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-NiE ,
17 MAY 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 new 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.
Using your senses READ the poem entitled Grandma’s House. What do you think of the persona’s grandmother’s house? Although it is small, there are many things in it that make it feel cosy and interesting. But the best thing about it for the persona is the fact that her grandmother is there. Grandma’s House Grandma’s house is very small just a bedroom and a hall
NiE Activity 1
and a parlour full of flowers lots of clocks to tell the hours
Critical thinking
and a kitchen with a cat fast asleep upon a mat
● Identify ● Reason
and a bathroom cool and white full of towels soft and bright
Creative thinking
and a front door with a bell and a garden with a well
● Imagine
and a place to sit and dream down beside a little stream.
● Identify
Grandma’s house is full of things things with wheels and things with wings,
● Recreate
things with spouts and things with handles, bells and books and fans and candles.
Communicating ● Oral
Grandma’s house is very small, But I love to go to call, and to share a pot of tea – just my grandmama and me!
● Organise
Creative thinking ● Imagine ● Brainstorm ● Connect
Collaborating ● Listen
Creative thinking
Critical thinking ● Reason
● Organise
● Imagine
Problem solving ● Recreate
Collaborating ● Contribute respectfully
● Research ● Recreate ● Present
Communicating ● Oral ● Non-verbal ● Written
What you can find (based on the poem)
What you may find (Picture from The Star)
Fan
Bedroom
● Invent
Communicating ● Non-verbal ● Written
Read the poem below and then complete the activity that follows.
The Meal
● Question
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● Contribute respectfully
NiE Activity 2
● Invent
Problem solving
● Non-verbal
The table below lists a few places in the persona’s grandmother’s house. In groups of four, complete the table with the things that can be found in each of these places, based on the poem. Then, look in The Star for pictures of other things that may be found in these places. Cut them out and paste them in the third column. Do this activity on a sheet of A3 paper. Individually, decide which part of the house you like the most and why. Write down your reasons on the paper.
Place in Grandma’s house
● Reason ● Measure
● Brainstorm
Problem solving
– Pamela Mordecai
Critical thinking
● Organise
Timothy Tompkins had turnips and tea. The turnips were tiny. He ate at least three. And then, for dessert, He had onions and ice. He liked them so much That he ordered it twice. He had two cups of ketchup, A prune, and a pickle. ‘Delicious,’ said Timothy. ‘Well worth a nickel.’ He folded his napkin And hastened to add, ‘It’s one of the loveliest breakfasts I’ve had.’ – Karla Kuskin
Hall Parlour Kitchen Bathroom Garden
le Examp
A. Imagine that Timothy Tompkins
had a Malaysian breakfast. In groups of four, replace the food items in the poem with some popular Malaysian food. At least three of the food items (pictures or words) must be taken from The Star. Do this activity on a sheet of A4 paper. When you are done, cut out the picture of a person from The Star to represent Timothy Tompkins. Give him a Malaysian name. In a speech bubble, write down a comment he may have made about his breakfast.
Rozi Rozaiman had roti canai and teh tarik. The roti was delicious. He ate at least four. And then, for dessert, He had nasi lemak and satay. He liked them so much That he ordered it twice. He had two cups of ___________, A _________, and a banana.
Best breakfast in the world! Everyone should try it.
File picture
● Aural
B. Sometimes, writers use words Collaborating ● Listen ● Contribute respectfully ● Compromise ● Attain goal
that begin with the same letter sound in a single sentence. This is called alliteration. It makes the sentences more fun to read. An example of alliteration using the “t” letter sound is found in the first few lines of the poem.
Timothy Tompkins had turnips and tea. The turnips were tiny. He ate at least three.
In groups of four, use alliteration to complete the sentence below in three different ways. At least two words in each sentence must be taken from The Star. When you are done, write them down on the whiteboard. Finally, as a class, read the sentences aloud. Be mindful of your intonation! _________ ________ had _________ and __________.
le Examp
Fiery Fred had fish and fritters. Sleepy Sally had salmon and sushi.
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