KURSUS PELAKSANAAN PROGRAM BACAAN SASTERA KONTEMPORARI KANAK-KANAK BAHASA INGGERIS TAHUN 6 SK & SJK (2006)

PUSAT PERKEMBANGAN KURIKULUM KEMENTERIAN PELAJARAN MALAYSIA

Characters: Ms Rhombus Maths teacher Rae Gonzales student Nicholas Karras student Emily Ywahoo student Dilip Patel student Allyson Chen student

Title

Settings Maths Room Science Lab Music Room Cafeteria Gym Plot : Breakthrough of events. Ms Rhombus, the Maths teacher is in a class of unruly students who are not paying attention despite her repeated warnings. She puts up some problems on the board and leaves the class. They succeed in solving it and two other clues which lead them to the Science Room, Music Room, Cafeteria and finally the gym where they eventually find her.

Messages/Lessons learnt : Respect for teachers Appreciation of knowledge Team work

Emotions : Anger, frustration, joyous, upset, anxious, excited , overjoyed

Five Senses : Various platforms for pupils to explore with their eyes, ears and hands.

PRE-READING ACTIVITIES Question And Answer Session

( i ) What is the title of the story?

( ii ) Give another word for these words case, missing,

teacher ( iii ) Look at the cover :

Who are they? Where are they? What are they looking at? What are they holding in their hands?

B)

i. Fill in the missing words by referring to the cover.

The________ of the______________ ___________________

The________of the______________ ___________________

Written by _________ Illustrated by __________

Solve the mathematical question found on the note/clue

500 - 4

Answer :

125

Rearrange pictures to form a story. ( Pictures on pages 7, 10, 11, 12 and 13 )

While Reading Activity 1 : Sequencing the events Level 1

Choose and write the events according to the sequence of the story. 1 They step out into the hall. 2 They spot the first clue. They see the last clue. They proceed to the science room. Finally, they see the teacher in the gym. 3 4 They find another clue. 5

They head to the music room.

6
7

They step out into the hall.

They find another clue.

While Reading Activity 1 : Sequencing the events Level 1

Choose and write the events according to the sequence of the story. They head to the music room. They spot the first clue. They see the last clue. They proceed to the science room. Finally, they see the teacher in the gym. They step out into the hall. 6 They find another clue. 7 Finally, they see the teacher in the gym. They see the last clue. 1 They step out into the hall. 2 They spot the first clue. 3 They proceed to the science room. 4 They find another clue. 5 They head to the music room.

Level 2
Make sentences from the given words.

1.

Outside the classroom

(a) ---- see

------

clue

------

wall

(b) ---- head

-----

science room

2.

In the science room.

(a) ---- search

-----

more clues

(b) Allyson

-----

down

-----

card

-----

counter

3.
(a) ----

Outside the classroom took ----next clue ---- door

Level 3 Write a short paragraph based on the picture given.

_____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________

Activity 2 Dramatisation / Role-play of the events. Level 1 Role-play the event on page 7. Pupils read the dialogue on page 7. Level 2 Role-play the event on page 7 Pupils act out the dialogue on page 7. Level 3 Role-play the event on page 7. Pupils act out the event with their own dialogue.

While Reading Activities ( Pg 1 6 ) Level 1 Write words associated with the words given in the box.
Ms Rhombus

angry

teacher

Maths

Write words associated with the words given in the box.

student

Level 2
Collection of Characters Choose four characters from the story. Draw the characters in the boxes. Write their names and words that describe them in the text. What you think about them.

Character 1

Name :
Words in the text : I think

Character 2

Name : Words in the text : I think

Character 3

Name : Words in the text :

I think

Character 4

Name : Words in the text :

I think

Level 3 Which character do you like or dislike?

Why?

Ms Rhombus

Rae Gonzalez

Pages 13 16 Rebus writing activity Level 1 Fill in the blanks based on the picture given.
1. Ms Rhombus is a Maths __________________________

2. She teaches

500 20 = 12 X 6 = 1250 + 679 =

__________________________.

3. The

_______________________ are not paying attention.

4. Ms Rhombus is very

________________________.

5. She pushes in her 6. Rae

_______________________and walks out the door. ______________________ up and shouted.

Level 2 Fill in the blanks based on the pictures given.

_________________ is a Maths teacher. She teaches _________________ in Raes class. attention. The

500 20 = 12 X 6 = 1250 + 679

____________ do not pay

Ms. Rhombus is very _________________ and walks out the

__________________. She pushes her _______________________.

Rae

_________________ and shouted.

Level 3 Complete the paragraph based on the pictures given.

____________________________. She teaches

500 20 = 12 X 6 = 1250 + 679

____________________. The _________________

Ms Rhombus is very

__________________. She pushes her

____________________________ the

_______________________.

Rae

___________________________________.

WHIILE READING ACTIVITIES ACTIVITY 1

After the Math teacher is found (Pg 13 16) Level 1: Describe how the characters feel.
happy puzzled
For e.g. When Ms. Rhombus sees the students at the gym.

disappointed

excited

1.
2. 3.

When Ms. Rhombus finds that only a few came to look for her. When the students find her in the gym after looking for her in various places. When the students hear about the school guests daily activities.

WHIILE READING ACTIVITIES ACTIVITY 1

After the Math teacher is found (Pg 13 16) Level 1: Describe how the characters feel.
happy puzzled
For e.g. When Ms. Rhombus sees the students at the gym.

disappointed

excited

happy
disappointed happy excited

1.
2. 3.

When Ms. Rhombus finds that only a few came to look for her. When the students find her in the gym after looking for her in various places. When the students hear about the school guests daily activities.

Level 2: Write down the reactions of the characters for each event. e.g. When Ms. Rhombus sees the students at the gym. happy 1. 2. 3. 4. When she finds out that only a few of them have come to look for her.- d_________ When the students find her in the gym after leaving behind clues for them to solve in various places. - p ____________ When the students hear about the school guests daily activities.e___________ When Rae and her friends realize that they had gone to look for Ms. Rhombus and solved all the Math riddles. - h_____________

Level 2: Write down the reactions of the characters for each event. e.g. When Ms. Rhombus sees the students at the gym. happy 1. 2. 3. 4. When she finds out that only a few of them have come to look for her.- disappointed When the students find her in the gym after leaving behind clues for them to solve in various places. - pleased When the students hear about the school guests daily activities.excited When Rae and her friends realize that they had gone to look for Ms. Rhombus and solved all the Math riddles. - happy

Level 3: Fill in each box with the right words to describe the feelings of the characters.
1.

When Ms. Rhombus sees the students at the gym. When she finds out that only a few of them have come to look for her.

2.

3. 4. 5.

When the students find her in the gym after leaving behind clues for them to solve in various places. When the students hear about the school guests daily activities. When Rae and her friends realize that they had gone to look for Ms. Rhombus and solved all the Math riddles.

Level 3: Fill in each box with the right words to describe the feelings of the characters.
1.

When Ms. Rhombus sees the students at the gym.

happy

2.

When she finds out that only a few of them have come to look for her.

disappointed
3. 4. 5. When the students find her in the gym after leaving behind clues for them to solve in various places.

pleased

When the students hear about the school guests daily activities.

excited

When Rae and her friends realize that they had gone to look for Ms. Rhombus and solved all the Math riddles.

happy

Post Reading ACTIVITY 2 Level 1: Choose the words given and label the pictures shown.

architect

baseball player

chef

composer

Post Reading Level 2:

Match the words in Column A to the occupations in Column B

Column A Buildings Musical Notes Stethoscope, syringe

Column B medical attendant baseball player architect

Mixing bowl, ingredients

Bat, cap

composer
chef

Level 3: Write the appropriate occupations for the related words

Buildings

Music

Stethoscope, syringe

Mixing bowl, ingredients

Bat, cap

Post Reading Activities Instruction to the teacher: 1. Choose a partner and write out a dialogue between one of the students of his/her mentor regarding their preparations for Mathematics Career Day. 2. Make figurines of the characters in the story and use them to tell the story. Give out copies of the diagram below which shows the route the students take in search of their Maths teacher. 3. Get the class to match the number on the diagram to the places and actions while they listen. ( You may use number wheel ) 1
Key : 1 In the Math class 2 Outside the Math class 3 In the Science Room 4 - In the Music Room 5 - In the cafeteria 6 - In the gym

What number : ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________

dried red and yellow flakes fall Ms Rhombus faces the bleachers Riddle note ( 500 4 ) Ms Rhombus pushes the chair Riddle note ( ----- - divide by 3 ) Nicholas announces seventy eight faces to the left

1) This diagram can be used in more complex tasks after the previous activity has been done. Get students to write answers to the questions below.

(a) What happens between number 3 and number 4? (Answer : The students find another note in the Science Room and
proceed to the Music Room )

(b) What happens after number 6?

5) Group the class into three groups. Get each group to come up with comic strips for each section of the story. Retell the story to the class.

Pay attention or Im leaving the class!

Oh boy, weve got ourselves in trouble.

Enrichment Activities
1) Make a folio of your favourite teacher based on the following : - Biodata - Academic qualification - Teaching experience - Best moment in life
2) Pupil Talk Pupils interview their friends based on the task sheet given.
Name Ambition Likes Maths Dislikes Maths Why ?

1)

Using numbers, make a picture and describe it. Frame the picture.

In 2006, Anansi the spider has a body of the figure eight, four pairs of legs of the figure seven and a pair of eyes of the figure zero. Isnt Anansi very attractive?

1)

Make a scrap book on - objects / apparatus found in the Science Room - Music Room - Gym 2) Make Maths riddles for a Treasure Hunt.