Socks Heaven by Pauline Young
A charming fantasy picture book, Socks Heaven is a delightful, imaginative mystery about the experience of 'lost and found'.
Sam lost one of his favourite socks. Missing it, he ventured into a dreamscape and found a heaven full of wonderful and happy socks filled with colors, shapes and motion. However, he could not find his own. Will Sam find his favourite sock in Socks Heaven? On his search he is joined by the Sock Fairy who shows him around and tries to help him. A book for young children as well as adults who once lost their favorite socks.
The story is imaginatively illustrated by Hong Kong born graphic designer Benny Lau.
About the author
Pauline Young is an avid storyteller who enjoys telling stories to adults and children alike. She travels between the United States and Hong Kong, frequently spinning stories into speeches and communications training programs. A San Francisco State University graduate with a BA degree in English and an MBA in Marketing, Pauline had worked for HSBC and the HKSAR Government in communications and training capacities. She is currently a coach and trainer on high impact communications, early literacy, and is an English fear buster.
Pauline is the mother of two boys.
Unit lesson plan
Book Title: Socks Heaven
Author: Pauline Young
Illustrator: Benny Lau
ISBN: 962-86816-5-6
Publisher: MCCM Creations, Hong Kong, 2004
Reading Level*: Lexile 570L / Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level reading Test 2.8
Suitable for Ages: 7 to 8 years
Proposed grade level: P2
Themes: Loss
Connection to Hong Kong Curriculum - English Language, Language Education KLA:
Values: responsibility
Modules: Changes
General Studies Curriculum: People and Environment
Lesson duration: 30 minutes per lesson
Unit Lesson Plan for Socks Heaven.pdf Skill Allocation
Reading
L9 (Socks)
L10 (Boardgame)
Listening
L6 (A sock caterpillar)
Writing
L2 (Lost notices)
L8 (Writing story endings part 2)
L10 (Boardgame)
Speaking
L3 (Shapes)
L4 (Hobbies and interests)
L10 (Boardgame)
Grammar
L5 (Preposition of place)
Literature
L7 (Writing story endings part 1)
Literary device
L1 (Personification)
Vocabulary
L3 (Shapes)
L4 (Hobbies and interests)
Craft
L6 (A sock caterpillar)
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Lesson plans and teaching materials
Lesson 1 - Personification
Aims:
To understand the use of personification.
To identify and create sentences with personification.
Focused skill: Literary device
Assessment Criteria:
Students are able to identify personification used in the book.
Students are able to create sentences using personification.
L1 Personification - Lesson Plan.pdfLesson 2 - Lost notices
Aims:
To learn about the genre - 'lost notices' and its composition.
To write a lost notice for a item or pet that is lost.
Focused skill: Writing
Assessment Criteria:
Students are able to identify and label different parts of a lost notice.
Students are able to write a lost notice which includes all the key components.
L2 Lost Notices - Lesson Plan.pdfLesson 3 - Shapes
Aims:
To learn more shape vocabulary.
To exchange information about lost socks by describing the colours and shapes.
Focused skills: Vocabulary and speaking
Assessment Criteria:
Students are able to identify and name different shapes.
Students are able to ask and give information about lost socks accurately to complete the speaking activity.
L3 Shapes - Lesson Plan.pdfLesson 4 - Hobbies and interests
Aims:
To learn more vocabulary about hobbies and interests.
To exchange information about hobbies.
Focused skills: Vocabulary and speaking
Assessment Criteria:
Students are able to match the hobbies with the correct definition.
Students are able to collect information about their classmates’ favourite hobbies.
L4 Hobbies and interests - Lesson Plan.pdfLesson 5 - Prepositions of place
Aims:
To understand and identify prepositions of place.
To create sentences using the prepositions learnt in the lesson.
Focused skill: Grammar
Assessment Criteria:
Students are able to identify the prepositions used in the story.
Students are able to create sentences using prepositions and illustrate their use.
L5 Prepositions of place - Lesson Plan.pdfLesson 6 - A sock caterpillar
Aims:
To practice listening to instructions.
To be able to follow steps to make a sock caterpillar.
Focused skills: Listening and craft
Assessment Criteria:
Students are able to complete the instructions.
Students are able to make a sock caterpillar.
L6 Listening to instructions - Lesson Plan.pdfLesson 7 - Writing story endings - part 1
- Narrative writing
Aims:
To be able to understand narrative structure and how it operates in the story.
To be able to creatively alter the ending of the moon story.
Focused skill: Literature
Assessment Criteria:
Students are able to learn about the narrative structure and creatively change the ending.
L7 Writing story endings part 1 - Lesson Plan.pdfLesson 8 - Writing story endings part 2 –
dialogue writing
Aims:
To be able to practice using the five senses for writing
To be able to use dialogue effectively in writing.
To be able to edit and revise a writing plan and compose an ending for the story.
Focused skill: Writing
Assessment Criteria:
Students are able to give example sentences for the five senses.
Students are able to edit their writing plan.
Students are able to create and write their own ending for the story.
L8 Writing story ending part 2 - Lesson Plan.pdfLesson 9 - Socks
Aims:
To practice reading comprehension skills such as making inference and locating key information.
Focused skill: Reading comprehension
Assessment Criteria:
Students are able to answer comprehension questions about socks correctly.
Students are able to complete a word search activity.
L9 Reading comprehension - Lesson Plan .pdfLesson 10 - Boardgame
Aims:
To consolidate students’ understanding of the story.
To consolidate the usage of prepositions and vocabulary through a boardgame and worksheet.
Focused skills: Reading, speaking and writing
Assessment Criteria:
Students follow the instructions and play the boardgame correctly. Students will answer questions about the book to reinforce their understanding of the story.
L10 Boardgame - Lesson Plan .pdf