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Rosemary and the Four Gutsy

Gnomes

Activity One

Time : 1 hour
Technique : Patching
Language Focus : Verb in simple past tense
Teaching Aids : Picture cards of jungle, characters and items from the story.
Bluetak

1 Introduce the characters. Let the pupils assign sound of the characters. For
example, the fairy will sound ‘lala’ with a low soft tone. While teacher tells story,
pupils will sound the characters whenever the characters appear.
2 Paste the enlarge scenery of a jungle.
3 Teacher tells the story using the patching technique. Memorizing the story will
be at advantage because teacher needs to navigate around the storytelling.
4 As the story progresses, teacher will stick and remove picture cards when
necessary.
5 Teacher will write the past tense verb on the board whenever she tells them.
6 The meaning of the verb need not be explained while storytelling. The follow
up activities will centre on the verbs.

Follow up
1 With the list of past tense verbs on the board, teacher divided it equally
among the groups.
2 Each group will write its meaning and write simple sentence.
3 Later the group will present in the following manner:
a. The verb in past tense
b. Making action/gesture to show meaning for the others to guess.
c. The sentence will be presented in a poster sheets and pupils will do a
gallery walk.

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Picture cards

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The Prince and the Thieves

Activity One

Time : 1 hour
Technique : Sound
Language Focus : Short answer questions
Teaching Aids : Lyric card, sound cards, Mini Whiteboards

1 Teacher sing a song and pupils are encouraged to sing along by reading the
lyric card shown by the teacher.
2 Teacher tells the story. In between teacher shows sound cards to be sound
with the pupils.

Follow up
1 Teacher asks comprehension questions from the textbook in the following
manner:
a. Ask question 1, pupils write answers on their mini whiteboards.
b. On the count of 1, 2, 3! Pupils show their answers.
c. Teacher discusses the answers.
d. For weaker learners, teacher may provide some answers to choose
from.

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Lyric Card

Oh Prince Fariz, He’s the new king,

Be strong, be tough, be the best,

Lead us to prosper, we know you can,

Never fear, we are your man…

(Sing to the tune of Baa baa black sheep)

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Sound Card

Sob sob Psst…psst

sob ….psst…

Oh you….go to

sleep….oooo

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Meow Cluck

meow cluck

Oh…. Oh wow!

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Where to use the cards? After reading one section, teacher shows the cards.

A long time ago, there was a country called Teacher shows the Oh Prince Fariz, He’s the new
Langkapura. One day the king died of old age. lyric card, pupils sing king,
His son, Prince Fariz, was to be the new king. along. Be strong, be tough, be the
best,
Lead us to prosper, we know
you can,
Never fear, we are your
man…
(Sing to the tune of Baa baa
black sheep)
Teacher shows the Sob sob sob
However, Prince Fariz was very sad over his sound card. Pupils
father’s death. He locked himself in the palace make the sound.
and refused to meet anyone.

The ministers were worried. Their country did not Teacher shows the Oh Prince Fariz, He’s the new
seem to have a ruler. Jamal, the Chief Minister lyric card, pupils sing king,
came up with a plan to persuade the prince to along. Be strong, be tough, be the
return to his throne. He wrote down his worries best,
and concern about the prince and his country on Lead us to prosper, we know
a piece of paper. you can,
Never fear, we are your
man…
(Sing to the tune of Baa baa
black sheep)
One night, Prince Fariz heard some voices Psst…psst….psst…
outside his room. Teacher shows the
sound card. Pupils
make the sound.

He decided to investigate. He put on old clothes Teacher shows the Oh Prince Fariz, He’s the new
and went out. He saw three men whispering lyric card, pupils sing king,
together. As he listened, he realized that they along. Be strong, be tough, be the
were thieves. They were planning to steal from best,
the Chief minister’s house. Quietly, the prince Lead us to prosper, we know
asked the thieves whether he could join them. you can,
They agreed. Never fear, we are your
man…
(Sing to the tune of Baa baa
black sheep)
Teacher shows the Oh you….go to sleep….oooo

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Prince Fariz warned them that there were many sound card. Pupils
guards at the Chief Minister’s house. The first make the sound.
thief, Kimal, said he could hypnotise the guards.

Teacher shows the Meow meow

The second thief, Kudin said he could open any sound card. Pupils
locked door. The third thief, Kaduk, said he could make the sound.
befriend any animal.

They broke into Jamal’s house. Teacher shows the Cluck cluck
sound card. Pupils
make the sound.
As they were searching the house, Prince Fariz Teacher shows the Oh Prince Fariz, He’s the new
found a piece of paper on the table. He quietly lyric card, pupils sing king,
kept the paper in his pocket. The four of them along. Be strong, be tough, be the
went their separate ways after they divided the best,
loot. Lead us to prosper, we know
you can,
Never fear, we are your
man…
(Sing to the tune of Baa baa
black sheep)
Teacher shows the Oh….
The next day, Prince Fariz ordered Jamal to come sound card. Pupils
to the palace. Prince Fariz showed him the make the sound.
papers. Jamal calmly explained to the Prince that
it was all a plan to help him be aware of his duty
to his country.

Teacher shows the Oh wow!

Jamal then called the three thieves,. They remove sound card. Pupils
their handkerchiefs from their faces. They were make the sound.
the palace guards, Kimal, Kudin, and Kaduk!

Oh Prince Fariz, He’s the new

Prince Fariz then realized that Jamal was a good Teacher shows the king,
man and a very clever advisor. The wise and kind lyric card, pupils sing Be strong, be tough, be the
prince decided…. along. best,
Lead us to prosper, we know
you can,
Never fear, we are your
man…
(Sing to the tune of Baa baa

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black sheep)

Kuang Heng, the Hardworking

Boy

Activity One

Time : 1 hour
Technique : Kamishibai Frame
Language Focus : Short answer question
Teaching Aids : Tangram template

1 Teacher brainstorms on the item seen in every picture before reading the story. Accept pupils
respond and recast when necessary.
2 Teacher reads the story with expression using the Kamishibai frame.
3 Pupils answer short questions by rearranging the tans.
Follow up
1 Pupils review questions and answers.
2 Pupils talk about the secret shape. Suggest patterns whenever appropriate.

How to make Kamishibai Frames

1 Each frame will have a picture on the front and the story written at the back.
2 Teacher will show the picture first and read the story. Teacher may or may not show the story.
3 Teacher will go through the story one frame at a time.
4 The instruction to make the frame can be read here:
http://www.storycardtheater.com/kamishibai-tips.pdf

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Long ago in a faraway land

in China, there lived a poor
boy. His name was Kuang
Heng. Even though the boy
was poor, he loved reading.
Through reading, he found
happiness and joy.
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However, being born in a poor

family, Kuang Heng could not afford
to buy books. So he would work for
the rich and asked for nothing more
in return than books. They would
give him a lot of books because he
was helpful. They would give him a
lot of books because he was helpful
and hardworking.

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While growing up, he had to

work in the fields during the day
and read at night.
Unfortunately, he was still poor
and it troubled him that he had
to use candles to read. Each
time the candle burnt out, he
had to stop reading.
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One night while he was

reading, the moon was shining
brightly. He saw a ray of light
shining through a hole in the
wall. It caught his attention.
Kuang Heng went near to see
where the light was coming
from. It was actually from his
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neighbour’s house.

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Immediately, he thought
of an idea. He took his
wife and widened the hole
to allow more light to
come in. Soon, it was
bright enough for him to
do his reading easily.
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From that day onwards, he

read every night using the
light to coming from his
neighbour’s house. He was
glad that he could read
more books. He was
grateful to the neighbour.
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Years passed and his diligence

paid off. Kuang Heng was
intelligent and full of wisdom.
He wrote many books and
became famous in China. It
was his determination and
diligence that made him a
famous person.
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The secret shape

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Bibliography
Keeping Kids Busy. (2000). Retrieved Oct 2015, from Activity Village:
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Lim Eng Seong, L. P. (2013). English Year 4. Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka.

Mohd. Gulam Jamaludin, H. K. (2014). 15 Teknik Bercerita. Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka.

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