Enhancing creativity through reading

By Ms Christine LAU & Ms Elke LAUChai Wan Kok Catholic Primary School (AM)

New Welcome 2B (+ Listening Skill, Grammar practice,

Reading & Writing Skills)

Module 4:Chai Wan Kok Tuck Shop

(Units 3, 1 & 2)

Shared reading:• Ice cream (reader)

Reading aloud & writing:• Booklet 4 – Chai Wan Kok

Tuck Shop

Creative writing: • Making a small booklet on the

food I like

Module 5:The Very Crazy Animal

(Units 5 & 6)

Shared reading:• The very hungry

caterpillar

Creative writing project:• Making a small booklet on the

life cycle of a butterfly• Making a paper caterpillar• Making a zig-zag book

Speaking & listening:• A group survey on the food

you like

Speaking & listening:• Making an appointment

The scheduleLesson 1: 1st reading - for enjoyment

Lesson 2: 2nd reading - recapping the food vocab and working out a simple story map by days of the week

Lessons 3 & 4: 3rd reading - working out the life cycle of the butterfly by making a small origami booklet (e.g. I can see a little egg on a big green leaf.)

Lesson 5: making a paper caterpillar using cut-outs, writing down the food eaten on each day and creating a new ending (e.g. Then it went to bed. / Then it had toothache. / Then it felt happy.)

Lessons 6 & 7: making a zig-zag book about a crazy animal (e.g. the very crazy elephant) which gobbles up some funny things (e.g. On Monday, it ate a bike.)

The Life Cycle of a Butterfly

Chai Wan Kok Catholic Primary School

By Ms Elke LAU

11 May 2004

P.2C (2 periods)

Procedure:1. Using examples to illustrate what a life cycle is2. Revisiting the life cycle of a butterfly3. Giving instruction and demonstrating how to make a small

booklet

4. Individual work: Making a small booklet

5. Presentation by students

Making a Paper Caterpillar

Chai Wan Kok Catholic Primary School

By Ms Christine LAU

11 May 2004

P.2A (2 periods)

Procedure:1. Revisiting the life cycle of a caterpillar

2. Retelling the story using OHP and cut-outs

3. Demonstration on writing

4. Individual work: making a paper caterpillar

Students’ work

Making a Zig-zag Book

Chai Wan Kok Catholic Primary School

By Ms Christine LAU

31 May 2004

P.2A (2 periods)

Procedure:1. Revising names of the food

What did the caterpillar eat in

the story?

2. Revising days of the week

What are the seven

days of the week?

3. Showing a zig-zag book to the students

Samples prepared by the teacher: • Tambo the Koala (eating animals)• Mary the Monster (eating transports)• Roy the Robot (eating household

objects)

4. Brainstorming new words (including animals, food, drinks etc.) to prepare the students for the writing task

Now you have to write your own story.

What do you like to eat?

5. Giving instruction on how to make a zig-zag book

Points to note:• Write the title.• Write a simple

introduction.• Write and draw

the things eaten on each day of the week.

• Describe the feeling.

• Design the book cover / back.

• Add the page numbers.

Points to note:• Write the title.• Write a simple

introduction.• Write and draw

the things eaten on each day of the week.

• Describe the feeling.

• Design the book cover / back.

• Add the page numbers.

6. Individual writing task

“I am a funny duck” by Ivy KO

“Kitty the Swan” by Rita KWOK

“Kenny the Rabbit” by Kenny HO

“The crazy bird” by Angela

“Happy the Robot” by Charlie WONG

“Stupid the Cat” by CHAN Mau Sin