Explore the suggested activities according to English language skills and click on the pictures to try out the activity.
In “I Spy the Sky,” Tim and Juanita are back in the Hangout, and this time, Goofus and Gallant send our hosts and Paws the dog on an “I Spy the Sky Scavenger Hunt,” where they follow clues leading to a meteor-shower party. This episode also features a Paws and Think adventure to a fish market where we meet Lulu the Lobsterwoman; a campfire song with Goofus and Gallant; a “My Sci with Mindy and Guy” segment where they answer a wow-worthy question about hiccups; and the Hidden Sound game, our new sonic twist on Highlights magazine’s Hidden Pictures puzzle.
Skill(s): Listening / writing
Suggested activity: Lesson development - practice and produce
Adaptation technique: Addition
Teacher prepares additional comprehension questions based on the audio.
Implementation strategies:
Pupils listen to the audio and answer comprehension questions based on the audio, which are prepared by the teacher.
Then, based on the information the pupils gather from listening the podcast, teacher has pupils write their own blog entry to tell about a meteor-shower party.
Skill(s): Speaking
Suggested activity: Lesson development - produce
Adaptation technique: -
Implementation strategies:
Pupils play the game to explore discoveries, which can be found on earth. For example, plants, earth materials, land features, water, rocks etc.
After playing the game, pupils will be in small groups and discuss about the use and benefits of a particular discovery.
Then, teacher has each groups present their findings and share about their group discovery, use and benefits.
Get ready to be on a mission to explore and discover different elements, which can be found on earth!
Read the postcard from London, then do the exercise and write a comment to practise writing in English.
Skill(s): Reading / speaking
Suggested activity: Lesson development - produce
Adaptation technique: Addition
Teacher creates comprehension questions based on the reading material
Implementation strategies:
Pupils read the postcard and attempt the questions.
Teacher and pupils discuss the answers together.
Then, teacher asks pupils to be in small groups and share about places that they want to visit the most in their respective groups.
Skill(s): Writing
Suggested activity: Lesson development - produce
Adaptation technique: -
Implementation strategies:
Teacher explains to pupils about organizing ideas in mind map based on the textbook, page 40.
Then, teacher has pupils access the link to play an adventure game.
Pupils are reminded to take note about their nature discoveries in the game.
After playing the game, pupils organise the information using mind map.
Pupils write "nature's treasures" aWs the central idea and list down the nature discoveries based on the game and based on their knowledge.