more accurate?”
3. Activity 2 a. Pupils complete a word maze Worksheet 1.
4. Post-test (refer to Assessment)
Assessment:
Teacher carries out a spelling test using the target words (see Objective) as a pre-test. Results are recorded. The same spelling test will be given as a post-test. Results are recorded and compared with the pre-test to gauge the performance of the pupils.
Answer Key
N
E A R T P U A S R R I A F U E C M C H E I G H T A
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Teacher Resource 1
Dialogue Script
Narrator:
Mr. Cheesy goes around the neighbourhood in his lorry buying old newspapers for recycling.
Mr. Cheesy:
Paper lama! Paper lama! Old newspapers! Old newspapers! Suratkhabar lama! Suratkhabar lama!
Narrator:
They pass by Puan Jelly’s house. His assistant, Curry Puff, sees a pile of old newspapers in front of the house.
Curry Puff:
Stop! I see some old newspapers there.
Narrator:
Mr. Cheesy presses the horn and Puan Jelly comes out from the house.
Mr. Cheesy:
Do you want to sell the old newspapers?
Pn. Jelly:
Yes! How much will you pay me?
Narrator:
Mr. Cheesy and Curry Puff get down from the lorry and walk towards the pile of old newspapers. Mr. Cheesy uses his fingers to measure the height of the newspapers.
Mr. Cheesy:
(Mr. Cheesy uses his fingers to show 3 spans). Three ringgit for three spans!
Pn. Jelly:
Only three ringgit?
Narrator:
Suddenly Puan Jelly’s daughter, Salad, comes out to join her mother.
Salad
Mum, how much is he paying you?
Pn. Jelly:
Only three ringgit!
Salad:
What! That is not fair. He paid me five ringgit for the same amount of newspapers last month.
Narrator:
Mr. Cheesy scratches his head and thinks hard how to answer.
Mr. Cheesy:
Are you sure? (Mr.Cheesy uses his thumb and little finger to show the length of his span.) These are the same fingers I used to measure.
Curry Puff:
Boss, have your fingers grown longer?
Mr. Cheesy:
Don’t be silly!
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Worksheet 1
Old Newspaper
WORD MAZE Find the following words in the maze.
HEIGHT
FAIR
N W Z F R S M H
MEASURE
RY AF CP VB I A ET PO E I
A S A S F Y Q G
ACCURATE
L D HR UH NM Y I RL AE HT
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E T A R U C C A
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Title:
GUESS ME
Objective:
Pupils should be able to pronounce, spell and understand the use of the following words and phrases:1. bottom 2. conical 3. daily 4. energy 5. evaporate 6. investigate 7. phenomena 8. temperature
Duration:
80 minutes 0H
Materials:
1. marker pens or crayons 2. Mahjong paper 3. flash cards of the target words
Procedure:
1. Pre-test (refer to Assessment) 2. Activity 1 a. Teacher shows the flash cards and reads out the words. Pupils repeat after teacher. b. Pupils do Worksheet 1. c. Teacher discusses answers with pupils.
3. Activity 2 (Guess Me) a. Teacher puts up 4 of the flash cards. 1. energy
2. daily
3. evaporate
4. phenomena b. Teacher calls out 4 pupils at random. Teacher gives each pupil a card. (Teacher Resource 1)
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c. Pupil reads out the clues on the card aloud. The rest of the class guesses the word. d. This goes on until all the cards are used up.
4. Activity 3 (Minah the Wonder Girl) a. Teacher divides class into groups of 5. Pupils do Worksheet 2. Pupils read the story, discuss and choose the best words to fill the blanks. b. Teacher discusses the answers and pupils check.
5. Post-test (refer to Assessment) Assessment:
Teacher carries out a spelling test using the target words (see Objective) as a pre-test. Results are recorded. The same spelling test will be given as a post-test. Results are recorded and compared with the pre-test to gauge the performance of the pupils.
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Answer Key Worksheet 1 1. energy
2. daily
3. investigate
4. conical
5. temperature
6. phenomena
7. evaporation
8. bottom
Activity 2 Guess Me
Guess Me
1. I am important. 2. I come in many forms such as heat, solar, sound, gas, petrol and electricity. 3. I am a 6 letter word. 4. I start with the letter ‘e’.
1. I am associated with liquid. 2. I can change liquid to gas. 3. I am a 9 letter word. 4. When I happen, water dries up. 5. I start with the letter ‘e’.
Answer:
Answer:
energy
Guess Me
Guess Me
1. I am associated with natural events. 2. I can be a rainbow. 3. I was Hurricane Katrina. 4. I am a 10 letter word. 5. I start with the letter ‘p’.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Answer:
Answer:
phenomena
evaporate
I come without fail. I am very regular. I am a 5 letter word. I appear with the sun. I start with the letter ‘d’
daily
Worksheet 2 1. energy
2. phenomena
3. evaporate
4. conical
5. investigate
6. daily
7. bottom
8. temperature
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Teacher Resource 1 Note: Make only one copy. Paste onto manila card. Cut them out.
Guess Me
Guess Me 1. I am associated with
1. I am important. 2. I come in many forms such as heat, solar, sound, gas, petrol and electricity. 3. I am a 6 letter word. 4. I start with the letter ‘e’.
Guess Me 1. I am associated with natural events. 2. I can be a rainbow. 3. I was Hurricane Katrina. 4. I am a 10 letter word.
liquid. 2. I can change liquid to gas. 3. I am a 9 letter word. 4. When I happen, water dries up. 5. I start with the letter ‘e’.
Guess Me 1. I come without fail. 2. I am very regular. 3. I am a 5 letter word. 4. I appear with the sun. 5. I start with the letter ‘d’
5. I start with the letter ‘p’.
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Guess Me
Worksheet 1 Fill in the blanks with the words given below.
energy temperature
bottom daily
conical evaporation
1
phenomena investigate
6
4
2
7
5
3
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Guess Me
Worksheet 2
Complete the blanks with the words given below. temperature
energy
conical
daily
evaporate
investigate
phenomena
Minah the Wonder Girl Minah is a strong girl. She is full of ________(1). People call her one of the natural ___________(2) on earth. This is because she can make water ________(3). She does not have to heat it first. This wonder girl carries her ________(4)shaped bag everywhere with her. The bag is full of gadgets which she uses in her
part-time
job.
She
sometimes
helps
her
father
to
_________(5)crimes. As an investigator, Minah travels _________(6) with her policeman father. They always interview people to get information. Once, they had to jump into a lake. They wanted to find a pistol which was lying at the _________(7) of the lake. Minah likes hot weather and high _________(8). Minah and her father are very close. Like the sun, she is the source of life to him.
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Title:
SEARCH AND CONQUER
Objective:
Pupils should be able to pronounce, spell and understand the use of the following words:1. arrange 2. basic 3. complex 4. draw 5. function 6. label 7. prepare 8. simple 9. state 10. structure
Duration:
80 minutes
Materials:
1. dictionaries 2. whiteboard markers 3. flash cards of the target words
Procedure:
1. Pre-test (refer to Assessment) 2. Activity 1 a. Teacher distributes 2 cards each to 5 different groups consisting of 7-8 pupils. b. Teacher asks the groups to find the meanings of the words from the dictionary. 3. Activity 2 a. Teacher asks the groups to present their findings by acting it out or drawing pictures. Members from the other groups guess the words. Time limit is given by the teacher for this activity e.g. 2 minutes for each word.
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b. The same groups that have presented the words put up their cards on the board for everyone to see. c The members of the groups stand up and spell out the words loudly, led by their group leaders.
4. Activity 3 a. Pupils do Worksheet 1. b. Teacher discusses the answers with pupils.
5. Post-test (refer to the Assessment) Assessment:
Teacher carries out a spelling test using the target words (see Objective) as a pre-test. Results are recorded. The same spelling test will be given as a post-test. Results are recorded and compared with the pre-test to gauge the performance of the pupils.
Answer Key Worksheet 1
Exercise 1 1.
state
2. label
6. structure 7. complex
3. function
4. draw
5.
basic
8. prepare
9. arrange
10. simple
Exercise 2
1. label
2.
draw
3.
basic
4.
structure
5. prepare 6.
arranges
7.
stated
8.
complex
9. simple
function
10.
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Worksheet 1
Search And Conquer
Exercise 1 Unscramble the letters to form words that match the meanings
A
B
C
Correct spelling
Meanings
1. atset
1. __________
- say something
2. ablel
2. __________
- write information on something
3. otninufc
3. __________
- to operate and work properly
4. wrda
4. __________
- produce pictures or patterns
5. caibs
5. __________
- main
6. ructesurt
6. __________
- system or pattern
7. xmpcloe
7. __________
- having a lot of details or small
8. eraperp
8. __________
parts
9. egrnara
9. __________
- get ready
10. pimsle
10. _________
- organize something in order - ordinary
Exercise 2 Fill in the blanks with suitable words from column B above
1. We __________ parts of the body in our Science book. 2. The boys __________ circles in the sand with sticks. 3. The campsite provides only __________ facilities. 4. The KLCC building has a tough __________. 5. Can you __________ the meal before our guests arrive? 6. The librarian __________ the books in the library. 7. Our parents __________ their intention to buy a new house. 8. The microchip is a __________ electronic gadget. 9. The farmer leads a __________ life. 10. The engines __________ normally after being repaired by the mechanic. Orientation Programme for Science & Mathematics in English Copyright © Malaysia Ministry of Education 2009
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Title:
LET’S FLOAT
Objective:
Pupils should be able to pronounce, spell and understand the use of the following words: 1. float 2. gas 3. glide 4. liquid 5. smoke 6. solid
Duration:
80 minutes
Materials:
1. flash cards of the target words 2. picture cards (Teacher Resource 1 – 5)
Procedure:
1. Pre-test (refer to Assessment) 2. Activity 1 a. Teacher uses the picture cards and flash to introduce the targets and explain the meanings. Note: Picture cards
Words
hot air balloon
float, gas
eagles
glide
beaker
liquid
stone
solid
train
smoke
b. Pupils do Worksheet 1. c. Teacher calls 3 pupils at random to find out their answers.
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c. Pupils work in pairs. Teacher tells pupils to match the dialogue to the blank speech bubbles. f. Teacher calls 3 pairs at random to read out their dialogues. g In pairs pupils practise the dialogues in the cartoon strips.
4 Activity 3 a. Pupils do worksheet 3. Teacher discusses answers.
5. Post-test (refer to Assessment)
Assessment:
Teacher carries out a spelling test using the target words (see Objective) as a pre-test. Results are recorded. The same spelling test will be given as a post-test. Results are recorded and compared with the pre-test to gauge the performance.
Answer Key Worksheet 1 1 gas
2. float 3. float 4. gliding
5. liquid
6. solid
7. smoke
Worksheet 2 a) (2) b) (1)
Worksheet 3 1. solid 2. liquid 3. float
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Let’s Float
Worksheet 1
Fill in the blanks with words given in the box. You can use the words more than once. gas
smoke
float
solid
liquid
gliding
This is a hot-air balloon. It was used many years ago as a way for people to move from one country to another. Inside the balloon is space for hot air or ____________ (1) to fill up. Once the balloon is filled with hot gas, it moves upward towards the sky. It can __________ (2) for many days. Once the hot gas becomes cool the balloon will come down.
These are eagles. They _______ (3) in the sky. They search for food while they _______ (4) in the sky.
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All the things you see are found in the Science Laboratory. These items are made of glass and they are used to measure the volume of _________ (5) like water.
Pak Kassim and Mak Minah live in a village. They have a lot of firewood in their backyard. Firewood is an example of a ___________ (6). Firewood burns readily. When it burns, ________ (7) is produced. Mak Minah uses firewood when she cooks dodol for Hari Raya.
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Let’s Float
Worksheet 2
Match the dialogue to the correct speech bubbles by writing the numbers in the brackets provided.
(2) (1)
a) Yes. Burning also gives off a dangerous gas. Let’s go and
tell him. ( ____)
b) Mum, why is Uncle Lim burning rubbish there? The smoke is polluting the air. ( ____)
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Let’s Float
Worksheet 3
Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the box below.
float
solid
liquid
? ?
Penguin:
Hey Snowy! What’s the next plan? All the ___________(1) ice has melted to ___________ (2) ! There’s only water everywhere. What’s happening?
Polar Bear: Well Peng. It’s getting warmer day by day. There’s nothing we animals can do, Buddy. I guess we’ll just have to __________ (3) along.
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