isiNdebele Home Language - Term 1 - Week 3

Today, we will read a short story together. Shared reading is when we read a text as a group, and everyone gets a chance to participate. I will show you pictures from the story, and we will make predictions about what might happen next. This helps us think critically and engage with the text.

Let's look at the first picture in our story. It shows a boy looking at a big tree. What do you think he might do next? (Pause for responses.) Great ideas! Now, let's read the first sentence together. After reading, we will see if our predictions were correct.

Now that we have read the story, let's discuss it as a class. What did you think would happen when the boy climbed the tree? (Encourage students to share their thoughts.) Remember to listen to your classmates and build on their ideas. After our discussion, we will write down one prediction each about what might happen if the boy finds something special in the tree.

On your own, I want you to write a sentence about what you think will happen next in the story. Remember to use capital letters at the beginning and punctuation at the end. After you finish writing, draw a picture to illustrate your sentence. This will help you express your ideas creatively!

• Reading alone in silence
• Reading together as a group
• Listening to a teacher read
• Reading only pictures

Answer: Reading together as a group

Shared reading involves the whole class participating in reading a text together, which enhances understanding.

Answer: It helps us think about what might happen next in a story.

Making predictions engages our critical thinking skills and makes reading more interactive.

• A full stop
• A capital letter
• A question mark
• A comma

Answer: A capital letter

Every sentence starts with a capital letter to indicate the beginning of a new thought.

• We close our books.
• We read the text to see if we were correct.
• We write a summary.
• We draw pictures.

Answer: We read the text to see if we were correct.

After predicting, we read to find out if our ideas match what happens in the story.

Answer: A full stop.

A full stop indicates the end of a sentence.

• The boy will climb the tree.
• The tree is green.
• The boy likes apples.
• The tree is tall.

Answer: The boy will climb the tree.

A good prediction is a guess about what will happen next in the story.

Answer: Use correct spacing.

Correct spacing makes sentences easier to read and understand.