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BIG BOOKS
For

LITTLE LEARNERS

SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES FOR PRESCHOOL TEACHERS

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BIG BOOKS FOR LITTLE LEARNERS BOOK 1: HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MIMI AND ANIS

The Story

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THE STORY

6 years old. Many colourful balloons. Pop! Pop! Oops Many friends are here. Alice, Jaya and Ah Meng are here too. Alice plays with the hat. Jaya blows the whistle. Ah Meng plays with the poppers. Many presents for Mimi and Anis. big small. Lets sing together. Wow! A birthday cake. 1,2,3 lets blow the candles. Ooo 3 more candles. Lets blow them 4,5,6 all blown out. Happy Birthday Mimi and Anis.

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SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

ACTIVITIES
PRE-READING INTRODUCE THE STORY - Talk about the books cover and its title

LEARNING OUTCOMES
At the end of the slot, the teachers will be able to: - Describe the book cover by using simple, compound and complex sentences - Discuss the title and author/illustrator

WHILE READING Mentor reads the story aloud to the teachers using appropriate inflection and tone. Mentor encourages the teachers by asking them some WH-questions Mentor selects some of the teachers to pronounce; i. A word ii. A phrase iii. A sentence Mentor asks some of the teachers to describe the pictures Mentor selects some interesting new words and asks them to elaborate it Read every words with correct pronunciation Read all the sentences with correct intonation and word stress Answer all the WH-questions correctly

Describe the pictures with their own words Examples: Lantern, shaking hand, smiling Make a full sentences based on the given word

POST READING - Activity 1. Creating Flash Cards

Develop ones creativity

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SUGGESTED LESSON PLAN (IN CLASSROOM)

BIG BOOK 1 : HAPPY BIRTHDAY MIMI AND ANIS
OBJECTIVES By reading this book children will be able to:
1. Know how to celebrate someones birthday. 2. Understand that birthday is a special day. 3. Understand the preparation for a birthday party.

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BEFORE READING
Strategies Using the Book Cover (20 minutes) Procedures Step 1 Step 2 Activities Teacher reads the title. Teacher talks about the cover. a) How many girls do you see? Eg. 2 girls , HOT Answers (2 little girls) b) What are their names? Eg. Mimi and Anis c) Name the colours. ( Teacher points to the colours ) Eg. Red , purple, yellow etc, HOT Answers (Blue colour collars , Hair with a green hair band) d) How many candles can you see it ? Eg 6 candles , HOT Answers ( 6 burning candles) e) What objects can you see about the cover ? Eg Cake , Candles , HOT Answers (Hair Band) Toolkits

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Step 3

Teacher guides children how to sing Happy Birthday

Happy birthday to you......., Happy birthday to you ......., Happy birthday , happy birthday...... Happy birthday to you..........., (notes: teachers can use own creativity to create other song related to topic) HOT Questions Make the children imagine, how do their parents celebrate birthday for them? Invite the children to tell simple story of their previous birthday?

WHILE READING
Strategies Procedures Step 1 Page 1 of the Big Book Activities Teacher asks the number in 1st page Toolkits What number can you see? Guide and ask children to read the whole sentences? Step 2 Teacher asks the pupils to write down the number on the board Teacher shows which one is Mimi and which one is Anis Can you write down the number on the board? Can you tell me which one is Mimi and which one is Anis?

Step 3

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Page 2 & 3

Step 1

Teacher reads the sentence (notes: teacher reads and and asks the pupils to follow. make sound of an explosion, eg pop.....) Teacher asks: What are the objects you see? Can you see the balloons? How many colours are there? How many balloon that pop up? Name the colours?

Step 2

Step 3

Teacher points to pop up balloons.

Step 4 Page 4 & 5 Step 1

Teacher and pupils make the sound together Teacher shows the pages. We can see many friends celebrate the birthday. Can you see, how many girls and boys are there? We have 3 boys and 3 girls.

Step 2

Teacher introduces the birthday hat. Teacher reads the sentence and follow by the children Teacher reads page 6 & 7 and children follow.

Can you tell me, what we called this thing?

Step 3

Page 6 & 7

Step 1

Jaya blows the whistle. (teacher makes the sound according to the tools) Ah Meng plays with the poppers. (teacher makes sound of a popper)

Step 2

Teacher guides the children to read slowly

Read aloud word by word. Children read sentences in group. This is a present.

Page 8 & 9

Step 1

Teacher asks the children to name the objects.

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Step 2

Teacher reads the paragraph. Teacher asks question.

Do you like to receive a present? How many presents do you see? Which is big and which is small? (present) Teacher points the big and the small boxes.

Step 3

Step 4

Teacher asks the children about the size of the presents.

Page 10 & 11

Step 1 Step 2 Step 3

Teacher asks children to sing again Happy Birthday. Teacher shows the birthday cake in the big book Teacher asks questions.

(notes : refer to big book) (notes : refer to big book) What do you see? How many candles? Can we count them together?

Page 12 & 13

Step 1

Teacher reads the sentences. Teacher asks the children to imagine there is a birthday cake in front of them and asks them to blow the candles on the cake. How do you feel? Are you happy ?

Step 2

Page 14

Step 1

Teacher asks children to stand up and say Happy Birthday Mimi and Anis? Children sing the song and say the phrase together.

Happy Birthday Mimi and Anis

Step 2

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AFTER READING Suggested Activities

Activity 1 Activity 2 Activity 3 Activity 4 Activity 5 Activity 6 Activity 7 Sing the songs Blows the balloon Making the Hat Name and write the colours. Comprehension Skills - Orally Telling own story Colouring posters
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