Guidelines for teaching Basic English skills
[...]... 5 I can sing 6 I can dance 7 I can cry 8 I can shout 9 I can run 10 I can speak English Hand out Workbooks two days in a week to students to practice writing skills While class 1 & 2 students are writing, distribute Reading Cards to students of classes 3 & 4 to practice reading skills Older students can practice writing skills either during class time or do it as home-work 8 Lesson 3 : Friends of the... : No Teacher : Teacher : A boy is standing under the tree A goat, a duck, and a hen are also under the tree Bye-bye, see you all tomorrow for another class of English Practice alphabet song for H holding the flash-card ù, ù, ù H says ù HAT starts with ù ù, ù, ù For students in classes 3 and 4, read out the words hand, hen, horse, house which are on the reverse of the card Make a short sentence with... own sentences Hand out Workbooks two days in a week to students to practice writing skills While class 1 & 2 students are writing, distribute Reading Cards to students of classes 3 & 4 to practice reading skills Older students can practice writing skills either during class time or do it as home-work 13 Lesson 4 : Forest Animals Rhyme: Teach children the rhyme daily with action; explain the meaning... Elephants are not pet animals An elephant lives in a forest An elephant is a wild animal Ramesh, do you see many trees in this picture? Ramesh: Yes, Miss Students : Teacher : Students: Good afternoon, Miss Teacher : There are many trees in a forest (point to the trees on the chart) There are animals and birds in a forest Look at this picture of a forest Jeetu, do you see any houses in this picture?... chalk Draw the big ears of the elephant (Raju draws the ears of the elephant) Many wild animals live in a forest Some are big Some are small Tomorrow we will learn about some more forest animals Teacher : Practice alphabet song for I holding the flash-card E, E, E I says E INKPOT starts with E E, E, E For students in classes 3 and 4, read out the words India, injection, pin, nib which are on the reverse... circle, to form a deep hole (The Frog is singing: The wheels of the bus go round and round, and running around Suddenly he falls into a hole.) Frog : (Shouts) Oh! Ooh! Aah! This is a deep hole How do I get out? (Looks worried The frog tries to come out But the hole is very deep) Frog : Help ! Help ! (A rabbit is playing nearby.) Rabbit : (Looks around for the person making the sound) Who is shouting for help?...Practice alphabet song for A holding the flash-card J, J, J A says J APPLE starts with J J, J, J For students in classes 3 and 4, read out the words ant, cat, axe, hat which are on the reverse of the card Make a short sentence with each word ACTIVITY - 2 : Conversation and TPR Teacher : (Try to use simple English You may use Kannada words only if students in class... song for 'B' holding the flash-card ăù, ăù, ăù B says ăù BUS starts with ăù ăù, ăù, ăù For students in classes 3 and 4, read out the words bat, bed, ball, tub which are on the reverse of the card Make a short sentence with each word 6 ACTIVITY - 3 : Role Play Help students of classes 3 and 4 practice this role play It will help all children pick up the language quickly Characters: Select students for. .. Who sits like this? A king A raja Have you seen a picture of a king? (Show the back of the flashcard for letter 'K' with the picture of a king) Students: Yes Priya, in this picture of the forest, which animal is sitting like a king? Priya : (Points to the lion) This is a lion He is called the king of the forest Meera, is this a red lion? Meera: No Yellow A lions skin is yellow The sound that a lion makes... Thank you How are you Mr Monkey? I'm fine Thank you How are you Mr Tiger? I'm well, thank you CHAT TIME 2 : Students of 3rd and 4th Std could form Group A and ask the questions Group B gives a one word answer ideal for 1 Std students Group C answers are ideal for 2 and 3 Std students A B C Is that your cat? Yes Yes, it is Is that your hen? No No, it is not my hen Is that your pencil? Yes Yes, it is . Foundation, June 2013 Guidelines for Teaching Basic English Skills , developed and designed by Akshara Foundation This content is made available by Akshara Foundation and can be downloaded for free from. and the Goat - Story 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 5 9 14 18 22 26 30 34 38 ENGLISH EVERY DAY - Guidelines for teaching Basic English Skills Dear Teacher, We all know how quickly and easily children pick. licensed. Full terms of use and attribution available at www.akshara.org.in/cc Guidelines for Teaching Basic English Skills AKSHARA FOUNDATION BANGALORE 2013 - 14 Concept developed by: CONTENTS Lesson