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STUDENT BOOK 4A

THE TRIP TO SATURN

Originally Copyrighted 2007 Updated and Copyrighted 2012,

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BOOK 4A THE TRIP TO SATURN The Student’s Book, THE TRIP TO SATURN is written for young children who are learning to understand, speak, read and write English as a second language. It is Book 4A of a continuous series.

It is assumed that the children will have been introduced to the alphabet, beginning consonant sounds, medial short vowels and rhyming words and a number of consonant blends. This book reviews all of these, introduces the consonant blends, the vowel consonant digraphs and the vowel digraphs, and teaches the present progressive ending “ing”.

A new vocabulary of about 131 words is introduced while the vocabulary taught in the previous books of this series is reviewed. Most of the story is told through narratives and role-plays that provide the children with opportunities to listen, speak, read and write. They are also encouraged to add their own ideas. Creative ideas at this age are the basis for innovative research when they are older. The dialogues present conversation as it is used by western children of the same age. The exercises in the Student’s Book, plus the activities in this Teacher’s Guide, offer the repetition needed for children learning English as a second language. The basic teacher instructions are given in the small boxes on each page. This is efficient for the teacher.

TEACHER’S GUIDE The graphics provide the essential scenario for understanding, listening and speaking.

The games in this Guide add essential listening and speaking activities that build vocabulary. The crossword puzzles reinforce the vocabulary that has been introduced.

PRACTICE BOOK This book provides independent work for the children. The students will need a brief explanation of what they are to do before starting the pages that accompany each lesson. Each student travels with the storybook characters and a classroom or an imaginary friend. The activities include drawing, printing, reading, puzzles and making decisions about what they will do to help solve the problems encountered in the adventure story. Words have been added in bold face print to provide spelling and correct verb tenses for the student’s written work. The words needed for the puzzles and printing can be found on the same Student Book page.

TEACHING PHILOSOPHY This series is introducing English to young children as a second language within a scenario where they are learning to understand, speak, read and write. As young children view their world as a whole, rather than in parts, an integrated approach is used. The activities include grammar, phonics, listening, memorizing verses, speaking and printing. Graphics are used extensively to promote understanding, and are integrated with the speaking, reading and writing activities.

Note: You are the teacher – do it your way! We wish you success with your classes,

Daisy Stocker B.Ed. M.Ed. George Stocker D.D.S. Learning English with Laughter Ltd.

THE

TRIP TO

SATURN

CONTENTS Lesson 1 Permission to Go to Saturn. 2 Lesson 2 An E-mail to Saturn 5 Lesson 3 An Answer from Saturn 10 Lesson 4 Getting Ready to Go 14 Lesson 5 Saying “Good-bye” 18 Lesson 6 Speeding Through Space 22 Lesson 7 Floating in Space 26 Lesson 8 Tricking the Exians 30 Lesson 9 A Volcano on Jupiter 34 Lesson 10 A Home in a Volcano 38 Lesson 11 Sturtz’s Garden 43 Lesson 12 Leaving Jupiter 48 Lesson 13 Escaping the Exians 53 Lesson 14 Saturn at Last! 58

INDEX OF PHONICS AND GRAMMAR

THE TRIP TO SATURN

Consonant Blends Review – 3, 4, 7

Str - 7

Nouns Introduction - 42

Common Nouns – 47, 52 Proper Nouns - 56

Pronouns – 56 Review - 62

Sounds of “Y” Introduction – 33, 51, 55

VOWELS Introduction – 8, 9

Long and Short “o” – 12, 13 Long and short “u” – 16, 17

Long and Short “a” – 20 Long and Short “i” - 24 Long and Short “e” - 28

Long and Short Review – 21, 25, 29, 37, 46, 51 Note: At this level “Alphabet Name” is used instead of “Long Vowel Sound”.

Vowel Consonant Digraphs er, ur, ir, or – 40,41, 51

ar, ir, er, ur, or – 45 or, er, ir, ur, ar - 60

Vowel Digraphs oa, ai, ea - 36 ee, oa, ai - 50 ay – 55, 61 ai, ee - 61

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Hi! I’m Ned. We’re from Saturn.

I’m Spencer. In Canada we went into the mountains. We rode on a sleigh.

This page introduces the characters met in Books 3A and 3B, to the children who are new to this series. Have them point to and name each one. Read and role-play the dialogue.

I’m Buzz. We’re aliens.

I’m Ruth. We visited

Canada. Click caught a

monster fish.


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Spencer, Ruth, Ned, Nell, Click and Buzz have returned from Canada.

They are talking to Spencer and Ruth’s mother and father.

LESSON 1 PERMISSION TO GO TO SATURN

Ned and Nell have invited us

to visit Saturn.

You could stay

with my brother.

We’d meet our cousins Ivan and Sophie.

Ivan is my age, isn’t

he?

Yes, and Sophie is a year younger

than you,

Can they

come with us?

Yes, but they

have to be back in time

for school.

Have the children point to Spencer, Ruth, Father, Mother and Nell. Explain that Spencer and Ruth have been invited to visit Saturn with the aliens. They are asking their mother and father if they can go. Explain “permission”.

Have the children read the narrative and role-play the dialogue a number of times, changing roles each time. The “I” in Ivan has the long sound.

It would be fun.


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The owl says The fire makes ___ ___ oo ___ ___ oo ___ ___ oke. in the ni___ ___ ___.

The king has a The aliens come ___ ___ own on ___ ___ om his head. Saturn.

These birds can Do you have a ___ ___ y. ___ ___ andmother? Yes No

Spencer skis In the mountains down the there is a lot of ___ ___ ope. ___ ___ ow. Is this a You can see the ___ ___ uare? moon and stars Yes No at ni___ ___ ___.

Review of consonant blends taught in Book 3B. Have the children point to and name the pictures.- owl, fire, smoke king, crown, Saturn, birds, grandmother, skis, slope, snow in the mountains, square, moon, stars.

They are to read the sentences and print the missing letters. Note: The owl says – whoo whoo. They may need help with the vocabulary if they are new to this program.


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ACROSS DOWN 3 We are __ __ildren. 1 There are three __ __ates. 4 Skiing is __ __eat fun. 2 She bends her__ __ ees and skis. 5. Don’t __ __op your juice. 3 She eats a lot of __ __ocolate. 6 Ruth likes to __ __i. 7 We cut bread with a __ __ife. 8 Ned can __ __oat in the water.

chocolate plates knee knife children

great drop ski float

The students are to say the words listed below, stressing the consonant blends. Those new to this series may need help with “knife, knee, drop”. They are to print the missing letters in the sentences, and do the puzzle.

LESSON 1: PERMISSION TO GO TO SATURN

You are at home. Ned and Nell invite you to Saturn.

Draw yourself

Can I go to Saturn?

My friend is going, too.

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How long can they stay?

They must come back in time for school.

Yes, you can stay with Ruth’s cousins.

Their names are Sophie and Ivan.

Draw your family here.

1. I can stay with Ruth’s ______________________________. 2. Her cousin’s names are ______________________________. 3. Do you think it’s cold on Saturn?

_______________________________________________________ Yes, I think it’s cold. No, I don’t think it’s cold.

LESSON 1 CONTINUED

I’m glad you and your friend can come.

Sophie and Ivan will be glad to welcome you.

You Thank you!

Your friend It will be awesome!

1. Ruth is ________________ that you can ______________. 2. You say, “____________________________”. 3. Your friend says it will be ________________________.

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4. Does a rocket go fast? ________________________________ Yes, it does. No, it doesn’t.

We’ll fly in a fast

rocket! It’ll be a blast! We’ll have fun!

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HOW TO PLAY PICTURE BINGO

Give each student one Bingo Card. For classes with more than 10 students, two or three students can have copies of the same card. It’s best if those with identical cards are sitting apart.

The teacher calls the captions listed below in any order. The children are to mark the picture that matches the caption. For the first game they can all mark their picture with a small red X. When they have a horizontal, vertical or diagonal row of pictures with a red X in each box, they are to call BINGO. A marker like a small pebble or a bean can be used. The diagonal row must go from corner to corner. The central BINGO box is free. It is important that the children be allowed to help each other or be given teacher assistance. They should all find the correct picture to match the caption that is called. Although after playing two or three games they can be encouraged to work more independently, children should still be given help where needed. The underlined words are enrichment - not included in the basic vocabulary.

PRIZES: The winners will be delighted with a star drawn on their card or a rubberstamp picture. The same BINGO card can be used for five or six games. To do this, have them use a different colored pencil for each game. For example, they might use red, then blue, then green and so on. While playing this game, the children are highly motivated to learn by listening, understanding and associating the meaning to the picture. They are also learning basic grammar without any formal teaching.

This game will review some of the vocabulary used in the previous books of this series. Play this game to introduce to Book 4A. The children will learn quickly if they play often.

BINGO 1 CAPTIONS (Call in any order.) BINGO 1 ENRICHMENT CAPTIONS This is planet Earth. We live on Earth. This planet is called Saturn. Saturn has some rings around it. It’s a sweater. The sweater has long sleeves. It’s a pair of socks. These socks would keep your feet warm. Click has a cell phone. The cell phone is in Click’s hand. Spencer is wearing a T-shirt. His T-shirt has short sleeves. It’s nine o’clock. You can see twelve numbers. It’s a robot dog. Robot dogs can run and jump. These are clothes. It’s a dress and a pair of pants. The train is on the track. It’s an old train that carries many things. Click and Buzz dance. The two aliens dance when they are happy. It’s a pair of shoes. They are running shoes. They are hiking boots. The boots have long laces. Ruth is carrying a hat. She is carrying her brother’s hat. The friend’s packsack is open. They have bread, bananas and honey in their packsack. The moon and stars are bright. The tree is covered with snow. The friends are hiking. Ruth is leading the hikers. Grandfather has a cup of tea. He holds a cup and saucer in his hands. The fire makes smoke. The smoke is black and gray. This is a loaf of bread. We cut bread with a knife. It rhymes with “goat”. The boat is empty. There are four aliens. The four aliens have square heads. It’s a crowd of people. There are many people together. The aliens came to Earth on a rocket. The rocket flies very fast.


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BOOK 4A BINGO 1 TEACHER’S COPY


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BOOK 4A BINGO 1 ENRICHMENT COPY


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BOOK 4A BINGO 1 CARD 1


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Lesson 1 Page 3 The owl says whoo whoo in the night. The fire makes smoke. The king has a crown on his head. The aliens come from Saturn. These birds can fly Do you have a grandmother? Spencer skis down the slope. In the mountains there is a lot of snow. Is this a square? You can see the moon and stars at night. Lesson 1 Page 4 ACROSS DOWN 3 We are children. 1 There are three plates. 4 Skiing is great fun. 2 She bends her knees and skis. 5. Don’t drop your juice. 3 She eats a lot of chocolate. 6 Ruth likes to ski. 7 We cut bread with a knife. 8 Ned can float in the water. Note: The children may need help with this puzzle, especially if they are new to this series. Lesson 2 Page 7 This is a street in the city. Is your home on a street in the city? Does your street look like this? He is very strong. He isn’t strong. Are you strong? His arms are small. Buzz is leading the robot dog with a string. Trace the string with your pencil. Lesson 2 Page 9 Buzz Click Spencer Ruth Nell Ned Father Mother

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