Lesson Plan STARHUB-CENTRAL SINGAPORE NURTURE PROGRAMME NURTUREPLUS LESSON 16: PLURAL WITH ENDING IES (CHANGING Y TO I)

Part 1

Duration 10 minutes

Lesson READING FLUENCY Objective: To check / monitor students progress in reading 1. Teacher recaps previous lesson taught and get student response. 2. Ask each student to read the book aloud and check reading of each student. While student reads: 1. Teacher corrects any mistakes made. 2. Students write down words not read correctly in their worksheet. 3. While teacher is assessing a particular student, the rest will read on their own while waiting for their turn.

Materials Reading Material: Own PM+ Level books for each group (depends on proficiency level of each student group) 1 set for teacher, 1 for pupil Student Worksheet: Lesson 16

10 minutes

WORD STUDY Objective: Students will learn how to change singular nouns to plural by adding i to to the es especially words ending with y 1. Review rule of changing singular nouns to become plural by adding s or es at the back. 2. Introduce new rule by showing a word / noun that ends with y e.g. baby. 3. Show its plural form to students and get student response on letters that have gone missing or been replaced. 4. Model to students on how to change singular form of nouns ending with y. (the y becomes i before adding es) 5. Show students other examples of nouns ending with y (refer to Teacher Whiteboard / Flip chart (to explain as a large group) / Small magnetic boards (to explain in small groups) Teacher Resource: Lesson 16 Student Worksheet: Lesson 16

Adapted from Supplemental Instruction for Struggling Readers, Grade 3: A Guide for Tutors (University of Texas / Texas Education Agency, 2002)

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Lesson Plan STARHUB-CENTRAL SINGAPORE NURTURE PROGRAMME NURTUREPLUS LESSON 16: PLURAL WITH ENDING IES (CHANGING Y TO I) Resource) 6. Engage student participation by making them change some of the singular nouns. (refer to Student Worksheet so that there is no overlap and giving of answers to students before they do their work) 7. Wrap up this part by restating the importance of adding the i and es.

30 minutes

INSTRUCTIONAL READING Objective: Students will get to interact with the characters of the story through a set of agree / disagree statements. Before reading: 1. Pass the books to students. 2. Engage student interest by asking them to guess what the story is about by looking at the title. 3. Guide student response. Reading: 1. Make students read books in their own groups. 2. Get students to focus on the characters found in the story. (look at their strengths / weaknesses) After reading: 1. Get students to fill up worksheet by agreeing or disagreeing on the character traits. 2. Get them to give examples from the book on why they say the character possesses such traits. 3. Discuss student answers.

Reading Material: HA: A Spider in my Bedroom (Level 19) MA: The Skipping Rope (Level 14) LA: Roar Like a Tiger (Level 8)

Student Worksheet: Lesson 16 NOTE TO TEACHERS: In the Student Worksheet, pg 2 is different for each group.

Adapted from Supplemental Instruction for Struggling Readers, Grade 3: A Guide for Tutors (University of Texas / Texas Education Agency, 2002)

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Lesson Plan STARHUB-CENTRAL SINGAPORE NURTURE PROGRAMME NURTUREPLUS LESSON 16: PLURAL WITH ENDING IES (CHANGING Y TO I)

20 minutes

GAMES Objective: Students will reinforce their understanding in topics taught (in this lesson or previous) by engaging in a simple game. 1. Give out word cards to students. 2. From the word cards given, students are to spell them, and group according to the plural form (-s, -es or ies) 3. Time the students to complete the game. (10 minutes) 4. Reward student who completes puzzle in the fastest time. 5. For the HA and / or MA students, after they have grouped the words into the relevant groups, make them form a simple sentence containing any of the 2 plural words.

Teacher Resource: Lesson 16 Student Worksheet: Lesson 16

10 minutes

WRITING Objective: Students will improve writing fluency 1. Review the plural words learnt in the lesson. 2. Encourage students to write as many plural words as they can remember from the words they have seen or read. 3. Ask each student to read the words they have written and share to the group members. 4. Monitor and help students with their spelling and pronunciation. Student Worksheet: Lesson 16

Adapted from Supplemental Instruction for Struggling Readers, Grade 3: A Guide for Tutors (University of Texas / Texas Education Agency, 2002)

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Teachers Resource STARHUB-CENTRAL SINGAPORE NURTURE PROGRAMME NURTUREPLUS LESSON 16: PLURAL WITH ENDING IES (CHANGING Y TO I)

Part 2: Word Study

Singular Baby Bunny Pony Body Army Copy Puppy City Family Fly

Plural Babies Bunnies Ponies Bodies Armies Copies Puppies Cities Families Flies

NOTE: Exception to some words (Just in case students ask or bring this up, if not can choose not to) list is not exhaustive Keys Donkeys Plays Chimneys Turkeys Ways

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Teachers Resource STARHUB-CENTRAL SINGAPORE NURTURE PROGRAMME NURTUREPLUS LESSON 16: PLURAL WITH ENDING IES (CHANGING Y TO I)

Part 4: Game

The sound a snake makes is a

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Students Worksheet STARHUB-CENTRAL SINGAPORE NURTURE PROGRAMME NURTUREPLUS LESSON 16: PLURAL WITH ENDING IES (CHANGING Y TO I)

Name: _________________________________________________________

Date: _____________________

Part 1: Reading Fluency Write down the words you have difficulty pronouncing in the box below. Book title: _______________________________________________

Part 2: Word Study Look at the following words that end with y. How do you make them plural? Singular Plural

Copy Puppy City Family Fly

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Students Worksheet STARHUB-CENTRAL SINGAPORE NURTURE PROGRAMME NURTUREPLUS LESSON 16: PLURAL WITH ENDING IES (CHANGING Y TO I) Part 3: Instructional Reading (Title of story: Roar Like a Tiger Level 8) VOCABULARY Any difficult words you see in your new book? What are they? Write them in the box below with their meanings.

Read your text carefully and study the character by ticking the agree or disagree boxes and explain why you think so. Tick the boxes Agree Disagree Why do you say so? (give examples from your book)

Statements Katie is a brave girl.

Katie does not listen to her Mum.

Katie is scared of seeing a dentist. Joe the dentist does not know how to help Katie. Katie is happy with the dentist.

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Students Worksheet STARHUB-CENTRAL SINGAPORE NURTURE PROGRAMME NURTUREPLUS LESSON 16: PLURAL WITH ENDING IES (CHANGING Y TO I) Part 3: Instructional Reading (Title of story: The Skipping Rope Level 14) VOCABULARY Any difficult words you see in your new book? What are they? Write them in the box below with their meanings.

Read your text carefully and study the character by ticking the agree or disagree boxes and explain why you think so. Tick the boxes Agree Disagree Why do you say so? (give examples from your book)

Statements Clare is very helpful. Abby is an honest person. Clare is very proud.

Abby never gives up. Clare is thoughtful.

Abby fears skipping.

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Students Worksheet STARHUB-CENTRAL SINGAPORE NURTURE PROGRAMME NURTUREPLUS LESSON 16: PLURAL WITH ENDING IES (CHANGING Y TO I) Part 3: Instructional Reading (Title of story: A Spider in my Bedroom Level 19) VOCABULARY Write down the difficult words here.

Read your text carefully and study the character by ticking the agree or disagree boxes and explain why you think so. Tick the boxes. Agree Disagree Why do you say so? (give examples from your book)

Statements Alex is scared of spiders.

Alexs Mum is not helpful at all.

Alexs Mum knows how to catch a

spider. Alex is very brave.

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Students Worksheet STARHUB-CENTRAL SINGAPORE NURTURE PROGRAMME NURTUREPLUS LESSON 16: PLURAL WITH ENDING IES (CHANGING Y TO I) Part 4: Writing Write as many plural words that end with ies that you have learnt or come across today in box below in the shortest time possible.

Check Time: How do you feel after todays lesson? (Tick the box)

Why do you feel so? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------What have you learnt today? -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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