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story sack
Learning through Literature

Jawahir Yousif Alhammadi

Course Teacher: Antoinette Wiseman
Course Code: ECE 3203
The stories are a great way to introduce new words or ideas into a child’s language and develop
their knowledge. We know that when we read more story for our children that will improve their
knowledge and let the children understand the important aspects of their life through reading the
story (Bonfiglio, C. 2017). I wrote a story which the name of the story “No more lying” and it’s
appropriate for children to form 3 – 5 years old because it teaches them they should be honest.
And it’s my first time that I read a story that I made it for smaller age, they are engaging and
enjoying while I reading a story, and the thing that attracts their attention that I made concrete
things which they can touch it.

No more lying story its written by author Jawahir Alhammadi and the Illustrator Fatima Al
Baluki. This book suitable for the children age group from four and up, and the grade level
preschool. The genre of this story is realistic fiction which could happen in real life. I focused to
shows the realistic aspect of the story which teaches the kids that they should not lie and even if
they make a big mistake, and they must be honest to let everyone to trust you. However, I tried
as much as I can while I was writing this story to make the theme and the I idea or the point of
the story to be associated to each other, which include the culture and the religious of the
emirates families.

As a detail of this story, the story talking about Rashid with his family. One day in the morning
the Rashid family sitting in the living room eating the dates and drinking coffee. Then Rashid
went to the garden to play with his plane. After that Rashid entered the living room while his
mother preparing the lunch, he wants to eat but his mother asked him did you washed your
hands, then he said yes. And when his mother asks him so why you don’t show me your hands,
he is nervous because he didn’t wash his hands and he lying. However, while Rashied was
playing with his ball in the living room, he broke the flower pot by mistake and when his dad
asks him did you break the pot, he said no and he lying again. When Rashid’s and his parents go
to their garden they are surprised when they saw all the flowers damaged, and they asked Rashid
did you do that he said no, but his parents didn’t trust him because he lies a lot. Suddenly the
neighbor’s daughter came and apology that her cat damaged their flowers garden, not Rashid,
then Rashid’s Parents apologized to their son Rashid and they told him that he must always be
honest so that everyone will trust him.

I wrote this story to deliver a message, which explains for the children that they should always be
honest and doesn’t lie even if they make a big mistake, because if we are learning from our
mistake and if we didn’t make any mistake how we will learn. According to the Jean Piaget, Erik
Erikson, and Lawrence Kohlberg that agree and concentrate on child development. All of those
theories they agree that literacy is helping the children to develop different aspects of child
development, such as intellectual and cognitive development, social development, and moral
development. Especially when the parents and teachers choosing a storybook that attracts the
child and appeal of his or her interest at each stage of their development, and the story helps
children to understand their emotions and roles. Also, its help to develop the understanding and

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acceptance of themselves and others and it can teach the child to avoid punishment (Snyder, N.
2017).

I choose the theme of the story to be more emirates cutler such as the boy and his family they
wear traditional clothes of the U.A.E and the point of the story which is they must be honest and
doesn’t lie to attract the children attention and let them engage with me because some of the
situations that happen on the story which is possible happen for some of the children. Moreover,
I choose this topic of this story which is “no more lying”, because I don’t like lying and even if
they made a big mistake I can’t like to cover my mistake to be a nice person and I cannot lie
because it is contrary to my religion and also its shows on my face if I lie.

STEAM Implementation
The steam activity of this story was divided into three-part math, English, and science. In
addition, the tasks are available online. Each activity has the outcome the students should
achieve to develop their skills.

Steam activity English “literacy”:

 The first activities for high level, which is the students will have a flashcard with
word of the picture, they will write the name of a picture on the line with the
marker.

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 The second one for medium level, the students will have a flashcard with a picture, they
will point the first letter of the word of the picture with clips.

 The third activity for low level, which the students will have a flashcard of the different
letter they will enter the rope in the holes they will start with the arrow to write the letter.
 All of those activities are helped all level of the student to develop their knowledge and
vocabulary and writing of letters or words.

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Steam activity Math:

 The students will have wooden sticks with numbers and pictures.
 They will put the numbers in the order to shown the picture clearly.
 The benefit of this activity to know if the student can put the numbers in order or they
need more guides.

Steam activity science:

 The students will have a face mask and their part.

 They will do their face and they will have an opportunity to choose and to make happy,
sad, angry face or any different face features.
 The students will learn the meaning of each face features that describe their emotion.

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The pictures of the story:

Question during the lesson:

 I started my lesson by asking students question about the storybook rule. How can I hold
the book in a right way, how can I open the book? How can I start reading the story from
down to up or right to left? While I read the story for the students, I asked them about what
it happened during the story. What happened for the Rashid when he broke the flower pot
while he playing with his ball? And at the end of the story, I asked the students who can
remain me the seven days of the week, let’s count from one to ten. During the activities
time, I asked the students about the concept so I can see how they understand the story and
the outcome of the story. I assess the students by asking them the question to see how they
know and develop their thinking, cognitive and fine motor skills while they activities.

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 Target audience 3-5-year old:
Culture: e.g. does it ….

1. Support local culture and tradition including clothes, religion and cultural events?
 The story is about Emirati family who are more with customs and traditions in their clothes and lifestyle.
They wear the traditional Emirati clothes and religion and that’s when Rashid lie about many things like
about breaking the flower pot and he lie to his father that he didn’t do it and our religion lying is not allowed.

2. Provide factual information about the UAE including places, flags, wildlife etc?
 Places: house.
3. Familiarize children with the many, varied environments in the UAE?
 The children will learn more about UAE environment like: understanding the important of strengthening
family relations by sitting together during the three meals, chatting about different topics and sharing ideas
and watching TV together.
Age and stage of development: Does it support learning within the Preoperational stage of development? e.g.
Does it encourage…

1. Mental representation?
 It meets the mental representation for kids age 3-5 because it will let them learn to say the truth in some
situation that may happen in their real life.
2. Role play, Imagining and pretending?
 Role play: the parent’s personality allows Rashid to explore realistic situations in his daily life and that he
must not lie.
 Pretending: when Rashid lie and pretend that he didn’t break the flower pot.
3. Moving away from egocentrism - developing social skills/turn-taking etc.?
 Yes, and that’s when Rashid parent’s advice their son that he have to not lie anymore so that people can trust
him.

Interests: e.g. does it ….

1. Encourage playing together (Social interaction)?

 Interaction: like when the neighbor girl said that the cat damage the flowers.
2. Encourage competition?
 No competition in the story.
3. Include things that can be built or made, are visual and colorful?
 Changing and developing Rashid’s personality and to stop lying and being more honest in his life and that to
have more friends who will trust him.
4. Is it challenging, novel or ‘different’?
 Realistic – that it may happen in their real life.

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Reading ability: e.g. does it support……

1. Top down reading strategies - predicting from context?

 The children learn the strategies of read a storybook which is from left to right and from up to done when
they read the sentence.
 They learn how to hold the book and how-to turn the page.
2. Bottom up reading strategies: decoding/word recognition skills?
 The students learn while reading the story strategies which is point of each word while they reading to
explain the meaning of the words.

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 Professional Development Plan
(What do YOU need to work on to grow professionally?)

 I want to develop the time management while I explain the lesson.

1. Choose and describe an aspect from a teaching competency that you need to work on (Goal)
 How to manage the classroom and dealing with students.
 Explain the concept for the children in easy and different ways

2. Describe what you will do to help achieve your goal (Strategies Used)
 Using reward system to engage and motivated the students.
 Having several activities to help students understand the point of the story and know the
characters of the story.

3. Describe how you can tell if you’re achieving your goal (Evidence)
 When the students listen to the teacher and behave nicely because always they want their name
being in the happy face and awesome group.

Grade Level: Subject: Learning Outcome (MOE code and words):

GK- 2 Literacy “No more  Students will learn to do not lie even if they
lying" make a big mistake.
 The students will learn the vocabulary of
the story.

Resources (what materials/equipment will you Preparation (what do you need to make or check
and the students use? Be specific) before class?)

 Story book.  Make sure the reading centre is ready for the
 Flashcard. students.
 Marker.
 Make sure all the resource is enough for all the
 Rope.
students
 Clips.
 Wooden sticks.  Key vocabulary
 Face mask.
 Mother.
 Father.
 Boy.
 Girl.
 Pot.
 Cat.

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  Honest.
 Lie.
 Lunch.

Introduction (warmer activity + teacher active engagement)

 Gather children on reading centre.

 Explain that today they are going to read a beautiful story.
Time: 20 min

 Introduce reading story rules, how we hold the book, from where we turn the page and how we read
the sentence from right to left?
Whole

 Asking question about the cover page.

 Then I start reading the “no more lying” story book.
Independent Experience activity 1:

English activities:

First activity: “high level”

 The students will follow the instruction which is when they finish writing the word on the
line to try other words and close the marker f after they finished writing the words.
 The students will have a flashcard and marker on the table to write the words on the line.
 The student will have a flashcard with different picture of the story.
 The student will see the word and write it on the line with a marker.

 The students before they move to another centre the students will put all the letters in the
box for next group.

Second activity: “medium level”

 The students will follow the instruction which is sharing the clips with each other.
 The students will have the flashcard and clips on the table.
 They will point the first letter that the picture words start with clips.
 The students before they move to another center the students will put all the letters in the
box for next group.

Third activity: “low level”

 The students will follow the instruction which takes just one rope to write a different letter
and sharing the letters cards.
 The students will have letters cards and the ropes to write the letter.
 The students before they move to another center the students will put all the letters in the
box for next group.

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 Independent Experience activity 2:

Math activity:

 The students will follow the instruction which is you can try more than one picture but no
fighting.
 The student will have wooden sticks with numbers.
 The student will put the numbers in order to complete and show the picture.
 The students before they move to another center the students will put all the letters in the
box for next group.

Independent Experience activity 3:

Science activity:

 The students will follow the instruction which is sharing the face part and no fighting.
 The student will make a face part.
 The student will have face mask with their parts.
 They will do their face and they have an opportunity to choose and to make happy, or sad,
or angry face.
 The students before they move to another center the students will put all the letters in the
box for next group.

 Children will have 5 minutes to clean up the areas, then I will ring the bill to the children go
back to the carpet.
10 min

 I will start asking them a question about the activates and will choose the best 5 children
work and shown in front of all the students to motivate them to keep doing well.
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Closing

I will ask the students about what they learn from the story.
Time:

 Revise with students the butterfly life cycle.

Assessment

 I make a checklist of student’s names to know while the students doing the activities if they
understand or they need more guides.

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