Reading activity

Week 8,9
Content standard
2.2

by the end of the 6 year primary schooling, pupils will be able to demonstrate

understanding of a variety of linear and non-linear texts in the form of print and non-print
materials using a range of strategies to construct meaning.
Learning standard
2.2.4

Able to read and understand a paragraph with simple and compound sentences.

Learning objectives
By the end of this lesson, student will be able to:
1. Fill in the charts with at least ten correct answers.
2. Match correct information from the text based on given definitions

Lesson Content
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The teacher will prevent a text with the tittle Marys Family by using a manila card.
The teacher will conduct a reading aloud session.
The student will be divided into groups.
The teacher will distribute two tasks for the students.
First task is to complete a chart (refer appendix 1). The second task is to fill in the
blanks with correct information.

How to asses?
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The assessment will be done by using the task sheets provided by the teacher. The
pupil will be rated according to their correct answer.

Identify and match the character traits in the passage.

Appendix 1
Marys Family

Mary is ten years old. She is from Bintulu. Her hair is long and black. She has got
brown eyes. She has got a cat and a dog. Their names are Pat and Fluffy. Pat, the dog has
got a small house in the garden. Marys cat, Fluffy is 3 years old.
Marys mother is Jane. She is a teacher. Shes thirty-six years old. Her husband is
Nick. He is thirty-eight. He is a bus driver. He has got black eyes and brown eyes. Janes
hair is black and her eyes are brown. They have three children. Mary is the eldest. Sean is
six and Peter is twelve years old. The children are pupils. Seans hair is black, Peters hair is
black. The boys have got brown eyes.
Jane does not have a pet. She has a friend. Her name Is Laura. Nick has got a
horse. Its name is Lightning. Nicks friends are bus drivers. They are Tom, Charles and John.
Peters pet is a hamster. Its name is Tiny. She is so small. Sean has got a goldfish. Its name
is Goldie.
Peter and Sean has got four friends. Peters friends are James and Doug. Brian and
Adam are Seans friends. Marys friends are Maggie and April.

Fill in the chart with the suitable information from the text.
Write "no" if we have no information.

Name

Mary

Age
Hair
Eyes
Job

36
black
Bus driver

Friends
Pet

hamster

Pets name

Here are some definitions. Can you guess the word or name? (The
words are from the text.)
1) It's an animal. It is small. It has got four legs.
2) It's a person. He is a bus driver. He has got a long name. He is the
father's friend.
3) He is Janes son. He is very young.
4) Mary, Sean and Peter.
5) It is an animal. We have it at home.
6) It is not in the house.
7) Not big.
8) He has got a horse.
9) It is a job at school.
10) Not a girl.