Incorporating readers and
authentic reading materials in
modular planning
By Ms Adela CHUNG
GCEPSA Kwun Tong Primary School
4 Dec 2004
English curriculum plan for P.1 (03=-4)
Module 1:
Welcome to
school
• Simple
greetings
• What’s your
name?
• ABC song
• Our
classroom
• Number
rhyme
• How many?
My first sound
book: songs
and rhymes
Writing and
singing a song:
“Ten little
Indians”
Module 2:
Birthday
party at
McDonald’s
• Ordering
food
• A mysterious
guest
• Birthday
song
• Birthday
presents
• Writing a
birthday card
• How do you
feel at the
party?
Peter and his
book
The P.1
birthday party
(games, songs
& food)
Module 3:
Funnyland
• Spider
World
(What can
you play
there?)
• Animal
farm (What
animals
can you
see?)
• Plant house
(What fruit
and trees
can you
see?)
Tall, taller
The animal
show
(Christmas)
Module 4:
My friend
and I
• Talking
about my
family
• Talking
about my
best friend
• Animals we
like
• Toys we
like
• Designing
an Easter
egg
• My baby
brother
• Winnie’s
friend
Writing about
myself and
my best
friend
Module
Major activities
Reading materials
Task
Module 5:
How
powerful I
am!
Module 6:
What a
beautiful
world!
• My body
• My five
senses
• I can see…
with my
eyes
• I can
hear… with
my ears
• I can
smell…
• I can
taste…
redfeel…
kite
•The
I can
• The four
seasons
• What can
you see in
spring /
summer /
autumn /
winter?
• What do
you wear…?
• What do
you do with
your
family…?
• How do you
feel…?
Show and tell
Writing about
my favorite
season
Recognition of letters
Direction of writing
capitalization
How many
‘a’s?
Module 1: Welcome to school
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Simple greetings
What’s your name?
ABC song
Our classroom
Number rhyme
How many?
Apple red,
apple green,
Apple pie with
ants on it.
Scaffolding + Recycling
Writing and singing a song:
“Ten little Indians”
One little, two little,
three little blackboards.
Four little, five little,
six little chairs.
Seven little, eight little,
nine little windows.
Ten little rubbish bins.
Module 2: Birthday party at McDonald’s
• Family members
• Description of family members
• Ordering food
• A mysterious guest
• Birthday song
• Birthday presents
• Writing a birthday card
• How do you feel at the party?
Reader
Peter and his book
Module 3: Funnyland
Reader
• Spider World (What can you play
there?)
• Animal farm (What animals can
you see?)
• Plant house (What fruit and trees
can you see?)
Module 4: My friend and I
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Talking about my family
Talking about my best friend
Animals we like
Toys we like
Designing an Easter egg
Scaffolding + Recycling
Writing about myself and
my best friend
Readers
My baby brother Winnie’s friend
My name is Lily.
I am seven.
I am tall.
I have short hair.
I have a big mouth and a small nose.
I have one brother and one sister.
My brother is Danny. He is four.
My sister is Amy. She is nine.
I like pandas. I don’t like snakes.
I like dolls. I don’t like TV games.
Module 5: How powerful I am!
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My body
My five senses
I can see… with my eyes
I can hear… with my ears
I can smell…
I can taste…
I can feel…
Reader
These are
pencils. They
are long. They
are hard. I like
them.
The red kite
I am Mary.
I am seven years old.
I can see a flower with my
eyes. It is red.
I can hear a plane with my
ears. It is noisy.
I can smell an apple with my
nose. It is nice.
I can taste a lemon with my
mouth. It is sour.
How powerful I am!
This is a
flower. It is
red. It is
big. I like it.
GCEPSA Kwun Tong Primary School
(04-05)
English curriculum plan for P.2
English curriculum plan for P.2 (04-05)
Module
Major activities
Reading materials
Task
Module 1:
My best classmate
Module 2:
A fun day in Hong Kong Park
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Simple greetings
What’s your name?
How old are you?
Parts of a body
Colours
Adjectives
Action words
Can and can’t
occupations
Tall, Taller, Tallest
Why can’t I fly?
Food items
Collective nouns e.g. a bottle
Number
What can you see?
How do you feel at the party?
“It’s me!” In the garden