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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
