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Week FiveReading genre narrative / Writing genre narrative

Focus words (and meanings) this week:These can be practised for homework, be used to make a picture dictionary, be

displayed in the classroom with picture prompts and could be the focus of the first5 minutes of each lesson along with games and activities which help consolidateunderstanding of the vocabulary. For those needing to continueconsolidating sounds and simpler versions of the words, please enablethem to do so.Word:

1. replied2. bamboo3. habitat4. respect5. flipper

6. flicking7. claws

Meaning:1. spoke back to2. a very tall grass plant with thick hard

stems3. animal home4. care for another person/ animal/

thing5. a wide, flat foot used for swimming6. moving quickly7. sharp nails on the end of toes

Day

Elements Content

1 Sustained

SilentReading

Vocabular

y Practice

Listeningandspeaking(intro tosharedread)

Shared

reading

Listening

andspeaking

(responseto sharedread)

Writingtask Day 1modelled /

Remind the students about the routines for SSR and expectall students to be silently reading during this time. Monitorbook/text choices and advise where needed. Remember tomodel good reading behaviour.Use a variety of games or activities to quickly rehearse the

vocabulary, which will be used throughout the lesson, whichthe students may not be familiar with.

Listening and speaking (introduction)Ask pupils whether they have ever gone fishing. Where dothey usually fish? Who do they go/fish with? What kind of fishdo they catch? What other animals live in the water? Expectthem to answer crocodiles as part of this discussion. Thenintroduce the shared reading text.Fishing with Crocodiles

One day Nabil was fishing with his father. He saw

something long in the water. Nabil called his father. He

thought it was a log from a tree. Nabils father looked upand said, Nabil! Sit down and be quiet! Nabil sat down.

His father said, That is not a log. That is a big crocodile!

Why is the crocodile here? It is close to our home, said

Nabil. His father replied, Why do we fish in the river?

Nabil said, So that we have food for our family. Yes,

his father replied, and the crocodile is looking for food

too. Crocodiles eat fish and small animals. When people

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classdictated

share the crocodiles food, the crocodile must look for food

in other places.

Comprehension questions:

1. What was Nabil doing with his father?2. What was floating in the river?

3. Why did Nabils father tell him to sit down?

4. What was the crocodile looking for?

5. Where was the crocodile?

6. Why was the crocodile close to Nabils house?

Listening and speaking (response)Ask the pupils to think why Nabils father told him to sit downand be quiet. Discuss with the children what food crocodileseat. Who else eats the same food? Ask the children to thinkwhat would happen if the people take the crocodiles food?Prompt with Will there be enough food to be shared?

Modelled/Class dictated writingRevisit the features of a narrative (characters, setting,problem /solution) from Week 2. Also, take the opportunity ifdesired to teach students about punctuation for direct

speech i.e. speech marks, commas.Retell the storyWrite key words from the shared read on the board andmodel retelling the story.orChange the storyAs a class brainstorm ideas/key words for a similarintroduction changing aspects of the story, e.g. differentcharacters/setting. Model writing an introduction using thekey words. This will set the scene for the rest of weekswriting.

E.g., One day Atul was cooking with her sister....2 Sustained

SilentReading

Vocabular

y practice

Listening

Remind the students about the routines for SSR and expectall students to be silently reading during this time. Monitorbook/ text choices and advise where needed. Remember tomodel good reading behaviour.Use a variety of games or activities to quickly rehearse thevocabulary, which will be used throughout the lesson, whichthe students may not be familiar with.

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andspeaking(intro tosharedread)

Sharedreading

Listening

andspeaking(responseto sharedread)

Writing

task Day 2group

Listening and Speaking (introduction to shared read)Ask the children if they have ever been into the jungle. Whatwas it like? What did they see? Why did they go? Can theyname any reptiles that live in the jungle? Record these ideasand answers to questions as a mind-map on the board or

large sheet of paper.At home with a snake

The next day Nabil and his father went into the jungle to

cut bamboo. It was very hot and Nabil felt sleepy. He sat

down on a log next to the path. His father called, Nabil!

Be careful where you sit! Nabil jumped up and looked.

Behind the log was a long, green and brown snake. It

slipped away from Nabil into the ferns. Nabil asked his

father, Why was that snake there? His father said, The

jungle is the snakes home. That snake is a python. It

lives in the tall trees and thick bushes. When we comeinto the jungle, we are in the snakes habitat. We must

show respect. That is why we only cut the bamboo that we

need and we leave the rest of the jungle alone.

Comprehension questions:

1. When did Nabil go into the jungle?

2. Who was with Nabil?

3. Why did Nabil feel sleepy?

4. What was behind the log?

5. What colour was the snake?

6. Why did Nabil and his father only cut the bamboo

they needed?

Listening and Speaking (response)Ask the pupils to think why Nabils father told him to becareful where he sat. Explain to the children that when we goto the jungle we must be careful and show respect for thejungle habitat. By doing this we are protecting the animals

and their habitat. Ask the children Why must we protect theanimals habitat? Again, record childrens suggestions on theboard/paper.

Group WritingRetell the storyWrite key words from the shared read on the board. In

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groups, the students retell the next part of the story. Makesure to emphasise the use of structures e.g. The next day and past tense. Teachers may also need to remindstudents about the use of speech in their writing.or

Change the storyUsing the modelled writing from day 1 write ideas/keywordsfor a continuation of the class story (e.g. what did Atul do thenext day?) In groups, the students continue writing the story(the modelled writing could be photocopied and given togroups).

3 Sustained

SilentReading

Vocabular

y practice

Listeningandspeaking(intro tosharedread)

Shared

reading

Listeningand

speaking(responseto sharedread)

Writing

task Day 3independent writing

Remind the students about the routines for SSR and expectall students to be silently reading during this time. Monitorbook/ text choices and advise where needed. Remember tomodel good reading behaviour.Use a variety of games or activities to quickly rehearse the

vocabulary, which will be used throughout the lesson, whichthe students may not be familiar with.

Listening and Speaking (introduction to shared read)Ask the children to recap the shared reads from Day 1 andDay 2.Ask if they can think of a different animal habitat in Borneo.Show a picture of a dirty beach. Ask the children to think whyor how this happened to the beach. Draw two columns onthe board with the headings Cause and Effect. Discuss thefirst 1-2 ideas with the children. This may be carried out as awhole class activity from this point, or you may ask the

children to work in groups to think of their own ideasdepending on the knowledge and ability level of your class.

Cause EffectPeople drop their rubbish Animals die from eating

rubbishAuthorities not monitoringbeaches

Air/water pollution

The beach and waterbecome dirty

Beach becomesabandonedAnimals cannot find good

food

Then introduce the shared reading text.

Turtle Trouble

On Wednesday afternoon, Nabil went to the beach with his

family. The beach was quiet. Nabil and his brother Raziq

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went for a walk on the sand. Raziq raced ahead of Nabil,

shouting, Hurry up, Nabil! Try to catch me! Nabil saw

something moving on the sand. Stop! he yelled. Look

in front of you! Raziq stopped and looked at the sand.

Nabil ran to catch up. There was a sea turtle. Its front

flipper was bleeding. Nabil asked Raziq what hadhappened to the turtle. Raziq replied, Sometimes turtles

get hurt when boats hit them, or when there is broken

glass in the sand. People must be careful when they use

the same habitat as turtles. They should not drop their

rubbish on the beach or in the water.

Comprehension Questions:

1. Where did Nabil go with his family?

2. Who wanted to race with Nabil?

3. Why did Nabil tell Raziq to stop running?

4. What was wrong with the turtle?

5. How do you think the turtle got hurt?

Listening and Speaking (response)Ask the children what would happen to them if they steppedon broken glass? Use the picture above to discuss the dirtybeach. Model sentences such as:

- Turtles get hurt when there is broken glass in the sand.- We should not drop rubbish on the sand.

- We should tidy up after picnics.- We should not leave torn and unwanted fishing nets on

the beach.etc

Independent WritingDiscuss the idea that a good story has a problem and asolution. Identify the problem in the shared read i.e. theturtle was hurtRetell the storyWrite key words from the shared read on the board.Independently the students retell the third part of the story.orChange the storyRe-read the modelled and group writing from day 1 and 2.Write ideas/keywords for problems. Students independentlycontinue the class/group writing (e.g. what did Atul do onWednesday afternoon?)

4 Sustained Remind the students about the routines for SSR and expect

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SilentReading

Vocabulary Practice

Listening

andspeaking(intro tosharedread)

Sharedreading

Listening

andspeaking(responseto sharedread)

Writing

task Day 4independent writing

all students to be silently reading during this time. Monitorbook/text choices and advise where needed. Remember tomodel good reading behaviour.Use a variety of games or activities to quickly rehearse thevocabulary, which will be used throughout the lesson, which

the students may not be familiar with.Listening and Speaking (introduction)Recap previous lessons from Days 1 3.Ask the children to name what other animal they learntabout last week. Tell them to name/describe the animal andwhat food the animal eats.Then introduce the shared reading text.A monitor in the garden

On Thursday, Nabil was walking home. He went to see his

friend Syafee. As he walked to Syafees house, he heard

something moving in the bushes. Nabil stopped and

looked into the grass. Under a bush was a monitor lizard.

Its tongue was flicking in and out. Its skin was grey and

green. It had patterns on its sides. Nabil thought it was 1

metre long. He could see its claws. He called Syafee to

come and look at the lizard. Syafee said, I think that

lizard has been eating our baby chicks. Nabil said, My

father said that when people live in an animals habitat,

the animal must look for food in other places. Maybe the

monitor lizard is hungry.

Comprehension Questions:

1. Where was Nabil going?

2. What did Nabil hear?

3. What did Nabil see?

4. How long did Nabil think the lizard was?

5. What did Syafee think the lizard had been doing?

6. Why did Nabil think the lizard had killed the chicks?

Listening and Speaking (response)Ask the children why the monitor lizard might be eating the baby

chicks. Then get them tothink of ways that they could stop the

monitor lizard from eating the baby chicks. Write their ideas on

the board.

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Independent WritingDiscuss the idea that a good story has a problem and asolution. Brainstorm a solution to Syafees problem from theshared read e.g. Syafee could keep his chicks in a cage;Syafee could leave food for the monitor lizard etc.

Retell the storyWrite key words from the shared read on the board. Studentsindependently write the fourth part of the story.orChange the storyRevisit some of the problems the students came up with onday 3. Write ideas/keywords for solutions to the problems.Students independently continue the class/group writingincluding a solution.

5 SustainedSilent

Reading Independe

nt Studytask

Issuing ofbooks

Remind the students about the routines for SSR and expectall students to be silently reading during this time. Monitor

book/ text choices and advise where needed. Remember tomodel good reading behaviour.Use books and the Internet to find more pictures andinformation about the endangered animals of Borneo. Make apictorial chart showing where the animals are from (e.g.Brunei, Sabah, etc). Students can ask family members and/ordo research to find names of animals that are endangered orextinct.Students select books to borrow and complete the processonce study task has been completed.

Differentiated Versions - Shared ReadingPlease read the different versions of the text and decide what version best suitsyour class (use a version that at least 50% of the class can decode and

comprehend).

VERSION AFishing with Crocodiles

One day Nabil was fishing with his father when he saw something long and brown floatingin the water. Nabil called to his father and pointed. He thought it was a long log from afallen tree. Nabils father looked up from his fishing net and said, Nabil! Sit down andbe very quiet! Nabil sat down and said, Father, what is wrong? His father whispered,That is not a log. That is an enormous crocodile! Why is the crocodile here Father? It

is very close to our home, said Nabil. His father replied, Why do we fish in the river?Nabil said, So that we have food for our family. Yes, his father replied, and that iswhat the crocodile is looking for too. Crocodiles eat fish and small animals. When peopleshare the crocodiles food, the crocodile must look for food in other places.

At home with a snake

The next day Nabil went with his father into the jungle to cut long bamboo poles. It wasvery hot and humid, and Nabil felt sleepy. He sat down on a log next to the path to rest

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his tired legs. His father called out, Nabil! Be careful where you sit! Nabil jumped upand looked around. Behind the log was a large, green and brown snake. It slitheredslowly away from Nabil and into the thick ferns next to the log. Nabil asked his father,Why was that huge snake there next to the path? Why wasnt it in the jungle away fromme? His father replied, The jungle is the snakes home. That snake is a python. It livesin the tall trees and thick bushes. When we come into the jungle we are visiting the

snakes habitat, and we must show respect. That is why we are only going to cut thebamboo that we need and we will leave the rest of the jungle alone.

Turtle Trouble

On Wednesday afternoon, Nabil went to the beach with his family. The beach was veryquiet and they were the only people there. Nabil and his older brother Raziq went for awalk along the sand to look for shells. Raziq raced ahead of Nabil, shouting, Hurry up,Nabil! Try to catch me! Nabil saw something moving slowly on the sand in front ofRaziq. Stop! he yelled. Look in front of you! Raziq stopped and looked at the objecton the sand. Nabil ran to catch up. There on the sand was a sea turtle. Its front flipperwas bleeding and torn. Nabil asked Raziq what had happened to the turtle. Raziq

replied, Sometimes turtles get hurt when boats hit them while they are swimming, orwhen there is broken glass in the sand. People must be very careful when they use thesame habitat as turtles. They should not drop their rubbish on the beach or in the water.

A monitor in the garden

On Thursday, Nabil was walking home from school. He decided to visit his friend Syafee.

As he walked up the path to Syafees house, he heard something moving in the bushes

next to the path. Nabil stopped and looked into the long grass. Hiding under a small

bush was a monitor lizard. Its long tongue was flicking in and out. Its skin was grey and

green. It had stripy patterns down the sides. Nabil estimated it was 1 metre long. He

could see its long sharp claws. He crept slowly away and called Syafee to come and look

at the lizard. Syafee said, I think that lizard has been eating our baby chicks. Nabilsaid, My father told me that when people live in an animals habitat, the animal must

look for food in other places. Maybe the monitor lizard is hungry.

VERSION BFishing with Crocodiles

One day Nabil was fishing with his father. He saw something long and brown floating in

the water. Nabil called to his father and pointed. He thought it was a log from a fallen

tree. Nabils father looked up from his fishing net and said, Nabil! Sit down and be very

quiet! Nabil sat down and said, Father, what is wrong? His father said quietly, That is

not a log. That is an enormous crocodile! Why is the crocodile here Father? It is very

close to our home, said Nabil. His father replied, Why do we fish in the river? Nabilsaid, So that we have food for our family. Yes, his father replied, and that is what

the crocodile is looking for too. Crocodiles eat fish and small animals. When people share

the crocodiles food, the crocodile must look for food in other places.

At home with a snake

The next day Nabil went with his father into the jungle to cut bamboo poles. It was very

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hot and humid, and Nabil felt sleepy. He sat down on a log next to the path to rest his

tired legs. His father called out, Nabil! Be careful where you sit! Nabil jumped up and

looked around. Behind the log was a large, green and brown snake. It slipped slowly

away from Nabil and into the ferns next to the log. Nabil asked his father, Why was that

snake there next to the path? Why wasnt it in the jungle away from me? His father

replied, The jungle is the snakes home. That snake is a python. It lives in the tall treesand thick bushes. When we come into the jungle, we are visiting the snakes habitat. We

must show respect. That is why we only cut the bamboo that we need and we leave the

rest of the jungle alone.

Turtle Trouble

On Wednesday afternoon, Nabil went to the beach with his family. The beach was quiet

and they were the only people there. Nabil and his older brother Raziq went for a walk

along the sand to look for shells. Raziq raced ahead of Nabil, shouting, Hurry up, Nabil!

Try to catch me! Nabil saw something moving slowly on the sand. Stop! he yelled.

Look in front of you! Raziq stopped and looked at the object on the sand. Nabil ran tocatch up. There on the sand was a sea turtle. Its front flipper was bleeding. Nabil asked

Raziq what had happened to the turtle. Raziq replied, Sometimes turtles get hurt when

boats hit them in the sea, or when there is broken glass in the sand. People must be very

careful when they use the same habitat as turtles. They should not drop their rubbish on

the beach or in the water.

A monitor in the garden

On Thursday, Nabil was walking home from school. He went to visit his friend Syafee. Ashe walked up the path to Syafees house, he heard something moving in the bushes nextto the path. Nabil stopped and looked into the long grass. Hiding under a bush was amonitor lizard. Its long tongue was flicking in and out. Its skin was grey and green. Ithad stripy patterns down the sides. Nabil thought it was 1 metre long. He could see itslong sharp claws. He crept slowly away and called Syafee to come and look at the lizard.Syafee said, I think that lizard has been eating our baby chicks. Nabil said, My fathertold me that when people live in an animals habitat, the animal must look for food in

other places. Maybe the monitor lizard is hungry.

VERSION C (as used in the SOW above)Fishing with Crocodiles

One day Nabil was fishing with his father. He saw something long in the water. Nabil

called his father. He thought it was a log from a tree. Nabils father looked up and said,

Nabil! Sit down and be quiet! Nabil sat down. His father said, That is not a log. That

is a big crocodile! Why is the crocodile here? It is close to our home, said Nabil. His

father replied, Why do we fish in the river? Nabil said, So that we have food for our

family. Yes, his father replied, and the crocodile is looking for food too. Crocodiles

eat fish and small animals. When people share the crocodiles food, the crocodile must

look for food in other places.

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At home with a snake

The next day Nabil and his father went into the jungle to cut bamboo. It was very hot and

Nabil felt sleepy. He sat down on a log next to the path. His father called, Nabil! Be

careful where you sit! Nabil jumped up and looked. Behind the log was a long, green

and brown snake. It slipped away from Nabil into the ferns. Nabil asked his father, Why

was that snake there? His father said, The jungle is the snakes home. That snake is a

python. It lives in the tall trees and thick bushes. When we come into the jungle, we are

in the snakes habitat. We must show respect. That is why we only cut the bamboo that

we need and we leave the rest of the jungle alone.

Turtle Trouble

On Wednesday afternoon, Nabil went to the beach with his family. The beach was quiet.

Nabil and his brother Raziq went for a walk on the sand. Raziq raced ahead of Nabil,

shouting, Hurry up, Nabil! Try to catch me! Nabil saw something moving on the sand.

Stop! he yelled. Look in front of you! Raziq stopped and looked at the sand. Nabil

ran to catch up. There was a sea turtle. Its front flipper was bleeding. Nabil asked Raziqwhat had happened to the turtle. Raziq replied, Sometimes turtles get hurt when boats

hit them, or when there is broken glass in the sand. People must be careful when they

use the same habitat as turtles. They should not drop their rubbish on the beach or in the

water.

A monitor in the garden

On Thursday, Nabil was walking home. He went to see his friend Syafee. As he walked toSyafees house, he heard something moving in the bushes. Nabil stopped and lookedinto the grass. Under a bush was a monitor lizard. Its tongue was flicking in and out. Its

skin was grey and green. It had patterns on its sides. Nabil thought it was 1 metre long.He could see its claws. He called Syafee to come and look at the lizard. Syafee said, Ithink that lizard has been eating our baby chicks. Nabil said, My father said that whenpeople live in an animals habitat, the animal must look for food in other places. Maybe

the monitor lizard is hungry.

VERSION DFishing with Crocodiles

One day Nabil was fishing with his father. He saw something long in the water. Nabilcalled his father. He thought it was a log. Nabils father looked and said, Nabil! Sitdown! Nabil sat down. His father said, That is not a log. That is a big crocodile!

Why is the crocodile here? It is close to our home, said Nabil. His father said, Why dowe fish in the river? Nabil said, So that we have food. Yes, his father replied, andthe crocodile is looking for food too. Crocodiles eat fish. When people share thecrocodiles food, the crocodile must look for food in other places.

At home with a snake

The next day Nabil and his father went into the jungle to cut bamboo. It was hot and

Nabil felt sleepy. He sat down on a log. His father called, Nabil! Be careful! Nabil

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jumped up and looked. Behind the log was a long snake. It slipped away into the ferns.

Nabil asked his father, Why was that snake there? His father said, The jungle is the

snakes home. That snake is a python. It lives in the trees and bushes. When we come

into the jungle, we are in the snakes habitat. That is why we cut the bamboo that we

need and we leave the rest of the jungle.

Turtle Trouble

On Wednesday afternoon, Nabil went to the beach with his family. The beach was quiet.

Nabil and his brother Raziq went for a walk. Raziq ran ahead shouting, Hurry up, Nabil!

Try to catch me! Nabil saw something on the sand. Stop! he yelled. Look in front of

you! Raziq stopped and looked. Nabil ran to catch up. It was a sea turtle. Its front

flipper was bleeding. Nabil asked Raziq what had happened to the turtle. Raziq said,

Sometimes turtles get hurt when boats hit them, or when there is broken glass in the

sand. We must be careful when we use the same habitat as turtles. We should not drop

rubbish on the beach or in the water.

A monitor in the garden

On Thursday, Nabil was walking home. He went to see his friend Syafee. As he walked toSyafees house, he heard something in the bushes. Nabil stopped and looked into thegrass. It was a monitor lizard. Its tongue was going in and out. Its skin was grey andgreen. Nabil thought it was 1 metre long. He could see its claws. He called Syafee tocome and look. Syafee said, I think that lizard has been eating our chicks. Nabil said,My father said that when people live in an animals habitat, the animal must look forfood in other places. Maybe the monitor lizard is hungry.