1.1 Introducing Myself

Word Study

Born (v)

Centimeter (n)

Farmer (n)

Father (n)

Hello (int)

Mother (n)

Name (n)

Nickname (n)

Shopkeeper (n)

Sister (n)

Tall (adj)

Weigh (v)

Year (n)

Hello, My name is Pantawan Yangtisan.

My nickname is Noei

I was born on December 7th, 1996

I am twelve years old.

I am 156 centimeters tall

I weigh 39 kilograms.

My Father is a farmer.

His name is Mr. Sombunkid.

My Mother is a shopkeeper.

Her name is Ganokon.

I have a sister.

Her name is Oranee

She is 15 years old.

Activity 1

Directions: Answer the following questions.

1. How old is Pantawan?

2. What is her nickname?

3. How tall is Pantawan?

4. What do Pantawan’s Father and Mother

do for a living?

5. Who is Oranee?

Activity 2:

Directions: Please fill in the blank with information about yourself.

My name is ____________.

I was born on ___________________________.

I’m ____________ years old.

My Father is a ___________________.

His name is _________________.

He is _________ years old.

My Mother is a ___________________.

Her name is ____

Her name is __________________.

She is _________ years old.

Word Study

District (n)

Family (n)

Happy (n)

House (n)

Housework (n)

People (n)

Province (n)

Shop (n)

Together (adj)

Two-story (adj)

1.2 Introducing My Family

My family lives at 230 Moo 9, Ban Huay Yang,

Kok Si Suphan District, Sakon Nakhon Province.

My house is a two-story house.

There is a shop in the front of my house.

There are four people in my family.

I live with my Father, Mother, and sister.

We are a happy family.

My

sister

and I

help

with the housework together.

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Mother

Activity 3

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Activity 1:

Directions: Please answer the following questions.

1. Where does Pantawan live?

2. How many people are in Pantawan’s family?

3. What do Pantawan and her sister help with?

4. Are they a happy family?

Activity 2:

Directions: Match the Thai word with the English word

Activity 3

Father

Sister

แม

พอ

พี่สาว

นองชาย

ครอบครัว

Brother

Family

Activity 3

Directions: Write “t” for true or “f” for false for the following sentences

______ 1. Pantawan lives in Sakon Nakhon.

______ 2. Pantawan is not a girl.

______ 3. Pantawan has two sisters.

______ 4. Pantawan’s house is two stories.

______ 5. Pantawan’s family is not happy.

Word Study

Beautiful (adj)

Classroom (n)

Computer

lab ( n)

Fish Pond (n)

Fruit (n)

Garden (n)

Grade (n)

Library (n)

Music

room (n)

Science lab (n)

Student (n)

Teacher (n)

Vegetable (n)

Welcome (v)

2.1 My School

I am a sixth grade

student at Ban Huay Yang School. There are 254 students and 17 teachers in the school.

My school is well-known for its’ academic programs.

There are 11 classrooms.

It has a library, a music room,

a computer lab and a science lab.

My school is very beautiful.

At my school there are two fish ponds.

There are also vegetable and fruit gardens.

Welcome to Ban

Huay Yang School.

Activity 1

Directions: Write the name of the place in the blank

1. We read books in the ________________.

2. We play guitar in the ________________________.

3. We feed the fish in the ______________.

4. We grow plants in the _______________________.

5. We play internet in the ______________________.

Good luck!

Activity 2

Directions: Find and circle the words from the previous word study.

f i s h p o n d t v

m u s i c r o o m e

v h r a n e d r a g

w f l i b r a r y e

s t u d e n t e o t

c e b y h l a h m a

h l u f i t u a e b

o w e l c o m e m l

o z v y y g r a d e

l c l a s s r o o m

1. _______________________ 2. ________________________

3. ________________________ 4. ________________________

5. ________________________ 6. ________________________

7. ________________________ 8. ________________________

9. ________________________ 10. ________________________

11. _______________________ 12. ________________________

2.2 Learning and Teaching

Environment

There are 34 students in my class.

My teachers use teaching aids such as

over head projectors, videotapes, and books.

Our school has a very good library.

Students can work on their homework in the library,

and use the computers and the internet.

We study Science in the science room and conduct

experiments in the science lab.

I like computer and physical education classes.

I also like to play volleyball with my friends.

Word Study

Projector (n)

Videotape (n)

Book (n)

Work (v)

Homework (n)

Internet (n)

Experiment (v)

Physical

Education (n)

Volleyball (n)

Friend (n)

Directions: Match the word to the definition

Videotape a sport played with a ball and net

Book a machine that enlarges book on a screen

Homework a person who cares about you

Internet something you read

Experiment a school subject where you exercise

Physical Education to try and find the cause of something

Volleyball plays movies

Friend world wide web of information

Activity 2

Directions: Choose the best answer

1. Students can do their ________________ in the library.

a. science c. homework

b. internet d. book

2. Students conduct ___________________ in the science lab.

a. homework c. videotape

b. experiments d. volleyball

3. Students like to play volleyball on the ____________________.

a. volleyball court c. football field

b. basketball court d. computer lab

4. Students play ________________ in the computer lab.

a. guitar c. books

b. football d. internet

5. Students read books in the ______________.

a. music room c. library

b. cafeteria d. snack shop

3.1 Daily Routine

I wake up at 6:00 am in the morning.

I help my Mother do the housework until 6:30 am.

I sweep the floor, make rice, and help sell things.

At 6:30 am I take a shower and brush my teeth.

At 6:45 am I get dressed.

At 7:00 am I have breakfast.

At 7:30 am I ride my bike to school.

At 9:00 am I study English.

At 12:00 pm I have lunch.

At 1:00 pm I continue studying.

At 4:00 pm I ride my bike home.

At 4:30 pm I practice my musical instrument.

At 6:00 pm I have dinner.

At 7:00 pm I do my homework.

At 8:00 pm I read a book.

At 9:00 pm I go to bed.

Word Study

Brush teeth (v)

Get dressed (v)

Get up (v)

Go to bed (v)

Have breakfast (v)

Housework (n)

Instrument (n)

Practice (v)

Ride a bike (v)

Study (v)

Sweep (v)

Take a shower (v)

Activity 1

Directions: Put the activities in the correct order for the day

______Get up

______Get dressed

______Have lunch

______Go to school

______Go home

______Brush your teeth

______Study English

______Have breakfast

______Go to bed

______Do housework

______Have dinner

Activity 2

Directions: Match the picture to the activity

Get up

get dressed

have lunch

go to sleep

do homework

do housework

3.2 Indoor and Outdoor Activities

My family likes to watch television or videos together.

I like to write poems and Thai verses when I have free time.

I also enjoy reading comics and drawing pictures.

I like to ride my bicycle around my neighborhood.

My parents sometimes take my sister and me to the festivals

at the temple, or visit interesting places in my village.

During the holidays I join a group of children to help preserve

our environment . We help keep Huay Noi lake clean and

beautiful.

Word Study

Clean (adj)

Draw pictures (v)

Environment (n)

Free time (n)

Holiday (n)

Neighborhood (n)

Read comics (v)

Ride a bike (v)

Temple (n)

Village (v)

Visit (v)

Watch TV (v)

Activity 1

Directions: Write the activities inside the correct box

Indoor Activities

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Outdoor Activities

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Activity 2

Directions: Unscramble the words

1. avligle = _______________________

2. eestinlivo = _______________________

3. mtepel =_______________________

4. entenvnrimo =________________________

5. necla =________________________

6. tsvii =________________________

7. sblycie =________________________

8. doognheorbi =________________________

9. yiolhda =________________________

10. dcrhlein =________________________

4.1 My Parents’ work

My Father is a farmer. He has a rice field.

He takes care of our buffalo, cows, and chicken.

My Father also grows rubber trees in an orchard.

He gets up early to cut the trees and fertilize the rice

My Mother is a shopkeeper. She sells snacks and household

items. My Mother also helps with

the farm and takes care of the

house.My Mother makes

delicious Thai foodfresh from the

farm.

Word Study

Buffalo (n)

Chicken (n)

Cow (n)

Delicious (adj)

Farm (n)

Farmer (n)

Fertilize (v)

Food (n)

Rice field (n)

Rubber Tree (n)

Shopkeeper (n)

Snack (n)

Activity 1

Directions: Unscramble the following sentences

1. famer. is Father My a

_____________________________________________________

2. Father rubber My grows trees.

_____________________________________________________

3. makes My food. delicious Mother Thai

______________________________________________________

4. snacks She household sells items. And

_____________________________________________________

5. takes buffalo and He care the and cows. of

_____________________________________________________

Activity 2

Directions: Draw a picture of your parents’ work and describe what they are doing

Word Study

Agriculture (n)

Basket (n)

Crop (n)

Industry (n)

Occupation (n)

Orchard (n)

Peanut (n)

Product (n)

Reservoir (n)

Silk (n)

Tobacco (n)

Utensil (n)

Villager (n)

Weaving (v)

Agriculture is the most important occupation for

people in my village.The crops here are rice, tobacco,

and peanuts. There are big orchards where people grow

Rubber and Eucalyptus trees.There are also pig, duck, and

chicken farms.Fishing is a big industry in Huay Yang too.

There is a big fresh water reservoir with many kinds of fish.

Villagers are very good at weaving Thai silk andmaking

baskets and many kinds of utensils.Otop products from my

village are well known throughout Sakon Nakhon.

Activity 1

Directions: Match the picture with the occupation

Activity 2

Directions: Fill in the blanks with a word from the box

1. When I grow up I want to

have a good ____________________.

2. I think I will be a good

___________________ .

3. I am very

___________________.

4. At school I ______________

hard and get good _____________.

5. I will also help

_______________ rice on the farm.

study grow worker occupation grades smart

5.1Interesting Places

Ban Huay Yang Village is located in Sakon Nakhon Province in the

North Eastern part of Thailand.

It has many interesting and historical places.

There are several beautiful waterfalls in the Phu Phan

Mountains that border Sakon Nakhon Province.

There is also a famous temple cave, Tam Pakae high in the mountains.

You cannot take a car up, you must walk up 3 kilometers to get there.

If you walk up the mountain you will find many large statues of Buddha hidden in

the forest. There are also small ancient stone

statues up in the mountains hundreds of years old.

At the bottom of the mountains there are two

large water reservoirs.A mermaid watches over the reservoir and protects its

people.The reservoir is good for fishing and recreational activities.

Word Study

Buddha statue cave forest interesting mermaid mountain

Province reservoir temple Thailand

Directions: Place the correct word in the blank

1. Ban Huay Yang is located _____ Sakon Nakhon Province.

a. at b. in c. the d. on

2. There are ____________ beautiful waterfalls.

a. several b. a lot c. none d. few

3. You must walk _____ the mountain to get to the temple.

a. across b. through c. up d. outside

4. The reservoir is good ________ fishing.

a. the b. for c. at d. are

5. Tam Pakae temple is _______ in the mountains.

a. down b. high c. low d. across

Activity 2

Directions: Match the vocabulary word with the Thai definition

1. Province หวย

2. Forest วัด

3. Waterfall ภูเขา

4. Temple จังหวัด

5. Buddha Statue น้ําตก

6. Reservoir นางเงือก

7. Mountain รูปปนพระพุทธรูป

8. Mermaid ปา

5.2 Culture and Festivals

Ban Huay Yang Village has many unique and special traditions.

My favorite day of the year is New Year’s Day or Song Kran.

During the Song Kran festival all our relatives come to visit.

I like to play with the water on the streets with my friends.

On this day my family always goes to the temple and

then has a party in our home.

Another very important holiday is Loy Kratong Day.

Every full moon in the twelfth month of the Thai calendar year

my village meets and sends candle floats down the river.

My village also has special local Isaan foods.

Some foods that are well known for my area are Papaya salad, Bamboo

soup, and meat salad.

1 medium dark green papaya

4 garlic cloves

6 green Thai chilies

2 tomatoes, cut into wedges

1/2 cup chopped green beans

2 tablespoons anchovy sauce

1/2 teaspoon fish sauce

1/4 cup (2 fl oz/60 ml) lime juice or tamarind juice

How to Make Papaya Salad:

1. Peel and wash the papaya.

2. Take out the seeds from the papaya.

3. Shred the papaya.

4. Place garlic and chilly in a mortar and mash with a pestle.

5. Add papaya, green beans, tomatoes, sauces, and lime juice.

6. Mix all ingredients.

7. Put on a plate.

Chilly

garlic

Lemmon grass

Bamboo shoots

Mushrooms

Fermented fish

Fish Sauce

Pumpkin flower

Yanang leaf

Basil cloves

Rice powder

How to Make Bamboo Soup:

1. Boil the bamboo shoots

2. Place garlic, chili, yanang leaf

and rice powder in a mortar and

mash with a pestle.

3. Place garlic, chili and rice

powder in a pot of boiling water

4. Add bamboo shoots, and the

rest of the ingredients.

5. Cook for 20 minutes

6. Serve with sticky rice

Ingredients:

Minced Pork

Shallots

Kaffirlime leaves

Lemongrass

Spring Onions

Rice Powder

Fish Sauce

Lemon Juice

Chilli Powder

White Cabbage

How to Make Spicy Chopped Pork Salad

1. Finley chop the minced pork

2. Finley chop the vegetables and herbs

3. Stir fry the meat

4. Put the meat in a bowl

5. Add the other ingredients.

6. Mix everything together

7. Serve with cabbage and sticky rice

L a a p m o o !

Activity 1

Directions: Answer the following questions

1.What is your favorite Thai food?

________________________________________________________.

2.What is your favorite American food?

________________________________________________________.

3.What is your favorite sport?

________________________________________________________.

4.What is your favorite subject?

________________________________________________________.

5.What is your favorite fruit?

________________________________________________________.

6.What is your favorite animal?

________________________________________________________.

7.Who is your favorite superstar?

________________________________________________________.

8.Where is your favorite place?

________________________________________________________.

9.When is your favorite time to watch T.V.?

________________________________________________________.

10.How do you think about local Isaan food?

________________________________________________________.

My favorite food is…

Pizza!

Activity 2

Directions: Draw a picture of How to make your favorite food

Alysa Rodgers was a Peace Corps Volunteer

from March 2007 to March 2009.

Alysa taught Pratome four, five and six

with Kru Panmanee at Ban Huay Yang School.

Alysa is from Chicago, Illinois in the USA.

Alysa graduated in Music Education

from a University in Illinois.

Alysa’s birthday is July 29th, 1983.

Alysa loves to work with children

and enjoyed her time as a

Peace Corps Volunteer at Huay Yang School.

Name: Panmanee Riamsaen

Birthdate: September 20th, 1958

Address: 227 Moo 1

Ban Pone Kaw

Tambone Lao Pone Kaw

District Kok Sri Suphan

Sakon Nakhon Province

Work Place: Ban Huay Yang School

Moo 6 Ban Huay Yang

Tambone Lao Pone Kaw

District Kok Sri Suphan

Sakon Nakhon Provice

Education:

1979: Associates degree from Sakon Nakhon College

1994: Bachelor Degree in Primary Education from Sukothaitammatirat

University

Awards and Recognitions:

2002: Teacher Award