opsme part 1

Revised Edition2009

Curriculum Development Division Ministry of Education

Malaysia

Curriculum Development Division Malaysia Ministry of Education Level 4 – 8, Block E9, Government Complex Parcel E, Federal Government Administrative Centre, 62604 Putrajaya

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CONTENT PAGE Guidelines

Science-Based Lessons

1. Swing Along 1 2. Let’s Party 8 3. Bigger and Smaller 19 4. Going Bananas! 23 5. What am I? 29 6. Fun with Words 34 7. Silly Rap 43 8. Beach Boy 50 9. Old Newspapers 58 10. Guess Me 62 11. Search and Conquer 68 12. Let’s Float 71

Mathematics-Based Lessons

1. My Body Your Body 82 2. Get It Right 87 3. Fruit Track 97 4. Opposites Attract 116 5. My Bedroom My Heaven 124 6. Arrange and Order 129 7. Go for It 133 8. My Kind of Town 139 9. Too Hot to Handle 148 10. Try This! 153 11. Let’s Go Shopping! 159 12. What’s My Line? 167 13. Row, Row, Row Your Boat 174 14. Lend Me Your Ears 182 15. How Am I Different? 187 16. Guess Who? 198 17. My Own Wallpaper 205 18. Mix and Match 216 Acknowledgement 225

Guidelines 1. During the first month of Form One, Science, Mathematics and English teachers

are exempted from carrying out teaching and learning activities based on their

respective syllabus. Instead they will carry out the English Language Orientation

Programme to prepare Form One pupils for the learning and teaching of Science

and Mathematics in English.

2. This module consists of 30 units – 12 are science-based and 18 are

mathematics-based.

3. The purpose of this module is to suggest possible activities that can be carried

out during the first month of Form One by Science, Mathematics and English

teachers during their respective lessons.

4. Teachers decide how many lessons each unit may take.

5. Each unit has the following headings:-

• Title

• Objective

• Duration

• Materials

• Procedure

• Assessment

• Notes for Teacher

6. The Title of a unit is chosen to reflect the theme of the lesson.

7. The words listed under Objective are the target vocabulary for each unit.

Teachers must ensure that after going through an activity, pupils are able to

pronounce, spell and understand the use of these words.

8. The time allocated under Duration of each unit is just a rough guide. Teachers

can adjust the time to suit their pupils’ needs.

9. Teachers may modify the activities to suit pupils’ level of proficiency.

10. The Procedure is designed to help teachers carry out an activity step-by-step.

11. The Assessment is in the form of spelling tests. The same spelling test is carried

out as the pre-test and post-test.

12. The section Notes for Teacher may consist of Answer Key and additional

information on an activity. 13. Some units may have additional materials such as Teacher Resource(TR),

Handouts(HO) and Worksheets(WS).

Orientation Programme for Science & Mathematics in English Copyright © Malaysia Ministry of Education 2009 Page 1

Title: SWING ALONG

Objective: Pupils should be able to pronounce, spell and understand

the use of the following words: -

1. backward

2. forward

3. pull

4. stretch

5. swing

Duration: 40 minutes

Materials: 1. sentence cards

2. board game

3. dice

4. chips for each pupil

Procedure: 1. Pre-test (refer to Assessment) 2. Activity 1

a. Teacher leads a five-minute physical exercise using

the following instructions.

1. Pull your friend’s hand.

2. Swing your arms.

3. Walk backward.

4. Walk forward.

5. Stretch your arms.

3 Activity 2 a. Teacher calls out 5 students at random. Teacher

gives each pupil a sentence card.

(Teacher Resource 1). b. Pupils read their cards silently and do the action. The

class guesses the word being acted out.


4 Activity 3

a. Pupils complete Worksheet 1. The first pupil with all

the correct answers receives a gift.

5 Activity 4

a. In groups of 4 pupils play the board game (Game

Board). Teacher explains how to play the game.

Instructions for board game 1. Throw the dice.

2. Move your chips accordingly.

3. If you land on a box with an instruction they do what

is written there.

4. The first person to reach Home is the winner.

6 Activity 5 a. Pupils do Worksheet 2. Teacher discusses the

answers.

7. Post-test (refer to Assessment)

Assessment: Teacher carries out a spelling test using the target

words (see Objective) as a pre-test. Results are

recorded. The same spelling test will be given as a

post-test. Results are recorded and compared with the

pre-test to gauge the performance of the pupils.


Answer Key

Worksheet 1 a. swing b. pull c. backward d. stretch

e. forward

Worksheet 2

1. swing 2. pull 3. stretch 4. backward

5. forward


Teacher Resource 1 Note: Make only one copy. Cut out the strips.

Stretch your arms.

Swing your arms.

Bring your arms forward.

Bring your arms backward.

Pull your friend’s arm.


1 2 3

4

7 6

5

9 8

10

11 12 13

14

15

16 17 18

19

20

Move forward 3 steps

Pull this 2 steps ahead

Swing forward 3 steps

Move backward 3 steps

Stretch forward 2 steps

Move backward 3 steps

Swing back 2 steps

GAME BOARD

1. Throw the dice. 2. Move your chips accordingly. 3. If you land on a box with an instruction, do what is written there. 4. The person who reaches HOME first is the winner.

Swing Along


(a) __ __ __ __ __

(b) __ __ __ __

(c) __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

(d) __ __ __ __ __ __ __

(e) __ __ __ __ __ __ __

Worksheet 1 Swing Along


Fill in the blanks with the correct words.

backward

forward

swing

stretch

pull

Last Saturday, my family and I visited the zoo. It was really very exciting.

We saw monkeys ______________ (1) from pole to pole in their cages. Some

of them tried to _______________ (2) the gate. They made chattering noises

to attract our attention. I saw my younger brother _______________ (3) his

arm out to touch one of the monkeys. My mum became alarmed and pulled

him ______________ (4) immediately. My dad told us to move

__________________ (5) to the next area where the Orang Utans were kept.

Worksheet 2 Swing Along


Title: LET’S PARTY


the use of the following phrasal verbs:-

1. blow out

2. breathe in

3. consist of

4. fill up

5. find out

6. go off

7. made up

8. put into

9. set up

10. use up

Duration: 80 minutes Materials: 1. flash cards of target words

2. sentence cards (Refer to Teacher Resource 1 – 4 ) Procedure:

1. Pre-test (refer to Assessment) 2. Activity 1

a. Teacher shows the flash cards and reads out the

phrasal verbs. Pupils repeat after teacher. Teacher

explains the meanings of the phrasal verbs.

b. Pupils are divided into groups. Pupils do Worksheet 1. Teacher shows the flash cards one by one and pupils

find the answers in their worksheets individually.

c. In their groups, pupils discuss and write their answers

in their worksheets.

d. Teacher calls pupils at random to read out their

answers.

e. Teacher discusses the answers.


3. Activity 2 – Musical Chairs a. Teacher divides class into 4 groups.

b. The number of chairs used should always be one less

than the number of pupils participating.

Eg: 10 pupils to 9 chairs.

Teacher plays music. Pupils walk around the chairs.

c. When teacher stops the music, pupils sit on the chairs.

d. The pupil who remains standing is given a card. The

pupil reads the sentence silently, chooses the correct

answer to complete the sentence and then reads the

answer aloud. (Teacher Resource 1) e. If the pupil is unable to answer within 30 seconds, he

or she can call any pupil to help. The game continues

until all the 5 sentences are completed.

f. The game continues with group 2, then group 3 and

finally group 4. (Teacher Resource 2, 3 and 4)

4. Activity 3 a. Pupils return to their places and do Worksheet 2.








Answer Key

Worksheet 1 1. find out 2. set up 3. go off 4. use up

5. made up 6. blow out 7. breathe in 8. put into

9. consist of 10. fill up

Teacher Resource 1 1. a 2. b 3. a 4. b 5. a 6. a 7. a 8. b 9. b 10. a Teacher Resource 2 1. sets up 2. uses up 3. finds out 4. consist of

5. made up of 6. breathes in 7. blows out 8. go off

9. puts…into 10. fills up


Note: Make one copy.

Cut and paste on card.

TEACHER RESOURCE 1

GROUP 1

(1) Amy ______ the candles.

a. blows out b. blows up

(3) We must _____ the name of this creature.

a. find out b. find up

(5) Water is ______ hydrogen and oxygen.

a. made up ofb. made ou t

(4) Our class _____ 40 students.

a. consists out b. consists of

(2) Mother _____ the dinner table.

a. sets off b. sets up


GROUP 2

TEACHER RESOURCE 2

(6) We must _______ clean air to stay healthy.

a. breathe in b. breathe up

(8) The flame _____ when there is no more oxygen.

a. goes up b. goes off

(9) Amir ____ the pe ncils _____ the box.

a. puts … up b. puts … into

(10) Please ____ this bottle with clean water.

a. fill up b. fill out

(7) Hana _____ all the sugar in the bottle.

a. uses up b. uses in


Note: Make one copy. Cut out the strips.

Today is Amy’s birthday party. Her mother

__________________(1) the table.

Her Mum __________(2) the whole table.

Amy’s father __________ (3) the names of the

guests.

The guests _______________(4) Amy’s friends and

neighbours.

Soon it is time to cut a cake. The cake is

____________(5) chocolate and cream.

GROUP 3

TEACHER RESOURCE 3


Amy ______________(6) deeply.

She makes a wish and ______________(7) the

candles.

The flames ______________(8) and everyone

claps.

Amy’s mother removes the candles and

_________ them ______________(9) a box.

Amy ________________(10) the plates with food.

Everyone enjoys eating the food.

GROUP 4

TEACHER RESOURCE 3


Fill in the blanks with the phrases given in the box below.

blow out fill up set up put into made up

use up go off find out breathe in consists of

Phrases Meanings 1 _____________ = get information

2 _____________ = arrange

3 _____________ = stop burning

4 _____________ = finish up

5 _____________ = form

6 _____________ = to stop something burning

7 _____________ = to take air into your lungs

8 _____________ = to add

9 _____________ = compose of

10 _____________ = to make full

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Worksheet 1 Let’s Party

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A. Circle the correct answers.

Let’s Party Worksheet 2

(1) Amy ______ the candles.

a. blows out b. blows up

(2) Mother _____ the dinner table.

a. sets off b. sets up

(3) We must _____ the name of this creature.

a. find out b. find up

(5) Water is ______ hydrogen and oxygen.

a. made up ofb. made ou t

(4) Our class _____ 40 students.

a. consists out b. consists of

(6) We must _______ clean air to stay healthy.

a. breathe in b. breathe up


Let’s Party Worksheet 2

(8)

The flame _____ when there is no more oxygen.

a. goes up

b. goes off

(9) Amir ____ the pe ncils_____ the box.

a. puts … upb. puts … into

(10)

Please ____ this bottle with clean water.

a. fill up

b. fill out

(7) Hana _____ all the sugar in the bottle.

a. uses up b. uses in


B. Fill in the blanks with the correct answers.

Today is Amy’s birthday party. Her mother

__________________(1) the table.

Her Mum_________________2) the whole table.

Amy’s father ____________(3) the names of the

guests.

The guests ____________(4) Amy’s friends and

neighbours.

Soon it is time to cut a cake. The cake is

____________(5)_________ chocolate and cream.

Amy ____________(6) deeply.

She makes a wish and ______________(7) the

candles.

The flames _________________(8) and everyone

claps.

Amy’s mother removes the candles and ____________

them______________ (9) a box.

Amy ________________(10) the plates with food.

Everyone enjoys eating the food.

Worksheet 2 Let’s Party


Title: BIGGER AND SMALLER


the use of the following words:-

1. bigger

2. contract

3. expand

4. smaller


Materials: 1. dictionaries

2. balloons

Procedure: 1. Pre-test (refer to the Assessment) 2. Activity 1

a. Teacher asks a pupil to blow a balloon and then show

the balloon to the class.

b. Teacher asks the pupil to blow the same balloon bigger.

Teacher tells pupils that the balloon is now ‘bigger’.

c. Teacher then explains that the balloon has expanded.

d. Teacher releases the air in the balloon and asks

pupils, ‘Is the balloon bigger or smaller now?’ Pupils

say ‘smaller’. Teacher replies, ‘Good, it has

contracted.’

e. Teacher distributes flat balloons to 4 pupils.

f. Pupils blow the balloons when teacher says the word

‘expand’. When teacher says ‘contract’ pupils release

the air from the balloon.


3. Activity 2

a. Pupils do Worksheet 1. Teacher discusses the

answers.

b. Teacher recites the Jazz Chant once to the class and

then the class will recite together with the teacher.

c. The class is then divided into groups. Each group

takes turns to recite the Jazz Chant.

4. Activity 3

a. Pupils do Worksheet 2.

c. Teacher discusses the answers with the pupils.






pre-test to gauge the performance of pupils.

Answer Key

Worksheet 1 1. bigger, expand 2. expand, smaller, contract

Worksheet 2 (a)

(b)

Words Meanings expand become smaller or shorter contract

become bigger or longer

Bigger

Smaller


Read the jazz chant below and then answer the following questions.

Who are they? Who are they?

Pak Din and Mak Yam (2x)

What happened to them? (2x)

Got married one day (2x) They had children (2x)

Jasmin, Murni and Mawi.

Pak Din’s family got bigger and bigger.

The family was expanding, expanding.

Who grew up? Who grew up?

The children did. (2X) They got married. (2X)

They had children, they had children.

They had fun, They had fun.

Blowing balloons, blowing balloons.

Balloons expand, balloons contract.

Expand and contract (2X)

Yes! Yes! Bigger and smaller. Bigger and smaller.

Smaller and bigger, smaller and bigger.

Pak Din’s and Mak Yam’s family got bigger and bigger.

Yes! Yes! Expanding, expanding.

Then Jasmin, Murni and Mawi moved out.

Moved out to their own homes, their own homes.

Now Pak Din and Mak Yam are alone again. Alone again.

Has Pak Din and Mak Yam’s family become smaller? Become smaller?

No, it hasn’t. No, it hasn’t.

Once a family, always a family, always a family.

1. If Pak Din and Mak Yam’s grandchildren have children the family will get ________. In other words, the family will _________.

2. When the children blow the balloons, the balloons _________. When they

release the air from the balloons, the balloons become ________. In other words, the balloons ______________.

Worksheet 1 Bigger And Smaller


a) Match the words to their meanings. You are encouraged to use a dictionary.

b) Match the pictures of the balloons to the correct words.

Words

Meanings

expand

become smaller or shorter

contract

become bigger or longer

BIGGER

SMALLER

Worksheet 2 Bigger And Smaller


Title: GOING BANANAS!



1. cover

2. mix

3. peel

4. pour

5. put


Materials: 1. a banana 2. a fork 3. a bowl 4. a straw,

5. some milk 6. a tumbler with cover 7. blue tack

8. sets of sentence strips (Teacher Resource 1) Procedure: 1. Pre-test (refer to Assessment) 2. Activity 1 a. Teacher demonstrates how to make banana milk

shake.

b. As the teacher demonstrates, she says the steps

aloud and repeats the target words (in bold) a few

times.

Steps: 1. Peel a banana and put it into a bowl. 2. Mash the banana. 3. Pour some milk into a tumbler. 4. Mix the mashed banana and milk together. 5. Cover the top of the tumbler and shake it a few

times. 6. Put a straw into the tumbler and enjoy your

banana milk shake.


3. Activity 2

a. Teacher divides pupils into groups of five.

b. Each group is given a set of sentence strips. (Teacher Resource 1)

c. Each group arranges the sentence strips in the correct

sequence.

d. The first group that completes this activity correctly is

the winner.

e. The winning group displays the answers on the board.

f. Teacher asks a few pupils to read aloud the

sentences on the board.

4. Activity 3 a. Pupils complete Worksheets 1 and 2.






pretest to gauge the performance of the pupils.


Answer Key Worksheet 1

1. Peel a banana and put it into a bowl. 2. Mash the banana. 3. Pour some milk into a tumbler. 4. Mix the mashed banana and milk together. 5. Cover the top of the tumbler and shake it a few times. 6. Put a straw into the tumbler and enjoy your banana milk shake.

Worksheet 2 1. Peel 2. Pour 3. Mix 4. Cover 5. Put


Teacher Resource 1 Note: Make enough copies for the groups. Cut out strips and give each group a set.

Mash the banana.

Peel a banana and put it into a

bowl.

Pour some milk into a tumbler.

Mix the mashed banana and milk together.

Put a straw into the tumbler and enjoy your banana milk shake.

Cover the top of the tumbler and shake it a few times.


Write down the steps on how to make banana milk shake.

1. _____________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________ 2. _____________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________ 3. _____________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________ 4. _____________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________

5. _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ 6. _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________

Worksheet 1 Going Bananas


Fill in the blanks using the words given below.

Peel

Mix

Cover

Pour

Put

Worksheet 2 Going Bananas

________ the apple before you eat it.

_________ some water into the glass.

___________ the ingredients in a bowl.

____________ your eyes with a piece of cloth.

____________ the groceries into the paper bag.


Title: WHAT AM I?



1. charcoal

2. fire

3. firewood

4. fuel

5. gas


Materials: 1. flash cards of target words

2. pictures of target words

3. riddle strips (Teacher Resource 1) Procedure: 1. Pre-test (refer to Assessment)

2. Activity 1 a. Teacher shows the flash cards with the words and

pictures. Teacher reads out the words. Pupils repeat

after teacher.

b. Pupils work in pairs and do Worksheet 1.

c. Teacher calls 4 pairs at random. Each pair reads out

their answer.

3. Activity 2 a. Teacher calls out 5 pupils. Each pupil is given a riddle

strip (Teacher Resource 1). The first pupil reads out

the first riddle strip aloud. The whole class listens and

guesses the answer. This step is repeated until all the

riddles are solved.

4. Activity 3 a. Teacher distributes Worksheet 2. Pupils answer

individually.


b. Teacher calls pupils at random. Each pupil reads out

the answer.

c. Teacher instructs pupils to paste the completed

worksheets into their exercise books.






pre-test to gauge the effectiveness of the module.

Answer Key

Worksheet 1 a. (2) firewood b. (1) charcoal c. (3) gas

Teacher Resource 1 1. charcoal 2. firewood 3. gas 4.fire 5. fuel

Worksheet 2 1. fuel 2. gas 3. charcoal 4. firewood 5. fire


Teacher Resource 1 RIDDLE STRIPS Note: Make one copy only. Cut out the riddle strips.

(1) I am black, hard and solid.

I bring warmth to the world. What am I?

(2) I am hard, dry and I burn easily.

I come from a tree. What am I?

(3) I am light and colourless.

You cannot catch me in your hands. What am I?

(4) I am bright and hot.

When I am small, I’m your friend. But when I’m big, I become your enemy

What am I?

(5) Wood, charcoal, petrol, firewood and gas

are members of my family What am I?


Match the words in the boxes to the pictures. Write the corresponding

numbers in the brackets.

What Am I? Worksheet 1

(2) Firewood (1) Charcoal (3) Gas

Fuel

c (______ )

b (______ ) a (______ )


Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the box below.

charcoal fire firewood fuel gas

Last Saturday, my family and I decided to go for a picnic. My dad

wanted us to cook our lunch at the picnic spot. My mum became worried.

‘What about the ______ (1) we need to cook the food?’ she asked. ‘I

can’t possibly use _______ (2) like I do at home. It’ll be too difficult to take the

gas tank along.’

‘We can take some _______ (3) from home,’ I suggested.

‘That’s a good idea. We can have a barbeque then,’ my dad added

excitedly.

‘In that case we can also search for _______ (4) to use as fuel,’ my

brother said. ‘It’ll be fun, Mum.’ There are plenty of twigs and branches at the

picnic site.

‘Remember to bring along a box of matches. Otherwise, we won’t be

able to start a _______ (5),’ my mum reminded.

‘Why not? It’ll be exciting to start a fire by rubbing twigs together like

cavemen did,’ I said and we all laughed happily.

Worksheet 2 What Am I?


Title: FUN WITH WORDS



1. fill

2. measure

3. observe

4. paste

5. remove

6. replace

7. record

8. repeat

Duration: 40 - 80 minutes

Materials: 1. flashcards with the target words written on them.

2. sentence strips enough for the whole class.

3. suitable materials for Activity 1 (e.g. Ruler to show

measure; beaker and water to show fill, glue and paper to

show paste etc.)

Procedure: 1. Pre-test (refer to Assessment) 2. Activity 1 (Let’s Mime)

a. Teacher shows the flashcards and reads out the

words. Pupils repeat after the teacher.

b. Teacher says the words, shows the meanings of the

words through actions and repeats the words (e.g.

Teacher uses a ruler to measure). This is done for all

the words.

c. Teacher calls out 8 pupils at random. Each pupil is

given a word. The pupils take turns to act out the word

and the other pupils guess and say out the word. If the

pupil is unable to act out the word, he or she can call

a friend to help out.


3. Activity 2 (Come Pair with Me - game)

a. Pupils are divided into groups. Each group is divided

into ‘A’ and ‘B’. Each pupil in the group is given a

sentence strip (Refer to Teacher Resource 1).

b. Pupil ‘A’ reads aloud the sentence strip. Others listen.

Then pupil ‘B’ who has the matching sentence strip

reads out his or her strip. Then pupil ‘A’ and ‘B’ stand

side by side. This step is repeated until all the pupils

in the group are in pairs.

4. Activity 3 (Little Poets)

a. In pairs, pupils read the poems in Worksheet 1.

b. Pupils discuss and replace the underlined words with

the target words.

c. Teacher calls out 4 pairs at random and the pairs

present their answers. Other pupils check their

answers.

5. Activity 4 (Puzzle Me) a. Pupils do a crossword puzzle in Worksheet 2.








Answer Key Activity 2

A: Mum, my glass is empty.

B: Fill it with juice.

A: Coach, the ball is deflated.

B: Replace it with a new one.

A: Dad, the bag is full.

B: Remove some things.

A: Captain, I can’t follow the steps.

B: Observe how I do it.

A: Puan Ros, I have finished doing the experiment.

B: Record the results in your book.

A: Miss Lisa, I have done the experiment using a cockroach.

B: Now, repeat it using beans instead.

A: Sister, let’s bake a cake for Mum.

B: Measure the ingredients first.

A: Brother, I have sealed the envelope.

B: Now paste the stamp on it.

A: Mum, the bowl is empty.

B: Fill it with soup.

A: Coach, the badminton net is damaged.


A: Dad, the box is full.


A: Captain, I don’t know how to play the game.

B: Observe how the other players do it.

A: Puan Ina, I have finished measuring the table.

B: Record the measurement in your book.

A: Miss Tan, I have finished the exercise.

B: Now, repeat the exercise with new words.


A: Sister, let’s sew the curtains for Mum.

B: Measure the length of the windows first.

A: Brother, I have cut out the pictures.

B: Now paste them in the scrap book.

Worksheet 1 1. Fill 2. Remove 3. Observe 4. Record

5. Repeat 6. Measure 7. Replace 8. Paste

Worksheet 2

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Teacher Resource 1 Note: Make one copy. Cut out the strips. A: Mum, my glass is empty.

B: Fill it with juice.

A: Coach, the ball is deflated.


A: Dad, the bag is full.


A: Captain, I can’t follow the steps.


A: Puan Ros, I have finished doing the experiment.

B: Record the results in your book.

A: Miss Lisa, I have done the experiment using a cockroach.

B: Now, repeat it using beans instead.

A: Sister, let’s bake a cake for Mum.


A: Brother, I have sealed the envelope.

B: Now paste the stamp on it.


A: Mum, the cups are empty.

B: Fill them with tea.

A: Coach, the hockey stick is broken.


A: Dad, the cupboard is full.


A: Captain, I don’t understand the steps.


A: Miss Lim, I have weighed the bottle.

B: Record the weight in your book.

A: Mr. Ravi, I have completed the Maths exercise.

B: Now, repeat the exercise using different numbers instead.

A: Sister, let’s bake some cookies for Mum.



B: Now paste them on a card.


A: Mum, the bowl is empty.

B: Fill it with soup.

A: Coach, the badminton net is damaged.


A: Dad, the box is full.


A: Captain, I don’t know how to play the game.

B: Observe how the other players do it.

A: Puan Ina, I have finished measuring the table.

B: Record the measurement in your book.

A: Miss Tan, I have finished the exercise.

B: Now, repeat the exercise with new words.

A: Sister, let’s sew the curtains for Mum.

B: Measure the length of the windows first.


B: Now paste them in the scrap book.


Replace the underlined words with the words in the box.

Close your eyes very gently,

Breathe in slowly and deeply.

Make full (1) your heart with happiness,

Take away (2) every bit of sadness.

Study hard, pay attention,

Never lose your concentration.

Watch (3) all things carefully,

Note down (4) all details diligently.

Say again, say again, (5) say once more,

It will never really be a bore.

The sweetness and depth I cannot gauge, (6)

Listening again and again is a pleasure.

Happy moments in my life,

Substitute (7) them I cannot survive.

Glue (8) them forever in my heart,

From my heart they’ll never depart.

repeat remove paste measure

replace observe fill record

Fun With Words Worksheet 1


Complete the puzzle below.

PUZZLE ME!

Across 3. When something is old and broken you should ________it with

something new.

6. This word means watch with care and attention.

7. This word is the opposite of 'add'

Down 1. We cannot do this if a container is full.

2. If we want to know the length of something we must _____________

it.

3. This word means do something again.

4. You can use glue to do this.

5. We do this after an experiment.

Worksheet 2 Fun With Words


Title: SILLY RAP

Objective: Students should be able to pronounce, spell and understand

the following words:-

1. cold

2. cool

3. flow

4. heat

5. hot

6. melt

7. warm Duration: 80 minutes

Materials: 1. flash cards of target words

2. dice

3. two empty boxes

4. sentence strips (Teacher Resource 1)

Procedure 1. Pre-test (refer to Assessment) 2. Activity 1


words. Pupils repeat after teacher. b. Teacher shows the flash cards and reads out the

words one word at a time again.

c. Pupils guess the meaning and write down the words

in Worksheet 1.

d. After showing all the words, teacher calls pupils at

random to read out the answers.

3. Activity 2 a. In groups, pupils do Worksheet 2.

b. Teacher calls pupils at random to read out the answer.

c. Teacher asks pupils to practise the verses in anyway

they want. (sing, rap, recite etc)

d. Pupils present the verses.


4. Activity 3 (game) a. Teacher tells pupils that this is a game with a dice.

b. Pupils throw the dice to pick a sentence strip from

any of the 2 boxes (Teacher Resource 1). c. Numbers 1, 2, 3 on the dice are for questions from

box A.

d. Numbers 4, 5, 6 on the dice are for questions from

box B.

e. If the pupil in the selected group cannot answer the

question, then the question is open to the class.

f. The game continues until all the questions are

answered.

5. Activity 4 a. Pupils do Worksheet 3. b. Teacher calls pupils at random to read out the

answers.








Answer Key

Worksheet 1 1. hot 2. cold 3. melt 4. heat 5. warm 6. cool 7. flow Worksheet 2 1. cold 2. cool 3. hot 4. warm 5. heat 6. melt

7. flow

Activity 3 (game with dice) Box A

Fire is hot Name something cold. E.g. ice When we heat ice it will melt Before you can fry an egg, you must heat the pan. Rearrange these letters to form a word: ‘r m a w’ - warm The opposite of ‘warm’ is cool. A gentle wind is called breeze. Rivers flow to the sea.

Box B

Opposite of cold. hot If you play in the snow without a jacket, you will feel cold. To make sugar syrup the sugar has to melt first. You feel the heat when you touch a hot kettle. When the food is cold, we have to warm it. This word starts with ‘c’ and rhymes with ‘pool’. cool When the breeze blew, the flowers moved. This word starts with ‘f’ and rhymes with ‘blow’. flow

Worksheet 3 1. hot 2. heat 3. cool 4. cold 5. melt 6. warm 7. flow


Teacher Resource 1 Note: Make one copy only. Cut into strips Box A

Fire is ______________

Name something cold.

When we heat ice it ______________

Before you can fry an egg, you must ______________the pan.

Rearrange these letters to form a word: ‘r m a w’

The opposite of ‘warm’ is _________.

A gentle wind is called ______________.

Rivers ______________ to the sea.

Box B

Opposite of cold.

If you play in the snow without a jacket, you will

feel______________

To make sugar syrup the sugar has to ______________ first.

You feel the ______________ when you touch a hot kettle.

When the food is cold, we have to ______________ it.

This word starts with ‘c’ and rhymes with ‘pool’.

When the ______________blew, the flowers moved.

This word starts with ‘f’ and rhymes with ‘blow’.


Refer to the flash cards shown by your teacher. Guess the answer and fill in the blanks. 1 ____________ = high temperature

2 ____________ = low temperature

3 ____________ = to become liquid

4 ____________ = being hot

5 ____________ = slightly hot

6 ____________ = low in temperature but not cold

7 ____________ = a smooth and steady movement of liquid

Silly Rap Worksheet 1


Fill in the blanks with the words from the box below.

Ice is ________(1), Grows no mould. ________(2) breeze, I might freeze. Peas in a pot, Makes me ________(3). ________(4) and nice, Curry and rice. ________(5) kettle, Melt the metal. Ice-cream ________(6), It, I held. Rivers ________(7), Man, you’re slow.

Worksheet 2 Silly Rap

melt hot cold warm flow cool heat


Read the passage carefully. Unscramble the letters in the brackets to form the correct spelling of the words. Fill in the blanks with the words.

Picnic by the sea

Last Saturday, my family and I went for a picnic at the beach. It

was a ____________ (tho) (1) day. The sun was shining brightly. We

could feel the ____________(aeth) (2) from the sand beneath our feet.

We rushed to the sea to ____________ (loco) (3) our feet. We felt better

when our feet touched the ____________ (oldc) (4) water. Then, we

came back to the beach and helped my mum to set up the food. Just

then an ice-cream vendor passed. My dad bought some ice-cream for

us. It was wonderful to feel the ice-cream ____________(teml) (5) in my

mouth. My brother took out the beach ball. He blew it. We played with

the ball but the ____________(rawm) (6) breeze kept blowing it to

different directions. Suddenly we felt the cold water from the sea

____________ (lwof) (7) onto our feet. We realized that the tide was

getting higher and it was time for lunch. My brother released the air from

the ball. He put it in his bag and we enjoyed our lunch which was

prepared by my mum.

Worksheet 3 Silly Rap


Title: BEACH BOY


the use of the following words and phrases:-

1. difference

2. identify

3. is different from

4. is similar to

5. observe

6. similarity


Materials: 1. pictures/ graphics or diagrams

2. flash cards of target words


a. Teacher introduces the target words by showing the

flash cards and reading the words aloud.

b. Pupils repeat the words after the teacher.

c. Teacher affixes two pictures on the board. (Teacher Resource 1 - Pictures 1 and 2)

d. Teacher asks pupils to look at the pictures carefully

and find 5 similarities between the 2 pictures.

e. At random, teacher calls pupils to tell the similarities in

between the 2 pictures.

f. Teacher sticks the flash cards of the words ‘observe’ and ‘identify’ on the board.

g. Teacher explains the meanings of the 2 words.

Example: You can find the similarities because you

have looked at the pictures carefully. You have

observed the pictures and identified the similarities.


3. Activity 2 a. Teacher puts up pictures 3 and 4 (Teacher Resource

1). b. Pupils are asked to observe and identify the

differences.

c. At random teacher calls the pupils to tell the

differences.

d. Pupils do Worksheet 1. Teacher discusses answers.

4. Activity 3 a. Teacher divides pupils into five groups.

b. Pupils discuss the similarities and differences among

themselves based on the criteria given by the teacher.

(e.g. colour of the hair, shape of the face, …..etc. )

c. Pupils are asked to form 2 sentences using the

phrase ‘is similar to’ and 2 sentences using the

phrase ‘is different from’ based on their discussion.

Examples:

i. Johan’s uniform is similar to Mohan’s.

ii. Mary’s pencil case is similar to mine.

iii. Jalil’s watch is different from my watch.

iv. Laili’s hairstyle is different from Mei Mei’s.

d. At random teacher calls a pupil from each group to

read out one sentence.

5. Post-Test (refer to Assessment)







Answer key Worksheet 1

Objects/material/things Similarities Differences

Balls shape size

type

colour

design

Cats shape, size, type colour

Shirts size, type colour

design


Teacher Resource 1

Picture 1


Teacher Resource 1

Picture 2


Teacher Resource 1

Picture 3


Teacher Resource 1

Picture 4


Choose the words that describe the similarities and differences of these pictures. You may use the words more than once.

size shape design colour type

Objects/ material/ things

Similarities

Differences

Worksheet 1 Beach Boy


Title: OLD NEWSPAPERS



1. accurate

2. fair

3. height

4. measure

5. span


Materials: 1. old newspapers

2. ruler

3. manila card

4. rubber bands

5. marker pens (green, yellow, red)


a. Pupils are divided into groups of six. Each group is

given a script. (Teacher Resource 1) b. Teacher reads the script aloud together with the pupils.

(Pay attention to pronunciation, intonation and facial

expressions)

c. Pupils are given 40 minutes to

i. practise the sketch

ii. make masks of the characters (eg. Tomato,

Cheesy, Curry Puff, Salad, Jelly and Narrator)

d. Pupils perform the sketch.

e. After the sketches, teacher asks questions to prompt

pupils to say the keywords.


Examples:

i. “How did Mr. Cheesy measure the height of the

newspaper?”

ii. “Is using the span a fair way of measuring?”

iii. “What did Salad use to measure?”

iv. “Which method is more accurate?”

3. Activity 2

a. Pupils complete a word maze Worksheet 1.







Answer Key

N E A R T P U A S RR I A F U E CM CH E I G H T A


Narrator: Mr. Cheesy goes around the neighbourhood in his lorry buying old newspapers for recycling.

Mr. Cheesy: Paper lama! Paper lama! Old newspapers! Old newspapers! Suratkhabar lama! Suratkhabar lama!

Narrator: They pass by Puan Jelly’s house. His assistant, Curry Puff, sees a pile of old newspapers in front of the house.

Curry Puff: Stop! I see some old newspapers there.

Narrator: Mr. Cheesy presses the horn and Puan Jelly comes out from the house.

Mr. Cheesy: Do you want to sell the old newspapers?

Pn. Jelly: Yes! How much will you pay me?

Narrator: Mr. Cheesy and Curry Puff get down from the lorry and walk towards the pile of old newspapers. Mr. Cheesy uses his fingers to measure the height of the newspapers.

Mr. Cheesy: (Mr. Cheesy uses his fingers to show 3 spans). Three ringgit for three spans!

Pn. Jelly: Only three ringgit?

Narrator: Suddenly Puan Jelly’s daughter, Salad, comes out to join her mother.

Salad Mum, how much is he paying you?

Pn. Jelly: Only three ringgit!

Salad: What! That is not fair. He paid me five ringgit for the same amount of newspapers last month.

Narrator: Mr. Cheesy scratches his head and thinks hard how to answer.

Mr. Cheesy: Are you sure? (Mr.Cheesy uses his thumb and little finger to show the length of his span.) These are the same fingers I used to measure.

Curry Puff: Boss, have your fingers grown longer?

Mr. Cheesy: Don’t be silly!

Teacher Resource 1 Dialogue Script


WORD MAZE Find the following words in the maze.

HEIGHT

FAIR

MEASURE

ACCURATE

SPAN

N R Y A L D E W A F S H R T Z C P A U H A F V B S N M R R I A F Y I U S E T Y R L C M P O Q A E C H E I G H T A

Worksheet 1 Old Newspaper


Title: GUESS ME


the use of the following words and phrases:-

1. bottom

2. conical

3. daily

4. energy

5. evaporate

6. investigate

7. phenomena

8. temperature


Materials: 1. marker pens or crayons

2. Mahjong paper

3. flash cards of the target words



words. Pupils repeat after teacher.

b. Pupils do Worksheet 1.

c. Teacher discusses answers with pupils.

3. Activity 2 (Guess Me) a. Teacher puts up 4 of the flash cards.

1. energy 2. daily 3. evaporate

4. phenomena

b. Teacher calls out 4 pupils at random. Teacher gives

each pupil a card. (Teacher Resource 1)

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c. Pupil reads out the clues on the card aloud. The rest

of the class guesses the word.

d. This goes on until all the cards are used up.

4. Activity 3 (Minah the Wonder Girl)

a. Teacher divides class into groups of 5. Pupils do

Worksheet 2. Pupils read the story, discuss and

choose the best words to fill the blanks.

b. Teacher discusses the answers and pupils check.


Assessment: Teacher carries out a spelling test using the target words

(see Objective) as a pre-test. Results are recorded. The

same spelling test will be given as a post-test. Results

are recorded and compared with the pre-test to gauge the

performance of the pupils.


Answer Key Worksheet 1 1. energy 2. daily 3. investigate 4. conical

5. temperature 6. phenomena 7. evaporation 8. bottom

Activity 2

Worksheet 2 1. energy 2. phenomena 3. evaporate 4. conical

5. investigate 6. daily 7. bottom 8. temperature

Guess Me 1. I am important. 2. I come in many forms

such as heat, solar, sound, gas, petrol and electricity.

3. I am a 6 letter word. 4. I start with the letter ‘e’. Answer: energy

Guess Me 1. I am associated with liquid. 2. I can change liquid to gas. 3. I am a 9 letter word. 4. When I happen, water dries up. 5. I start with the letter ‘e’.

Answer: evaporate

Guess Me 1. I am associated with natural events. 2. I can be a rainbow. 3. I was Hurricane Katrina. 4. I am a 10 letter word. 5. I start with the letter ‘p’. Answer: phenomena

Guess Me 1. I come without fail. 2. I am very regular. 3. I am a 5 letter word. 4. I appear with the sun. 5. I start with the letter ‘d’ Answer: daily


Teacher Resource 1 Note: Make only one copy. Paste onto manila card. Cut them out.

Guess Me

1. I am important.

2. I come in many forms

such as heat, solar,

sound, gas, petrol and

electricity.

3. I am a 6 letter word.

4. I start with the letter ‘e’.

Guess Me

1. I am associated with

liquid.

2. I can change liquid to

gas.


4. When I happen, water

dries up.

5. I start with the letter ‘e’.

Guess Me

1. I am associated with

natural events.

2. I can be a rainbow.

3. I was Hurricane Katrina.


5. I start with the letter ‘p’.

Guess Me

1. I come without fail.

2. I am very regular.


4. I appear with the sun.

5. I start with the letter ‘d’


Fill in the blanks with the words given below.

energy bottom conical phenomena temperature daily evaporation investigate

Worksheet 1 Guess Me

1 6

2

8

7

5

4

3


Complete the blanks with the words given below.

temperature energy evaporate investigate conical daily phenomena

Minah the Wonder Girl Minah is a strong girl. She is full of ________(1). People call

her one of the natural ___________(2) on earth. This is because

she can make water ________(3). She does not have to heat it first.

This wonder girl carries her ________(4)shaped bag

everywhere with her. The bag is full of gadgets which she uses in

her part-time job. She sometimes helps her father to

_________(5)crimes.

As an investigator, Minah travels _________(6) with her

policeman father. They always interview people to get information.

Once, they had to jump into a lake. They wanted to find a pistol

which was lying at the _________(7) of the lake.

Minah likes hot weather and high _________(8). Minah and

her father are very close. Like the sun, she is the source of life to

him.

Worksheet 2 Guess Me


Title: SEARCH AND CONQUER



1. arrange

2. basic

3. complex

4. draw

5. function

6. label

7. prepare

8. simple

9. state

10. structure


Materials: 1. dictionaries

2. whiteboard markers

3. flash cards of the target words


a. Teacher distributes 2 cards each to 5 different groups

consisting of 7-8 pupils.

b. Teacher asks the groups to find the meanings of the

words from the dictionary.

3. Activity 2 a. Teacher asks the groups to present their findings by

acting it out or drawing pictures. Members from the

other groups guess the words. Time limit is given by

the teacher for this activity e.g. 2 minutes for each

word.


b. The same groups that have presented the words put

up their cards on the board for everyone to see.

c The members of the groups stand up and spell out the

words loudly, led by their group leaders.

4. Activity 3 a. Pupils do Worksheet 1.

b. Teacher discusses the answers with pupils.

5. Post-test (refer to the Assessment)






Answer Key

Worksheet 1

Exercise 1 1. state 2. label 3. function 4. draw 5. basic

6. structure 7. complex 8. prepare 9. arrange 10. simple

Exercise 2

1. label 2. draw 3. basic 4. structure

5. prepare 6. arranges 7. stated 8. complex

9. simple 10. function


Exercise 1 Unscramble the letters to form words that match the meanings

A B C

1. atset

2. ablel

3. otninufc

4. wrda

5. caibs

6. ructesurt

7. xmpcloe

8. eraperp

9. egrnara

10. pimsle

Correct spelling

1. __________

2. __________

3. __________

4. __________

5. __________

6. __________

7. __________

8. __________

9. __________

10. _________

Meanings

- say something

- write information on something

- to operate and work properly

- produce pictures or patterns

- main

- system or pattern

- having a lot of details or small

parts

- get ready

- organize something in order

- ordinary

Exercise 2 Fill in the blanks with suitable words from column B above

1. We __________ parts of the body in our Science book.

2. The boys __________ circles in the sand with sticks.

3. The campsite provides only __________ facilities.

4. The KLCC building has a tough __________.

5. Can you __________ the meal before our guests arrive?

6. The librarian __________ the books in the library.

7. Our parents __________ their intention to buy a new house.

8. The microchip is a __________ electronic gadget.

9. The farmer leads a __________ life.

10. The engines __________ normally after being repaired by the

mechanic.

Worksheet 1 Search And Conquer


Title: LET’S FLOAT


the use of the following words: -

1. float

2. gas

3. glide

4. liquid

5. smoke

6. solid


Materials: 1. flash cards of the target words

2. picture cards (Teacher Resource 1 – 5) Procedure: 1. Pre-test (refer to Assessment)

2. Activity 1 a. Teacher uses the picture cards and flash to introduce

the targets and explain the meanings.

Note:

Picture cards Words hot air balloon float, gas

eagles glide

beaker liquid

stone solid

train smoke

b. Pupils do Worksheet 1.

c. Teacher calls 3 pupils at random to find out their

answers.

3. Activity 2 a. Pupils do Worksheet 2.

b. Teacher explains what a speech bubble is.


c. Pupils work in pairs. Teacher tells pupils to match the

dialogue to the blank speech bubbles.

f. Teacher calls 3 pairs at random to read out their

dialogues.

g In pairs pupils practise the dialogues in the cartoon

strips.

4 Activity 3 a. Pupils do worksheet 3. Teacher discusses answers.






pre-test to gauge the performance.

Answer Key

Worksheet 1 1 gas 2. float 3. float 4. gliding 5. liquid 6. solid 7. smoke

Worksheet 2 a) (2)

b) (1)

Worksheet 3 1. solid

2. liquid

3. float


Teacher Resource 1

Activity 1 Picture Cards


Teacher Resource 2


Teacher Resource 3


Teacher Resource 4


Teacher Resource 5


Fill in the blanks with words given in the box. You can use the words more than once.

gas smoke float solid liquid gliding

Worksheet 1 Let’s Float

This is a hot-air balloon. It was used

many years ago as a way for people to

move from one country to another.

Inside the balloon is space for hot air or

____________ (1) to fill up. Once the

balloon is filled with hot gas, it moves

upward towards the sky. It can

__________ (2) for many days. Once

the hot gas becomes cool the balloon

will come down.

These are eagles. They _______

(3) in the sky. They search for

food while they _______ (4) in the

sky.


All the things you see are found

in the Science Laboratory. These

items are made of glass and they

are used to measure the volume of

_________ (5) like water.

Let’s Float

Pak Kassim and Mak Minah

live in a village. They have a

lot of firewood in their

backyard. Firewood is an

example of a ___________

(6). Firewood burns readily.

When it burns, ________ (7)

is produced. Mak Minah

uses firewood when she

cooks dodol for Hari Raya.


Match the dialogue to the correct speech bubbles by writing the numbers in the brackets provided.

a) Yes. Burning also gives off a dangerous gas. Let’s go and tell him. ( ____)

b) Mum, why is Uncle Lim burning rubbish there? The smoke

is polluting the air. ( ____)


(1)

(2)


Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the box below.

float

solid

liquid

Penguin: Hey Snowy! What’s the next plan? All the

___________(1) ice has melted to ___________ (2) ! There’s only water everywhere. What’s happening?

Polar Bear: Well Peng. It’s getting warmer day by day.

There’s nothing we animals can do, Buddy. I guess we’ll just have to __________ (3) along.

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