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The following poem can be read for pure listening pleasure, although children might enjoy dramatising it.

Revise the vowels, introducing the term “vowels” if the learners do not already know it.

Read the story of the foxes. The story can also be used to assess the learners’ ability to apply their phonetic knowledge, as there are many easy 3-letter words. Let them identify the vowels. They can highlight each of the different vowels in different colours

Play “Spot the odd one out”:

Call out five words, e.g. cat, hat, sat, sit, flat. The learners must listen for the odd one out.

Later in the game make it a little more difficult by changing the final letter: man, bat, sin, bad, has. They can also write down their answers. If you are satisfied with their understanding of the role of the vowel in a word and that they are discriminating between the different sounds aurally, progress to the “sixth” vowel.

First read the story of Mary’s Naughty Brothers. Read through first to check for any sight words that your learners may find difficult. Make flashcards of these words and discuss their formation with the learners, e.g. “whole” and “year”. They can read the story to each other as a class reading activity in small groups or with you. Work through the comprehension activity and discuss the title and characters. Let them answer the questions. Encourage them to read what they have written as a form of checking and as general reading practice. The story may also be taken home to reading practice.

Question 5 of the activity may be treated as a separate activity, as much discussion can ensue. Learners “read “ the pictures to determine the situation and then read the words to find a suitable punishment for the deed.

In a later phonic lesson, introduce the “Y” in its role as a vowel. Remind the children of the sound it makes as a consonant. Then point out the two sounds it can make as a vowel: - silly and by.

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Anati

Anati is a Xhosa boy who lives near Lady Frere in the Transkei. His village is about a half-hour’s walk from Lady Frere. People travel to and from the town by taxi, but the children often walk to school. Those who live on the farms further away also walk to school. Anati is lucky because his house lies opposite the school. In the past five years electricity and running water have been brought to the area but not all households can afford to have the water piped to their houses and they make do with an outside tap. There is not much work in the area and wages are poor. Many families have at least one member working in the city and the grandparents help to look after the children.

Anati woke up. His mother was calling him to go and fetch the water. He tried to pretend that he didn’t hear but she was most insistent and he had to go out into the cold morning air. The tap was outside the house because his mom could not afford anything else. There was no grass, so the path was muddy and slippery. On the way back to the house with the bucket full of water, he slipped and spilled the water. He had to go back and fill the bucket again. His mother scolded him for taking so long. Anati could have cried, but he was really too old to cry over silly things like that.

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