GETTING THE

MAIN IDEA

WORD OF THE
DAY

forest

/frst/

noun
1.1.
a large area covered chiefly with trees and
undergrowth.
"a pine forest
synonyms:

wood(s),woodland,timberland
,trees,bush,plantation;More

verb
2.1.
cover (land) with forest; plant with trees.
"a forested area"

Can you match each word

below to the following
pictures?

UNLOCKING OF
DIFFICULTIES

WORD BANK

forest
crawl
pain
unkind
creep

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5.

The Lion and the

Ant
All the animals of the forest came to pay their respect
to Lion, their king. Little Ant came, too, but the proud
Lion sent him away. This king didnt care about small
animals like the ant.
The King of the Ants got very angry when he heard
about the unkind way King Lion treated Little Ant. To
teach Lion a lesson, he sent a worm to crawl into Lions
ear and make him feel so much pain. In an instant, King
Lion roared because the worm kept bitting his eardrum.
All the animals came running. They offered to fight
Lions enemy but none of them could get at the worm.
When Lion could no longer bear the pain, he begged the
king of ants to help him. It didnt take long for Little Ant
to creep into Lions ear and pull out the worm.
Since then, King Lion never treated small animals like
the ants unkindly again.

COMPREHENSION
CHECK-UP

1. Name the characters in the story.

2. Who didnt care about small animals?
3. What did the King of the Ants do to teach Lion
a
lesson?
4. Did
the lion change his attitude towards small
animals?
5. Was it right for the King Ant to do what he did?
Why?
6. If you were the Lion, what could you have done to
King Ant? Why?
7. What is the story all about?

LESSON
LEARNED

You may be strong or maybe rich

and powerful, but you will always
need others in times of need and
trouble.

GENERALIZATION

The main idea is the most important

message of a selection or a paragraph.
This main idea is called topic.
Many
paragraphs, but not all, have a topic
sentence. It is the sentence that best
describes or states the main idea of the
paragraph. The topic sentence most often
appears first or at the end, but it can
appear anywhere in the paragraph.

APPLICATION

Direction: Listen to these paragraphs

then give the topic sentence.
a. Water has many uses. People use water for
drinking and preparing food. Water is also used
to irrigate farms. It is also used in generating
power.
b. Cigar/cigarettes are made from tobacco leaves
which contain nicotine. Nicotine is a harmful
substance that affects a persons health. It can
damage the lungs and the heart. Even those who
dont smoke can be affected by the smell of the
nicotine.

ENRICHMENT
Direction: Listen to the paragraph and answer the
questions.
The sun is very important to living things. The sun helps people to be
healthy. Sunlight kills germs. It helps build strong bodies. The sun helps
plants and animals too. Plants will die without the sun. The animals will
die without the plants. People can not live without plants and animals.
1.
a.
b.
c.
2.
a.
b.
c.
3.
a.
b.
c.

What is the paragraph about?

the importance of sun
the composition of sun
the location of sun
What will happen to plants if there is no sun?
The plants will grow.
The plants will die.
The plants will bear branches.
Which sentence gives the idea about the paragraph?
Sunshine kills germs.
The sun helps plants and animals.
The sun is important to all living things.

EVALUATION
Directions: Listen to these
sentences/paragraphs, then write the letter
of the sentence that gives the main idea of
each.

1.

Birds fly, rabbits and kangaroos hop,

ducks waddle, centipedes crawl, fishes
swim.

a. Animals move from one place to

another.
b. We should protect the animals.
c. Animals move in different ways.

Erryl heard the children cry for help. She was

very far away from the children but she heard it
because
2.

a. Erryl has two ears.

b. Her ears are very clean.
c. Erryl can detect faraway sound.
3. Bees live in colonies. Everyone has a certain
work to do. The biggest female bee is the
queen. She lays egg for the entire colony. The
biggest male bee is her partner. Male bees are
called drones.
The wingless bees are the
workers.
a. Bees are working insects.
b. Bees work in order to survive.
c. Bees have particular work to do.

4. There are different kinds of soil. Sand is found

in beaches and seashores. Clay is sticky soil used
in making pots. Loam is the soil for growing plants.
Gravel is used in the construction of houses.
a. There are five kinds of soil.
b. There are different kinds of soil intended for
different uses.
c. We need only one kind of soil.

5. Everybody in the house is busy. Mother is

cooking sinigang. Father is fixing the stairs.
Rosa is dusting the furniture. Ben is watering
the plants in the garden.
a. Everyone in the house is busy.
b. Mother and Father went for a walk.
c. Children went to a nearby house.

ASSIGNMENT

Write a paragraph about your favorite

animal.