Week 2 Tusome Overview Theme: Shopping Alphabetics Activities Letter/Sound Knowledge (y, z, v, wh) Word Blending Vocabulary Learner Story (Fluency, Comprehension) Nan and Sam or Mangoes Pupils answer questions about story Writing Practice writing bit, bite, ripe, like, take ABRA Day 1 – Day 5 Extension Activities Alphabetics - Letter Sound Search No ABRA related book for this activity Given the pronunciation of a letter sound, the pupil must identify and find its associated letter. The teacher can have pupils focus on lower, upper, or mixed letters depending on the pupils' needs Choose Level 2: Lower case letters Fluency In READS, choose an English or a Kiswahili story. Teacher reviews the chosen story, then reads story to pupils. If time allows, pupils in pairs take turns reading the story to each other (echo reading). Comprehension Ask informal questions about the story: Who is/are the main characters? What happened first/second/last? Where does the story take place? Did you like the story? Why? Explain.
Tusome Overview Theme: Parts of the body Alphabetics Activities Letter/Sound Knowledge (-ear) Word Blending (/y/ /ia/) Vocabulary Learner Story (Fluency, Comprehension) A sore ear Pupils read story and answer questions about story Writing Practice writing: back, duck, sock, check, year, dear, near, hears, well, ABRA Day 1 –Day 5 Extension Activities Alphabetics - Auditory Blending ABRA Story: When I Open My Eyes Given a phonemic breakdown, the pupil will identify a word; i.e., /c/ /a/ /t/ = "cat". Choose Level 5: 4-phoneme words with blends mainly at the end, short, long, and vowel sounds. Fluency – Tracking In READS, choose the story Listen to my body. Teacher reviews the chosen story, then reads story with pupils, asking pupils to take turns reading the story allowed. Comprehension - Vocabulary Given the definition of a word, the pupil must determine which of two sentences uses the word appropriately. Writing Pupils write two new sentences that rhyme with the story (poem) When I Open My Eyes using parts of the body. Week 8 Tusome Overview Theme: School
Alphabetics Activities Letter/Sound Knowledge (-er, -ir, -ur) Sound Recognition Vocabulary Learner Story (Fluency, Comprehension) Clothes for girls and boys Pupils read story and answer questions about story Writing Pupils copy words for dictation ABRA Day 1 –Day 5 Extension Activities Alphabetics – Blending Train ABRA Story: When I Open My Eyes… Given the phonemic breakdown of a word, pupils will identify the word it makes; e.g., /r/ /o/ /d/ = "rod". Choose Level 5: 4- -phoneme words with blends mainly at the beginning, short, long, and vowel sounds. Fluency In READS, choose the story School clothes Teacher reviews the chosen story. Pupils take the time they need to read the story on their own. Comprehension – Story Response ABRA Story: When I Open My Eyes… Pupils are given open-ended questions about the story that they will discuss with one another. This activity uses certain stories from the literary and informational genre categories. Six questions are presented in a set—three of which are general while the remaining three are story-specific. Writing Pupils write a short paragraph about what they wear to school. Week 11 Tusome Overview Theme: Travel
Alphabetics Activities Letter Sounds (-ow) Word Blending Vocabulary Learner Story (Fluency, Comprehension) Ann and the weather Pupils read story and answer questions about story Writing Grammar Vocabulary ABRA Day 1 –Day 5 Extension Activities Alphabetics - Auditory Blending ABRA Story: Waterfall Given a phonemic breakdown, the pupil will identify a word; i.e., /c/ /a/ /t/ = "cat". Choose Level 5: 4-phoneme words with blends mainly at the end, short, long, and vowel sounds. Fluency ABRA Story: Waterfall This story is a retelling of a Columbian legend. The people in this village were not happy and did not cooperate with one another. A wise old man teaches the people how to work and live in harmony. A mean man was upset with this change in the villagers' demeanor so he flooded the village. The wise man punishes him for his destructive behaviour and the villagers are allowed to live in peace again. Teacher reviews the chosen story, then reads story to pupils. If time allows, teacher asks one pupil at a time to read a sentence in the story (choral reading). Comprehension – Story Elements ABRA Story: Waterfall The pupils must answer questions about events that took place in a story. Pupils must select the answer to six questions about the story. Because there are audio prompts to assist, this activity can be done by all pupils once they are familiar with the story. Writing – Spelling Sentences The pupils will use keyboarding skills to spell words to make a sentence. This activity is directly related to the stories so have the pupils read a story then spell words related to that story. Level 1: 2-word sentences. Week 14 Tusome Overview Theme: Clothes