THEME: WORLD OF STORIES

TOPIC : THE TWINS

Theme: World of Stories
Topic: The Twins
Content Standard: 1.1, 1.3
Learning Standards: 1.1.2, 1.1.4, 1.3.1 (c)
Time : 60 minutes
EMK : Thinking skills, Multiple Intelligences
Teaching Aids: Task sheets, audio clip















Objectives: By the end of the lesson,
pupils should be able to:
i) discuss the characteristics,
similarities and differences of
their physical features
ii) listen to the story from the
audio clip
iii) predict what happens in the
next part of the story


Activities:
1. Pupils discuss about a picture of
two boys(twins)
2. Pupils talk about the twins in the
picture and discuss their
characteristics, similarities and
differences. Eg: height, facial
features
3. Pupils listen to the story from
audio clip twice.







4. Pupils listen to the part 1 of the
story and teacher pauses the
audio clip.
5. Pupils complete a table in task
sheet 1.
6. Compare answers in pairs.
7. Pupils talk about the similarities
and differences between the twins.
8. Pupils listen to part 2 of the story and
predict what Rory is planning to do with
the money given to him by his
grandmother. (Teacher gives some cue
questions )

9. Teacher tells them to wait for
the next lesson to know what
happens next.
Theme : World of Stories
Topic : The Twins
Learning Standards : 2.2.2 (a),
2.2.3 (b), 2.3.1 (a)

By the end of the lesson, pupils
would be able to:
(i) read and understand phrases
and sentences from
linear text and answer questions
orally;
(ii) read and demonstrate
understanding of text by
predicting outcomes with
guidance;
(iii) read for information and
enjoyment with guidance the
story given and complete a table
showing cause and
effects relationship.
Time: 60 minutes
Teaching Aids : Reading texts
(Excerpts), task sheets
EMK: Thinking skills
Steps:
Pre-reading
1. Lead pupils to talk about Rory
and Callum (the main characters
in the story The
Twins they heard in the previous
lesson).

Cue Questions:
Who are Rory and Callum?
Are they identical twins?
How are they different?
What do you think Callum is up
to after getting the
RM1.00 from his grandmother?
2. Tell pupils that they are going
to find out more about Rory and
Callum today.
While-reading
3. Project the first excerpt from the
story on Power point slide using the
LCD onto a screen.
4. Pupils read silently. Teacher then
reads the excerpt aloud,
emphasizing on
details that will lead pupils to the
prediction.
5. Pupils are encouraged to make
relevant prediction based on
information from
the excerpt (Powerpoint slides)
6. Repeat step 3 to 5 for the other
excerpts. (Excerpt 2 7
Powerpoint slides)
7. Recap all important information
before moving on.
Post-reading
8. Pupils work in groups.
9. Each group is given a task
sheet.
10. Pupils are to discuss the
outcomes of each situation in
the table.
11. Teacher facilitates from
group to group.
12. One group will be selected to
present their outcomes for one
situation. Others
are encouraged to comment.
13. Teacher facilitates the
presentation.
Closing
14. Lead a discussion on how
each outcome would change the
ending of the story.
Theme : World of Stories
Topic : The Twins
Content Standard : 3.2
Learning Standard: 3.2.1(a), 3.2.3(a)
Objectives:
By the end of the lesson, pupils will
be able to write a:
1. diary entry from the viewpoint
of one of the main characters in
the story The Twins with correct
punctuation.
Time: 60 minutes
Teaching Aids: Two diary excerpts,
picture of the shoe incident,
Callums complete diary entry
EMK: Thinking Skills & Multiple
Intelligences
Moral Value: Spending wisely

Activities :
1. Show pupils two excerpts from Rorys
and Callums diary entries.
2. Pupils guess which entry was written by
which boy, and explain why.
3. Explain to pupils what a diary is used for
and what some of its main features
normally are (eg. has a date, written in the
first person ie: I)

4. Pupils get into groups of 4 and
each group is given a piece of
mahjong paper. They
are assigned to be either Rory or
Callum and write a short diary
entry, guided by the
questions and word prompts.
5. Pupils rearrange sentence parts
and punctuate the sentences
correctly.

6. Pupils get the information from
the text to complete and substitute
the pictures with the words given.
THEME: WORLD OF STORIES
TOPIC: THE TWINS