Oh, Look at the Moon
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Lesson 1: Oh, Look at the Moon
Activity: Look at the picture and say what time it is. Name the things that you can see in the picture:
* What time it is: It is night time.
* Things in the picture: I can see the moon, stars, a tree, an owl sitting on the tree, a street lamp, and bushes.
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ACTIVITIES
1. Let’s find how much we have understood:
* a) What is the name of the poem?
* The name of the poem is “Oh, Look at the Moon”.
* b) What looks like a lamp in the air?
* The moon looks like a lamp in the air.
* c) What does the moon look like when she is smaller?
* When the moon is smaller, she looks like a bow.
* d) What does the moon look like when she grows bigger?
* When the moon grows bigger, she looks like an ‘O’.
2. Let’s play with rhyming words:
(Based on the instruction to find rhyming words from the poem on page 9)
* took – look
* noon – moon
* hair – air
* father – mother
* books – looks
* ramp – lamp
* cow – bow
* taller – smaller
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3. Write the opposites of the underlined words:
(The underlined words from the poem are there, smaller, and now.)
* Opposite of there – here
* Opposite of smaller – bigger
* Opposite of now – then
4. Read aloud the following pairs of words:
(This is a reading activity. The pairs are:)
* before – after
* outside – inside
* beautiful – ugly
* day – night
* catch – throw
* near – far
5. Think and say who I am:
* a) I live in the sky. Sometimes I’m small and Sometimes I’m big. I glow at night. Who am I?
* I am the moon.
* b) I live in the sky. I twinkle at night. I’m not the moon. Who am I?
* I am a star.
* c) I’m hot. I’m bright. I’m big. I give light. Who am I?
* I am the sun.
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6. Now, look at the pictures below and write a few sentences on each of them:
* Picture 1 (Day sky):
* This is a picture of the day sky. The sun is shining brightly. There is a rainbow and some clouds. An aeroplane and a helicopter are flying. Two birds are also flying.
* Picture 2 (Night sky):
* This is a picture of the night sky. The moon is shining and is shaped like a crescent (bow). Many stars are twinkling in the sky.
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7. Read this story: The Wolf and the Lamb
(This is a reading activity. [cite: 77-87])
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[cite_start]Activity 7 (Continued): Now, read the story again… Underline the words [describing words]… Here are two describing words: thick, lazy
* The describing words from the story are:
* thick
* lazy
* cunning
* hot
* wicked
* foolish
* dirty
* brave
* stupid
* old
8. Fill in the blanks with the words in the box:
* a) The wolf lived in a thick forest.
* b) The wolf came to the stream to drink water.
* c) The wolf shouted at the lamb.
* d) The lamb looked up and saw the wolf.
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9. Look at the picture and read the sentences in the bubbles aloud:
(This is a reading activity.)
10. Say as fast as you can:
(This is a speaking activity.)
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11. Look at the pictures and read:
(This is a reading activity showing adjective degrees. The lists are:)
* small – smaller – smallest
* tall – taller – tallest
* I’m a strong man. – I’m stronger than you. – I’m the strongest of all.
* long – longer – longest
* rich – richer – richest
* short – shorter – shortest
* weak – weaker – weakest
* heavy – heavier – heaviest
* fat – fatter – fattest
* happy – happier – happiest
* wide – wider – widest
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12. Fill in the boxes with appropriate words:
* long – longer – longest
* hot – hotter – hottest
* happy – happier – happiest
* big – bigger – biggest
* short – shorter – shortest
* brave – braver – bravest
* wise – wiser – wisest
13. a) Let’s read a few words with silent letters:
(This is a reading activity. The words are:)
* lamb
* bomb
* tomb
* comb
* plumber
* crumb
13. b) Tick the word you hear:
* (This activity cannot be completed as it requires a teacher to say one word from each pair aloud.)
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14. Read the words on the whiteboard… Now, write them down in alphabetical order.
* bone
* forest
* lamb
* moon
* night
* polite
* sheep
* smaller
* village
* wolf
15. Now, fill in the blanks choosing the correct word from the help box:
* Juri is a tall girl.
* Mili is taller than Juri.
* Rini is the tallest of the three.