Primary Readers Workshop

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Primary Readers Workshop

Learning through Drama

http://dramaresource.com/lessons/learning-through-drama

AimsCreate the habit, within the students, of

reading in a playful and joyful way.

Get students to produce their own portfolio, so that both parents and students themselves can visualize their progress.

Replace the 2nd Progress Check Test for the annual groups. Popcorn and Fun Compulsory Connection upwards optional

Assess students in a more realistic way through assessment not only via the assignment but also after every lesson in which they work with the book.

Primary Reader’s Assignment

Pictionary – Choose 5-10 new words from the book and draw or cut and paste the picture.

Draw and describe your favourite character.

Write a different ending for the story.

Re-tell the story with pictures.

Assessment

The assessment must be continuous as it is the key of the

project.

Sample Lesson Ugly Duckling

March 4th – First Lesson Pre-Reading Activities – Flash Cards

Vocabulary – Colors , animals, feelings, places (duck, mother duck, ugly duckling, ducklings, hunter, farmer,pond,frog, hen,sad,swan)

Opposites ( beautiful – ugly / happy – sad / pond – river / farm – city / day – night / duck – swan / love – hate / go away – come / safe – dangerous / fast – slow / hot – cold / winter – summer / bushes - trees)

Activity 1 Memory Game (5 sets) - Hands On Opposites

Picture Exploitation - Show the cover of the book to Sts and elicit from them the related vocabulary.

What is this? ( pointing to the ugly duckling) Is he happy or sad? Where is he?

Let’s learn how to draw a duck!

Optional Activity – Puzzle

Activity 2 – Optional

An origami swan and a duck’s face.

There is a step by step explanation with pictures on the lesson plan.

Worksheet 1My Ugly Duckling

By ______________________________________________ March ,__________2013

Worksheet 2

Worksheet 3

Worksheet 4

Worksheet 5

Story Sack

Bingo Card

Story Sequencing

Choose the correct Line

Snap

For a great brand new school,

a truly great new project.

By

Keila Goulart and Miriellen Nogueira

Show the children the book Explore the cover as much as you can Explore the cover telling them:

That’s my duck , he is my ugly duckling / Is he beautiful? He is on a farm. / Where is he? He is at the pond. / Is he at the river? He is sad? / Is he happy? He is gray. What color is he? What is teh sound of the duck? Let’s quck like a duck?

Everyone ata first, then individually How does the duck walk? Let’s walk like a duck?

Everyone ata first, then individually Now the duck is sad? How does he cry? Now the duck is happy? How does he sound?

Have ss draw a duck to introduce vocabulary Go around look, praise their drawing Then present the vocabulay – PPP Then have ss play the memory game Put their drawing in the file

Ugly Duckling

It’s a duckling

It’s ugly

It’s gray

Swan

It’s a swan

It’s beautiful

Pond

It’s a pond

It’s round

It’s blue

River

It’s a river

It’s long

It’s blue

Sad and Happy

He is sad

He is happy

Let’s learn how to draw a duck!

Sample Lesson Ugly Duckling

First Lesson Picture Exploitation - Show the cover of the book to Sts and elicit

from them the related vocabulary. What is this? ( pointing to the ugly duckling) Is he happy or sad? Where is he?

Pre-Reading Activities – Flash Cards Vocabulary – Colors , animals, feelings, places (duck, mother

duck, ugly duckling, ducklings, hunter, farmer ,pond ,frog, hen ,sad ,swan )

Opposites ( beautiful – ugly / happy – sad / pond – river / farm – city / day – night / duck – swan / love – hate / go away – come / safe – dangerous / fast – slow / hot – cold / winter – summer / bushes - trees)

Activity 1 Memory Game (5 sets) - Hands On Opposites

Swan

It’s a swan

It’s beautiful

Ugly Duckling

It’s a duckling

It’s ugly

It’s gray

Duckling

It’s a duckling

It’s little

It’s yellow

Ducklings

They are ducklings

They are little

They are happy

Pond

It’s a pond

It’s round

It’s blue

River

It’s a river

It’s long

It’s blue

Mother duck

It’s mother duck

She’s happy

Farm

It’s a farm

It’s small

It’s calm

Farmer

He is a farmer

He is happy

Hen

It’s a hen

It’s brown

Wild Duck

It’s a wild duck

It’s brown and green

Tree

It’s a tree

It’s tall

It’s green

Bush

It’s a bush

It’s short

It’s green

City

It’s a city

It’s big

It’s noisy

Hunter

He is a hunter

He has a gun

Sad and Happy

He is sad

He is happy

Winter

It’s winter

It’s cold

Cold

It’s cold

He is cold

Summer

It’s summer

It’s hot

They are playing

Day and Night

It’s day

It’s night

Tired

He is tired

Dangerous

It’s dangerous

Activity 1

Memory Game - Opposites

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