SICK LETTERS

Aims Learn the alphabet Spell words Practice numbers 1 to 27 Learn new words related to the story

Vocabulary Words and expressions related with letters and words. Colours Key words in the story

Structures There is /there are How many?

Words and expressions related with letters and words: alphabet comma period letter sentence spell story to colour to read to spell to write word

Key words in the story absent ausente appearance apariencia care cuidado cleaning limpieza dream sueño epidemic epidemia healthy sano letterland país de las letras news noticias newspaper periódico polite educado problem problema sick enfermo solution solución to accompany acompañar to dream soñar to feed alimentar to get dirty ensuciarse to get sick enfermar to help ayudar to recover recuperarse (de una enfermedad) to solve resolver to take care encargarse (de algo) to tell a story contar un cuento to understand entender worse peor

Pre-reading activities: Spelling 1. Teach or revise the alphabet. You can use some songs offered in

text books or the Internet, for example these links: 1. The new ABC Alphabet song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yn9wSiX3D80 2. Spelling Colours:

http://www.songsforteaching.com/colorssongs/musicwithmar-spellingcolors.htm

3. The ABC Rap: http://songsforteaching.com/phonics/alphabetsongs/abc-rap.htm

4. ABCD: Call and Response Song ABCD: http://www.songsforteaching.com/preschoolkindergartenearlychildhood/abcdcallandresponse.php

5. http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/alphabet_games.htm

2. Ask the students to spell their names. Can you spell your name? 3. Colour Words. Revise the colours to colour some words. Give each

letter a colour and practice colours and letters with different words. Example: Crocodile

C is red R is blue O is green D is pink I is yellow L is brown E is orange

They can also colour their names or short sentences.

4. How many “Ls” are there in the word (Yellow)? (repeat with different words). They practice “there is” and “there are” in their answers.

5. Which letter is missing? Sch__ __l; (repeat with different words). You can also practice the key words in the story playing “hangman” with them.

Vocabulary Teach some of the words in the story which you think may be difficult for the children. The underlined words in the story are in the glossary. Try to teach them in a context, miming the words or showing objects. Some examples: Name a student who is not in class to teach absent Show them a newspaper, a story book, a cleaning cloth. Using

these items, teach them: newspaper, the news, story, tell a story, get dirty, cleaning

Write a problem (a sum, for example) on the blackboard and teach: problem, to solve , solution.etc.

Activities with worksheets Vocabulary: glossary and worksheets 1 and 2 Reading comprehension: worksheets 3 and 4. Depending on the level of the students these worksheets can also be done only by listening to the story

STUDENTS’ GLOSSARY absent ausente appearance apariencia care cuidado cleaning limpieza comma coma dream sueño epidemic epidemia healthy sano letter letra letterland país de las letras news noticias newspaper periódico period punto polite educado problem problema sentence frase sick enfermo solution solución story historia to accompany acompañar to dream soñar to feed alimentar to get dirty ensuciarse to get sick enfermar to help ayudar to read leer to recover recuperarse (de una enfermedad) to solve resolver to take care encargarse (de algo) to tell a story contar un cuento to understand entender word palabra worse peor

WORKSHEET 1

LETTERS AND WORDS

Across 1. se utiliza para separar palabras en una enumeración. 3. leer 5. historia/cuento 7. frase 9. se coloca al final de una frase. Down 2. tiene 28 letras en español y 27 en inglés. 4. escribir 5. decir una palabra letra a letra. 6. letra 8. palabra

WORKSHEET 2 SICK LETTERS

Across 3. noticias 6. problema 7. historia 8. periódico Down 1. sueño 2. sucio 4. limpio 5. resolver 7. solución 9. enfermo

WORKSHEET 3 READING ACTIVITY Reading comprehension 1: Read the story and Tick all the right options you can have more than one right option for each question.

1. In letterland each letter has … its place and importance no work fun problems

2. When letters get together, they transmit … messages health news stories

3. When the letters are used, they can… get dirty get angry get sick change their appearance

4. Who was very efficient to solve the problem? “Comma” “W” “Period” the doctor

5. To solve the problem in the future, letters must… stay in bed go to the doctor’s have a monthly cleaning not work

WORKSHEET 4 READING ACTIVITY Reading comprehension 2: Read the story and say if these sentences are TRUE or FALSE.

1. The letters haven’t got a lot of work in letterland

2. They are happy to be in stories and newspapers.

3. Some letters are not important.

4. One day all the letters got sick.

5. Some letters got sick because they were dirty.

6. “W” wanted to help.

7. When “W” replaced the sick letters nobody could understand

the words.

8. “Comma” and “period” helped to solve the problem.

9. “O” was the first setter to recover.

10. In the future the letters will be cleaned every day.

ANSWER KEY

Worksheet 1

Across

1. comma 3. read 5. story 7. sentence 9. period Down

2. alphabet 4. write 5. spell 6. letter 8. word Worksheet 2

Across

3. news 6. problem 7. story 8. newspaper Down

1. dream 2. dirty 4. clean 5. solve 7. solution 9. sick

Worksheet 3

1. In letterland each letter has …

its place and importance no work fun problems

2. When letters get together, they transmit …

messages health news stories

3. When the letters are used, they can…

get dirty get angry get sick change their appearance

4. Who was very efficient to solve the problem? “Comma” “W” “Period” the doctor

5. To solve the problem in the future, letters must… stay in bed go to the doctor’s have a monthly cleaning not work

Worksheet 4

1. The letters haven’t got a lot of work in Letterland FALSE 2. They are happy to be in stories and newspapers. TRUE 3. Some letters are not important. FALSE 4. One day all the letters got sick. FALSE 5. Some letters got sick because they were dirty. TRUE 6. “W” wanted to help. TRUE 7. When “W” replaced the sick letters nobody could understand the words. TRUE 8. “Comma” and “period” helped to solve the problem. TRUE 9. “O” was the first setter to recover. FALSE 10. In the future the letters will be cleaned every day. FALSE