Let's Learn Our Speech Words!

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Phonics Introduction: Purpose & Strategy

Goal: To pre-teach and build confidence with the core vocabulary students will encounter in the main lesson and need for their final presentation. Many of these words are abstract or multi-syllabic, which are major hurdles.

Methodology: This page mimics the structure of a phonics workbook. It groups words by shared sounds (phonemes) and breaks down long words into syllables. This helps with decoding, pronunciation, and memorization.

Instructions:

Introduce each sound group: Say the sound clearly (e.g., "Let's learn the 'air' sound.").
Choral Drilling: For each section, have students repeat the sound, the example word, and then all the words in the grid several times. Point to the pictures as you say them.
Connect to Meaning: After drilling, briefly explain the meaning of each word using simple terms and gestures. Use the interactive triggers 💡 to help.
Practice Sentences: Read the sentences together. Have them suggest which word from the bank fits. This puts the vocabulary into a presentation context immediately.

The 'air' Sound (like in a chair 🪑)

air

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fair

fair 💡

share 💡

care 💡

Teaching 'air' Words

Pronunciation Focus: Emphasize that 'air' and 'are' can make the same sound here. Model the sound with an open mouth. These are key "values" words.

Activity Idea: Use gestures. For 'fair', show balanced hands. For 'share', pretend to give something to a student. For 'care', hug yourself or pretend to rock a baby. Ask students to copy the gestures when they say the word.

The Short 'e' Sound (like in an egg 🥚)

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respect

respect 💡

helpful 💡

festival 💡

special 💡

Let's Make Sentences!

My favorite is Chinese New Year. ❓

It is good to be to our friends.

respect

helpful

festival

special

Let's Clap The Big Words! 👏

Teaching Multi-syllable Words

Problem: Students see a long word like "responsibility" and give up. It looks and sounds scary.

Solution: We break it down into small, easy "beats" or syllables. The "Clap the Word" technique is very effective.
Instructions:

Show the first word, "im-por-tant".
Say it slowly, clapping for each part: "im (clap) - por (clap) - tant (clap)".
Have the whole class do it with you, multiple times. Get louder and faster! Make it a fun game.
Repeat for all the words. This physical action helps with memory and pronunciation.
Briefly go over the simple definitions.

important

im●por●tant

Means it matters a lot! 💡

honesty

hon●est●y

To tell the truth. 💡

culture

cul●ture

Our food & festivals. 💡

role model

role●mo●del

A person we look up to. 💡

1.7 What is important to us?

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Lesson Integration & Objective

Goal: To equip students with the core concepts and vocabulary of "values" which they will use as the foundation for their individual presentations. This page serves as the primary source material for their content.

Connection to Previous Page: Say, "Great job with the word sounds! Now let's see those words in our book. You will see 'important', 'respect', 'fair', and many more!" This bridges the phonics work with reading comprehension.

Connection to PowerPoint: This page directly follows the "Value Corners" activity. Use this to formalize the ideas students discussed. Say, "Great job in Value Corners! You were talking about important ideas. The real name for these ideas is 'values'. Let's learn more so you can make an amazing presentation!"

In these lessons you will learn:

what values are
that values are part of culture
about some values that are important to us
how some people set a good example to others.

Teaching Strategy: Deconstructing for Presentation

Frame this entire page as a "toolbox" for their presentation. For each section, explicitly connect it to a part of their presentation structure.

"Values" section: This is the 'What is...?' part of their presentation. They learn to define their chosen value.
"Values in culture" section: This is the 'Why is it important?' part. It connects the value to school and society.
"Role models" section: This is the 'Example' part. They can talk about a personal role model who shows this value.

Encourage them to highlight or copy sentences they want to use in their script. Physically model this by writing sentence frames on the board.

Values 💡

If we say we value something, we mean that it is important to us. 💡

Ideas that are important to us, like being fair, honest, and showing respect, are called values. 💡

Section 1: Defining 'Values'

Activity (Choral Reading): Read the first paragraph aloud together as a class, multiple times. Because they have pre-learned the vocabulary on the phonics page, they should be more confident. Ask concept-checking questions: "So, if something is a 'value', is it important or not important?" (Important!) "Can you give me an example of a value from the book?" (Fair, honest, respect).

Presentation Link: Tell them: "This is how you start your presentation! If your value is 'honesty', you can say: 'Today I will talk about honesty. Honesty is a value. Values are ideas that are important to us.'" Write this sentence frame on the board and have them repeat it.

Interactive Trigger Guide: Click on the 💡, 💡, and 💡 icons with the students. Have them repeat the simple definitions. Ask them what the pictures in the popups mean. This visual reinforcement is critical for ESL learners.

Values in culture

Values become part of our culture because most people agree with them.

Your school will encourage honesty and hard work as part of its culture. 💡

Section 2: Connecting Values to School

Discussion Prompt: Ask the class: "How does our school show us that 'hard work' is important?" (e.g., homework, teacher says 'good job', getting stars/stamps). "How does our school show that 'honesty' is important?" (e.g., rule not to copy, telling the truth).

Presentation Link: Explain: "This is for the 'Why is it important?' part of your speech. You can say, 'Honesty is important at school. We should always tell the truth to our teachers and friends.'" Again, write the frame on the board.

Role models 💡

Role models set a good example.

Section 3: Introducing Role Models

Brainstorming: Ask students: "Who is a role model for you? It can be your mom, your dad, a singer, a superhero. Why?" Elicit a few answers. This personalizes the concept.

Presentation Link: This is a powerful tool for them. Say: "For the 'Example' part of your presentation, you can talk about your role model. For example: 'My role model is my mother. She shows honesty. She always tells the truth.' This makes your presentation very strong!"

Medical staff working together carefully.

🤔 What values are these people showing? 💡

Using the Images as Prompts

Think-Pair-Share: Put students in pairs. Assign each pair one picture.
Instruction: "Look at your picture. Talk with your partner. What value is the person showing? Is it sharing? Caring? Teamwork? Hard work?"
Give them 1-2 minutes to discuss, then have pairs share their ideas with the class. Use this to generate more value-related vocabulary.

Presentation Link: "In your presentation, you can also give examples like these pictures. You can say, 'For example, when we share our toys with friends, we are showing the value of fairness.'"

🌍 What ideas or values are important in your culture?

Concluding Discussion

Activity: Use this question as a whole-class wrap-up. Ask students to think about Hong Kong. "What is an important value in Hong Kong?" Guide them towards ideas like respect for elders, working hard, being polite (e.g., on the MTR).

Homework/Next Step: "For your presentation, I want you to choose ONE value. It can be honesty, respect, hard work, or another one you like. Think about it for next lesson."