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R e a d i n g L i t e r a c y
Game 3: Motivation for reading/listening
Instructions:
1.
The teacher shows the pupils a bag containing different objects that are connected to the
fairy-tale that will be read to them later on.
2.
The teacher instructs each pupil to try and find out what these objects are, blindfolded.
They choose an object from the bag, and are allowed to touch it and smell it, but are not
allowed to see it.
(The teacher demonstrates this with a blindfolded volunteer)
(Objects in the bag vary according to story content. The objects used in this sample lesson
are: a bear, a pear, a cradle, and a baby.)
The objective of this activity is to motivate children to read by introducing them to objects
from the story.
1. Reading/listening
Instructions:
The teacher then reads to the pupils a short folk tale in Slovenian 'Hvaležni medved' – The
Grateful Bear. The pupils are asked to listen carefully. The teacher then asks the class if
they understood it.
The teacher reads the story again. This time showing pictures as she reads.
the book
The teacher asks the pupils again if they understood the story better upon listening to it
The pupils listen and at the same time look at the pictures which have been scanned from
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