YEAR 2

CONTENT & LEARNING STANDARDS

CONTENT STANDARD
4.1 By the end of the 6-year primary schooling, pupils will be able to enjoy and appreciate rhymes, poems and songs, through performance.

LEARNING STANDARDS
4.1.1 Able to enjoy action songs and jazz chants through non-verbal response.
4.1.2 Able to sing action songs and recite jazz chants with correct pronunciation, rhythm and intonation.

CONTENT & LEARNING STANDARDS

CONTENT STANDARD
4.2 By the end of the 6-year primary schooling pupils will be able to express personal response to literary texts.

LEARNING STANDARDS
4.2.1 Able to respond to: a. book covers b. pictures in books c. characters with guidance.

CONTENT & LEARNING STANDARDS

CONTENT STANDARD
4.3 By the end of the 6-year primary schooling, pupils will be able to plan, organize and produce creative works for enjoyment

LEARNING STANDARDS
4.3.1 Able to produce simple creative works with guidance based on: a) action songs b) jazz chants c) stories
4.3.2 Able to take part with guidance in a performance based on: a) action songs b) jazz chants c) stories

Language Arts
The language arts module is a culmination of the whole weeks lessons comprising listening and speaking, reading and writing. It provides an opportunity for children to have fun and use the language to express themselves creatively. Basically, its show time for pupils to produce creative works and to perform using their creative products.

Suggested ideas and activities

Reciting nursery rhymes Reciting poems Jazz chanting Sing Role-play Making booklets Making simple puppets Making masks Playing language games

Language Arts
Research shows that early learning of nursery rhymes and rhythmic poems, songs, and chants significantly enhances early reading skills and phonemic awareness. Phonemic awareness is a strong predictor of a childs reading success. Phonemic awareness can be developed in children by providing them with fun, rich language experiences that encourage active exploration and manipulation of sounds through rhymes, poems and jazz chants. These activities lead to significant gains in subsequent reading and spelling.

Jazz Chant 4.1.1, 4.1.2

COOKIE CHANT
All : Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar? Teacher: Sally (name of any pupil in the class) stole the cookie from the cookie jar. Pupil : Who, me? All : Yes, you! Pupil : Couldnt be. All : Then, who? Pupil : Rama stole the cookie from the cookie jar.
* Repeat the chant as long as desired, using names of pupils from the class.

SONGS 4.1.1, 4.1.2

The captain said Ai! Ai!

The captain said Ai! Ai! The captain said Ai! Ai! Stand up straight! Dont be late The captain said Ai! Ai!

Adapted from Jolly Phonics

Group discussion
1. How can the jazz chant or action song be carried out in class? What can you teach from the jazz chant and action song?

2.

Creative Works
Making booklets Suggested book ideas
Stick and elastic booklets

The hotdog booklet

Accordion book

Flip-flap books

Stick & Elastic Book

Stick & Elastic Book

Stick & Elastic Book

Stick & Elastic Book

Stick & Elastic Book

Stick & Elastic Book

Stick & Elastic Book

Stick & Elastic Book

Stick & Elastic Book

Hotdog Booklet

Hotdog Booklet

Hotdog Booklet

Hotdog Booklet

Hotdog Booklet

Hotdog Booklet

Hotdog Booklet

Hotdog Booklet

Accordion Book

Accordion Book

Accordion Book

Accordion Book

Accordion Book

Accordion Book

Accordion Book

Flip-flap books
(www.vickiblackwell.com/makingbooks/flipflap.htm)

1. Fold paper in half and crease.

Flip-flap books

2. Depending on how many sections you need, cut that number of slits on one side of the folded paper.

Flip-flap books

3. Write question or word on the top of the flap and the answer under the flap with an illustration.

Flip-flap books

Click here to find a list of ways (PDF) that FlipFlap Books can be used in the classroom.

Creative Works

Puppets

FINGER PUPPETS

GLOVE PUPPETS

SOCK PUPPETS

STICK PUPPETS

STICK PUPPETS

PAPER BAG PUPPETS

PAPER MASK

PAPER MASK

PAPER-MACHE MASK

PAPIER-MACHE MASK

PAPER BAG MASK

PAPER BAG MASK

PAPER PLATE MASK

PAPER PLATE MASK

References:
Fyke, Laurie and Sinclair, Kerrie(2005), Jolly Phonics, United Kingdom. http://www.ifayed.net/Main_Folders/Resources/SPE ER_02/TEAS_CH4.PDF http://www.encuentrojournal.org/textos/16.7.pdf