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1.0 INTRODUCTION

The story about The Roads Of Life written by Karen Blixen (Isak Dinese,

1937), tell us about a little child named Karen who remembered that she had been told

about a story of a man who had woken up one night by the sound of a terrible noise.

To find the source of the noise that woke him up, he then followed the road to the

pond near his house. There were a lot of obstacles he must overcome to get there and

the meandering route he took, he finally arrived and fixed the leak in the dam, that

was the source of the noise. Then, when the next morning when he woke up, he saw a

stork out in the pond and he glad to see that stork.

Form the story of the roads of life, that is an allegory for determination and

hard work. It is about the diligence to achieve in the life. A lot of obstacles that we

must to face in order to achieve in life.

Related to the story about the roads of life, it can be a good story to tell the

children about the values in life. By the way, it is not so easy to teach the children in

English especially in related with the story that I have read. So, I have been focusing

in four language focus that are:

1. Listening,2. Speaking,3. Reading and4. Writing.

Activities and worksheet had been done to make sure they (children) understand

the story. Before that, I have made a web focused on the four languages focus stated.

The web is used by the teacher especially to make them easier to know what to teach

the students. In other hand, the web is also can be called as a content of the study.

Teacher used the web to make sure that they teach the student all the content they

want. So, all the focus can be covered by the teacher by using the web as a guide. The

next subtopic of this assignment is the web that I used as a guide to teach the children

related to the story entitled The Roads Of Life written by Karen Blixen. Next to

them is the activities and the worksheets created by myself for each of the language

focus that stated above.

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3.0 ACTIVITIES AND WORKSHEETS

Children can often learn languages more easily and more quickly than adults.

Kindergarten is a good time for children to learn English as a second language. If you

are teaching children English as a second language in kindergarten, there are

numerous activities that are enjoyable for the children and which will help them to

learn English vocabulary and sentence structure.

Teaching English to the children is not easy. A teacher must creative in doing

the activities when teach the children. Therefore, plan must be done before teach the

students well. The lesson plans must be in a creative way for the children to enjoy

their learning. The activities can be done in many ways such as play game, watch

movie, draw picture and many more. The children will enjoy these activities and at

the same time they can learn the English well. Do not stress the children when

learning the English because they might be stress and cannot learn English well.

These are the examples of the lesson plans and the activities that can be done

when teaching English for the children. The lesson plans will be completed with the

worksheets to make sure the children do the exercise too.

3.1 WritingThis is the lesson plan displayed the whole story in teaching the children

related to the one of the language focus, writing skills. All the content standard

and the learning standard stated in the lesson pelan are referred to the

Kurikulum Standard Prasekolah (KSPK).

LESSON PLAN 1 - WRITING

Content standard : (BI 4.2)Writing skills

Learning standard :(BI 4.2.1) Copy letters of the alphabet correctly in the

neat legible print.

Learning objective : By the end of the lesson, the children should be able

to:

1) Copy the letter h (house), p (pond) and s (stork)correctly by individual with teacher guidance.

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Step / Time Contents Teaching And Learning Activities Remarks

Induction Set

(5 minutes)

The stork puppets:

1) Teacher enter the class with thestork puppets on her hand.

2) Teacher asks the students thename of the puppet (animal).

3) Children guess the name of theanimal.

Children will

learn about

the name of

the animal.

stork

Step 1

Delivery

(10 minutes)

The story entitled

The Roads Of Life

(Appendix A)

1) Teacher wears the stork puppetand tell the children the story

about the roads of life

2) Children then hear and enjoy thestory.

3) Teacher then gives the meaningof a few words that cannot be

understand by the children such

as : pond, house, stork.

Thinking

skill:

To make

sequences.

Value :

Never give up

Step 2

Implementation

(10 minutes)

Copy the letter p (pond),

n (noise) and s (stork) in

the worksheet given by

the teacher.

1) Teacher give each studentworksheet.

2) Teacher guide the students todo the worksheet given.

3) Children do the worksheetindividually.

Writing

skills:

Write the

letter n, p and

s

Closure

(5 minutes)

Reflection

1) Teacher makes a conclusionwith discussion about the

letter that students write in the

worksheet given.

2) Students submit theworksheets.

h= house

p= pond

s = stork

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Worksheet (writing) :

Name :________________________________ Date :____________________

Trace and write the letter given below.

House

Pond

Stork

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3.2 Reading

Reading is the receptive skill in the written mode. It can develop

independently of listening and speaking skills, but often develops along with

them, especially in societies with a highly-developed literary tradition.

Reading can help build vocabulary that helps listening comprehension at the

later stages, particularly (SIL International, 1999).

In order to teach the reading skill to the children especially children

among 4 6 years old is very challenger than we expect. On this stage,

children get their reading skill and children use this skill in their life especially

when they study in the real school.

A small change in how teachers and parents read aloud to preschoolers may

provide a big boost to their reading skills later on, a new study found.

(Science Daily (Apr. 17, 2012)

Below is the lesson pelan to teach reading skill to the students. This lesson

should be in 30 minutes in the English classes.

LESSON PLAN 2 - READING

Content standard :(BI 3.2) Read simple words with understanding

Learning standard : (BI 3.2.1)Hear and pronounce simple

Learning objective : By the end of the lesson, the children should be

able to:

1) Pronounce the simple words given by theteacher in the text (The Roads Of Life) in the

right pronunciation of the words given by the

teacher such as house, stork, pond,walk.

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Step / Time Contents Teaching And Learning Activities Remarks

Induction Set(5 minutes)

Children sing the song

title Lifes A Happy

Song together with the

teacher.

1) Teacher sing a song with studentswhile they dance according to the

music played.

2) Teacher then tell the students thattoday the teacher has a story to tell

the story entitle The Roads Of

Life.

3) Students hear the story.

Teacher starts

the class with

the song. The

students will

be fun and

enjoy the

class.

Step 1

Delivery

(10 minutes)

The story entitled

The Roads Of Life

(Appendix A)

1) Teacher wears the stork puppetand tell the children the story

about the roads of life

2) Children then hear and enjoy thestory.

3) Teacher then gives the meaning ofa few words that cannot be

understand by the children such as

: pond, house, stork.

Thinking

skill:

To make

sequences.

Value :

Never give up

Step 2

Implementation

(10 minutes)

Play a game Do Not

Stop The Music

Words:

1) Pond2) House3) Stork

1) Teacher gives students one cardfor each.

2) The card is written a word relatedto the story told by the teacher.

3) Teacher then create a game byplay the music and give a student a

marker pen.

4) The student has to give the markerpen to another student besides

Language

skill:

Reading skill

Value:

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4) Walk5) Way6) Life

until the music stop.

5) The student with the marker penthen come in front and read aloud

the word written in the card loudly

with the teacher guidance.

6) Teacher tell the students about themeaning of the words read by the

students.

Brave

Closure

(5 minutes) Reflection

1) Teacher evaluate the studentsachievement in reading the words

given with the pronunciation .

2) Students repeat the words theylearnt today.

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Worksheet (reading) :

housepond

walk life

way stork

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3.3 ListeningIt is clearly stated that listening is the first skill acquire by the children

especially if they have not yet learnt to read. When the children start to learn a

foreign language, it is going in mainly through their ears and what they hear is

their main source of the language.

Below is the lesson plan to teach the children the one of the language

focus that is listening skill.

LESSON PLAN 3 LISTENING

Content standard : (BI 1.2) Listen to and understand meaning of simple

words.

Learning standard : (BI 1.2.9) Listen to words said aloud and respond

accordingly.

Learning objective : Students can fill in the blank with the correct alphabet

to perform the word said by the teacher correctly and

pronounce the word loudly.

Step / Time Contents Teaching And Learning Activities Remarks

Induction Set

(5 minutes)

Flashcard with the

picture of:

1) Stork2) House3) Pond

1) Teacher shows the flashcard andask students about the flashcard

shown.

2) Students guess the name of eachflashcard shown.

3) Teacher tells students thelearning contents for todays

lesson.

Children will

learn about

the story of

The Roads Of

Life

The story entitled 1) Teacher do the simulation aboutthe story The Roads Of Life.

Thinking

skill:

To make

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Step 1

Delivery

(10 minutes)

The Roads Of Life

(Appendix A)

2) Teacher guide students to do thesimulation.

3) Students enjoy and act the storybased on the story (appendix A)

sequences.

Value :

Never give up

Step 2

Implementation

(10 minutes)

Worksheet:

Fill in the blank with the

correct alphabet to

perform a word recite by

the teacher.

Examples:

1) P_nd2) Wa_k3) R_n4) Slee_5) Wa_e Up

1) Worksheet is given to thechildren.

2) Teacher read the words loudlyand students hear the words.

3) Students fill in the blanks withthe correct alphabet to perform a

word in the worksheet given.

Skill:

Listening skill

Value:

Be a good

listener.

Closure

(5 minutes)

Reflection 1) Teacher makes a conclusion withdiscussion about the learning

today.

2) Students submit the worksheets.

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Worksheet (listening) :

Name :_________________________________ Date :________________

Fill in the blank with the correct alphabet to perform a word.

1) P _ n d

2) W a _ k

3) R _ n

4) S l e e _

5)

W a _ e U p

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3.4 Speaking

It said that children can soak up a second language like a sponge. Teacher can

help them to accelerate their acquisition of the English language through a few

technique. These include engaging the child's aural, visual, and even

kinesthetic or physical intelligences in order to enrich his vocabulary and

encourage speaking practice. Kids love games, and games can help develop

patterns of expression.

Below is the lesson pelan to teach the speaking skill to the children:

LESSON PLAN 4 (SPEAKING) :

Content standard : (BI 1.3) Acquire and use simple phrases and

statements.

Learning standard : (BI 1.3.1)Talk about familiar things an experiences

with guidance.

Learning objective : Students can talk about their daily experiences in

daily life with teacher guidance.

Step / Time Contents Teaching And Learning Activities Remarks

Induction Set

(5 minutes)

Video Upin and Ipin.

1) Teacher show a video about Upinand Ipin in the classroom.

2) Teacher then tell the studentsabout the happiness life of Upin

and Ipin.

3) Teacher ask students a fewquestion about the students

ambition.

Teacher starts

the class with

the video to

get students

attention.

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Step 1

Delivery

(10 minutes)

The story entitled

The Roads Of Life

(Appendix A)

1) Teacher wears the stork puppetand ask students what is the name

of the animal.

2) Teacher tells the children the storyabout the roads of life

3) Children then hear and enjoy thestory.

4) Teacher then gives the meaning ofa few words that cannot be

understand by the children such as

: pond, house, stork.

Thinking

skill:

To make

sequences.

Value :

Never give up

Step 2

Implementation

(10 minutes)

Students talk about their

experiences by the

pictures showed by the

teacher.

1) Teacher gives students one cardfor each.

2) The card is about the picturerelated to the story read before.

3) Teacher create a small competitionby making a few small group.

4) Each group has to tell the storyabout the picture they got form the

teacher.

5) Teacher gives them marks andthen the winner will get the prizes.

Language

skill:

Speaking skill

Value:

Brave

Closure

(5 minutes) Reflection

1) Teacher evaluate the studentsachievement in speaking skill.

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Worksheet (speaking) :

Pond Stork

House Road

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4.0 CONCLUSION

Children are incredibly adapted to learning languages, and pick up new words,

phrases and grammar structures easily. Meanwhile, kids have a lot of energy and a

shorter attention span than adults, so teacher will struggle to get them to sit and study.

However, as a teacher, we must to be creative when teaching students in the

classroom. We can use the kids' energy for our advantage and engage them with

games, songs and activities that will help them learn while having fun.

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REFERENCES

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BOOKS:

Mastura Badzis (2012) . Teaching English To Young Learners (OUM Modul) 1stEdition.

Wendy & Lisbeth. Teaching English To Young Children. Longman, London, New York.

INTERNET:

http://www.whiterabbit.net/@port03/Dinesen/Stork/roads_of_life.htmaccess on 10th

November 2012.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BIG-COOL-VINTAGE-BLACK-WHITE-STORK-HAND-

PUPPET-PLUSH-STUFFED-ANIMAL-BIRD-TOY-/110918619263access on 10th

November 2012.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120417080106.htmaccess on 11thNovember

2012.

http://www.sil.org/lingualinks/languagelearning/otherresources/gudlnsfralnggandcltrlrnngprg

rm/ReadingSkill.htmaccess on 11thNovember 2012.

http://www.jessicadiary.com/abc-worksheetsaccess on 13thNovember 2012.

http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/interactive/literacy.htmlaccess on 13th

November 2012.

http://www.livestrong.com/article/252830-how-to-teach-children-to-speak-english/access on

14thNovember 2012.

http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/articles/listening-young-learnersaccess on 14thNovember

2012.

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APPENDIX

Appendix A

The Roads of Life

Karen Blixen (Isak Dinesen)from Out of Africa

When I was a child I was shown a picture, -- a kind of moving picture inasmuch as it was createdbefore your eyes and while the artist was telling the story of it. This story was told, every time, in thesame words.

In a little round house with a round window and a little triangular garden in front there lived a man.

Not far from the house there was a pond with a lot of fish in it.

One night the man was woken up by a terrible noise, and set out in the dark to find the cause of it.He took the road to the pond. Here the story-teller began to draw, as upon a map of the movements ofan army, a plan of the roads taken by the man.

He first ran to the South. Here he stumbled over a big stone in the middle of the road, and a littlefarther he fell into a ditch, got up, fell into a ditch, got up, fell into a third ditch and got out of that.

Then he saw that he had been mistaken, and ran back to the North. But here again the noise seemedto him to come from the South, and he again ran

back there He first stumbled over a big stone in themiddle of the road, then a little later he fell into aditch, got up, fell into another ditch, got up, fellinto a third ditch, and got out of that.

He now distinctly hear that the noise came fromthe end of the pond. He rushed to the place, andsay that a big leakage had been made in the dam,and the water was running out with all the fish init. He set to work and stopped the hole, and only

when this had been done did he go back to bed.

When now the next morning the man looked out ofhis little round window, -- thus the take wasfinished, as dramatically as possible,-- what did hesee?--

A stork!

I am glad that I have been told this story and Ishall remember it in the hour of need. The man in

the story was cruelly deceived, and had obstacles

put in his way. He must have thought: "What upsand downs! What a run of bad luck!" He must have

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wondered what was the idea of all his trials, he could not know that it was a stork. But through themall he kept his purpose in view, nothing made him turn round and go home, he finished his course,he kept his faith. That man had his reward. In the morning he saw the stork. He must have laughedout loud then.

The tight place, the dark pit in which I am now lying, of what bird is it the talon? When the design of

my life is complete, shall I, shall other people see a stork?

Infandum, Regina, jubes renovare dolarem. Troy in flames, seven years of exile, thirteen good ships

lost. What is to come out of it? "Unsurpassed elegance, majestic stateliness, and sweet tenderness."

fromOut of Africa(From an Immigrant's Notebook)First published by Random House in 1937