Stories For Young Learners

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Type of Story : Fable
Title of Story & Author /Publisher : The Silly Wind and The Sun by Little Suns Famous
Fables
Target Group : Year 3 advanced
Content Standard : 3.2 By the end of the 6 year primary schooling, pupils will
be able to write using appropriate language, form and style
for a range of purposes.
Learning Standard : 3.2.2 Able to write with guidance
(a) Simple sentences
Focus Development : Intellectual / Aesthetic
Focused Skill : Writing
Language Focused : Grammar (Simple Past Tense)
Aim : Students should be able to enjoy reading story,

understand what the story is about and will be able to
create another story based on the story The Silly Wind and
the Sun,
Rationale of the activity : Through learning about other weathers students are able
to:
Write a story based on other weathers

Use past tense in simple sentences when writing about the events in the story
Work together in a group to achieve the same goal
Use creativity to create an artwork
Steps

1. Teacher picks out possible difficult words in the story and then teaches the meanings.
These words are proud, boasted, irritated, evaporate and confidence.
2. Teacher will teach the meaning by asking the students to match the words with the
correct meanings (refer to Appendix 1).
3. Next, the teacher will also highlight words in past tense such as had, met, was, saw and
ask the students what they mean.
4. Then, the teacher distributes the short story (refer to Appendix 2) and asks the students
to read it aloud.
5. After that, teacher and students explore the story together. Teacher will ask about the
characters, the setting and what happens in the story. For examples; who was the
arrogant one?, why did the boy take off his cloak?, why did the sun challenge the wind?.
The students are expected to answer in past tense.
6. The teacher will also ask questions related to the characteristics of the wind and the sun.
For examples, what did the sun do? What did the wind do? What did the boy feel when
the wind blew? The students are expected and are guided to answer in simple past
tense. For example, the wind blew the boy.
7. Next, the teacher provides pictures of other weathers such as lightning, rain and storm
and pastes them on the board (refer to appendix 3).
8. After that, the students are grouped into 5 groups. Each group will get an envelope
containing characteristics of lightning, rain and storm (refer to appendix 4). Then, they
need to discuss in their groups and decide which weather the characteristics belong to.
9. The teacher then discusses the answers with the students.
10. Then, each group will be given a few sheets of coloured papers, magic pens and a
ribbon.
11. In their group, they need to write a short story based on the story learned. However, the
characters need to be changed to other weathers. For examples, lightning and rain,
storm and lightning, storm and rain, sun and lightning, and also wind and storm. The
teacher will guide them.
12. Then, they bind the papers together using the ribbon provided.
13. They may decorate their work according to their liking.
14. Finally, all the groups present their work in front with the class. The group with the most
creative story and with correct past tense used will be rewarded.

Appendix 1

Match the following words with the correct meaning. You may use your dictionary.
Proud Water turns into gas
Boasted Feeling pride
Irritated
Showing off
Evaporate Annoyed, angry
Confidence Believe in one own self
Appendix 2 The Silly Wind and the Sun

Mr. Wind had always been very proud. He thought that he was the greatest of all
things in nature.
One day, he met Mr. Sun and boasted, I can even blow the clouds away! Can
you? With that, he blew at the clouds to show Mr. Sun.
Mr. Sun stared smilingly at Mr. Wind and said, Oh, this is only a small
matter when compared to what I can do! You see for yourself. I can make the
water evaporate and become clouds.
When Mr. Wind heard what Mr. Sun said, he felt irritated. At that very
moment, they looked below and saw a boy who was wearing a cloak walking along a
path in the countryside.
Mr. Wind had an idea of how to show that he was greater than Mr. Sun.
With great confidence, he challenged Mr. Sun. he said, Whoever is able to make
that boy remove his cloak is greater.
Mr. Wind started first while Mr. Sun hid behind the clouds. He blew as hard
as possible. Every time he blew harder, the boy clung on more tightly to his cloak.
He was unable to make the boy remove his cloak.
Next was Mr. Suns turn. When Mr. Sun appeared from behind the clouds,
the Earth became brighter and warmer.
Soon the weather became so hot that the boy could not stand the heat any
longer. He quickly took off his cloak to cool down. Mr. Sun turned to Mr. Wind and
asked, Who is greater now?

Appendix 3
Photograph by William R. Curstinger

Appendix 3
Photograph by Dan Lewis

Appendix 3
Photograph by Wendy Urquhart

Appendix 4
Group 1
Shining Light
Destroy houses
Group 2
Fast
Cold
Group 3
Electric
Wet
Group 4
Comes with thunder
Makes you bring umbrella
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Group 5
Rainbow comes after it
Strong wind
References
Curstinger, W. R. (n.d.). National Geographic. Retrieved August 8, 2013, from Lightning:

http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/natural-disasters/lightning-
profile/
Lewis, D. (2012). Now I Know. Retrieved August 8, 2013, from Making It Rain:
http://nowiknow.com/making-it-rain/
Little Sun's Famous Fable Series. (n.d.). The Silly Wind adn the Sun. Selangor: Little
Sun Sdn Bhd.
Urquhart, W. (2012, August 25). Tropical Storm Isaac Gathers Pace. Retrieved August
8, 2013, from BBC News US and Canada: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-
19377682

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1|Stories for Young Learners

Type of Story : Fable

Target Group : Year 3 advanced

Learning Standard : 3.2.2 Able to write with guidance

(a) Simple sentences

Focus Development : Intellectual / Aesthetic

Focused Skill : Writing

Language Focused : Grammar (Simple Past Tense)

Aim : Students should be able to enjoy reading story,

Write a story based on other weathers

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Proud Water turns into gas

Boasted Feeling pride

Evaporate Annoyed, angry

Confidence Believe in one own self

Appendix 2 The Silly Wind and the Sun

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you? With that, he blew at the clouds to show Mr. Sun.

water evaporate and become clouds.

path in the countryside.

that boy remove his cloak is greater.

He was unable to make the boy remove his cloak.

the Earth became brighter and warmer.

asked, Who is greater now?

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Photograph by William R. Curstinger

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Photograph by Dan Lewis

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Photograph by Wendy Urquhart

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Comes with thunder

Makes you bring umbrella

Rainbow comes after it

Curstinger, W. R. (n.d.). National Geographic. Retrieved August 8, 2013, from Lightning:

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