Language Tree SB K

Scope and Sequence Listening and speaking

Reading and viewing

Writing All suggestions in teacher’s notes

in teacher’s notes or appendix

1 At Home

Listen to information and recall details Introduce self

Relate to personal experience Distinguish between words and pictures Recognise initial sounds Use picture clues Relate to personal experience

Draw family Write own name Capital letter to start

2 On the Beach

Answer who/what/where questions Explore sounds – soft, loud, near, far Model Standard English Learn a song and improvise new verses

Draw a picture Write/dictate caption

3 In the Morning

Sequence of events

Draw/write about what they do in the morning

4 Tom and Kim Help

Recount personal experience

Difference between words and pictures Features of printed text: letter, word, sentence; left-to-right and top-to-bottom directionality Making inferences Tell a fable/fantasy story based on pictures

Draw/write about one thing they do at home

5 The Tortoise and the Hare

Listen to and retell a story Recall details Initial sounds Word and picture matching Sounds: loud or soft?

Shared writing Story starters

What have I learnt? 1

6 The Cakes

Recall details of a story read aloud Learn and sing a rhyme Retell story

Identify title Literal and inferential questions Context clues Use pictures to tell a realistic story Main idea Create a title

Draw/write about personal experience

7 Tell the Story 1

Oral recount

Shared writing

8 Tell the Story 2 Agree rules for discussion Recount in the order in which things happened

Sequence pictures Use pictures to tell a story

Shared writing: a sentence for each picture

Final sounds Sort the pictures. Tell the story Listen to distinguish between fact and fantasy

What have I learnt? 2 9 Real or Not Real?

Distinguish between reality and fantasy in illustrations and text Identify parts of a book Look at and categorise books Use title and pictures to predict Discuss character Recognise pattern and repetition Retell story through mime/role play Sight words Action words

Draw a fantasy animal Write or dictate a caption

10 Anansi and Tiger

Listen to a story Predict

Write a class story

Respond with repeated refrain View/listen to alternative version of a story Express opinions

11 What Happens Next?

Discuss road safety Talk about pets and pastimes

Prediction Cause and effect

Draw what happened next Write or dictate caption or sentence(s)

Action words

What have I learnt? 3

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