English Reader 4
4
Reader
In line with the latest National Preschool Curriculum
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Suggested Activities P 2 & 3 Show pictures of the places in town (e.g. a bank, a hospital, a library, a supermarket, a petrol station, etc.) to the children. Then, get them to name the places. Then, ask the children if they have been to those places before. P4
Prepare picture cards of the different traffic signs, and place them around the classroom. Ask the children to form a line and walk behind you. When they reach the ‘Stop’ sign, get the children to stop. Guide the children in walking towards the other traffic signs and performing the actions accordingly.
P5
Prepare picture cards of the different places (e.g. a restaurant, a post office, a hospital, and a petrol station). Ask the children to name those places. Then, tell them the function of each place (e.g. A restaurant serves food and drinks, etc.).
P6
Guide the children in reading the directions in the book. Let them role-play using those directions. (Suggest using Kids’ Voice application to encourage children to record and listen to their voice for better pronunciation.)
P7
Get the children to revise the names of the different places in town. Guide the children in reading the sentences and completing the activity in the book.
P 8 & 9 Show photos of the different types of shops (e.g. flower shop, toyshop, bookshop, etc.) to the children. Introduce the names of those shops. Then, ask the children to name the things that are sold in each shop. P 10´
Prepare pictures of people walking towards the different shops (e.g. a man/woman walking towards a bookshop, etc.). Ask the children, “Where is he/she going?” Then, guide the children in answering the question (e.g. “He is going to the bookshop.”). (Suggest using Kids’ Voice application to encourage children to record and listen to their voice for better pronunciation.)
P 1 ´1 ´
Prepare pictures of electrical appliances (e.g. an oven, a rice cooker, a vacuum cleaner, and a sewing machine). Ask the children to name the pictures. Tell them the function of each thing (e.g. An oven is used to bake bread and cakes, etc.).
P 12´
Get the children to name the different types of shops that they have learnt (e.g. bookshop, toyshop, etc.).
P 13´ & 14´
Prepare pictures of animals in the zoo (e.g. tiger, lion, zebra, etc.), as well as pictures of sea animals (e.g. octopus, jellyfish, shark, etc.). Show the pictures to the children and guide them in naming the animals. (Suggest using Kids’ Time application to view 3D animations.)
P 15´
Paste picture cards of different animals on the board (e.g. an elephant, a giraffe, a zebra, and a tiger). Ask the children to name each picture. Then, get them to say something about each animal (e.g. “The elephant has a trunk.”, “The zebra’s body has stripes.”, etc.).
P 16´
Show picture cards of the different animals eating (e.g. those that eat plants and those that eat meat). Guide the children in forming sentences that describe what animals eat and do not eat (e.g. “A zebra eats plants. It does not eat meat.”, “A crocodile eats meat. It does not eat plants.”, etc.).
Contents Unit
Unit
Around Town
People at Work
4
Places in town
2
Jobs people do
Have you seen these places in town?
3
My father is a doctor.
Traffic signs
4
He works in a hospital
20
They are pilots. They fly aeroplanes
21
Let’s revise
22
Miss Jane is hungry. She goes to the restaurant
5
Directions
6
Let’s revise
7
Unit
2
Unit
Going Shopping
5
19
Time to Celebrate
Types of shops
8
People of different races
23
This is a bakery. It sells bread and cakes
9
Festivals
24
Where are they going?
10
On New Year’s Day, I visit my grandmother
Useful machines
11
to wish her, “Happy New Year!”
25
Let’s revise
12
Thailand
26
Let’s revise
27
Unit
3
Unit
To the Zoo
6
Our World
Animals in the zoo
13
This is a hill. The hill is high
28
Sea animals
14
It is daytime. The sun shines brightly
29
What do these animals have?
15
Days of the week
30
What do these animals eat?
16
Months of the year
31
How do these animals move?
17
Let’s revise
32
Let’s revise
18
Name:
Class:
Unit 1
Date:
Around Town
hotel
Places in town
hospital
bank
footbridge
library
restaurant
I am in town. There are many buildings here.
Learning Standards:
2
Performance Standards:
• Read familiar words printed in the surroundings. • Read simple sentences.
1
2
3
• Recognise and name pictures in books.
1
2
3
Date:
Have you seen these places in town?
school
supermarket
post office
post office
petrol station
police station
fire station
Learning Standards:
Performance Standards:
• Read familiar words printed in the surroundings.
1
2
3
• Recognise and name pictures in books.
1
2
3
3
Date:
Traffic signs Have you seen these traffic signs?
หยุด Stop
No left turn
No right turn
No entry
No U-turn
No parking
Let’s talk! It is important to obey traffic signs. Why? Learning Standards:
4
Performance Standards:
• Listen to and respond to oral texts.
1
2
3
• Recognise and read logos and signs. • Read simple phrases.
1
2
3
Date:
Miss Jane is hungry. She goes to the restaurant.
Mrs Lim is sick. She goes to the hospital. Petrol Station
Mr Kim wants to post a letter. He goes to the post office. Learning Standard: • Read simple sentences.
Mr Tim wants to fill up his car with petrol. He goes to the petrol station. Performance Standards: 1
2
3
5
Date:
Directions Let’s read and act! Turn right.
Go straight again.
Turn left.
How can I get to the library?
Learning Standards:
6
Go straight.
Performance Standards:
• Listen to and follow simple instructions.
1
2
3
• Read simple sentences.
1
2
3
Let’s revise
Date:
Match each sentence to the correct picture.
I want to go to the bank.
I want to go to the library.
I want to go to the hospital.
I want to go to the supermarket. Learning Standards:
Performance Standards:
• Read simple sentences.
1
2
3
• Engage in hand-eye coordination through scribbling, drawing lines and patterns.
1
2
3
7
Unit 2
Date:
Going Shopping
Types of shops
fruit shop
flower shop
pet shop
toyshop
bookshop
bakery
Let’s talk! Ron wants to buy some buns, apples and a ball. Name the shops he should go to. Learning Standards:
8
Performance Standards:
• Listen to and respond to oral texts.
1
2
3
• Read familiar words printed in the surroundings.
1
2
3
• Recognise and name pictures in books.
1
2
3
Date:
This is a bakery. It sells bread and cakes.
This is a toyshop. It sells toys.
This is a flower shop. It sells flowers.
This is a bookshop. It sells books.
Learning Standard: • Read simple sentences.
Performance Standards: 1
2
3
9
Date:
I am going to the bookshop.
He is going to the bakery.
She is going to the flower shop.
Where are they going?
They are going to the toyshop.
Learning Standards:
10
Performance Standards:
• Listen to and respond to oral texts.
1
2
3
• Read simple sentences.
1
2
3
Suggested Activities P 17´
Guide the children in mimicking the different animal movements (e.g. run, slither, swim, hop).
P 18´
Guide the children in reading and guessing the riddles in the book.
Show picture cards of people doing different jobs (e.g. postman, teacher, farmer, etc.) to P 19, ´ 20 & 2 1 ´ the children. Ask them to name the different occupations. Then, show picture cards of the corresponding places of work to the children. Get them to match the people to their places of work. Ask the children to talk about what each person does (e.g. “A postman delivers letters.”, “A fireman puts out fires.”, etc.). P 22
Prepare flash cards based on the text shown in the book. Guide the children in matching the flash cards to complete the sentences.
P 23
Bring photos showing people of different races (e.g. Thai boy, Chinese girl, Indian girl, etc.), as well as photos of the corresponding traditional costumes (e.g. Songkran shirt, cheongsam, sari, etc.). Get the children to match the costumes to the people who wear them.
P 24
Pair the children up and get them to wai and to greet each other (e.g. “Happy New Year!”, “Happy Chinese New Year!” or “Happy Songkran Day!”).
P 25
Ask the children to talk about how they celebrate special occasions (e.g. New Year, Chinese New Year, Songkran Day, etc.).
P 26
Give each child a small Thai flag and let him/her wave it. Tell the children that the flag is called ‘Thong Trairong’. Next, show a picture of the Ratchaphruek to the children. Tell them that the Ratchaphruek is the national flower of Thailand.
P 27
Get the children to name the different festivals celebrated in Thailand (e.g. New Year, Chinese New Year, etc.). For each festival, ask the children to greet each other accordingly (e.g. “Happy New Year!”, etc.).
P 28
Show pictures of nature (e.g. a hill, the sea, a beach, etc.) to the children. Ask the children to describe each picture (e.g. “The hill is high.”, “The sea is blue.”, etc.).
P 29
Show pictures of day and night to the children, and guide them in pointing out the differences (e.g. “It is bright during the day.”, “It is dark at night.”, etc.).
P 30
Get the children to name the days of the week in the correct order. Then, teach the children the concepts of yesterday, today and tomorrow.
P 3 1´
Guide the children in naming the months of the year in the correct order. Ask them, “How many months are there in a year?” Guide them in answering the question (e.g. “There are twelve months in a year.”).
P 32
Get the children to list the days of the week in the correct order. Do the same for the months of the year.
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