ESL - INTERNET

PRIMARY SCHOOL ACTIVITIES

Address: http://kidsnetgames.tqn.com/library/weekly/aa092297.htm

Links: a) http://voyager.cns.ohiou.edu/~bkeys/html/chap1.txt

b) http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/3278/pooh-guide.html

c) http://www.clark.net/pub/innanen/stephanie/fopring.html http://www.clark.net/pub/innanen/stephanie/fopring.html

d) http://www.worldvillage.com/wv/school/html/reviews/pooh.htm

Subject: Winnie-the-Pooh: To accompany story of Winnie-the-Pooh, A Most Remarkable Mascot, Spinning Series Level 2.

Grade: 5

Prepared by: Pamela Gunning, ESL Primary Teacher, C.S. Mont-Fort

MEQ OBJECTIVES

TERMINAL: 3

COMPONENTS: 3.1 Identification of the important elements of the story: characters, plot, action.

3.2 Description of the important elements of a story: characters, plot, action.

þ REQUIRES ADVANCED PLANNING

o COPY THIS ACTIVITY ON A DISKETTE AND WORK FROM THE SERVER

þ DO THIS ACTIVITY DIRECTLY ON THE INTERNET

PRE-ACTIVITIES:

1. Students are introduced to Winnie-the-Pooh’s Canadian heritage through the story, A Most Remarkable Mascot.

2. Students are introduced to the characters of A.A. Milne’s Winnie-the-Pooh stories by going to link: http://voyager.cns.ohiou.edu/~bkeys/html/chap1.txt , Winnie the Pooh’s Character Guide. They read the descriptions of the main characters found in Winnie-the-Pooh stories.

ACTIVITIES: Students answer questions about the characters in the text by doing a scavenger hunt (see Appendix A).

CLOSURE: Students compile a book of Pooh facts OR Students go to the site : http://www.clark.net/pub/innanen/stephanie/fopring.html and become a " Friend of Pooh ". By simply clicking on the appropriate icon, they create their own website as a new " Friend of Pooh".

FEEDBACK/EVALUATION: Arrange pictures and descriptions of Winnie-the-Pooh characters in random order on a page. Students match each description with the appropriate character.

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY:

For teacher: Go to site http://www.worldvillage.com/wv/school/html/reviews/pooh.htm,

Winnie-the-Pooh and the Honey Tree for information about the CD Rom with animated story book and simple games.

For students: Correspond with other " Friends of Pooh " via email.

CLASS MANAGEMENT:

with the whole class working in pairs in the computer lab.
as an enrichment activity or at a workshop station in the classroom where there might be one, two or three computers.

SUGGESTIONS AND COMMENTS:

Appendix A

Scavenger Hunt

Read the description of each character in the Winnie-the-Pooh Character Guide.

Find someone who ...

Names

1. ... is one year older than Christopher Robin. ___________________

2. ... is ten inches tall.__________________________________________

3. ... is a grey donkey.__________________________________________

4. ... lives under the name of " Mr. Saunders ".______________________

5. ... is intelligent and quiet. _____________________________________

6 ... is Piglet’s best friend.______________________________________

7. ... is active and fun-loving.____________________________________

8. ... likes to wear a long, striped shirt._____________________________

9. ... likes bright colours and balloons. ____________________________

10. … likes to say " Oh dear! ".___________________________________