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15 FEBRUARY 2017
Elementary Poem
Note to the teacher
century learning skills
OUR children are riding the great wave of technology today. They now have facts and procedures at their fingertips. Teachers have to equip their students with a new set of skills that allow them to thrive in today’s global economy. The activities in The Star’s Newspaper-in-Education pullout combine literacy skills with content to build this set of skills. The key below indicates the skills integrated into the activities in this pullout.
Playing with the senses DO you remember a time when you held a seashell close to your ear and heard the sound of the ocean? Perhaps you have listened to the sounds from other objects like those mentioned in the poem Sounds Like Magic. Although these sounds are actually caused by something called resonance from the noise around you, there is nothing wrong in imagining other more exciting reasons. Read the poem and complete the activities.
NiE Activity 1
Sounds Like Magic
Creative thinking
I listened to a seashell and thought I could hear the rushing of the waves inside my ear.
l Imagine l Brainstorm l Invent
I held an empty eggshell close against my head and thought I heard a pecking chick hatching from its bed.
Problem solving l Recreate l Present
I found a hollow coconut and listened for a sound and thought I heard horses’ hooves pounding on the ground.
Communicating l Oral
I took an empty teacup to see what I might hear and thought I heard a giant’s voice booming in my ear. – Celia Warren
l Written
Collaborating Critical thinking l Identify
l Contribute respectfully l Compromise l Attain goal
l Reason l Measure l Organise
Creative thinking l Imagine l Brainstorm l Connect
Problem solving l Question l Research
The person in the poem thought he heard the sound of horses’ hooves when he listened through a hollow coconut. What do you think you will hear when you do the same thing?
I found a hollow coconut and listened for a sound and thought I heard ........ .................................................
l Recreate l Present
Communicating l Oral l Non-verbal l Written l Aural
Collaborating l Listen
Activity B
Activity A
l Invent
In groups of four, use words and phrases from The Star to complete the last two lines of the verse above on a sheet of A4 paper. Then, exchange papers with another group. Your group will have to use pictures from The Star to illustrate the new verse. Hand the papers back when you have finished and take turns to read the verse out to the class.
EXAMPLE
If we use our imagination, we can also “see” different images when we look at quite ordinary things. In groups of four, look for four objects from The Star that you see in your daily life. Cut them out and paste them on a sheet of A3 paper. (Refer to the template provided.) Use your imagination to “see” something different when you look at these objects. Then, create new verses using the poem as a guide. Display your work and take turns to view what other groups have done.
EXAMPLE I found a hollow coconut and listened for a sound and thought I heard a mobile phone falling to the ground.
No Picture from The Star
Verse
1
I looked at a football field and thought I could see people in pyjamas cheering for me.
2
I held a green apple close to my face and thought I saw an alien from outer space.
I took an empty teacup to see what I might hear and thought I heard a giant’s voice booming in my ear.
Activity C
Imagine you were the person in the poem and had heard someone else’s voice instead of a giant’s. In groups of four, look for pictures of four people from The Star. Cut them out and paste them on a sheet of A4 paper. In speech bubbles, write down something you think they may have said when you heard them speak from the teacup.
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