Percy the porcupine - 01

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Percy the porcupine

Educator section

Memorandum

In Grade 3 learners continue to expand their vocabulary by listening and reading a variety of texts such as poem, stories, riddles and doing word puzzles.

These modules consolidate and revise the vocabulary and phonics introduced in Grade 2. More opportunities are given for written work producing longer texts of more varied kinds. Learners should not be afraid to make mistakes as the building of confidence and fluency should take priority above perfect written work.

Time scheduled for the modules

All learners should work through all eight modules as the phonics and spelling requirements are spread over these modules. The educator should however allow learners to complete them at their own pace namely ± two modules per term.

The topic “Story time” continues with that of “Percy the porcupine” who tries to find a friend and cannot understand why the farm animals will not be his friends.

This module is integrated with the learning area, Mathematics and explores the possibility of shapes in the story.

Polite forms of greeting are repeatedly used.

Activities to learn the vocabulary of animals and their babies, and noises of animals have been designed.

Integration of themes

• A healthy environment

Farm animals are important to Man and should be cared for.

• Social Justice

The feelings of others are important and learners must learn to be sensitive to them.

Leaner section

Content

• Listen to the poem several times
• Ask questions about words/things you do not understand.
• Recite it in three groups.
• Read it.

Percy’s poem

• Now we know these words. Read them.
• Draw the pictures.

Percy the Porcupine

a hen

a duck

a brown cow

long, sharp quills

a sheep

• Complete:

1. Percy is a ……………………………………………………………………….

2. The cow is ………………………………………………… (black or brown).

3. The quills are ………………………………………………………….. (short / long / sharp / blunt)

4. I think the animals in the poem are ……………………………………… (afraid of / kind to) Percy

• Listen while your teacher reads the story page by page.
• Listen and follow the story.
• Read the story with your teacher.
• Read it by yourself.

• Draw Percy under the berry bush.

Percy had an oval-shaped body with long, sharp, spiky quills. He was not beautiful, but for a porcupine he was lovely!

He had round, black, beady eyes.

He had a few porcupine friends in the forest but he did not often see them. They were always too busy looking for twigs and bark. They had no time to play with him. He was a lonely little porcupine.

One day Percy said, "I will find a friend to play with me."

He left the berry bush.

He followed the path through the forest until he came to Farmer Browns' farmyard.

There he met Mother Hen and her three little chicks.

"Aha!" he said. "Here are some friends to play with me.

I can play with Mother Hen.

I can play with the three little chicks.

We can play hide-and-seek.

We can play ball.

We can play all kinds of games."

So he crept nearer and said,

"Good morning, Mother Hen. My name is Percy. Will you be my friend?