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In Grade 2 the learners will build new experiences in the additional language on those learnt in Grade 1 as well as those learnt in their Home Language. They will continue to need many listening and speaking opportunities so as to develop their reading and writing skills in Grade 2.
A wide vocabulary is very important. The ICS modules for Grade 2 provide opportunities for the revision of Grade 1 vocabulary and they gradually introduce and consolidate new vocabulary by means of poems, rhymes, stories, riddles and jokes and games to play.
Learners are encouraged to answer questions, and to take part in discussions and conversations on familiar topics.
The attention is drawn to the sounds of letters in the additional language and learners discover that some letters sound the same as in their home language whereas others differ.
Although the educator will attend to correct pronunciation at this stage, learners should always be encouraged to speak the additional language without feeling incompetent and self-conscious.
By keeping the dictionary pages at the end of each module in a file, learners can revise the vocabulary and use these lists as a personal dictionary to which they can refer when completing or writing sentences and stories.
It is suggested that the average learners complete all eight modules during the year, completing ± two modules per term.
The slower learners will proceed at their own pace while the quick learners can be given more tasks if necessary.
All learners in Grade 2 should be exposed to all the listening, speaking and reading activities in these eight modules to ensure that progression occurs throughout.
Bobtail I tells the story of the rabbit family living on Farmer Brown’s farm. Naughty, disobedient Bobtail goes off on an adventure but escapes just in time.
The stories provide enough repetitive dialogue which learners will find easy to read and to dramatise. Large pictures will encourage discussion. Phonics activities make learners aware of similar beginning sounds in the additional language.
Counting activities and names of the days of the week lend themselves to the integration of Literacy and Mathematics.
Learner’s transcribe sentences in the additional language.
Integration of themes
It is the farmer’s right to protect his crops.
Bobtail was being disobedient.
Everybody (and the bunnies) belong to a family. Family life brings responsibility and consideration for one another.
Oops! Mummy Bunny is cross – very cross!
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Farmer Brown said,
“Somebody has been eating my cabbages!
Somebody has been eating my carrots!
Somebody has been eating my strawberries!
Somebody has been eating my watermelons!”
“Is it you, Aunt Nel?”
“No, dear, I did not eat your cabbages.”
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