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The lonely caterpillar (4)

“Come and have some breakfast,” said

the lonely little caterpillar.

“This leaf is nice and soft and green.

“No thank you,” said the ladybird.

“I do not eat leaves. I must go

home to my children,” and off he flew.

The lonely little caterpillar felt sad and lonely.

“I’m hungry,” he said.

He began to eat the nice, soft, green leaf.

  • Talk about what you have for breakfast.
  • Tell the class.
  • Draw a ladybird on a leaf.
  • Yes or no?
  • A ladybird eats leaves. …………………………………………………………
  • A ladybird can fly. ……………………………………………………………...
LO 1.1.5 LO 2.6 LO 3.5
  • Sound the words.
  • Draw a circle around the odd one.
  • Draw the pictures.
man pan tin tan
pet met net mat
hot cat dot cot
LO 3.4.4
  • Listen to the story.
  • Read it.

The lonely little caterpillar (5)

The lonely little caterpillar ate and ate.

He ate a lot of soft, green leaves.

The lonely little caterpillar grew and grew.

He grew bigger and bigger.

He grew fatter and fatter.

He grew longer and longer.

He ate more and more nice, soft, green leaves.

  • Draw:
LO 3.4.8 LO 5.1.4 LO 6.4
  • Sound the words.
  • Draw a circle around the odd one.
  • Draw the pictures.
bed red led lad
men tin ten hen
pin pen den ten
LO 3.4.4
  • Listen to the story. Ask your teacher any questions if you don’t understand the story.
  • Read the story.

The lonely caterpillar (6)

The lonely little caterpillar grew so

big, he could see over the leaves of the hedge.

He could see Farmer Brown’s house.

He could see the big, fat, lazy, black dog.

He could see the big, fat cat.

He could see all the animals in the farmyard.

“I am lonely,” he said.

“I will find an animal in the farmyard

to come and eat the nice, soft, green

leaves with me. They will come for lunch.”

So the lonely little caterpillar crawled down the stalk.

  • Tell the class what you think is going to happen. Give your reasons.

Answer YES or NO.

1. The caterpillar could see the animals …………………………………………..

2. The caterpillar called the animals ………………………………………………

3. The caterpillar played with the animals ………………………………………..

4. The caterpillar was lonely ……………………………………………………...

LO 1.1.5 LO 1.3 LO 3.2.1 LO 3.5
  • Talk about the differences between a ladybird and a caterpillar.
  • Talk about what is the same about them.
  • What do they look like?
  • (body, head, legs, wings, eyes, mouth)
  • How do they move?
  • What do they eat?
  • Who are their enemies?
  • Should they be protected? Why?
  • Should they be destroyed? Why?
LO 1.5 LO 2.5 LO 5.2.1

Assessment

Learning Outcome 1: LISTENING : The learner is able to listen for information and enjoyment and respond appropriately and critically in a wider range of situations.

Assessment Standard 1.1: We know this when the learner understands short, simple stories:

1.1.5 answers simple, literal yes/no questions with short answers;

Assessment Standard 1.3: We know this when the learner shows understanding of a short sequence of instructions;

Assessment Standard 1.5: We know this when the learner shows respect for classmates by giving them a chance to speak, listening to them and encouraging their attempts to speak their additional language;

Learning Outcome 2: SPEAKING : The learner is able to communicate confidently and effectively in spoken language in a wide range of situations.

Assessment Standard 2.5: We know this when the learner talks about a picture or drawings;

Assessment Standard 2.6: We know this when the learner attends to pronunciation as part of reading;

Learning Outcome 3: READING AND VIEWING : The learner is able to read and view for information and enjoyment, and respond critically to the aesthetic, cultural and emotional values in texts;

Assessment Standard 3.2: We know this when the learner begins to make meaning of written text by reading with the teacher:

3.2.1 reads the title and predicts what the story is about;

Assessment Standard 3.4: We know this when the learner develops phonic awareness:

3.4.4 groups common words into word families;

3.4.8 recognises on sight an increasing number of high-frequency words;

Learning Outcome 5: THINKING AND REASONING : The learner is able to use language to think and reason, and access, process and use information for learning.

Assessment Standard 5.1: We know this when the learner understands concept and vocabulary relating to:

5.1.4 size;

Assessment Standard 5.2: We know this when the learner uses language for thinking;

5.2.1 identifies similarities and differences by comparing;

Learning Outcome 6: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY : The learner knows and is able to use the sounds, vocabulary and grammar of the language to create and interpret texts.

Assessment Standard 6.4: We know this when the learner understands and uses some adjectives.

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Source:  OpenStax, English first additional language grade 2. OpenStax CNX. Sep 22, 2009 Download for free at http://cnx.org/content/col11117/1.1
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