Lesson 11: Find the Inner Beauty of Others

Target Skills: Oral Language: Listen and respond to texts to clarify meaning heard while drawing on personal experiences Speak clearly and audibly Fluency: Read Grade 2 level text in three to four word phrases using correct intonation, expression, and punctuation cues Read with automaticity forty (40) 2nd grade high frequency / sight words Retell familiar stories to other children Listening Comprehension: Participate in the retelling of poems and stories Listen to and perform simple instructions Listen and respond to text listened to Follow a set of verbal three-step directions with picture cues Identify important details in expository text listened to Alphabet Knowledge: Identify letters in Filipino that are not present in English or vice-versa Phonological Awareness: Supply words that rhyme with given words Vocabulary Development: Ask about unfamiliar words to learn about meaning Grammar: Write simple sentences in context using prepositions Attitude Towards Reading: Express feelings and opinions through different writing activities Take books, newspapers, or magazines from home to school (or vice-versa) for independent/extra reading Study Strategies: Interpret simple signs and symbols Writing Composition: Express feelings and opinions through different writing activities Write simple sentences in context using prepositions Book Knowledge: Take books, newspapers, or magazines from home to school (or vice-versa) for independent/extra reading Objectives: Read with automaticity forty (40) 2nd grade high frequency / sight words Retell familiar stories to other children Listen and respond to texts to clarify meaning heard while drawing on personal experiences

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Subject Matter: Story: Mark Has Horses Ears an adaptation of Mark Has Horses Ears by Robert Nye Infer and Predict Outcomes Make Connections between Text and Self Materials: Value Focus: Procedure: Pre-Assessment: (Refer to LM, pp. 392-393, Lets Try) Key to Correction: I. 1. 6. 2. x 7. 3. 8. 4. 9. 5. x 10. x II. 1. in 2. in 3. on 4. in front of 5. beside III. 1.-5. Answers will vary. fake ears, bond paper, art materials, manila paper, ash cards, used paper bags or clean sock The inner beauty of a person is more important than his/her physical appearance.

Daily Language Activity: Conduct a drill on the following words for the day. 1. there 2. is 3. are 4. was 5. were Motivation: Show pictures of people with different kinds of ears, lips, eyes, nose, and facial features. Ask: What can you say about these people? What makes these people special? In our story today, what do you think will be the problem of our main character? Presentation: Do a puppet show using stick or sock puppets. Present the story Mark Has Horses Ears. (Refer to LM, pp. 400-401, Agreement) Group Work: Ask the pupils to choose one learning center where they would like to work. They can use the mother tongue in completing their task. However, encourage them to speak in English while working. Then, try to translate after their presentation. Learning Center 1 Make paper bag hand puppets and talk about the characteristics of the character(s) in the story. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. for to he this have 11. has 12. yes 13. no 14. you 15. your 16. so 17. how 18. what 19. where 20. when

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Learning Center 2 Imagine the time and place where the story happened then create/ make a group poster where the setting of the story is reected. Explain how to do the story pyramid. (Refer to LM, p. 393, We Can Do It) Let the pupils make a pyramid by lling in the boxes with important information from the story. Example: Mark Has Horses Ears He has big ears. He hid his ears. People might laugh at him. The guests giggled.

The barber told his secret.

Ask the pupils to answer the questions and recite in front of the class. 1. How did Mark solve his problem? 2. Did the mother do the right thing? Why? 3. If you were the mother, how would you solve the problem? Independent Practice: Ask: Can you mention other characters or people who dont look good but have kind hearts? Why do you say they have kind hearts? (Refer to LM, p. 394, I Can Do It) Evaluation: Ask: What could be the reason why the boy has horses ears? What is more important, the physical appearance of a person or the beauty of ones heart? Lead the discussion to help pupils realize that the inner beauty of a person is more important than his/her physical appearance. Agreement: Retell the story to your family members.

Lesson 12: Reading Shapes Our Community

Objectives: Participate in the retelling of the story Recall the important details of the story Listen and respond to texts to clarify meaning heard while drawing on personal experiences Express feelings and opinions through different writing activities Subject Matter: Story: Mark Has Horses Ears an adaptation of Mark Has Horses Ears by Robert Nye Retelling Stories

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Materials: Value Focus: Procedure: Motivation:

costume, straw, manila paper, paper clips, masking tape, old newspaper Knowing the characters in a story and understanding how the characters behave is exciting and meaningful.

Ask the pupils to draw their favorite storybook character and let them imagine what would happen if a storybook character were to come to life and walk in the classroom or into the pupils home. (Refer to LM, p. 394, Get Set) Presentation: Direct the pupils to act out what the main character saw, felt, and heard in the story. Reread the story and use the Read Along technique. Let the pupils listen to you while you read and they use their ngers to follow until the end of the story. Dress the Character: 1. Divide the pupils in small groups. 2. Give them materials to dress up one member of their group as a character from one of the animal stories read earlier. To ensure a variety of characters and to avoid replication, once a group decides on a character, the other groups cannot choose that character anymore. 3. Pupils can use only the materials given to them, otherwise theyll be disqualied. Choose a reporter who will talk about the character. Give them 15 minutes to do this activity. Group Work: (Refer to LM, p. 395, We Can Do It) Explain to your class that a time capsule is a sealed container preserving artifacts and records of the current time for people to uncover in the far future. Discuss with your class if the story Mark Has Horses Ears was in a time capsule, what would people in the future learn from it? Generalization: The characters of the story are the people, animals, and things in the story. Independent Practice: (Refer to LM, p. 395, I Can Do It) Evaluation: Ask: Why is it important to read and to know the characters of the story? Knowing the characters and understanding how the characters behave is exciting and meaningful. Agreement: (Refer to LM, p. 396, Agreement)

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Lesson 13: We Are Unique and Special

Objectives: Supply words that rhyme with given words Ask about unfamiliar words to learn about meaning Speak clearly and audibly Subject Matter: Rhyme: What Animals Said Rhyming Words and Words with Inectional Ending Materials: Value Focus: Procedure: Motivation: Ask: Whose ears are these? (Show ash cards of the following: ears of a monkey, ears of man, ears of an elephant, ears of a tiger, ears of an elf, and ears of a horse.) Ask: If animals could speak, what do you think will they say to people? If you were to become an animal, what would you like to be and why? Today, we will nd out what the animals will say in our poem. Presentation: Read to the class the poem What the Animals Said. (Refer to LM, p. 397, Get Set) Ask: Can you remember the animals mentioned in the poem? Recall and name as many animals as you can. Guided Practice: Tell the pupils to listen to the last sound of the words that rhyme in each line. Allow them to read the rhyming words. (Refer to LM, p. 397, Lets Aim) Independent Practice: Allow the pupils to think of rhyming words and encourage them to share their Rhyming Words Collection box. (Refer to LM, p. 398, I Can Do It) pictures of different kinds of ears Love yourself and be thankful that you are unique.

Lesson 14: Teamwork Leads to Success

Objectives: Write simple sentences in context using prepositions Ask about unfamiliar words to learn about meaning Take books from home to school (or vice-versa) for independent/extra reading Interpret simple signs and symbols Subject Matter: Writing Simple Sentences in Context Using Prepositions and Alphabetizing Materials: decoding charts, song chart, or video

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Value Focus: Procedure: Motivation:

Working together as a team can help us nish our alphabet banner faster.

Ask the pupils to study the symbols for the alphabets. Use these to decode the secret message. (Refer to LM, p. 399, Get Set) Show the answer I love the prepositions. Ask: What do you know about prepositions? Why do we need to study prepositions? Today, we will sing a song about prepositions to understand its meaning and to learn more about them. Guided Practice: Show the teacher chart and the pictures or create your own jazz chant. Wheres the monkey? Where is it? (2x) In the box (2x) Wheres the bird? Where is it? (2x) On the tree (2x) Wheres the snake? Where is it? (2x) Under the rock (2x) On, in, and under Wheres the apple? Where is it? (2x) In the box (2x) Wheres the carrot? Where is it? (2x) On the chair (2x) Wheres the rabbit? Where is it? (2x) Under the bench (2x) On, in, and under. Great! Wheres the book? Where is it? (2x) On the desk (2x) Wheres the pencil? Where is it? (2x) In the box (2x) Wheres the ruler? Where is it? (2x) Under the chair (2x) On, in, and under. See you next time! Independent Practice: Have the class make a preposition banner. Divide the class into ve groups so they can make their alphabet banners made of colorful construction paper. Write simple sentences using the prepositions in, on, and under to help your team make meaningful buntings. Distribute the buntings.

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Evaluation: Have the pupils share the things they did to come up with their output by completing the sentence: (1) __________ helped us nish our banner with the prepositions (2) _____, (3) _____, and (4) _____. Agreement: Reread the story Mark Has Horses Ears and answer questions on the LM, p. 401.

Lesson 15: Working as a Team

Objectives: Review alphabetizing and read the alphabets in English Identify the letters in the mother tongue / Filipino that are not present in the English alphabets and vice-versa Write simple sentences in context using prepositions Subject Matter: Prepositions and Using Them in Meaningful Sentences Materials: Value Focus: Procedure: Motivation: (Refer to LM, p. 402, Get Set) Say: Lets begin by singing the Alphabet Song in English and then in Filipino/ mother tongue. Which letters in Filipino are not present in the English alphabets? (Answers: and ng) Daily Language Activity: Conduct a drill on the following words for the day. 1. my 2. here 3. there 4. and 5. does teacher chart, ash cards, art materials, markers, and manila paper Working as a team can be faster than working alone.

Presentation: Have an Alphabet Animal Relay game. Give two sets of words which Group A and Group B will use for the relay. Each team will arrange the words in alphabetical order. cat bat ant dog

The team who nishes rst wins the game. Add words for the game like iguana, jaguar, kangaroo, newt, lizard, octopus, parrot, quail, snail, tiger, unicorn, vulture.

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Motivation: Show a stuffed toy animal and ask the pupils where it is. Put the stuffed toy in the following places: Ask: Where is the toy? Say: The toy is on the table. The toy is under the chair. The toy is in the bag. Introduce the three prepositions beside, in front of, and above. Say: The toy is beside the pupil. The toy is in front of the blackboard. The toy is above my head. Group Work: (Refer to LM, p. 402, We Can Do It) Key to Correction: 1. The rooster is in front of the car. 3. The ball is beside the box. 2. The mouse is behind the block. 4. The apple is on top of the book.

Independent Practice: (Refer to LM, p. 403, I Can Do It) Allow the pupils to use things inside the classroom to review the prepositions that theyve just learned. Allow them to construct their own sentences and then share their sentences with their partner. Then, let them analyze the chart and construct ve sentences. Tell the pupils to look at the following animals and write ve sentences explaining where they are. Use the prepositions in, on, under, behind, beside, and in front of. Evaluation: Ask: What can you do to make your task faster? Why do we need to study prepositions? Say: Working together as a team can help us nish our task faster. Studying the prepositions can be useful in telling where things are. Agreement: Let the pupils study the prepositions out, of, and over.

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