TAHUN LIMA SK

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To help teachers use the book effectively in the classroom;

To exploit the text in order to teach specific language contents such as sound system, grammar and vocabulary;

To instil the reading habit among pupils in a ‘fun’ environment; and

To help teachers assess pupils’ oral skill.

Talk a little about their like and dislikes in relation to everyday matters and on solving matters in everyday life;

Sing songs, recite simple poems and tell simple stories;

Follow simple instructions and directions;

Ask and answer simple questions;

Read and understand simple texts;

Read and understand simple stories and talk about the people and events in these stories;

write short paragraphs; and

show an awareness of moral values and love towards the nation

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The objectives of the curriculum specifications for Year 5 SK in relation to the teaching of the story:

The module contains the following sections:

Section 1 : Brief overview of the book

Section 2 Contents of the book

Section 3 : Teaching-Learning Strategies and Sample Activities;

Pre-Reading

While Reading

Post Reading

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Contents of the module

Section 1: Brief Overview of the Book

Activity 1

Label the book cover. Choose the correct words from the box below.

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author publisher title illustrator illustration

Activity 2

Match the words with the meanings.

Title

author

illustrator

The person who writes the story.

The pictures in the book.

The company that produces the book.

The name of the story.

illustration

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publisher

The person who draws the pictures.ISBN

International Standard Book Numbers

SECTION 2- Contents of the Book

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The story is made up of two parts.

The first part is about Turtle dropping in at Anansi’s house. Turtle wanted to have dinner at Anansi’s house. The second part is about Anansi going to Turtle’s house. Anansi was invited to dinner at Turtle’s house.

Anansi’s house was situated on a hill. The weather was very hot. Turtle reached Anansi’s house feeling hot, tired and hungry. At that time, Anansi was setting his dinner table. He had prepared a delicious yam dish. Anansi did not want to share it with anybody. He was not happy to see Turtle. Turtle knocked on Anansi’s door several times. Anansi did not want to invite Turtle into his house. Finally,Turtle said he had come for dinner. Anansi had to invite Turtle in. It was Anansi’s culture to do so. At the dinner table, Anansi found ways to stop Turtle from eating the yam. Many times, Anansi made Turtle wash his hands. Quickly, Anansi ate all the yam. Turtle did not eat the yam at all. He was dissappointed. He thanked Anansi before going home. Turtle was polite.

Three days later, Turtle invited Anansi to dinner. Anansi started his journey to Turtle’s house. It was early morning. Turtle’s house was by a river. Anansi arrived at Turtle’s house. He was hot, tired and hungry. At that time,Turtle was sunning himself on a rock. He greeted Anansi. Then,Turtle dived into the river. He wanted to prepare the dinner table. Meanwhile, Anansi sat under a shady palm leaf. On the dinner table were crayfish, clams, sardines,scallop, etc. Anansi dived into the river for dinner. Each time Anansi dived, he floated. Finally, Anansi put stones in the pockets of his jacket. This made him sink. Anansi sat on a chair for dinner. Turtle told Anansi about his culture. In Turtle’s culture, Anansi had to take off his jacket for dinner. Anansi then took off his jacket. He floated to the surface. Turtle ate the fabulous dinner alone.

SYNOPSIS

B. Characters

C. Events

A Pre- reading

Characters

AnansiAnansi

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Turtle

1. Turtle went to Anansi’s house to have dinner.

2. Anansi went to Turtles’s house, invited for dinner.

PRE-READINGActivity 1

Class discussion on the book cover.

1. What is the turtle holding in his hand?

2. What is the spider holding in his hands?

3. What do you think the spider is saying to the turtle?

4. What do you think is the turtle thinking?

5. Do you think the turtle is hungry? Why?

6. Where are they at ?

7. What time of the day are they eating food?

8. Look at the frame of the picture. What do you notice?

9. Which animal walks faster? Why?

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Activity 2

1. When you think about turtles, what words come to your mind? Discuss.

2. When you think about spiders, what words come to your mind? Discuss.

B While reading

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Turtles

Spiders

WHILE READING

Activity 1

Choose the correct answer.

1. Where was Anansi’s house? It was………..

a) by the riverb) on a hillc) in a garden

2. What was Anansi doing when he saw Turtle? He was…..

a) cooking the yam dishb) preparing the dinner tablec) pulling the curtain shut

3. Why did Anansi shut the curtain? He shut the curtain …

a) to make Turtle think he was not at homeb) because the weather outside was very hotc) because he wanted to start eating the yam

4. Turtle reached Anansi’s house. How did Turtle feel?a) hungryb) sadc) happy

5. How was the weather at that time?a) hot and windyb) hot and dustyc) hot and cloudless

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Activity 2

(i) True ( ) or false ( X ). Pupils to answer ‘true’ or ‘false’

1. Turtle was invited to Anansi’s house for dinner.

2. Turtle knocked on Anansi’s door five times.

3. Anansi told Turtle that he was cooking yam.

4. Anansi had a mean face when he saw Turtle.

5. Turtle knocked on Anansi’s door at night.

6. Turtle washed his hands three times.

7. Turtle ate the last yam.

8. Turtle went home feeling happy.

9. Anansi invited Turtle to his house again for dinner.

10. The characters in the story are Anansi and Turtle.

(ii) The story is about:

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……………visiting ……………house to have dinner.

Activity 3

Fill in the boxes below . Follow the sequence of the story.

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Anansi cooked ……. ………………………

……………………….

Turtle arrived at…….

……………. Turtle was hot,……………………..

………………………..

Anansi did not want

to share……………..

………………………

Turtle knocked on

Anansi’s door……….

………………………

Then,Turtle said he ………………………Anansi invited Turtle

………………………..

Every time Turtle

wanted to eat, Anansi

……………………

…………………………

In the end , only

Anansi ………………

………………………..

……………………….

Turtle felt………………

Before going home

Turtle…………………..

………………………..

The End

Activity 4

i. Choose the correct answer from the boxes. Complete the sentences.

1. Why was a messenger sent to Anansi’s house?

It was because Turtle

2. When did Anansi go to Turtle’s house?

Anansi went to Turtle’s house

3. Where did Turtle live?

He lived

4. How was Anansi when he arrived at Turtle’s house?

Anansi was

5. What was Turtle doing when Anansi arrived?

Turtle was

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in the river on a hill

on a Sunday

invited Anansi for dinner

exhausted, thirsty and very, very hungry

sunning on a rock

Activity 5

(i) Match box A with box B . Make complete sentences from the story.

ii. The story is about:

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BOX A

1. The journey to Turtle’s house

2. Turtle dived into the river

3. While waiting for Turtle to call him to eat

4. Anansi felt frustrated because

65. Anansi put stones in his pockets

6. In Turtle’s culture

7. Anansi was unable to eat the eels because

8. Turtle had a fabulous feast because

BOX B

a. he floated each time he dived.

b. the guest had to remove the jacket before having dinner.

c. to prepare the dinner table.

d. he ate all the clams, crayfish, eels, sardines, scallops, watercress and

fiddle ferns.

e. he suddenly floated.

f. Anansi sat under a palm leaf.

g. to make him sink.

h. took Anansi the whole day.

……………inviting…….. to his house for dinner.

Activity 6

Rearrange the sentences to make the story.

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l. Turtle invited Anansi for dinner on Sunday, at seven o’clock.

j. Anansi took a whole day to arrive at Turtle’s house.

c. When Anansi arrived, Turtle was sunning on a rock.

e. Turtle then dived into the river to prepare the dinner table.

f. Anansi sat down and waited under a shady palm leaf.

b. Turtle poked his head out of the water and invited Anansi to dinner.

d. Anansi dived three times but he kept bobbing up.

i. He sat by the bank of the creek and threw stones into the river.

g. Anansi filled his jacket pockets with stones.

k. He sank into the river and sat on the chair at the dinner table.

h. Then Anansi had to take off his jacket.

a. Anansi floated up and Turtle ate all the fabulous food alone.

Activity 7

Comparisons – Similarities and Differences

(a) Find the similarities when Turtle went to Anansi’s house and when Anansi went to Turtle’s house.

Similarities

1 E.g. Both of them went for dinner on a hot day.

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(b) Find the differences when Turtle went to Anansi’shouse and when Anansi went to Turtle’s house.

Differences

Turtle went to Anansi’s house Anansi went to Turtle’s house

1 E.g. Anansi was setting the dinner table

Turtle was sunning himself on a rock

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Activity 8

Pair the words with the same meanings taken from the story

Example

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floated

expectation

going

remove

arrived

wending

eating

scrumptious

wonderful

hungry

reached

shut

famished

bobbed

devouring

leaped

anticipation

delicious slammed

jumped

take off

fabulous

POST- READING

1. Anansi’s favourite time is dinner time. What is your favourite time? Why?

2. Do you like Anansi? Why?

3, Do you like Turtle ? Why?

4. What type of a friend do you like? Why?

5. Are you a good friend? Why?

6. Anansi likes to eat yam. Turtle likes to eat clam, crayfish, sardines, scallops, eels, watercress

and fiddle fern.

What do you like to eat?

6. In Anansi’s culture, when the guest says that he comes for dinner, Anansi has to invite him into the house for dinner.

What is Turtle’s culture?

7. What are the Malaysian cultures? Can you name a few.

8. ‘Why, it gets so cool in there that you might freeze!’ Can you be creative and complete these sentences.

i Why it gets so hot in there that you might…………………..

Ii Why it gets so windy in there that you might………………

iii Why it gets so cloudy in there ………………………………

iv Why it gets so wet in there ………………………………………..

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Enrichment

1. When you have your dinner, these are the things you use. Can you

label them? Use the words in the box.

2. Find out how these things look like, yam, clam, crayfish, sardines, scallops, eels, watercress and fiddle fern. Draw and label them.

3. Can you name other animals that look like the turtle?

4. Can you name other animals that have eight legs like the spider?

5. Before eating you must wash your hands. What must you do and must not do while eating?

i Example : I must chew my food.

ii I must………………………………………………………………

iii I must ………………………………………………………………

iv. I must not …………………………………………………………..

v I must not……………………………………………………………

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fork

goblet

table mat

spoon

napkin

plate

Suggested activities:

1. Pick out the dialogues from the story , improve on them and role play.2. Dramatise the 2 events of the story.3. Encourage students to come up with different endings to the story.4. Find appropriate wise words that can conclude the story.

E.g. You try to outsmart someone, you just may be outsmarted instead.

5. Retell the story in one own’s words.6. Grouping words with similar sounds.7. Vocabulary building activities such as grouping words according to

categories, making small words from big words etc.8. Students to tell stories that involve two animals.9. Design a poster for the film ”Anansi and Turtle Share Dinner’.10. Write an invitation card for dinner/lunch/breakfast/party.11. Design a card to reply to the invitation.12. Pretend you are Anansi. Tell a friend about Turtle’s visit and vice

versa.13. Find recipes that use either yam, scallop, sardines, crayfish,

watercress, clam and fiddle fern. Pretend you are the chef and cooking on television.

Grammar items that can be taught in Year 5 as in the curriculum specifications:

Articles Prepositions Personal pronouns Simple past tense Subject verb agreement Common nouns Proper nouns Conjunctions Simple sentence Punctuation Interrogative pronouns Comparative Form Superlative Form Positive Statements Negative Statements

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