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Teaching Children Stories PRESENTED BY, CHEN XIU WEI, FANVIAN GAN SIEW HUAT NOR AFRAH BT ROSSAM NURUL SYAZANA BT ZAINUDDIN

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Stories are largely used in teaching English. But how do we teach children stories? Read this.

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Teaching Children Stories

Teaching Children Stories PRESENTED BY,

CHEN XIU WEI, FANVIANGAN SIEW HUATNOR AFRAH BT ROSSAMNURUL SYAZANA BT ZAINUDDIN

THE LITTLE RED HENSuitable to teach Standard 1 students.

SummaryThe Little Red Hen is a story of a hen who makes her home with a very lazy cat, dog and mouse. When the hard-working hen discovers grains of wheat in the garden, she asks her housemates to help her plant and tend the wheat. When they refuse, she does the chores for herself. The hen asks the others to help her bring the wheat to the mill to be ground into flour and to bake a cake from the flour. When her lazy friends refuse once again, the cake by herself, too.

SuitabilitySuitable to teach Standard 1 students.Themes:World of self, family and friendsWorld of stories

ReasonsSimple vocabulary and grammar structureAttractive illustrationsSimple languageAppealing animal charactersMoral values

Simple vocabulary and grammar structure

Simple verbs and nouns usedExample:help, bread

Appealing CharactersAnimal characters:HenPigDuckCat

Attractive illustrations

Simple LanguageSimple and repetitive wordsExample:"I will," quacked the duck. "I will," meowed the cat."I will," squealed the pig

Moral ValuesRewards Of course the most practical lesson is that the initiative and hard work paid great rewards in the end. The Little Red Hen had some delicious bread to eat and share with her family while the other animals had nothing.

THE GINGERBREAD MANSuitable to teach Standard 1 students.

SummaryA little old lady, and little old man, become lonely after living by themselves and with their cat for so long. One day the little old lady decides to bake a gingerbread man. As soon as he is done baking, the gingerbread man jumps from the oven and runs away. He comes across many different obstacles, animals and humans that want to eat him, and continues to run away. Will any of them finally be able to catch the gingerbread man?

SuitabilitySuitable to teach Standard 1 students.Themes:World of stories

Reasons Simple languageInteresting charactersStraightforward storylineMoral valuesInteractive activities

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Vocabulary in a page not more than five wordsAction words such as run, ran, catch, eat and came

Simple Language

Moral ValuesDont brag because it eventually will result in your demise.Someone who offers to help you might be a liar and actually want to hurt you instead.

Interesting CharactersAn old ladyAnimated CharactersGingerbreadCowHorseFox

Straightforward StorylineRepeated situationsRepeated dialogues

Interactive ActivitiesRole playStory-telling