Showcasing Stories year 4

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Activity One

Time : 1 hour

Technique : Patching

Language Focus : Verb in simple past tense

Teaching Aids : Picture cards of jungle, characters and items from the story.

Bluetak

1 Introduce the characters. Let the pupils assign sound of the characters. For

example, the fairy will sound ‘lala’ with a low soft tone. While teacher tells story,

pupils will sound the characters whenever the characters appear.

2 Paste the enlarge scenery of a jungle.

3 Teacher tells the story using the patching technique. Memorizing the story will

be at advantage because teacher needs to navigate around the storytelling.

4 As the story progresses, teacher will stick and remove picture cards when

necessary.

5 Teacher will write the past tense verb on the board whenever she tells them.

6 The meaning of the verb need not be explained while storytelling. The follow

up activities will centre on the verbs.

Follow up

1 With the list of past tense verbs on the board, teacher divided it equally

among the groups.

2 Each group will write its meaning and write simple sentence.

3 Later the group will present in the following manner:

a. The verb in past tense

b. Making action/gesture to show meaning for the others to guess.

c. The sentence will be presented in a poster sheets and pupils will do a

gallery walk.

Rosemary and the Four Gutsy

Gnomes

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Picture cards

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Activity One

Time : 1 hour

Technique : Sound

Language Focus : Short answer questions

Teaching Aids : Lyric card, sound cards, Mini Whiteboards

1 Teacher sing a song and pupils are encouraged to sing along by reading the

lyric card shown by the teacher.

2 Teacher tells the story. In between teacher shows sound cards to be sound

with the pupils.

Follow up

1 Teacher asks comprehension questions from the textbook in the following

manner:

a. Ask question 1, pupils write answers on their mini whiteboards.

b. On the count of 1, 2, 3! Pupils show their answers.

c. Teacher discusses the answers.

d. For weaker learners, teacher may provide some answers to choose

from.

The Prince and the Thieves

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Lyric Card

Oh Prince Fariz, He’s the new king,

Be strong, be tough, be the best,

Lead us to prosper, we know you can,

Never fear, we are your man…

(Sing to the tune of Baa baa black sheep)

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Sound Card

Sob sob

sob

Psst…psst

….psst…

Oh you….go to

sleep….oooo

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Meow

meow

Cluck

cluck

Oh…. Oh wow!

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Where to use the cards? After reading one section, teacher shows the cards.

A long time ago, there was a country called

Langkapura. One day the king died of old age.

His son, Prince Fariz, was to be the new king.

Teacher shows the

lyric card, pupils sing

along.

Oh Prince Fariz, He’s the new

king,

Be strong, be tough, be the

best,

Lead us to prosper, we know

you can,

Never fear, we are your

man…

(Sing to the tune of Baa baa

black sheep)

However, Prince Fariz was very sad over his

father’s death. He locked himself in the palace

and refused to meet anyone.

Teacher shows the

sound card. Pupils

make the sound.

Sob sob sob

The ministers were worried. Their country did not

seem to have a ruler. Jamal, the Chief Minister

came up with a plan to persuade the prince to

return to his throne. He wrote down his worries

and concern about the prince and his country on

a piece of paper.

Teacher shows the


along.


king,


best,


you can,


man…


black sheep)

One night, Prince Fariz heard some voices

outside his room.

Teacher shows the

sound card. Pupils

make the sound.

Psst…psst….psst…

He decided to investigate. He put on old clothes

and went out. He saw three men whispering

together. As he listened, he realized that they

were thieves. They were planning to steal from

the Chief minister’s house. Quietly, the prince

asked the thieves whether he could join them.

They agreed.

Teacher shows the


along.


king,


best,


you can,


man…


black sheep)

Teacher shows the Oh you….go to sleep….oooo

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Prince Fariz warned them that there were many

guards at the Chief Minister’s house. The first

thief, Kimal, said he could hypnotise the guards.

sound card. Pupils

make the sound.

The second thief, Kudin said he could open any

locked door. The third thief, Kaduk, said he could

befriend any animal.

Teacher shows the

sound card. Pupils

make the sound.

Meow meow

They broke into Jamal’s house. Teacher shows the

sound card. Pupils

make the sound.

Cluck cluck

As they were searching the house, Prince Fariz

found a piece of paper on the table. He quietly

kept the paper in his pocket. The four of them

went their separate ways after they divided the

loot.

Teacher shows the


along.


king,


best,


you can,


man…


black sheep)

The next day, Prince Fariz ordered Jamal to come

to the palace. Prince Fariz showed him the

papers. Jamal calmly explained to the Prince that

it was all a plan to help him be aware of his duty

to his country.

Teacher shows the

sound card. Pupils

make the sound.

Oh….

Jamal then called the three thieves,. They remove

their handkerchiefs from their faces. They were

the palace guards, Kimal, Kudin, and Kaduk!

Teacher shows the

sound card. Pupils

make the sound.

Oh wow!

Prince Fariz then realized that Jamal was a good

man and a very clever advisor. The wise and kind

prince decided….

Teacher shows the


along.


king,


best,


you can,


man…


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black sheep)

Activity One

Time : 1 hour

Technique : Kamishibai Frame

Language Focus : Short answer question

Teaching Aids : Tangram template

1 Teacher brainstorms on the item seen in every picture before reading the story. Accept pupils

respond and recast when necessary.

2 Teacher reads the story with expression using the Kamishibai frame.

3 Pupils answer short questions by rearranging the tans.

Follow up

1 Pupils review questions and answers.

2 Pupils talk about the secret shape. Suggest patterns whenever appropriate.

How to make Kamishibai Frames

1 Each frame will have a picture on the front and the story written at the back.

2 Teacher will show the picture first and read the story. Teacher may or may not show the story.

3 Teacher will go through the story one frame at a time.

4 The instruction to make the frame can be read here:

http://www.storycardtheater.com/kamishibai-tips.pdf

Kuang Heng, the Hardworking

Boy

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Long ago in a faraway land

in China, there lived a poor

boy. His name was Kuang

Heng. Even though the boy

was poor, he loved reading.

Through reading, he found

happiness and joy.

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However, being born in a poor

family, Kuang Heng could not afford

to buy books. So he would work for

the rich and asked for nothing more

in return than books. They would

give him a lot of books because he

was helpful. They would give him a

lot of books because he was helpful

and hardworking.

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While growing up, he had to

work in the fields during the day

and read at night.

Unfortunately, he was still poor

and it troubled him that he had

to use candles to read. Each

time the candle burnt out, he

had to stop reading.

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One night while he was

reading, the moon was shining

brightly. He saw a ray of light

shining through a hole in the

wall. It caught his attention.

Kuang Heng went near to see

where the light was coming

from. It was actually from his

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neighbour’s house.

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Immediately, he thought

of an idea. He took his

wife and widened the hole

to allow more light to

come in. Soon, it was

bright enough for him to

do his reading easily.

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From that day onwards, he

read every night using the

light to coming from his

neighbour’s house. He was

glad that he could read

more books. He was

grateful to the neighbour.

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Years passed and his diligence

paid off. Kuang Heng was

intelligent and full of wisdom.

He wrote many books and

became famous in China. It

was his determination and

diligence that made him a

famous person.

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The secret shape

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Lim Eng Seong, L. P. (2013). English Year 4. Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka.

Mohd. Gulam Jamaludin, H. K. (2014). 15 Teknik Bercerita. Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka.

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