GET Term 2 Take Home Package

English First Additional Language

Grade 5

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Subject English First Additional

Language Term 2

Grade 5 Week 9-10

Link to Teaching

and Assessment

Plan

• THEME: Learn through play!

• Reading a folktale.

• Answering questions in full sentences.

• Getting to know the elements of a folk tale

Introduction • Talking about what folk tales are and sharing stories and tales told by mothers, fathers,

grandmothers, grandfathers’.

• Learners will be introduced to the content and elements of a folk tale.

Consolidation • Answering opinion questions using sentence starters.

• Answering questions in full sentences.

Paper based resources:

DBE Workbook

Flashcards

Magazines

Textbook

Dictionary

Digital resources:

https://wcedeportal.co.za/curriculum-

supporthttps://wcedeportal.co.za/partners/#103031

TEACHER’S

ACTIVITIES

Skills

(WHAT I am going to

teach/guide/support)

Teaching Methodologies/

(HOW I am going to

teach/guide/support…)

Resources / LTSM

(WHAT I am going to use to

teach/guide/support…)

Listening & Speaking: • Revise new vocabulary

• Let them predict what the

text is about

• Discuss what kind of story

a folktale is.

• Discuss the questions in

the “Let’s Talk” blurb.

Worksheets provided.

1. https://www.youtube.com

/watch?v=likN0_OLO6g

2. https://www.youtube.com

/watch?v=MPGhEJicbC4

Reading & Viewing: • Pre-reading: allow learners

to predict the text.

•

• Model the reading of the

text – discuss vocabulary

• Learners connect with the

text by asking questions.

Writing & Presenting: • Brainstorm doing a good

deed.

• Write a paragraph about

doing a good deed.

Language Structures &

Conventions:

• Verbs.

• Figurative language.

Matching phrases to

meanings.

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PARENT’S

ACTIVITIES

Read the text to your

child

Have a conversation

about the theme – avoid

forced lectures.

Share thoughts

Show that you are also

making connections to

the text i.e. relate the

text to your own life

experiences.

Offer support and

guidance

Read the text to your child

Have a conversation about

the theme – avoid forced

lectures.

Share thoughts

Show that you are also

making connections to the

text i.e. relate the text to your

own life experiences.

Offer support and guidance

Access to websites: such as

Vodacom e-school

Magazines

Newspapers

Dictionary

DBE Workbook

LEARNER’S

ACTIVITIES

Learner activities:

Speaking

1. Read the story three times.

2. Underline any new words.

3. Find the meaning of the words in the dictionary.

4. Talk about folk tales.

Reading

1. Make predictions about the text by looking at the title and the pictures.

2. Identify the elements of a folk tale. .

3. Read the story three times before answering the questions.

4. Answer the questions in full sentences.

Writing

1. Fill in the labels of the eagle.

2. Shade the eagle according to the instructions.

3. Write a paragraph about doing a good deed.

4.

Language

Complete the activity on verbs.

Fun Activities

1. Colour in the page in your brightest colours.

2. Play the game and have fun.

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Activity 1: Before you read the story read the information in the “Let’s talk” box and discuss the

questions. Read the folktale three times.

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Activity 2: Answer the following questions in full

sentences.

Activity 3: Practise these tongue-twisters. Say it as fast as you can. Have fun!

❖ Fred fed Ted bread, and Ted fed Fred bread.

❖ We shall surely see the sun shine soon.

❖ I saw a kitten eat a chicken in the kitchen.

REMINDER BEFORE YOU

ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

Most questions have the

word “you” in it. When I see

“you” in a question it means

that the question is asking

me for my opinion.

To answer questions giving

my opinion I must use

sentence starters such as: I

think, in my opinion, I

believe, I feel …..

QUESTION: Why do you

think the eagle behaved like

a chicken?

Answer: I think the eagle

behaved like a chicken

because……

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Activity 4: Writing

Doing a “good deed “means to do something kind for another person. Think about the time you did

a good deed for someone. What did you do? Write a paragraph telling about the time you did a good

deed for someone else.

Brainstorm

Don’t forget:

✓ Capital letters and full stops.

✓ Use who, what, where,

when, why and how.

✓ 4-6 sentences.

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Activity 5: Complete the table by matching the comparisons.

Activity 6: Get to know the Eagle better by filling the labels in and colouring in the Eagle following

the instructions.

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Activity 7: Paste this page on cardboard and play this game with a die.

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Activity 8: Colour in this page. Read the words. Paste it in front of your book. Use your brightest

colours.

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