Activity 1

Characters

Target audience

  • Cycle 1

Duration

  • Less than 45 minutes

Type of text

  • Story

Pedagogical objective

  • To identify elements in a story that help describe a character.

Specific objective based on Progression of learning

  • To identify character traits.

Teaching avenues

  • Before reading, do an overview of the images and ask the students to guess what the characters are like.
  • While reading, draw attention to the images and ask the children questions about the character traits.
  • After reading:
    • Name the characteristics and ask the students to match them with the characters;
    • Do the activity.

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Activity 2

Order of the story

Target audience

  • Cycle 1

Duration

  • 45-60 minutes

Type of text

  • Story

Pedagogical objective

  • To promote comprehension of the story through a review activity.

Specific objective based on Progression of learning

  • To identify three tenses in a short story.

Teaching avenues

  • Before reading, explain that all stories have a beginning, a middle and an end.
  • While reading, say the words “beginning of the story”, “middle of the story” and “end of the story” at the appropriate time.
  • After reading:
    • Lead a discussion about the different parts of the story and do a reminder activity on the story;
    • Do the activity.

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