Linda Celebrates Her Birthday
(View Complete Item Description)This book describes the events of a little girl Linda on her birthday.
Material Type: Reading
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The Best Birthday Picture
(View Complete Item Description)This work, “The Best Birthday Picture” is a derivative of “The Birthday Party" authored by Storyweaver, Pratham Books, Illustrated by Megha Vishwanath, used under CC-BY-4.0. The text for this adapted story “The Best Birthday Picture” was written by a team of educators during a short course on “Application of Open Educational Resources” in May 2022. The course was developed and delivered by the USAID LAC Reads Capacity Program and hosted by the University of the West Indies, Jamaica.
Material Type: Reading
Bobby's Lost Toy
(View Complete Item Description)This work, “Bobby’s Lost Toy", is a derivative of “The Lost Toy" authored by Sam Beckbessinger, illustrated by Amy Slatem, used under CC-BY-4.0. The text for the adapted story “Bobby’s Lost Toy” was written by a team of educators during a short course on “Application of Open Educational Resources” in May 2022. The course was developed and delivered by the USAID LAC Reads Capacity Program and hosted by the University of the West Indies, Jamaica.
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The Ranger and I
(View Complete Item Description)Description The Ranger and I is a moving narrative of a day in the lives of some young children at a primary school in a rural Jamaican community. These students are always picking mangoes after school and then helping themselves to the sugar canes on the roadside. The rangers are always on the look-out for cane thieves. Whenever the canes are ready for reaping, the students have fun in the cane fields, despite the rangers’ attempt to stop them. On this particular day, however, the students are caught in the act by the rangers. The events that follow keep them literally on their feet as the rangers confront them. Dally, one character in the story, is affected the most as the students run for their lives in a bid to escape the rangers. The Ranger and I is a must- read as the writer reminisces on school day events in the mango trees and on the sugar estate. The never-ending suspense should keep young readers at the edge of their seats. This book is available for download (pdf) from the catalogue of the Jamaica Library Service at https://catalogue.jls.gov.jm/ . CURRICULUM LINK The book 'The Ranger and I' was written to support teaching and learning activities in the Jamaican National Standards Curriculum (NSC). It can be used as a resource to help students develop their comprehension skills and where appropriate, initiate a discussion on how they spend their leisure time. See below for the Grade 2 curriculum references. LANGUAGE ARTS Literacy Strand: Comprehension (page 162) Objectives: -Tell how they feel about the story -Record elements and details of a story using the (5 W’s); Who, What, Where, When, Why -Identify the characters in the story and cite evidence -Identify the main idea and supporting details in the story INTEGRATED STUDIES Sub-theme: Satisfying our needs (page 57) Focus Question: Why do I need recreation and how can I spend my leisure time?
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Little Kenny at the Farm
(View Complete Item Description)Little Kenny at the Farm is about a little boy, Kenny, who gets into trouble a lot. His class went on a visit to a farm. Upon reaching the farm they were given one specific instruction “Do not ride the donkeys!’. Little Kenny got bored during the middle of the tour of the farm and went exploring on his own. He found the donkeys and decided that they look harmless enough and decided to take a ride. He learned a valuable lesson from the ride. This book is also available for download (PDF) from the catalogue of the Jamaica Library Service at https://catalogue.jls.gov.jm/ . The book 'Little Kenny at the Farm' was written to support teaching and learning activities in the Jamaican National Standards Curriculum (NSC). It can be used as a resource to help students develop their comprehension skills and where appropriate, initiate a discussion on interesting places in their community. See below for the Grade 2 curriculum references. LANGUAGE ARTS Literacy Strand: Comprehension Objectives: - State how they feel about specific characters (page 162) - Identify story setting (page 180) - Analyse and interpret questions at the different levels (page 180) - Draw conclusions based on different aspects of the story (page 220) INTEGRATED STUDIES (page 88) Sub-theme: Places of interest in my community Focus Question: What are the places in my community we find interesting?
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I am Brave!
(View Complete Item Description)"I am Brave!" was developed under the USAID/LAC Reads Capacity Program, implemented in Jamaica by EduConnectJA, to support literacy for childhood development. "I am Brave!" is a story of a little girl (Ann), who struggles to write a riddle about Nanny of the Maroons for Jamaica Day. She is afraid that school bullies, Delroy and Lisa will laugh at her riddle. Granny encourages Ann to be brave just like Nanny. Ann says her riddle on Jamaica Day and triumphs over her bullies.
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