Week 3

Reading genre Letter / Writing genre Letter 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 first 5 minutes of each lesson along with games and activities which help consolidate understanding of the vocabulary. For those needing to continue consolidating sounds and simpler versions of the words, please enable them to do so .
Word: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. worried destroyed built crops recycling reusing tree seedlings Meaning: 1. upset 2. badly broken 3. to have made something 4. food 5. make something new out of something old 6. to use again 7. new little trees

Day 1

Elements Sustained Silent Reading Vocabulary Practice Listening and speaking (intro to shared read) Shared reading Listening and speaking (response to shared read) Writing task Day 1 modelled /class dictated

Content Remind the children about the routines for SSR and expect all children to be silently reading during this time. Monitor book/text choices and advise where needed. Remember to model good reading behaviour. Use a variety of games or activities to quickly rehearse the vocabulary which will be used throughout the lesson which the children may not be familiar with. Listening and speaking (introduction) Ask the pupils if they have ever been involved in any conservation activities or protecting the environment. Ask pupils questions: - What activities have you been involved in? - Who organised the activities? - Have you seen these activities on television? - Do you know who or what ministry (explain ministry) is involved in making sure that our forests are protected? Show a picture of an activity where the Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources is involved. (See resources)
(Shared reading - Version C) Akmal was not happy about what happened to Sun Bears nest. He wrote a letter to his friend Alif who works in the Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources. Dear Alif, Last week, Sun Bears nest was destroyed. The trees were cut down! Sun Bear was not hurt. She built a new nest on the other side of the rainforest.

Some people cut down the trees. They are going to make paper out of the trees. They are also going to farm animals and grow crops on the land. I am worried that they might cut down more trees. Pygmy Elephant and Proboscis Monkeys homes might be broken next! What can I do to help look after the rainforest that my friends live in? Yours sincerely, Akmal

Comprehension questions 1. Who is Akmal writing to? 2. Where does Alif work? 3. Why were the rainforest trees cut down? 4. What is Akmal worried about? 5. Why is Akmal writing to Alif? Listening and speaking (response) i. Draw a simple diagram on the board (See cause and effect template). Display the pictures of a forest fire and cutting down trees to generate discussion on causes and effects of deforestation (removing the trees). Form a mind map of ideas with the pupils around each picture What can they see? What do they think is happening? Who do they think did this? Why do they think this has been done? Ask pupils to construct simple sentences to describe what is happening using the words they have suggested eg, The forest is burning down. People lit a fire in the forest. The men cut the trees down to build houses etc. ii. Next have the pupils suggest what effects this has on the animals living in the rainforest. Record these ideas under Effects. iii. Finally ask the pupils to construct a sentence explain what the resulting problem is. If pupils struggle with any of these ideas, teachers may prompt using the completed example included here:

Causes Effects

Trees are burned Trees are cut down Habitat destroyed No food for animals No fresh air to breathe Animals have to move to other places Many animals might die therefore animals become extinct (explain extinct)

PROBLEM iv.

Animals have no suitable habitat to live in

Teacher tells some of the roles of the ministry to conserve / protect the forest; making sure that people are not burning the forest, no cutting down trees without permission from the ministry. If time is short teachers may select parts of this activity to brainstorm, and others to explain, eg brainstorm causes and effects and explain problem and Ministry role. Modelled/Class dictated writing Tell the class that writing a letter is a good way to share and/or to ask for information. Explain that this week they will write letters to share information about what is happening to the rainforest and Sun bear. Referring back to the shared reading, discuss the features of a letter. Model writing a letter to the Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources about what happened to Sun bear and the rainforest. Remind the children about the routines for SSR and expect all children to be silently reading during this time. Monitor book/ text choices and advise where needed. Remember to model good reading behaviour. Use a variety of games or activities to quickly rehearse the vocabulary which will be used throughout the lesson which the children may not be familiar with. Listening and Speaking (introduction) i. Think out loud: Ask pupils to suggest why trees are cut down. What do we use that is made from trees? Draw thought bubbles on the board. Explain to the pupils that we dont want to cut down more and more trees to make paper. We need to protect the forest so that animals can live there. Ask pupils what they can do to save paper so that they are not wasting it? Teacher model; Write in the speech bubbles I will use both sides of the paper (introduce reuse) Possible responses: I will use I will use the old paper for crafting (reduce) the old I will recycle the paper paper for I will collect the used paper and recycle them crafting I will make my own paper from old paper

Sustained Silent Reading Vocabulary practice Listening and speaking (intro to shared read) Shared reading Listening and speaking (response to shared read) Writing task Day 2 group

(Shared reading - Version C)

Dear Akmal, Thank you for your letter. Im glad Sun bear was not hurt. You can help look after the rainforest by reusing and recycling your paper.

Dont throw paper away. Make sure you use it again. After you have used the paper again, recycle it. Recycling paper is making new paper out of old paper. If people use their paper again, so many trees will not have to be cut down. I hope this helps you. Yours sincerely, Alif Comprehension questions 1. Who is the letter from? 2. Who is the letter to? 3. How can Akmal help look after the rainforest? 4. What is one way to reuse paper? 5. Why is recycling and reusing paper good for the rainforest? Listening and Speaking (response) i. Explain how paper is recycled by showing the pictures attached If available, teachers may wish to show a short video on paper recycling from YouTube. ii. Ask the pupils to list the steps on how to recycle paper. Record this in a diagram on the whiteboard. e.g collect paper put them in the correct recycle bin a truck will pick up the paper send to the factory for the recycling process

** Recycling means that the paper, glass, aluminum, steel, or plastic that you separate for recycling is
re-processed, cleaned and purified and then comes back in its original form as new paper, glass, aluminum, steel or plastic. Reusing is when you use something over and over again until it cannot be used any more. For example I might use a plastic spork over and over again instead of throwing it away. Or I might take a plastic margarine container and use it for growing tomato seedlings. Or I might take my old newspapers and use them as a mulch or compost for the garden.

Sustained Silent

Group Writing In groups, have the students write a letter to share information about reusing and recycling paper. The letter could be to another class encouraging them to reuse and recycle paper, explaining why it is important and the different ways to reuse paper. Remind the children about the routines for SSR and expect all children to be silently reading during this time. Monitor book/ text choices and advise where needed. Remember to model good reading behaviour.

Reading Vocabulary practice Listening and speaking (intro to shared read) Shared reading Listening and speaking (response to shared read) Writing task Day 3 independent writing

Use a variety of games or activities to quickly rehearse the vocabulary which will be used throughout the lesson which the children may not be familiar with. Listening and Speaking (introduction) Draw on the board the bubble map (as shown below). Discuss with the pupils on other ways to protect the forest.

Reuse paper

Recycle paper

Ways to protect the forest

[pupils responses]

[pupils responses]

[pupils responses]

Reduce the amount of paper and card used, plant more trees (replace), save the trees, use less products that are made from trees (e.g paper, wooden spoon, wooden chairs & tables).
(Shared reading - Version C)

Dear Alif, Thank you for telling me about reusing and recycling paper. I am using my paper again. My friends are also using their paper again. My friends and I are going to plant new trees in the rainforest. We want to put back every tree that was cut down. I think we will need to plant about 100 trees! Jazli is growing the tree seedlings for us to plant. Will you come to the village and see the new trees? Yours sincerely, Akmal Comprehension questions 1. What are Akmal and his friends from the village doing? 2. Why are Akmal and his friends planting new trees? 3. How many trees do they want to plant?

4. What is Jazli doing? 5. Where did Akmal ask Alif to go? Why? Listening and Speaking (response) From the letter, highlight the idea of planting the tree seedlings. Imagine that your school is asked to plant more trees. What is the first thing you must do? What next, then, finally? Have the pupils begin their spoken sentences with these words. First we must Next we . etc Buy or prepare tree seedlings seek advice from the officer in the Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources Decide the area/places to plant the trees Set a day and date to plant the seedlings Teachers, villagers and pupils work together to plant the seedling. Independent Writing Students independently write a letter about planting new trees. The letter could be to the G.B of the school to ask permission and explain why the students want to plant more trees from the G.B of the school. Or, the letter could be to parents asking for help to plant the trees. Remind the children about the routines for SSR and expect all children to be silently reading during this time. Monitor book/ text choices and advise where needed. Remember to model good reading behaviour. Use a variety of games or activities to quickly rehearse the vocabulary which will be used throughout the lesson which the children may not be familiar with. Listening and Speaking (introduction) Revise the cause and effect of deforestation (removing the trees) from day one. Write down pupils responses on the board on the effect of deforestation. From the list ask individual pupils to choose which one is more important to them /their main concern. [There is no right or wrong answer this will give the pupils chances to voice their own opinions]
(Shared reading - Version C) Dear Akmal, It is very good to plant new trees. 100 trees is a lot to plant. It is good that your friends are helping you. Did you know that in 100 years all of the rainforests might be gone? Many animals live in the rainforests. If there are no rainforests, the animals will have nowhere to live. Trees also give us clean air to breathe. If there were no trees, we would have no clean air to breathe! Thank you for asking me to come to your village. I would like to come and see the trees.

Sustained Silent Reading Vocabulary Practice Listening and speaking (intro to shared read) Shared reading Listening and speaking (response to shared read) Writing task Day 4 independent writing

Yours Sincerely, Alif

Sustained Silent Reading Independent Study task Issuing of books

Comprehension questions 1. How long might it take for all the rainforest to be gone? 2. Why might the rainforest be gone? 3. Why do the animals need the rainforest? 4. Why do people need trees? 5. Does Alif want to visit Akmals village? Listening and Speaking (response) Use the A3 picture provided to stimulate visual understanding on how the trees are important to humans and animals. Include knowledge from science subject. Teacher draws arrows on the picture (make sure the A3 picture is laminated / or use a visualizer) to explain the relationship between the animals and the trees. Ask questions such as: - What does the sun bear need the trees for? (same can be asked for the other animals in the picture). - What are the other reasons for preserving/protecting the forest? (expected responses from the pupils; keep the environment cooler, nice view, provide shade, gives out oxygen for human and animals) The teacher writes pupils responses on the board. Independent Writing Students independently write a letter about the importance of trees. The letter could be to the people/company who were responsible for destroying Sun bears nest, telling them to stop deforestation and the reasons why. Remind the children about the routines for SSR and expect all children to be silently reading during this time. Monitor book/ text choices and advise where needed. Remember to model good reading behaviour. Assign the pupils to find or search the internet for more information on endangered animals and preserving the forest. Children select books to borrow and complete the process once study task has been completed.

Differentiated Versions - Shared Reading Please read the different versions of the text and decide what version best suits your class (use a version that at least 50% of the class can decode and comprehend). Version A Day 1
Akmal, a local villager, heard about what had happened to Sun Bears nest. He wrote a letter to his friend Alif who works in the Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources. Dear Alif, Last week, Sun Bears nest was destroyed. All the trees where she lived were cut down! Dont worry, Sun Bear

was not hurt and she built another nest on the other side of the rainforest. The people who cut down the trees are going to use the trees to make paper. They are going to use the land for farming animals and growing crops. Pygmy Elephant and Proboscis Monkeys homes might be destroyed next! What can I do to help protect their habitat? Yours sincerely, Akmal

Day 2 Dear Akmal, Thank you for your letter. I think what happened to Sun Bears nest is terrible. Im glad she was not hurt. You can help protect the rainforest by reusing and recycling paper. When you have finished with a piece of paper, dont throw it away. Use the other side of the paper. This is reusing the paper. After reusing the paper, dont throw it away. Recycle the paper. Recycling paper is making new paper out of old paper. If people reuse and recycle their paper, so many trees will not have to be cut down. I hope this information about reusing and recycling paper helps you. Yours sincerely, Alif Day 3 Dear Alif, Thank you for the information about reusing and recycling paper. I am reusing and recycling all of my paper. I have told all of my friends in the village to do the same thing. My friends, from my village, and I are also going to plant new trees in the rainforest. We want to replace every tree that was cut down. I think we will need to plant about 100 trees! My friend, Jazli, is growing the tree seedlings for us to plant. When we have finished planting all of the trees, you must come to our village and see them. Yours sincerely, Akmal Day 4 Dear Akmal, I think planting new trees is an excellent idea. Im glad that your friends are helping you. It is a lot of work to plant 100 trees. Did you know that in 100 years all of the rainforests might be gone? The trees in the rain forest are important because they are homes for so many animals, like Sun bear and her friends.

Trees also give us fresh air to breathe. Imagine if there were no trees, we would have no clean air to breathe! Thank you for your invitation. I would very much like to come to your village and see all the trees you and friends have planted. Yours Sincerely, Alif Version B Day 1
Akmal, a local villager, heard about what had happened to Sun Bears nest. He wrote a letter to his friend Alif who works in the Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources. Dear Alif, Last week, Sun Bears nest was destroyed. All of the trees were cut down! Sun Bear was not hurt. She built another nest on the other side of the rainforest. The people who cut down the trees are going to use the trees to make paper. They are going to use the land for farming animals and growing crops. I am worried that they might cut down more trees. Pygmy Elephant and Proboscis Monkeys homes might be destroyed next! What can I do to help protect their habitat? Yours sincerely, Akmal

Day 2 Dear Akmal, Thank you for your letter. Im glad Sun bear was not hurt. You can help protect the rainforest by reusing and recycling your paper. Dont throw paper away when you have finished with it. Use the paper again for something else. After you have reused it, recycle it. Recycling paper is making new paper out of old paper. If people reuse and recycle their paper, so many trees will not have to be cut down. I hope this information helps you. Yours sincerely, Alif Day 3 Dear Alif, Thank you for the information about recycling and reusing paper. I am reusing all of my paper. My friends are also reusing their paper. My friends, from my village, and I are also going to plant new trees in the rainforest. We want to

replace every tree that was cut down. I think we will need to plant about 100 trees! My friend, Jazli, is growing the tree seedlings for us to plant. When we have finished planting all of the trees, you must come to our village and see them. Yours sincerely, Akmal Day 4 Dear Akmal, I think planting new trees is an excellent idea. Im glad that your friends are helping you. It is a lot of work to plant 100 trees. Did you know that in 100 years all of the rainforests might be gone? The trees in the rain forest are important because they are homes for many animals, like Sun bear. Trees also give us clean air to breathe. If there were no trees, we would have no clean air to breathe! Thank you for inviting me to come to your village. I would very much like to come to your village and see the trees. Yours Sincerely, Alif Version C (as included in the SOW above) Day 1
Akmal was not happy about what happened to Sun Bears nest. He wrote a letter to his friend Alif who works in the Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources. Dear Alif, Last week, Sun Bears nest was destroyed. The trees were all cut down! Sun Bear was not hurt. She built a new nest on the other side of the rainforest. Some people cut down the trees. They are going to make paper out of the trees. They are also going to farm animals and grow crops on the land. I am worried that they might cut down more trees. Pygmy Elephant and Proboscis Monkeys homes might be broken next! What can I do to help look after the rainforest that my friends live in? Yours sincerely, Akmal

Day 2 Dear Akmal, Thank you for your letter. Im glad Sun bear was not hurt. You can help look after the rainforest by

reusing and recycling your paper. Dont throw paper away. Make sure you use it again. After you have used the paper again, recycle it. Recycling paper is making new paper out of old paper. If people use their paper again, so many trees will not have to be cut down. I hope this helps you. Yours sincerely, Alif Day 2 Dear Alif, Thank you for telling me about reusing and recycling paper. I am using my paper again. My friends are also using their paper again. My friends and I are going to plant new trees in the rainforest. We want to put back every tree that was cut down. I think we will need to plant about 100 trees! Jazli is growing the tree seedlings for us to plant. Will you come to the village and see the new trees? Yours sincerely, Akmal Day 4 Dear Akmal, It is very good to plant new trees. 100 trees is a lot to plant. It is good that your friends are helping you. Did you know that in 100 years all of the rainforests might be gone? Many animals live in the rainforests. If there are no rainforests, the animals will have nowhere to live. Trees also give us clean air to breathe. If there were no trees, we would have no clean air to breathe! Thank you for asking me to come to your village. I would like to come and see the trees. Yours Sincerely, Alif

Version D Day 1
Akmal wrote a letter to Alif about Sun bears nest. Last week, Sun Bears nest was broken. The trees were all cut down! Sun Bear was not hurt. She built a new nest. Some people cut down the trees. They are going to make paper out of the trees. They are going to farm animals and grow crops. They might cut down more trees. Elephant and Monkeys homes might be broken next! What can I do to help my friends and the rainforest? Yours sincerely, Akmal

Day 2 Dear Akmal, Thank you for your letter. You can help your friends by using your paper again. You can use the other side of your paper. You can recycle your paper. The old paper gets made into new paper! If people use their paper again, so many trees will not have to be cut down. I hope this helps you. Yours sincerely, Alif Day 3 Dear Alif, Thank you for telling me about reusing and recycling paper. I am using my paper again. My friends are also using their paper again. My friends and I are going to plant new trees in the rainforest. We want to put back every tree that was cut down. I think we will need to plant about 100 trees! Jazli is growing the tree seedlings for us to plant. Will you come to the village and see the new trees? Yours sincerely, Akmal Day 4
Dear Akmal, It is good to plant new trees. 100 trees is a lot! It is good that your friends are helping you. In 100 years, all of the rainforests might be gone. Many animals live in the rainforests. There will be no where for the animals to live. Trees also give us clean air.

Yes, I would like to come to your village. Yours Sincerely, Alif