Theme: Books and Reading
This theme introduces pupils to the joy of reading. Pupils learn how to choose interesting books, listen to and discuss blurbs, read a story about Pak Johan's scarecrow, write a book report, and study compound nouns and punctuation. The unit develops listening, speaking, reading, writing, grammar, and language arts skills through the topic of books.
Kamini and Idith discuss how to select interesting books to read at the Big Book Fair.
First, choose your favourite genre (a particular style of literature, art, film or music).
Then read the synopsis or gist of the story on the back of the book.
If you find it interesting, then buy it.
A blurb is a short description of a book used to attract readers.
Pak Johan owned an organic vegetable farm. He built a scary scarecrow himself to protect his greens.
The scarecrow had enormous straw arms and big long legs.
Its head was made of a huge earthen pot, and its face was so ugly even Pak Johan was scared to look at it.
Two jealous neighbours, Man and Lan, stole the scarecrow and locked it in their house.
That night, the brothers heard scratching and clawing sounds; a headless scarecrow burst through the door.
Man kept running and saw the scarecrow chasing him with a new head.
Punctuation marks help make sentences clear and correct.
Full stop (.) — placed at the end of a complete sentence.
Comma (,) — used to separate phrases or items in a list.
Question mark (?) — placed at the end of a sentence when asking a question.
Capital letter — used to begin a sentence, in proper nouns, and in direct speech.
Exclamation mark (!) — placed at the end of a sentence to show strong emotion.
Quotation marks ("...") — used to indicate speech or conversation.
A book report states your opinion (positive or negative) about a story, its characters, synopsis, and moral values.
A compound noun is a word made up of two nouns. When pronounced, the stress is on the first noun.
| cow + boy | cowboy | |
| class + mate | classmate | |
| ground + port | airport | |
| shop + keeper | shopkeeper | |
| door + nuts | doughnuts | |
| cup + boy | cupboard | |
| air + bell | cowbell (also: airfield) | |
Pupils recite the poem 'Toes' and make a foot puppet.
Toes are handy to wiggle, useful to kick, fun to tickle, and hard to lick.
Toes help us to balance — try standing on one foot without letting your toes touch the ground.
Make a foot puppet: trace your foot on manila card, cut it out, stick a craft stick, draw a face, and recite the poem with actions.
A genre is a particular style of literature (e.g. science fiction, adventure, poetry, autobiography, folklore). A blurb is a short description of a book on its back cover. A compound noun joins two nouns, with stress on the first noun.
Use the correct punctuation: full stop for statements, question mark for questions, exclamation mark for strong emotion, and quotation marks for direct speech. A book report includes the title, author, genre, characters, synopsis, opinion, and moral values.
📝 Kosa Kata
A compound noun like 'football' puts the stress on the FIRST noun (FOOT-ball), not the second. Saying 'foot-BALL' sounds odd to native speakers! The poem 'Toes' reminds us how useful toes are for balance — try standing on one foot without them touching the ground!
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