Platinum English First Additional Language Grade 4 Teaching Plan Tel: 021 532 6000 ● Email: customerservices@mml.co.za ● www.mml.co.za ● www.mmlclassroomsolution.co.za Themes 1. People we love 1-2 Weeks Term 1 Listen and speak Read and view Write and present Listen to a story and answer questions Read a story and complete a comprehension Summary Personal recount Independent reading Personal dictionary Language structures and conventions Spell familiar words Personal recount Use a dictionary Daily listening and speaking Formal Assessment Baseline assessment Teaching and learning material LB pp 1–8 TG pp 1–14 Punctuation: full stop, capital letters Simple present and simple past tense Countable and uncountable nouns Determiners Synonyms News report Comprehension Label a map soft ‘c’ Factual account of a news event Directions on a map Personal dictionary Sight words LB pp 9–18 TG pp 15–28 2. Super sports! 3-4 High frequency words Listen to and follow Independent directions reading Punctuation: full stop, comma Daily listening and speaking Present progressive tense Verbs Connecting words Antonyms 3. River adventures 5-6 Abbreviations Adventure story Adventure story Summary The hard ‘k’ sound LB pp 19–28 Predict what will happen Comprehension Description of characters Breaking words into parts TG pp 29–42 Read aloud Describe characters Daily listening and speaking Independent reading Acronyms Personal dictionary Abbreviations Regular verb forms Adverbs Prepositions Connecting words Compound words Themes Weeks Term 1 continued Listen and speak Recipe Read and view Read and talk about a recipe 4. Good Food 7-8 Instructions Write and present Language structures and conventions List with headings Words starting with ‘k’ Instructions Plurals with ‘s’ Personal dictionary Modal verbs Formal Assessment Term 1 FAT 2 Teaching and learning material LB pp 29–36 TG pp 43–55 Read aloud Daily listening and speaking Independent reading Negative forms Command verb forms Present perfect tense 5. Where I live 9 - 10 Words from reading texts Poetry Poetry Poetry Word game Word puzzle Daily listening and speaking Read a poem aloud Sentences with Exclamation marks rhyme and rhythm Personal pronouns Words beginning with the same The verb ‘to be’ letter Present progressive Personal tense dictionary Adjectives Independent reading Question marks Words belonging to the same lexical field Term 1 FAT 2 LB pp 37–44 TG pp 56–67 Themes 6. Rolling into action 7. Sunny or cloudy 13 - 14 11 - 22 Weeks Term 2 Listen and speak Listen to a story and answer questions Read and view Write and present Language structures and conventions Read a story Message Plural nouns Complete a comprehension Personal recount Parts of a sentence Personal recount Formal Assessment Term 2 FAT 1 Teaching and learning material LB pp 45–54 TG pp 68–82 Personal dictionary Proper nouns Read aloud Daily listening and speaking Adjectives Independent reading Irregular verbs Words from reading texts Weather report Weather report Summary Plurals with ‘es’ Listen to and follow directions Poster advert Design a poster Words with long vowel sounds and silent ‘e’ Independent reading Personal dictionary Describe an object Term 2 FAT 1 LB pp 55–64 TG pp 83–96 Articles ‘a’ and ‘the’ No articles with uncountable nouns Daily listening and speaking Simple present tense and universal statements Connecting words Future tense 8. Animal stories and poems 15 - 16 Collocations Traditional story Traditional story Poetry Poetry Rhyme and rhythm Read aloud Daily listening and speaking Independent reading Synonyms Sentences with Words starting with ‘c’ rhyme and rhythm Words starting with ‘k’ Story Countable nouns Personal dictionary Adjectives before nouns Term 1 FAT 1 LB pp 65–74 TG pp 97–109 The verb ‘to be’ Adverbs 9. Animals that harm 17 - 18 Phrasal verbs Instructions Procedural text Procedure Classify things Information text Mindmap Words with long vowel sounds TG pp110–122 Adverbs Daily listening and speaking Comprehension Personal dictionary Command verb forms Independent reading LB pp 75–84 Modals for permission and necessity Antonyms 19 – 20 Mid-year examination Summative Assessment LB pp 85–86 TG pp240–247 Themes 10. A brand new town 21 - 22 Weeks Term 3 Listen and speak Read and view Write and present Language structures and conventions Listen to a story and answer questions Read a story Dialogue Punctuation Comprehension Description of a character Word families Describe a place Read and discuss Break down long words a book review Personal dictionary Plurals with ‘s’ and ‘es’ Read aloud Personal pronouns Role-play Regular verb forms Independent reading Direct speech Daily listening and speaking Formal Assessment Term 3 FAT 1 Teaching and learning material LB pp 87–96 TG pp 123–135 11. Taking care 23 - 24 Construct sentences parts Medical report Information text Summary Conversation on a familiar topic Poster Poster Independent reading Personal dictionary Daily listening and speaking Words from reading texts Words starting with ‘g’ Term 3 FAT 1 Nouns with only a plural form LB pp 97–104 TG pp136–147 Adjectives of comparison Nouns with ‘a’ and ‘the’ Subject-verb concord Shortening words Initialism Acronyms 12. Sun stories 25 - 26 Listen to a story and answer questions Poetry Daily listening and speaking Story Story Poetry Sentences that rhyme Independent reading Personal dictionary Words starting with ‘ce-’, ‘ci-’, ‘cy-’ Words starting with ‘ke-’; ‘ki-’ Adjectives Simple past tense The verb ‘to be’ Adverbs of degree Phrasal verbs Term 3 FAT 1 LB pp105–114 Term 3 FAT 2 TG pp148–160 Themes 13. The powerful sun 14. Friends 29 - 30 27 - 28 Weeks Term 3 continued Listen and speak Read and view Information text Chart Description of a place Comprehension Procedural text Daily listening and speaking Independent reading Write and present Language structures and conventions Draw and label a chart Words with long vowel sounds Write information based on a chart Prepositions Formal assessment Teaching and learning material Term 3 FAT 2 LB pp 115–124 TG pp 161–173 Term 3 FAT 2 LB pp 125–134 TG pp 174–185 Forms of the verb ‘to be’ Personal dictionary Connecting words Modal verbs Listen to a play (drama) Role-play Daily listening and speaking Play (drama) Act out the play Independent reading Book review Dialogue Personal dictionary Words from reading texts Spells familiar words Personal dictionary Punctuation Tenses: simple present, present progressive, future Adverbs Reported speech Words from reading texts Themes 15. Being brave 31 - 32 Weeks Term 4 Listen and speak Read and view Write and present Language structures and conventions Conversation Read a story Story Language game Complete a comprehension Personal dictionary Words with the ‘k’ sound Daily listening and speaking Read aloud Formal Assessment Use a dictionary Teaching and learning material LB pp 135–142 TG pp 186–196 Uncountable nouns with no article Independent reading Subject-verb concord Future tense Prepositions 39 - 40 16. Make the world a better place 17. A busy community 18. Protecting our planet 37 - 38 35 - 36 33 - 34 Homonyms Interview Poster Paragraph Spells familiar words Telephone messages E-mail Draw and label a chart Personal dictionary Information text Daily listening and speaking Term 4 FAT 1 LB pp 143–152 TG pp 197–213 Connecting words E-mail Comprehension Personal pronouns Poster Independent reading Prefixes Personal dictionary Suffixes Listen to and discuss a story Story with dialogue Language game Diary entry Daily listening and speaking Read aloud Story with dialogue Spells familiar words LB pp153–162 Personal dictionary Personal dictionary TG pp214–227 Connecting words Direct speech Independent reading Quotation marks Apostrophes Short talk Information text Paragraph Conversation on a familiar topic Comprehension Design and produce a poster Poster Daily listening and speaking Word from reading texts Dictionary work LB pp 163-172 TG pp 228-239 Reported speech Adverbs Personal dictionary Independent reading Present progressive tense Compound wounds Prefixes Suffixes Summative Assessment End-of-year examination LB pp 173-174 TG pp 248-255