UNIT 9 : OUR SOLAR SYSTEM

R 9.6 Read and Answer

Stage
Word

Learning Standards:
2.2.2 (a)

Phrase

Sentence

Whole Text

Learning Outcomes:
Able to read and understand short
simple text and answer
comprehension questions.
Assessment: -

Lexical Sets:
Solar System
Keywords:
Earth, Mercury,
Venus, Mars, Jupiter,
Saturn, Uranus,
Neptune, Sun, Moon,
star
Materials:
1) Powerpoint (Text).
2) Worksheet
(Comprehension
questions).
EE:
Thinking skills

Task Procedures:
1. Ask the pupils to keep all their things under the table or in their bags.
2. Call out the pupils to the front of the class, group by group. Group 1, please come in
front (gesture : point in front of you). Ask the pupils to sit down in rows.
Classroom management : Gesturing silent sign while getting the pupils to gather
and sit down in front of you silently.
3. Conduct a shared reading session as follows:
a) Show the powerpoint slide Our Solar System.
Look at the screen (Point to the screen).
b) Then read the text using the correct stress and intonation. Now, lets read
together (gesture inviting sign). Listen to me. Then, you read (Point to the text
while reading).
c) Ask any questions that are relevant to the text(verbally).
Names the planets that belong to the solar system.
What can you see in the sky at daytime?
What can you see in the sky at night?
4. Ask the pupils to stand up and go back to their chair, group by group.
Classroom management :
Teacher says, Hello, girls.
The girl respond, Yes, teacher. (making cute face)
Teacher says, Hello, boys.
The boys says, Yes, teacher. (making macho face)
To get the pupils attention.

5. Distribute the worksheets to the pupils and asks the pupils to anwer comprehension
questions.
Managing errors and mistakes:
A. If pupils read the text incorrectly/poor pronunciation, ask them to stop by saying
Oo.....ow . Then get another pupil to read aloud the text correctly before getting
the rest to follow.
Reward And Feedback:
1) Pat on a pupils shoulder once they have finished reading the text and praise them by
saying awesome! Excellent! Good!
2) When the pupils answer all the comprehension question correctly, praise them by
saying awesome! Excellent! Good! and give them sticker. Who get the most at the
end of the unit will get a reward (pencils, books or maybe a plate of fried noodle).

APPENDIX 1 (POWERPOINT)
Lets read and answer.

The Earth is a planet in the Solar System. The Earth is

located between Venus and Mars. The other planets in our
Solar System are Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn,
Uranus, and Neptune. All these planets travel around the
Sun.
We can see the Sun in the daytime, but at night we see
the Moon. The Moon is a natural satellite that travels
around the Earth. The Moon is shining brightly above us.
The moonlight is reflected in the lake below it. Besides the
Moon, we can also see many bright stars in the sky above us
at night.

APPENDIX 2
(WORKSHEET)
Name : __________________________
Class : __________________________
Answer these questions.
1. How many planets are there in our Solar System?
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2. Besides the Earth, what other planets belong to the Solar System?
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3. What can you see in the sky at night?
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4. When can we see the Sun?
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5. Where is the Earth located?
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