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Rules to live by
Elementary Poem/ Short story
DO the lines in the poem entitled Don’t sound like those you often hear from your parents?
NiE Activity 1
Don’t Don’t do this, don’t do that. Don’t scrape your plate. Don’t tease the cat. Don’t pick your nose. Don’t suck your thumb. Don’t scratch your head. Don’t swallow gum. Don’t stick your tongue out. Don’t make that face at me. Don’t wear your socks in bed. Don’t slurp your tea. Don’t touch your father’s records. Don’t touch your brother’s glue.
Critical thinking ● Identify
● Reason
Creative thinking ● Imagine
● Invent
Problem solving ● Recreate
● Present
Communicating ● Oral
So many things I mustn’t – Whatever can I do?
● Written
Collaborating
– John Kitching
● Listen
● Contribute respectfully
A. Apart from the word “Don’t!”, your parents must have used
the word “Do!” when giving you instructions. In groups of four, write a poem of eight lines, each of which begins with “Do”. Write your poem on a sheet of A4 paper, using at least three words or one phrase from The Star. When you are done, recite your poem in class.
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NiE Activity 2 Critical thinking ● Reason
Creative thinking ● Imagine
● Invent
Problem solving ● Recreate
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B. In groups of four, choose three “Don’ts” from the poem. Write the lines down on a sheet of A4 paper. Then, cut out
Do tidy up your room. Do sit up straight. Do feed the goldfish.
pictures of three people from The Star that show them doing the actions. Paste them on the same paper. In speech bubbles, write down their responses. When you are done, display your work on the classroom notice board and take turns to comment on the work done by other groups. Do you agree with their responses? Why or why not?
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Don’t slurp your tea.
Don’t make that face at me.
Don’t touch your father’s records.
But the tea tastes so much better when you slurp it.
When Joel’s new teacher asks the class to write about their holiday experiences, Joel finds it difficult to even begin writing. Compared to his classmates’ accounts, his holidays seem rather boring. When his teacher tells him to make something up, Joel writes about wonderful things to make his holidays sound really exciting. Something weird then begins to happen and Joel finds his imaginary holiday experiences becoming real! – And Something Weird Happened by Pamela Rushby
In groups of four, look in The Star for holiday destinations. Choose the top three destinations that all of you would like to go. For each destination, write down an activity that you would likely do, or a thing or person you are likely to see or meet. In another column, write down an imaginary experience related to the holiday destination. Use pictures or words from The Star to illustrate your points. When you are done, display your work. Have the class vote for the most exciting experience.
Holiday destination
Possible experience
Niagara Falls, Canada
Visit the Niagara Falls aboard the Maid of the Mist tour boat
Communicating ● Non-verbal ● Written
Collaborating ● Listen
● Contribute respectfully
Imaginary experience
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Go bungee jumping at the Niagara Falls
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