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RIC-30015 Sunbeams - Read and discuss a poem

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Teaching notes<br />

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Text<br />

Comprehension<br />

Teacher information<br />

Teacher information<br />

• This <strong>poem</strong> is about the effect sunbeams have on people <strong>and</strong><br />

places.<br />

Introduction<br />

• Discuss the importance of the sun. Elicit from students the role<br />

they think the sun plays for us on Earth. <strong>Read</strong> Day <strong>and</strong> night <strong>and</strong><br />

Seasons of the year by Margaret Hall to stimulate thought <strong>and</strong><br />

<strong>discuss</strong>ion.<br />

Development<br />

• <strong>Read</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>discuss</strong> the <strong>poem</strong> with the students. Assist them with<br />

any unfamiliar words.<br />

• Question students to gauge their underst<strong>and</strong>ing of what they<br />

have listened to or read.<br />

• While reading, observe how the students use phonic skills<br />

<strong>and</strong> knowledge to decode words. Assist them to decode more<br />

difficult words.<br />

• Emphasise rhyming words during reading. If reading the text<br />

together as a class, correct inaccurate reading.<br />

Differentiated individual/paired/group work<br />

• In pairs, have students ask each other to find a matching<br />

rhyming word in the <strong>poem</strong>. For example, Partner A asks Partner<br />

B to find a rhyming word for 'goes' ('toes'). They then work<br />

together to think of more words that rhyme with those two.<br />

Partner B then chooses another word from the <strong>poem</strong> <strong>and</strong> they<br />

continue in this way.<br />

• Challenge capable readers to find five words with one syllable<br />

<strong>and</strong> five words with more than one syllable. They should make<br />

a list of these words.<br />

• Less capable readers may need help with the <strong>poem</strong> so the<br />

teacher could work with a small group, working on each stanza<br />

in detail, providing reading practice <strong>and</strong> support.<br />

Review<br />

• As a class, <strong>discuss</strong> the rhyming words that the pairs discovered.<br />

Discuss the spelling patterns that can be seen in rhyming<br />

words.<br />

• Questions will involve personal responses from the students.<br />

Introduction<br />

• The students can <strong>discuss</strong> what they remember reading in the<br />

<strong>poem</strong>. Can they recall what happens at night? What happens<br />

in summer? What happens in winter? Ask the students to recall<br />

some rhyming words.<br />

Development<br />

• Discuss the comprehension activities on page 92, then allow<br />

the students to complete the page independently.<br />

• Compare <strong>and</strong> <strong>discuss</strong> the students' answers to Questions 7<br />

<strong>and</strong> 8.<br />

Differentiated individual/paired/group work<br />

• In groups, ask the students to think about their favourite<br />

seasons. Each group must think of five reasons why the<br />

chosen season is the best season. They should illustrate their<br />

responses.<br />

Review<br />

• As a class, listen to the students read about their favourite<br />

seasons. Discuss any questions they found difficult to answer<br />

or perhaps answered incorrectly.<br />

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