2.5 Let's go underground - the last chapter  (Page 2/2)

Leaner section

Content

• Read the last chapter of the story.

The Wise Old Owl stayed for a little while and joined in the fun. But, as the moon rose higher, the Wise Old Owl became more and more tired. He had not slept for days! Owls, you know, sleep during the day.

The Wise Old Owl had stayed awake to give the Wops advice and to help them cope with the disaster of the floods. He saved many small creatures of the forest and carried them off to dry land. They were all very grateful for his help.

And so, he closed his big, brown owl eyes, knowing that the problem had been solved. Now he was going to have his twenty winks!

Questions:

1. How did the story end?

2. Was it a happy or sad ending?

3. Who liked the story? Why?

4. Who did not like the story? Why not?

• Look at the picture and talk about it.
• Write your very own story about the picture. Use the words in your file to help you.

Vocabulary page

• Keep in your file.
• Read the words.

Assessment

Learning Outcome 1: LISTENING: The learner is able to listen for information and enjoyment and respond appropriately and critically in a wider range of situations.

Assessment Standard 1.3: We know this when the learner listens with enjoyment to short stories, rhymes, poems and songs from a variety of cultures, and shows understanding:

1.3.1 listens for the main idea and important details in the story;

1.3.7 expresses feelings about the story;

Assessment Standard 1.6: We know this when the learner develops phonic awareness:

1.6.1 distinguishes between different phonemes, especially at the beginning of words.

Learning Outcome 3: READING AND VIEWING : The learner is able to read and view for information and enjoyment and respond critically to the aesthetic, cultural and emotional values in texts.

Assessment Standard 3.2: We know this when the learner role-play reading:

3.2.4 uses pictures to construct ideas;

Assessment Standard 3.5: We know this when the learner develops phonic awareness:

3.5.4 understands the letter-sound relationships of most single consonants and short forms of vowels in words like ‘hat’ and ‘mat’;

Learning Outcome 4: WRITING : The learner is able to write different kinds of factual and imaginative texts for a wide range of purposes.

Assessment Standard 4.1: We know this when the learner writes with increasing legibility:

4.1.1 manipulates writing tools like crayons and pencils effectively;

4.1.2 develops letter formation and handwriting skills, drawing patterns, tracing and copying words;

4.1.3 forms letters of the alphabet successfully.

Assessment Standard 4.2: We know this when the learner does pre-writing:

4.2.2 responds to a picture by writing simple sentences;

4.2.3 discusses with classmates topics and ideas for writing;

Assessment Standard 4.5: We know this when the learner writes so that others can understand, using writing conventions:

4.5.1 uses letters to form single words and short sentences;

4.5.2 leaves spaces between words;

Assessment Standard 4.6: We know this when the learner begins to build vocabulary and starts to spell words so that they can be read and understood by others:

4.6.2 spells common words correctly;

Learning Outcome 6: LANGUAGE STRUCTURE AND USE : The learner will know and be able to use the sounds, words and grammar of the language to create and interpret texts.

Assessment Standard 6.2: We know this when the learner works with words:

6.2.2 spells familiar words correctly.