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English home language

Autumn in the forest

Educator section

Memorandum

Educator’s page :

The adventures of the Wops family are closely related to the experience of every learner in Grade I, boys as well as girls. They may be exposed to a different environment if they live in towns and cities and through the stories become aware of what it is like to live in a forest without the ordinary amenities like running water and electricity.

Educators need to remember that many learners in Grade I will not have attended Grade R and consequently skills, strategies and concepts for Grade R will not have been learnt. The educator in Grade I must ensure that these are covered in the work that is done with these learners.

Listening and speaking should form a firm foundation on which to build literacy. The degree to which learners can speak their home language will vary according to circumstances, and educators should be aware of their levels of competence.

Language development is a gradual process and learners need the support of the educator to become increasingly more accurate in the use of their home language.

In Grade I learners become involved in listening to and reading stories, writing for genuine purposes, and learning phonics. The classroom environment should be a place that reflects and encourages all aspects of learning the home language.

Time scheduled for the modules 1 to 8

All learners should complete all eight modules doing approximately two modules per term. Allow the learners to proceed at their own speed.

The Wops have feasts every season. In this module they are celebrating autumn.

Baby Wops disappears and the Wise Old Owl helps them find her.

Jumbled words help learners solve the riddles.

  • Writing and Phonics: q, u, y, i, j, t, x, z.
  • Wordbuilding: de, pe.

Integration of themes

With the Wops celebrating Autumn in the forest, attention is drawn to the ways in which different cultures have different celebrations – Social Justice – Learners become sensitive to these differences.

Integrate with Mathematics and Life Orientation.

Leaner section

Content

  • Read the story to the class.

Autumn in the forest – chapter 2

All the children had to pick berries and collect nuts. The mummies made berry juice and nut cakes. The daddies built the tables and decorated them with twigs and leaves and coloured berries. They covered the paths with little white pebbles from the river. These little pebbles lit up the paths at night. Everyone was excited. Everyone was helping!

At last the sun set and darkness fell. Everywhere you could see fireflies lighting up the skies. The Wops all changed into their party clothes, their autumn party clothes of orange, red, yellow and brown. The children had their hair brushed and their faces scrubbed. Walter was wearing a ribbon around his neck and Licky had one around his tail. Willy had to tie the bow because he could not reach behind him. The ribbon fell off when he climbed the tree but Sam found it and put it back on Licky’s tail.

Questions:

1. What did the children do to help?

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Source:  OpenStax, English home language grade 1. OpenStax CNX. Sep 22, 2009 Download for free at http://cnx.org/content/col11115/1.1
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