Incorporating readers and authentic reading materials in

modular planning

By Ms Adela CHUNGGCEPSA Kwun Tong Primary School4 Dec 2004

English curriculum plan for P.1 (03=-4)

Module 6: What a beautiful world!

• The four seasons

• What can you see in spring / summer / autumn / winter?

• What do you wear…?

• What do you do with your family…?

• How do you feel…?

Writing about my favorite season

Module 2:Birthday party at McDonald’s

• Ordering food

• A mysterious guest

• Birthday song

• Birthday presents

• Writing a birthday card

• How do you feel at the party?

The P.1 birthday party (games, songs & food)

Peter and his book

Module 3: Funnyland

• Spider World (What can you play there?)

• Animal farm (What animals can you see?)

• Plant house (What fruit and trees can you see?)

The animal show (Christmas)

Tall, taller

Module 4: My friend and I

• Talking about my family

• Talking about my best friend

• Animals we like

• Toys we like

• Designing an Easter egg

Writing about myself and my best friend

• My baby brother

• Winnie’s friend

Module 5: How powerful I am!

• My body• My five

senses• I can see…

with my eyes

• I can hear… with my ears

• I can smell…

• I can taste…

• I can feel…

Show and tell

The red kite

Module 1:Welcome to school

• Simple greetings

• What’s your name?

• ABC song• Our

classroom• Number

rhyme • How many?

Writing and singing a song: “Ten little Indians”

My first sound book: songs and rhymes

ModuleMajor activities

TaskReading materials

Recognition of letters

Direction of writingcapitalization

How many‘a’s?

Module 1: Welcome to school

One little, two little, three little blackboards.

Four little, five little, six little chairs.

Seven little, eight little, nine little windows.

Ten little rubbish bins.

Writing and singing a song: “Ten little Indians”

Scaffolding + Recycling

• Simple greetings• What’s your name?• ABC song• Our classroom• Number rhyme • How many?

Apple red, apple green,

Apple pie with ants on it.

Module 2: Birthday party at McDonald’s

• Family members• Description of family members• Ordering food• A mysterious guest• Birthday song• Birthday presents• Writing a birthday card• How do you feel at the party?

Reader

Peter and his book

Module 3: Funnyland

• Spider World (What can you play there?)

• Animal farm (What animals can you see?)

• Plant house (What fruit and trees can you see?)

Reader

Module 4: My friend and I

Writing about myself and my best friend

Scaffolding + RecyclingMy name is Lily.I am seven.I am tall.I have short hair.I have a big mouth and a small nose.

I have one brother and one sister.My brother is Danny. He is four.My sister is Amy. She is nine.

I like pandas. I don’t like snakes.I like dolls. I don’t like TV games.

• Talking about my family• Talking about my best friend• Animals we like• Toys we like• Designing an Easter egg

Readers

My baby brother Winnie’s friend

Module 5: How powerful I am!

This is a flower. It is red. It is big. I like it.

These are pencils. They are long. They are hard. I like them.

I am Mary.I am seven years old.I can see a flower with my eyes. It is red.I can hear a plane with my ears. It is noisy. I can smell an apple with my nose. It is nice.I can taste a lemon with my mouth. It is sour.How powerful I am!

• My body• My five senses• I can see… with my eyes• I can hear… with my ears• I can smell… • I can taste…• I can feel…

Reader

The red kite

English curriculum plan for P.2

GCEPSA Kwun Tong Primary School (04-05)

English curriculum plan for P.2 (04-05)

Module 2: A fun day in Hong Kong Park

• Food items• Collective nouns e.g. a bottle• Number• What can you see?• How do you feel at the party?

“It’s me!” In the garden

ModuleMajor activities

TaskReading materials

Module 1:My best classmate

• Simple greetings• What’s your name?• How old are you?• Parts of a body• Colours• Adjectives• Action words• Can and can’t• occupations

Tall, Taller, Tallest Why can’t I fly?