Xitsonga Home Language - Term 4 - Week 7

Today, we will explore a short story together. Shared reading allows us to read as a group, helping each other understand the text. I will read the story aloud, and you will listen carefully. After reading, we will discuss what we think might happen next in the story. This is called making predictions.

Let’s look at the first page of our story. I will read it aloud: 'In a small village, there lived a clever rabbit. One day, he found a shiny object in the grass.' Now, what do you think the shiny object could be? Let’s write down our ideas on the board. It could be a coin, a mirror, or even a piece of candy. Each idea is a prediction about what will happen next!

Now, I will read the next part of the story. As I read, think about what might happen next. After I finish, we will have a discussion. I want each of you to share your predictions. Remember to listen to your friends and build on their ideas. For example, if someone says the rabbit might use the shiny object to play, you can add your thoughts about how he might play with it.

Now it’s your turn to write! Think about the story we read and write down your own prediction about what will happen next. Use a complete sentence and remember to start with a capital letter and end with a full stop. After writing, draw a picture of what you think will happen. We will share our predictions and drawings with the class.

• Reading alone in silence
• Reading together as a group
• Reading only pictures
• Reading only the last page

Answer: Reading together as a group

Shared reading involves reading a text aloud as a group, allowing for discussion and predictions.

• We close the book and forget about it
• We make predictions about what will happen next
• We only listen to the teacher
• We write a test

Answer: We make predictions about what will happen next

After reading, we discuss and predict future events in the story.

Answer: A guess about what will happen next in a story.

A prediction is an educated guess based on the information we have from the text.

• Comma
• Question mark
• Full stop
• Exclamation mark

Answer: Full stop

A full stop is used to indicate the end of a complete sentence.

Answer: The rabbit will use the shiny object to play.

This sentence is a prediction about the rabbit's actions based on the story.

• Ignore them
• Listen and think of your own ideas
• Tell them they are wrong
• Change the subject

Answer: Listen and think of your own ideas

Listening to others helps us build on their ideas and improve our understanding.

Answer: Start with a capital letter and end with a full stop.

Correct punctuation is important for clear writing.