Introduction 1.3: Text Types: Crosswords

What is it?

A crossword is a game in which you have to fit words across and downwards into spaces with numbers in a square diagram.

纵横字谜；纵横填字游戏

How to use Microsoft Word to create crosswords templates?

Watch the video where Ker explains thoroughly here:

https://youtu.be/H78wEB8w5T8

1. List out all vocabularies (according to themes / books) in Microsoft Word.

2. Insert table and start typing in the letters (vocabularies) into the grids until completed.

3. Standardise the case simultaneously using the "Change Case" feature.

4. Unborder the table and then "carve" the crosswords template using the "Border" feature.

5. Copy your work once before labeling. Remember to shrink the font of the numbers (labels).

6. Save your work as PDF / an image using Snipping Tool.

Now, comment below and tell Ker whether the tips are useful.

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Introduction 1.2: Text Types: Charts

Watch the video where Ker explains thoroughly here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pld5wFyW_AY

What is it?

A chart is a page or sheet of information in the form of diagrams, 

lists of figures, etc. / 图表

Picture Book to elicit charts: The Great Graph Contest

Link to Refer The Great Graph Contest:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oy_rJ4FjOt4&feature=youtu.be

Charts the Other Way Round?

When we come across charts, we are more prone to relate it to Maths. In language, we often use 'graphic organisers' to replace charts in order to conduct writing / review activities after reading.

Ker is going to share some graphic organisers which can be commonly applied after reading picture books among beginners.

(Adapted from Scholastic)

Suggested Graphic Organisers for Almost All Genres / Vocabulary

Suggested Graphic Organisers for Main Idea + Details / Non-fiction

Suggested Graphic Organisers for Higher-Order Thinking Skills (HOTS)

or get your template in our Google Drive:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1127TgDbL3Yok-WYDS_Ni3X3jVQothCDQ

Now, comment below and tell Ker know which picture book is(are) your favourite to graphic organisers and why.

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Introduction 1.1: Text Types: Chants

Watch the video where Ker explains thoroughly here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ukpwYG6m90

What is it?

A chant is words or phrases that a group of people shout or sing again and again.

反复呼喊的话语；重复唱的歌词

Text Examples: Adapted from Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Picture Book

I Said A Boom Chica Boom!
leader says and others repeat

I Said A Boom Chica Boom!
leader says and others repeat

I Said A Boom Chica Rocka Chica Rocka Chica Boom!
repeat

U-HUH
repeat

OH-YEA
repeat

One More Time
repeat

Baby Style!

I Said A Boom Chicka Boom!
repeat (Make a baby face and wave hands like a fidgety baby.)

I Said A Boom Chicka Boom!
repeat

I Said A Boom Chicka Rocka Chicka Rocka Chicka Boom!
repeat

WAA-WAA
repeat

GOO-GOO
repeat

One more time
repeat

Link to Refer Chicka Chicka Boom Boom:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nKq4jm4LD8

More picture books to carry out chants using Scholastic First Little Readers:

Chants: Hurry up! Hurry up!

Chants: Red, red, red

Chants: Clean up, clean up!

Chants: It's as easy as can be!

Chants: Yucky, yucky!

Chants: I'm Super! Zoom, Zoom!

Now, comment below and tell Ker know which picture book is your favourite to introduce your children to CHANTS and why.

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Introduction: All Text Types

Click the link below to watch me introducing text types:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKn3mXVCDnU&t=20s

Info-graphic below is adapted from Scholastic

Today, Ker is going the list out TYPES OF TEXTS, which she'll be elaborating one by one starting from next blog post onwards.

Attached are the ones we'll be discussing thoroughly in times to come. Ker will also introduce some picture books which we could use to elicit every text type, helping pupils to understand them better and then make both reading and language (especially English) learning more fun.

Here are some of the common text types: 

what's wrong with grey?

In addition, Ker will also share some confusing 'text types' and further explain their differences or similarities.

Now, comment below and tell Ker how many text types haven't you come across? She is passionate to know.

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