Students will practice comprehension skills by answering questions related to German Christmas activities.
This activity can be used to combine weather and clothing in a speaking activity. Students will use a weather forecast to discuss the clothing they need to pack for a trip and why. Student pairs will receive a weather forecast for 8 days in Germany. They will then have to discuss what clothing they will need for the trip and why. Together they should write down the clothing items in the suitcase template provided.
In this activity, students will practice talking about places and cities that they have visited. Students will also talk about what is currently going on in the world by planning a trip.
Little Kenny at the Farm is about a little boy, Kenny, who gets into trouble a lot. His class went on a visit to a farm. Upon reaching the farm they were given one specific instruction “Do not ride the donkeys!’. Little Kenny got bored during the middle of the tour of the farm and went exploring on his own. He found the donkeys and decided that they look harmless enough and decided to take a ride. He learned a valuable lesson from the ride.
This book is also available for download (PDF) from the catalogue of the Jamaica Library Service at https://catalogue.jls.gov.jm/ .
The book 'Little Kenny at the Farm' was written to support teaching and learning activities in the Jamaican National Standards Curriculum (NSC). It can be used as a resource to help students develop their comprehension skills and where appropriate, initiate a discussion on interesting places in their community.
See below for the Grade 2 curriculum references.
LANGUAGE ARTS
Literacy Strand: Comprehension
Objectives:
- State how they feel about specific characters (page 162)
- Identify story setting (page 180)
- Analyse and interpret questions at the different levels (page 180)
- Draw conclusions based on different aspects of the story (page 220)
INTEGRATED STUDIES (page 88)
Sub-theme: Places of interest in my community
Focus Question: What are the places in my community we find interesting?
In this activity, students will talk about their vacation and hotel and express their thoughts about them.
In this lab, students will become travel agents. They will read the descriptions of the travelers and plan the trip according to the travelers' interests.