OPSME Part 1

Revised Edition
2009
Curriculum Development Division
Ministry of Education
Malaysia
Curriculum Development Division
Malaysia Ministry of Education
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Federal Government Administrative Centre,
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CONTENT PAGE
Guidelines
Science-Based Lessons
1. Swing Along 1
2. Let’s Party 8
3. Bigger and Smaller 19
4. Going Bananas! 23
5. What am I? 29
6. Fun with Words 34
7. Silly Rap 43
8. Beach Boy 50
9. Old Newspapers 58
10. Guess Me 62
11. Search and Conquer 68
12. Let’s Float 71
Mathematics-Based Lessons
1. My Body Your Body 82

2. Get It Right 87
3. Fruit Track 97
4. Opposites Attract 116
5. My Bedroom My Heaven 124
6. Arrange and Order 129
7. Go for It 133
8. My Kind of Town 139
9. Too Hot to Handle 148
10. Try This! 153
11. Let’s Go Shopping! 159
12. What’s My Line? 167
13. Row, Row, Row Your Boat 174
14. Lend Me Your Ears 182
15. How Am I Different? 187
16. Guess Who? 198
17. My Own Wallpaper 205
18. Mix and Match 216
Acknowledgement 225
Guidelines
1. During the first month of Form One, Science, Mathematics and English teachers
are exempted from carrying out teaching and learning activities based on their
respective syllabus. Instead they will carry out the English Language Orientation
Programme to prepare Form One pupils for the learning and teaching of Science
and Mathematics in English.
2. This module consists of 30 units – 12 are science-based and 18 are
mathematics-based.
3. The purpose of this module is to suggest possible activities that can be carried
out during the first month of Form One by Science, Mathematics and English
teachers during their respective lessons.
4. Teachers decide how many lessons each unit may take.
5. Each unit has the following headings:-
• Title
• Objective
• Duration
• Materials
• Procedure
• Assessment
• Notes for Teacher
6. The Title of a unit is chosen to reflect the theme of the lesson.
7. The words listed under Objective are the target vocabulary for each unit.
Teachers must ensure that after going through an activity, pupils are able to
pronounce, spell and understand the use of these words.
8. The time allocated under Duration of each unit is just a rough guide. Teachers
can adjust the time to suit their pupils’ needs.
9. Teachers may modify the activities to suit pupils’ level of proficiency.
10. The Procedure is designed to help teachers carry out an activity step-by-step.
11. The Assessment is in the form of spelling tests. The same spelling test is carried
out as the pre-test and post-test.
12. The section Notes for Teacher may consist of Answer Key and additional
information on an activity.
13. Some units may have additional materials such as Teacher Resource(TR),
Handouts(HO) and Worksheets(WS).
Title: SWING ALONG
Objective: Pupils should be able to pronounce, spell and understand

the use of the following words: -
1. backward
2. forward
3. pull
4. stretch
5. swing
Duration: 40 minutes
Materials: 1. sentence cards

2. board game
3. dice
4. chips for each pupil
Procedure: 1. Pre-test (refer to Assessment)

2. Activity 1
a. Teacher leads a five-minute physical exercise using
the following instructions.
1. Pull your friend’s hand.
2. Swing your arms.
3. Walk backward.
4. Walk forward.
5. Stretch your arms.
3 Activity 2
a. Teacher calls out 5 students at random. Teacher
gives each pupil a sentence card.
(Teacher Resource 1).
b. Pupils read their cards silently and do the action. The
class guesses the word being acted out.
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4 Activity 3
a. Pupils complete Worksheet 1. The first pupil with all
the correct answers receives a gift.
5 Activity 4
a. In groups of 4 pupils play the board game (Game
Board). Teacher explains how to play the game.
Instructions for board game
1. Throw the dice.
2. Move your chips accordingly.
3. If you land on a box with an instruction they do what
is written there.
4. The first person to reach Home is the winner.
6 Activity 5
a. Pupils do Worksheet 2. Teacher discusses the
answers.
7. Post-test (refer to Assessment)
Assessment: Teacher carries out a spelling test using the target

words (see Objective) as a pre-test. Results are
recorded. The same spelling test will be given as a
post-test. Results are recorded and compared with the
pre-test to gauge the performance of the pupils.
Answer Key
Worksheet 1
a. swing b. pull c. backward d. stretch

e. forward
Worksheet 2
1. swing 2. pull 3. stretch 4. backward

5. forward
Teacher Resource 1
Note: Make only one copy.

Cut out the strips.
Stretch your arms.
Swing your arms.
Bring your arms forward.
Bring your arms backward.
Pull your friend’s arm.
GAME BOARD Swing Along
16 17 18
Move
Swing
backward 3
forward 3 19
steps
steps
20
15
14
Move
backward 12
13 Pull this 2 11
3 steps steps ahead
10
Swing 9
6 7 8
Move back 2
forward steps
3 steps
3 2 Stretch
1
forward 2
steps
1. Throw the dice.
2. Move your chips accordingly.
3. If you land on a box with an instruction, do what is written there.
4. The person who reaches HOME first is the winner.
Worksheet 1 Swing Along
(a) __ __ __ __ __ (b) __ __ __ __
(c) __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
(d) __ __ __ __ __ __ __ (e) __ __ __ __ __ __ __
Worksheet 2 Swing Along
Fill in the blanks with the correct words.
backward forward swing stretch pull
Last Saturday, my family and I visited the zoo. It was really very exciting.
We saw monkeys ______________ (1) from pole to pole in their cages. Some
of them tried to _______________ (2) the gate. They made chattering noises
to attract our attention. I saw my younger brother _______________ (3) his
arm out to touch one of the monkeys. My mum became alarmed and pulled
him ______________ (4) immediately. My dad told us to move
__________________ (5) to the next area where the Orang Utans were kept.
Title: LET’S PARTY

the use of the following phrasal verbs:-
1. blow out
2. breathe in
3. consist of
4. fill up
5. find out
6. go off
7. made up
8. put into
9. set up
10. use up
Materials: 1. flash cards of target words

2. sentence cards (Refer to Teacher Resource 1 – 4 )
Procedure:
1. Pre-test (refer to Assessment)
2. Activity 1
a. Teacher shows the flash cards and reads out the
phrasal verbs. Pupils repeat after teacher. Teacher
explains the meanings of the phrasal verbs.
b. Pupils are divided into groups. Pupils do Worksheet 1.
Teacher shows the flash cards one by one and pupils
find the answers in their worksheets individually.
c. In their groups, pupils discuss and write their answers
in their worksheets.
d. Teacher calls pupils at random to read out their
answers.
e. Teacher discusses the answers.
3. Activity 2 – Musical Chairs
a. Teacher divides class into 4 groups.
b. The number of chairs used should always be one less
than the number of pupils participating.
Eg: 10 pupils to 9 chairs.
Teacher plays music. Pupils walk around the chairs.
c. When teacher stops the music, pupils sit on the chairs.
d. The pupil who remains standing is given a card. The
pupil reads the sentence silently, chooses the correct
answer to complete the sentence and then reads the
answer aloud. (Teacher Resource 1)
e. If the pupil is unable to answer within 30 seconds, he
or she can call any pupil to help. The game continues
until all the 5 sentences are completed.
f. The game continues with group 2, then group 3 and
finally group 4. (Teacher Resource 2, 3 and 4)
4. Activity 3
a. Pupils return to their places and do Worksheet 2.

Answer Key
Worksheet 1
1. find out 2. set up 3. go off 4. use up
5. made up 6. blow out 7. breathe in 8. put into
9. consist of 10. fill up
Teacher Resource 1
1. a 2. b 3. a 4. b 5. a 6. a 7. a 8. b 9. b 10. a
Teacher Resource 2
1. sets up 2. uses up 3. finds out 4. consist of
5. made up of 6. breathes in 7. blows out 8. go off
9. puts…into 10. fills up
TEACHER RESOURCE 1
Note: Make one copy.

Cut and paste on card.
GROUP 1
(1) (2)
Amy ______ the Mother _____ the

candles. dinner table.
a. blows out a. sets off

b. blows up b. sets up
(3) (4)
We must _____ the Our class _____ 40

name of this creature. students.
a. find out a. consists out

b. find up b. consists of
(5)
Water is ______
hydrogen and
oxygen.
a. made up of
b. made out
TEACHER RESOURCE 2
GROUP 2
(6) (7)
We must _______ Hana _____ all the

clean air to stay sugar in the bottle.
healthy.
a. uses up
a. breathe in b. uses in
b. breathe up
(8) (9)
The flame _____ Amir ____ the pencils

when there is no _____ the box.
more oxygen.
a. puts … up
a. goes up b. puts … into
b. goes off
(10)
Please ____ this

bottle with clean
water.
a. fill up
b. fill out
TEACHER RESOURCE 3
GROUP 3
Cut out the strips.
Today is Amy’s birthday party. Her mother

__________________(1) the table.
Her Mum __________(2) the whole table.
Amy’s father __________ (3) the names of the
guests.
The guests _______________(4) Amy’s friends and

neighbours.
Soon it is time to cut a cake. The cake is
____________(5) chocolate and cream.
TEACHER RESOURCE 3
GROUP 4
Amy ______________(6) deeply.
She makes a wish and ______________(7) the
candles.
The flames ______________(8) and everyone
claps.
Amy’s mother removes the candles and

_________ them ______________(9) a box.
Amy ________________(10) the plates with food.
Everyone enjoys eating the food.
Worksheet 1 Let’s Party
Fill in the blanks with the phrases given in the box below.
blow out fill up set up put into made up

use up go off find out breathe in consists of
Phrases Meanings
1 _____________ = get information
2 _____________ = arrange
3 _____________ = stop burning
4 _____________ = finish up
5 _____________ = form
6 _____________ = to stop something burning
7 _____________ = to take air into your lungs
8 _____________ = to add
9 _____________ = compose of
10 _____________ = to make full
1H
A. Circle the correct answers.
(1) (2)
Amy ______ the Mother _____ the

candles. dinner table.
a. blows out a. sets off

b. blows up b. sets up
(3) (4)
We must _____ the Our class _____ 40

name of this creature. students.
a. find out a. consists out

b. find up b. consists of
(5) (6)
Water is ______ We must _______

hydrogen and clean air to stay
oxygen. healthy.
a. made up of a. breathe in
b. made out b. breathe up
(7) (8)
Hana _____ all the

sugar in the bottle. The flame _____
when there is no
a. uses up
b. uses in more oxygen.
a. goes up
b. goes off
(9) (10)
Amir ____ the pencils

_____ the box. Please ____ this
bottle with clean
a. puts … up
b. puts … into water.
a. fill up
b. fill out
Let’s Party
Worksheet 2
B. Fill in the blanks with the correct answers.
Today is Amy’s birthday party. Her mother

__________________(1) the table.
Her Mum_________________2) the whole table.
Amy’s father ____________(3) the names of the
guests.
The guests ____________(4) Amy’s friends and

neighbours.
Soon it is time to cut a cake. The cake is
____________(5)_________ chocolate and cream.
Amy ____________(6) deeply.
She makes a wish and ______________(7) the
candles.
The flames _________________(8) and everyone
claps.
Amy’s mother removes the candles and ____________

them______________ (9) a box.
Amy ________________(10) the plates with food.
Everyone enjoys eating the food.
Title: BIGGER AND SMALLER

the use of the following words:-
1. bigger
2. contract
3. expand
4. smaller
Materials: 1. dictionaries
2. balloons
Procedure: 1. Pre-test (refer to the Assessment)

2. Activity 1
a. Teacher asks a pupil to blow a balloon and then show
the balloon to the class.
b. Teacher asks the pupil to blow the same balloon bigger.
Teacher tells pupils that the balloon is now ‘bigger’.
c. Teacher then explains that the balloon has expanded.
d. Teacher releases the air in the balloon and asks
pupils, ‘Is the balloon bigger or smaller now?’ Pupils
say ‘smaller’. Teacher replies, ‘Good, it has
contracted.’
e. Teacher distributes flat balloons to 4 pupils.
f. Pupils blow the balloons when teacher says the word
‘expand’. When teacher says ‘contract’ pupils release
the air from the balloon.
3. Activity 2
a. Pupils do Worksheet 1. Teacher discusses the
answers.
b. Teacher recites the Jazz Chant once to the class and
then the class will recite together with the teacher.
c. The class is then divided into groups. Each group
takes turns to recite the Jazz Chant.
4. Activity 3
a. Pupils do Worksheet 2.
c. Teacher discusses the answers with the pupils.

pre-test to gauge the performance of pupils.
Answer Key
Worksheet 1
1. bigger, expand 2. expand, smaller, contract
Worksheet 2
(a)
Words Meanings
expand become smaller or shorter
contract become bigger or longer
(b)
Bigger
Smaller
Worksheet 1 Bigger And Smaller
Read the jazz chant below and then answer the following questions.
Who are they? Who are they?

Pak Din and Mak Yam (2x)
What happened to them? (2x)
Got married one day (2x) They had children (2x)
Jasmin, Murni and Mawi.
Pak Din’s family got bigger and bigger.
The family was expanding, expanding.
Who grew up? Who grew up?
The children did. (2X) They got married. (2X)
They had children, they had children.
They had fun, They had fun.
Blowing balloons, blowing balloons.
Balloons expand, balloons contract.
Expand and contract (2X)
Yes! Yes! Bigger and smaller. Bigger and smaller.
Smaller and bigger, smaller and bigger.
Pak Din’s and Mak Yam’s family got bigger and bigger.
Yes! Yes! Expanding, expanding.
Then Jasmin, Murni and Mawi moved out.
Moved out to their own homes, their own homes.
Now Pak Din and Mak Yam are alone again. Alone again.
Has Pak Din and Mak Yam’s family become smaller? Become smaller?
No, it hasn’t. No, it hasn’t.
Once a family, always a family, always a family.
1. If Pak Din and Mak Yam’s grandchildren have children the family will get
________. In other words, the family will _________.
2. When the children blow the balloons, the balloons _________. When they
release the air from the balloons, the balloons become ________. In other words,
the balloons ______________.
Worksheet 2 Bigger And Smaller
a) Match the words to their meanings. You are encouraged to use a

dictionary.
Words Meanings
expand become smaller or shorter
contract become bigger or longer
b) Match the pictures of the balloons to the correct words.
BIGGER
SMALLER
Title: GOING BANANAS!

1. cover
2. mix
3. peel
4. pour
5. put
Materials: 1. a banana 2. a fork 3. a bowl 4. a straw,

5. some milk 6. a tumbler with cover 7. blue tack
8. sets of sentence strips (Teacher Resource 1)

2. Activity 1
a. Teacher demonstrates how to make banana milk
shake.
b. As the teacher demonstrates, she says the steps
aloud and repeats the target words (in bold) a few
times.
Steps:
1. Peel a banana and put it into a bowl.
2. Mash the banana.
3. Pour some milk into a tumbler.
4. Mix the mashed banana and milk together.
5. Cover the top of the tumbler and shake it a few
times.
6. Put a straw into the tumbler and enjoy your
banana milk shake.
3. Activity 2
a. Teacher divides pupils into groups of five.
b. Each group is given a set of sentence strips. (Teacher
Resource 1)
c. Each group arranges the sentence strips in the correct
sequence.
d. The first group that completes this activity correctly is
the winner.
e. The winning group displays the answers on the board.
f. Teacher asks a few pupils to read aloud the
sentences on the board.
4. Activity 3
a. Pupils complete Worksheets 1 and 2.

pretest to gauge the performance of the pupils.
Answer Key
Worksheet 1
1. Peel a banana and put it into a bowl.

2. Mash the banana.
3. Pour some milk into a tumbler.
4. Mix the mashed banana and milk together.
5. Cover the top of the tumbler and shake it a few times.
6. Put a straw into the tumbler and enjoy your banana milk shake.
Worksheet 2
1. Peel
2. Pour
3. Mix
4. Cover
5. Put
Teacher Resource 1
Note: Make enough copies for the groups.
Cut out strips and give each group a set.
Peel a banana and put it into a

bowl.
Mash the banana.
Pour some milk into a tumbler.
Mix the mashed banana and milk

together.
Cover the top of the tumbler and

shake it a few times.
Put a straw into the tumbler and

enjoy your banana milk shake.
Worksheet 1 Going Bananas
Write down the steps on how to make banana milk shake.
1. _____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
2. _____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
3. _____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
4. _____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
5. _____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
6. _____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
Worksheet 2 Going Bananas
Fill in the blanks using the words given below.
Peel Mix Cover Pour Put
________ the apple before you eat it.
_________ some water into the glass.
___________ the ingredients in a bowl.
____________ your eyes with a piece of cloth.
____________ the groceries into the paper

bag.
Title: WHAT AM I?

1. charcoal
2. fire
3. firewood
4. fuel
5. gas

2. pictures of target words
3. riddle strips (Teacher Resource 1)

2. Activity 1
a. Teacher shows the flash cards with the words and
pictures. Teacher reads out the words. Pupils repeat
after teacher.
b. Pupils work in pairs and do Worksheet 1.
c. Teacher calls 4 pairs at random. Each pair reads out
their answer.
3. Activity 2
a. Teacher calls out 5 pupils. Each pupil is given a riddle
strip (Teacher Resource 1). The first pupil reads out
the first riddle strip aloud. The whole class listens and
guesses the answer. This step is repeated until all the
riddles are solved.
4. Activity 3
a. Teacher distributes Worksheet 2. Pupils answer
individually.
b. Teacher calls pupils at random. Each pupil reads out
the answer.
c. Teacher instructs pupils to paste the completed
worksheets into their exercise books.

pre-test to gauge the effectiveness of the module.
Answer Key
Worksheet 1
a. (2) firewood b. (1) charcoal c. (3) gas
Teacher Resource 1
1. charcoal 2. firewood 3. gas 4.fire 5. fuel
Worksheet 2
1. fuel 2. gas 3. charcoal 4. firewood 5. fire
Teacher Resource 1
RIDDLE STRIPS
Note: Make one copy only.
Cut out the riddle strips.
(1)
I am black, hard and solid.
I bring warmth to the world.
What am I?
(2)
I am hard, dry and I burn easily.
I come from a tree.
What am I?
(3)
I am light and colourless.
You cannot catch me in your hands.
What am I?
(4)
I am bright and hot.
When I am small, I’m your friend.
But when I’m big, I become your enemy
What am I?
(5)
Wood, charcoal, petrol, firewood and gas
are members of my family
What am I?
What Am I?
Worksheet 1
Match the words in the boxes to the pictures. Write the corresponding
numbers in the brackets.
(1) Charcoal (2) Firewood (3) Gas
Fuel
a (______ ) b (______ )
c (______ )
What Am I?
Worksheet 2
Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the box below.
charcoal fire firewood fuel gas
Last Saturday, my family and I decided to go for a picnic. My dad

wanted us to cook our lunch at the picnic spot. My mum became worried.
‘What about the ______ (1) we need to cook the food?’ she asked. ‘I
can’t possibly use _______ (2) like I do at home. It’ll be too difficult to take the
gas tank along.’
‘We can take some _______ (3) from home,’ I suggested.
‘That’s a good idea. We can have a barbeque then,’ my dad added
excitedly.
‘In that case we can also search for _______ (4) to use as fuel,’ my
brother said. ‘It’ll be fun, Mum.’ There are plenty of twigs and branches at the
picnic site.
‘Remember to bring along a box of matches. Otherwise, we won’t be
able to start a _______ (5),’ my mum reminded.
‘Why not? It’ll be exciting to start a fire by rubbing twigs together like
cavemen did,’ I said and we all laughed happily.
Title: FUN WITH WORDS

1. fill
2. measure
3. observe
4. paste
5. remove
6. replace
7. record
8. repeat
Duration: 40 - 80 minutes
Materials: 1. flashcards with the target words written on them.

2. sentence strips enough for the whole class.
3. suitable materials for Activity 1 (e.g. Ruler to show
measure; beaker and water to show fill, glue and paper to
show paste etc.)

2. Activity 1 (Let’s Mime)
a. Teacher shows the flashcards and reads out the
words. Pupils repeat after the teacher.
b. Teacher says the words, shows the meanings of the
words through actions and repeats the words (e.g.
Teacher uses a ruler to measure). This is done for all
the words.
c. Teacher calls out 8 pupils at random. Each pupil is
given a word. The pupils take turns to act out the word
and the other pupils guess and say out the word. If the
pupil is unable to act out the word, he or she can call
a friend to help out.
3. Activity 2 (Come Pair with Me - game)
a. Pupils are divided into groups. Each group is divided
into ‘A’ and ‘B’. Each pupil in the group is given a
sentence strip (Refer to Teacher Resource 1).
b. Pupil ‘A’ reads aloud the sentence strip. Others listen.
Then pupil ‘B’ who has the matching sentence strip
reads out his or her strip. Then pupil ‘A’ and ‘B’ stand
side by side. This step is repeated until all the pupils
in the group are in pairs.
4. Activity 3 (Little Poets)

a. In pairs, pupils read the poems in Worksheet 1.
b. Pupils discuss and replace the underlined words with
the target words.
c. Teacher calls out 4 pairs at random and the pairs
present their answers. Other pupils check their
answers.
5. Activity 4 (Puzzle Me)

a. Pupils do a crossword puzzle in Worksheet 2.

Answer Key
Activity 2
A: Mum, my glass is empty.
B: Fill it with juice.
A: Coach, the ball is deflated.
B: Replace it with a new one.
A: Dad, the bag is full.
B: Remove some things.
A: Captain, I can’t follow the steps.
B: Observe how I do it.
A: Puan Ros, I have finished doing the experiment.
B: Record the results in your book.
A: Miss Lisa, I have done the experiment using a cockroach.
B: Now, repeat it using beans instead.
A: Sister, let’s bake a cake for Mum.
B: Measure the ingredients first.
A: Brother, I have sealed the envelope.
B: Now paste the stamp on it.
A: Mum, the bowl is empty.
B: Fill it with soup.
A: Coach, the badminton net is damaged.
A: Dad, the box is full.
A: Captain, I don’t know how to play the game.
B: Observe how the other players do it.
A: Puan Ina, I have finished measuring the table.
B: Record the measurement in your book.
A: Miss Tan, I have finished the exercise.
B: Now, repeat the exercise with new words.
A: Sister, let’s sew the curtains for Mum.
B: Measure the length of the windows first.
A: Brother, I have cut out the pictures.
B: Now paste them in the scrap book.
Worksheet 1
1. Fill 2. Remove 3. Observe 4. Record
5. Repeat 6. Measure 7. Replace 8. Paste
Worksheet 2
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Teacher Resource 1
Cut out the strips.
A: Mum, my glass is empty.
B: Fill it with juice.
A: Coach, the ball is deflated.
A: Dad, the bag is full.
A: Captain, I can’t follow the steps.
A: Puan Ros, I have finished doing the experiment.
B: Record the results in your book.
A: Miss Lisa, I have done the experiment using a cockroach.
B: Now, repeat it using beans instead.
A: Sister, let’s bake a cake for Mum.
A: Brother, I have sealed the envelope.
B: Now paste the stamp on it.
A: Mum, the cups are empty.
B: Fill them with tea.
A: Coach, the hockey stick is broken.
A: Dad, the cupboard is full.
A: Captain, I don’t understand the steps.
A: Miss Lim, I have weighed the bottle.
B: Record the weight in your book.
A: Mr. Ravi, I have completed the Maths exercise.
B: Now, repeat the exercise using different numbers instead.
A: Sister, let’s bake some cookies for Mum.
B: Now paste them on a card.
A: Mum, the bowl is empty.
B: Fill it with soup.
A: Coach, the badminton net is damaged.
A: Dad, the box is full.
A: Captain, I don’t know how to play the game.
B: Observe how the other players do it.
A: Puan Ina, I have finished measuring the table.
B: Record the measurement in your book.
A: Miss Tan, I have finished the exercise.
B: Now, repeat the exercise with new words.
A: Sister, let’s sew the curtains for Mum.
B: Measure the length of the windows first.
B: Now paste them in the scrap book.
Worksheet 1 Fun With Words
Replace the underlined words with the words in the box.
repeat remove paste measure

replace observe fill record
Close your eyes very gently,

Breathe in slowly and deeply.
Make full (1) your heart with happiness,
Take away (2) every bit of sadness.
Study hard, pay attention,

Never lose your concentration.
Watch (3) all things carefully,
Note down (4) all details diligently.
Say again, say again, (5) say once more,

It will never really be a bore.
The sweetness and depth I cannot gauge, (6)
Listening again and again is a pleasure.
Happy moments in my life,

Substitute (7) them I cannot survive.
Glue (8) them forever in my heart,
From my heart they’ll never depart.
Worksheet 2 Fun With Words
Complete the puzzle below.
PUZZLE ME!
Across
3. When something is old and broken you should ________it with

something new.
6. This word means watch with care and attention.
7. This word is the opposite of 'add'
Down
1. We cannot do this if a container is full.
2. If we want to know the length of something we must _____________
it.
3. This word means do something again.
4. You can use glue to do this.
5. We do this after an experiment.
Title: SILLY RAP
Objective: Students should be able to pronounce, spell and understand
the following words:-
1. cold
2. cool
3. flow
4. heat
5. hot
6. melt
7. warm

2. dice
3. two empty boxes
4. sentence strips (Teacher Resource 1)
Procedure 1. Pre-test (refer to Assessment)

2. Activity 1
words. Pupils repeat after teacher.
b. Teacher shows the flash cards and reads out the
words one word at a time again.
c. Pupils guess the meaning and write down the words
in Worksheet 1.
d. After showing all the words, teacher calls pupils at
random to read out the answers.
3. Activity 2
a. In groups, pupils do Worksheet 2.
b. Teacher calls pupils at random to read out the answer.
c. Teacher asks pupils to practise the verses in anyway
they want. (sing, rap, recite etc)
d. Pupils present the verses.
4. Activity 3 (game)
a. Teacher tells pupils that this is a game with a dice.
b. Pupils throw the dice to pick a sentence strip from
any of the 2 boxes (Teacher Resource 1).
c. Numbers 1, 2, 3 on the dice are for questions from
box A.
d. Numbers 4, 5, 6 on the dice are for questions from
box B.
e. If the pupil in the selected group cannot answer the
question, then the question is open to the class.
f. The game continues until all the questions are
answered.
5. Activity 4
b. Teacher calls pupils at random to read out the
answers.

Answer Key
Worksheet 1
1. hot 2. cold 3. melt 4. heat 5. warm

6. cool 7. flow
Worksheet 2
1. cold 2. cool 3. hot 4. warm 5. heat
6. melt 7. flow
Activity 3 (game with dice)
Box A
Fire is hot
Name something cold. E.g. ice
When we heat ice it will melt
Before you can fry an egg, you must heat the pan.
Rearrange these letters to form a word: ‘r m a w’ - warm
The opposite of ‘warm’ is cool.
A gentle wind is called breeze.
Rivers flow to the sea.
Box B
Opposite of cold. hot

If you play in the snow without a jacket, you will feel cold.
To make sugar syrup the sugar has to melt first.
You feel the heat when you touch a hot kettle.
When the food is cold, we have to warm it.
This word starts with ‘c’ and rhymes with ‘pool’. cool
When the breeze blew, the flowers moved.
This word starts with ‘f’ and rhymes with ‘blow’. flow
Worksheet 3
1. hot 2. heat 3. cool 4. cold 5. melt
6. warm 7. flow
Teacher Resource 1
Note: Make one copy only.

Cut into strips
Box A
Fire is ______________
Name something cold.
When we heat ice it ______________
Before you can fry an egg, you must ______________the pan.
Rearrange these letters to form a word: ‘r m a w’
The opposite of ‘warm’ is _________.
A gentle wind is called ______________.
Rivers ______________ to the sea.
Box B
Opposite of cold.
If you play in the snow without a jacket, you will
feel______________
To make sugar syrup the sugar has to ______________ first.
You feel the ______________ when you touch a hot kettle.
When the food is cold, we have to ______________ it.
This word starts with ‘c’ and rhymes with ‘pool’.
When the ______________blew, the flowers moved.
This word starts with ‘f’ and rhymes with ‘blow’.
Silly Rap
Worksheet 1
Refer to the flash cards shown by your teacher. Guess the answer
and fill in the blanks.
1 ____________ = high temperature
2 ____________ = low temperature
3 ____________ = to become liquid
4 ____________ = being hot
5 ____________ = slightly hot
6 ____________ = low in temperature but not cold
7 ____________ = a smooth and steady movement of liquid
Silly Rap
Worksheet 2
Fill in the blanks with the words from the box below.
melt hot cold warm
flow cool heat
Ice is ________(1),
Grows no mould.
________(2) breeze,
I might freeze.
Peas in a pot,
Makes me ________(3).
________(4) and nice,

Curry and rice.
________(5) kettle,
Melt the metal.
Ice-cream ________(6),
It, I held.
Rivers ________(7),
Man, you’re slow.
Silly Rap
Worksheet 3
Read the passage carefully. Unscramble the letters in the brackets

to form the correct spelling of the words. Fill in the blanks with the
words.
Picnic by the sea
Last Saturday, my family and I went for a picnic at the beach. It

was a ____________ (tho) (1) day. The sun was shining brightly. We
could feel the ____________(aeth) (2) from the sand beneath our feet.
We rushed to the sea to ____________ (loco) (3) our feet. We felt better
when our feet touched the ____________ (oldc) (4) water. Then, we
came back to the beach and helped my mum to set up the food. Just
then an ice-cream vendor passed. My dad bought some ice-cream for
us. It was wonderful to feel the ice-cream ____________(teml) (5) in my
mouth. My brother took out the beach ball. He blew it. We played with
the ball but the ____________(rawm) (6) breeze kept blowing it to
different directions. Suddenly we felt the cold water from the sea
____________ (lwof) (7) onto our feet. We realized that the tide was
getting higher and it was time for lunch. My brother released the air from
the ball. He put it in his bag and we enjoyed our lunch which was
prepared by my mum.
Title: BEACH BOY

the use of the following words and phrases:-
1. difference
2. identify
3. is different from
4. is similar to
5. observe
6. similarity
Materials: 1. pictures/ graphics or diagrams

2. flash cards of target words

2. Activity 1
a. Teacher introduces the target words by showing the
flash cards and reading the words aloud.
b. Pupils repeat the words after the teacher.
c. Teacher affixes two pictures on the board. (Teacher
Resource 1 - Pictures 1 and 2)
d. Teacher asks pupils to look at the pictures carefully
and find 5 similarities between the 2 pictures.
e. At random, teacher calls pupils to tell the similarities in
between the 2 pictures.
f. Teacher sticks the flash cards of the words ‘observe’
and ‘identify’ on the board.
g. Teacher explains the meanings of the 2 words.
Example: You can find the similarities because you
have looked at the pictures carefully. You have
observed the pictures and identified the similarities.
3. Activity 2
a. Teacher puts up pictures 3 and 4 (Teacher Resource
1).
b. Pupils are asked to observe and identify the
differences.
c. At random teacher calls the pupils to tell the
differences.
d. Pupils do Worksheet 1. Teacher discusses answers.
4. Activity 3
a. Teacher divides pupils into five groups.
b. Pupils discuss the similarities and differences among
themselves based on the criteria given by the teacher.
(e.g. colour of the hair, shape of the face, …..etc. )
c. Pupils are asked to form 2 sentences using the
phrase ‘is similar to’ and 2 sentences using the
phrase ‘is different from’ based on their discussion.
Examples:
i. Johan’s uniform is similar to Mohan’s.
ii. Mary’s pencil case is similar to mine.
iii. Jalil’s watch is different from my watch.
iv. Laili’s hairstyle is different from Mei Mei’s.
d. At random teacher calls a pupil from each group to

read out one sentence.
5. Post-Test (refer to Assessment)

Answer key
Worksheet 1
Objects/material/things Similarities Differences

Balls shape size
type
colour
design
Cats shape, size, type colour
Shirts size, type colour
design
Teacher Resource 1
Picture 1
Teacher Resource 1
Picture 2
Teacher Resource 1
Picture 3
Teacher Resource 1
Picture 4
Worksheet 1 Beach Boy
Choose the words that describe the similarities and differences of these
pictures. You may use the words more than once.
size shape design colour type
Objects/ material/ things Similarities Differences
Title: OLD NEWSPAPERS

1. accurate
2. fair
3. height
4. measure
5. span
Materials: 1. old newspapers

2. ruler
3. manila card
4. rubber bands
5. marker pens (green, yellow, red)

2. Activity 1
a. Pupils are divided into groups of six. Each group is
given a script. (Teacher Resource 1)
b. Teacher reads the script aloud together with the pupils.
(Pay attention to pronunciation, intonation and facial
expressions)
c. Pupils are given 40 minutes to
i. practise the sketch
ii. make masks of the characters (eg. Tomato,
Cheesy, Curry Puff, Salad, Jelly and Narrator)
d. Pupils perform the sketch.
e. After the sketches, teacher asks questions to prompt
pupils to say the keywords.
Examples:
i. “How did Mr. Cheesy measure the height of the
newspaper?”
ii. “Is using the span a fair way of measuring?”
iii. “What did Salad use to measure?”
iv. “Which method is more accurate?”
3. Activity 2
a. Pupils complete a word maze Worksheet 1.

Answer Key
N E
A R T
P U A
S R
R I A F U
E C
M C
H E I G H T A
Teacher Resource 1 Dialogue Script
Narrator: Mr. Cheesy goes around the neighbourhood in his lorry
buying old newspapers for recycling.
Mr. Cheesy: Paper lama! Paper lama! Old newspapers! Old newspapers!
Suratkhabar lama! Suratkhabar lama!
Narrator: They pass by Puan Jelly’s house. His assistant, Curry Puff,
sees a pile of old newspapers in front of the house.
Curry Puff: Stop! I see some old newspapers there.
Narrator: Mr. Cheesy presses the horn and Puan Jelly comes out from
the house.
Mr. Cheesy: Do you want to sell the old newspapers?
Pn. Jelly: Yes! How much will you pay me?
Narrator: Mr. Cheesy and Curry Puff get down from the lorry and walk
towards the pile of old newspapers. Mr. Cheesy uses his
fingers to measure the height of the newspapers.
Mr. Cheesy: (Mr. Cheesy uses his fingers to show 3 spans).

Three ringgit for three spans!
Pn. Jelly: Only three ringgit?
Narrator: Suddenly Puan Jelly’s daughter, Salad, comes out to join her
mother.
Salad Mum, how much is he paying you?
Pn. Jelly: Only three ringgit!
Salad: What! That is not fair. He paid me five ringgit for the same
amount of newspapers last month.
Narrator: Mr. Cheesy scratches his head and thinks hard how to
answer.
Mr. Cheesy: Are you sure? (Mr.Cheesy uses his thumb and little finger to
show the length of his span.)
These are the same fingers I used to measure.
Curry Puff: Boss, have your fingers grown longer?
Mr. Cheesy: Don’t be silly!
Worksheet 1 Old Newspaper
WORD MAZE
Find the following words in the maze.
HEIGHT FAIR MEASURE ACCURATE SPAN
N RY A L D E
W AF S HR T
Z CP A UH A
F VB S NM R
R I A F Y I U
S ET Y RL C
M PO Q AE C
H E I G HT A
Title: GUESS ME

the use of the following words and phrases:-
1. bottom
2. conical
3. daily
4. energy
5. evaporate
6. investigate
7. phenomena
8. temperature
0H
Materials: 1. marker pens or crayons

2. Mahjong paper
3. flash cards of the target words

2. Activity 1
words. Pupils repeat after teacher.
b. Pupils do Worksheet 1.
c. Teacher discusses answers with pupils.
3. Activity 2 (Guess Me)

a. Teacher puts up 4 of the flash cards.
1. energy 2. daily 3. evaporate
4. phenomena
b. Teacher calls out 4 pupils at random. Teacher gives
each pupil a card. (Teacher Resource 1)
c. Pupil reads out the clues on the card aloud. The rest
of the class guesses the word.
d. This goes on until all the cards are used up.
4. Activity 3 (Minah the Wonder Girl)

a. Teacher divides class into groups of 5. Pupils do
Worksheet 2. Pupils read the story, discuss and
choose the best words to fill the blanks.
b. Teacher discusses the answers and pupils check.
Assessment: Teacher carries out a spelling test using the target words
(see Objective) as a pre-test. Results are recorded. The
same spelling test will be given as a post-test. Results
are recorded and compared with the pre-test to gauge the
performance of the pupils.
Answer Key
Worksheet 1
1. energy 2. daily 3. investigate 4. conical
5. temperature 6. phenomena 7. evaporation 8. bottom
Activity 2
Guess Me Guess Me
1. I am important. 1. I am associated with

2. I come in many forms liquid.
such as heat, solar, 2. I can change liquid to
sound, gas, petrol and gas.
electricity. 3. I am a 9 letter word.
3. I am a 6 letter word. 4. When I happen, water
4. I start with the letter ‘e’. dries up.
5. I start with the letter ‘e’.
Answer: energy Answer: evaporate
Guess Me Guess Me
1. I am associated with 1. I come without fail.

natural events. 2. I am very regular.
2. I can be a rainbow. 3. I am a 5 letter word.
3. I was Hurricane Katrina. 4. I appear with the sun.
4. I am a 10 letter word. 5. I start with the letter ‘d’
5. I start with the letter ‘p’.
Answer: phenomena Answer: daily
Worksheet 2
1. energy 2. phenomena 3. evaporate 4. conical
5. investigate 6. daily 7. bottom 8. temperature
Teacher Resource 1
Note: Make only one copy.

Paste onto manila card.
Cut them out.
Guess Me Guess Me
1. I am associated with
1. I am important.
liquid.
2. I come in many forms
2. I can change liquid to
such as heat, solar,
gas.
sound, gas, petrol and
3. I am a 9 letter word.
electricity.
4. When I happen, water
dries up.
Guess Me Guess Me
1. I am associated with
1. I come without fail.
natural events.
2. I am very regular.
2. I can be a rainbow.
3. I was Hurricane Katrina.
4. I appear with the sun.
5. I start with the letter ‘d’
5. I start with the letter ‘p’.
Guess Me
Worksheet 1
Fill in the blanks with the words given below.
energy bottom conical phenomena

temperature daily evaporation investigate
1 6
2 7
3 8
Worksheet 2 Guess Me
Complete the blanks with the words given below.
temperature energy evaporate investigate

conical daily phenomena
Minah the Wonder Girl
Minah is a strong girl. She is full of ________(1). People call

her one of the natural ___________(2) on earth. This is because
she can make water ________(3). She does not have to heat it first.
This wonder girl carries her ________(4)shaped bag
everywhere with her. The bag is full of gadgets which she uses in
her part-time job. She sometimes helps her father to
_________(5)crimes.
As an investigator, Minah travels _________(6) with her
policeman father. They always interview people to get information.
Once, they had to jump into a lake. They wanted to find a pistol
which was lying at the _________(7) of the lake.
Minah likes hot weather and high _________(8). Minah and
her father are very close. Like the sun, she is the source of life to
him.
Title: SEARCH AND CONQUER

1. arrange
2. basic
3. complex
4. draw
5. function
6. label
7. prepare
8. simple
9. state
10. structure
Materials: 1. dictionaries
2. whiteboard markers
3. flash cards of the target words

2. Activity 1
a. Teacher distributes 2 cards each to 5 different groups
consisting of 7-8 pupils.
b. Teacher asks the groups to find the meanings of the
words from the dictionary.
3. Activity 2
a. Teacher asks the groups to present their findings by
acting it out or drawing pictures. Members from the
other groups guess the words. Time limit is given by
the teacher for this activity e.g. 2 minutes for each
word.
b. The same groups that have presented the words put
up their cards on the board for everyone to see.
c The members of the groups stand up and spell out the
words loudly, led by their group leaders.
4. Activity 3
b. Teacher discusses the answers with pupils.
5. Post-test (refer to the Assessment)

Answer Key
Worksheet 1
Exercise 1
1. state 2. label 3. function 4. draw 5. basic
6. structure 7. complex 8. prepare 9. arrange 10. simple
Exercise 2
1. label 2. draw 3. basic 4. structure

5. prepare 6. arranges 7. stated 8. complex
9. simple 10. function
Worksheet 1 Search And Conquer
Exercise 1
Unscramble the letters to form words that match the meanings
A B C
Correct spelling Meanings
1. atset 1. __________ - say something
2. ablel 2. __________ - write information on something
3. otninufc 3. __________ - to operate and work properly
4. wrda 4. __________ - produce pictures or patterns
5. caibs 5. __________ - main
6. ructesurt 6. __________ - system or pattern
7. xmpcloe 7. __________ - having a lot of details or small
8. eraperp 8. __________ parts
9. egrnara 9. __________ - get ready
10. pimsle 10. _________ - organize something in order
- ordinary
Exercise 2
Fill in the blanks with suitable words from column B above
1. We __________ parts of the body in our Science book.

2. The boys __________ circles in the sand with sticks.
3. The campsite provides only __________ facilities.
4. The KLCC building has a tough __________.
5. Can you __________ the meal before our guests arrive?
6. The librarian __________ the books in the library.
7. Our parents __________ their intention to buy a new house.
8. The microchip is a __________ electronic gadget.
9. The farmer leads a __________ life.
10. The engines __________ normally after being repaired by the
mechanic.
Title: LET’S FLOAT

the use of the following words: -
1. float
2. gas
3. glide
4. liquid
5. smoke
6. solid
Materials: 1. flash cards of the target words

2. picture cards (Teacher Resource 1 – 5)

2. Activity 1
a. Teacher uses the picture cards and flash to introduce
the targets and explain the meanings.
Note:
Picture cards Words
hot air balloon float, gas
eagles glide
beaker liquid
stone solid
train smoke
b. Pupils do Worksheet 1.
c. Teacher calls 3 pupils at random to find out their
answers.
3. Activity 2
b. Teacher explains what a speech bubble is.
c. Pupils work in pairs. Teacher tells pupils to match the
dialogue to the blank speech bubbles.
f. Teacher calls 3 pairs at random to read out their
dialogues.
g In pairs pupils practise the dialogues in the cartoon
strips.
4 Activity 3
a. Pupils do worksheet 3. Teacher discusses answers.

pre-test to gauge the performance.
Answer Key
Worksheet 1
1 gas 2. float 3. float 4. gliding 5. liquid 6. solid 7. smoke
Worksheet 2
a) (2)
b) (1)
Worksheet 3
1. solid
2. liquid
3. float
Teacher Resource 1
Activity 1
Picture Cards
Teacher Resource 2
Teacher Resource 3
Teacher Resource 4
Teacher Resource 5
Worksheet 1 Let’s Float
Fill in the blanks with words given in the box. You can use the words
more than once.
gas smoke float solid liquid gliding
This is a hot-air balloon. It was used

many years ago as a way for people to
move from one country to another.
Inside the balloon is space for hot air or
____________ (1) to fill up. Once the
balloon is filled with hot gas, it moves
upward towards the sky. It can
__________ (2) for many days. Once
the hot gas becomes cool the balloon
will come down.
These are eagles. They _______

(3) in the sky. They search for
food while they _______ (4) in the
sky.
Let’s Float
All the things you see are found

in the Science Laboratory. These
items are made of glass and they
are used to measure the volume of
_________ (5) like water.
Pak Kassim and Mak Minah

live in a village. They have a
lot of firewood in their
backyard. Firewood is an
example of a ___________
(6). Firewood burns readily.
When it burns, ________ (7)
is produced. Mak Minah
uses firewood when she
cooks dodol for Hari Raya.
Match the dialogue to the correct speech bubbles by writing the numbers in
the brackets provided.
(2)
(1)
a) Yes. Burning also gives off a dangerous gas. Let’s go and

tell him. ( ____)
b) Mum, why is Uncle Lim burning rubbish there? The smoke

is polluting the air. ( ____)
Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the box below.
float solid liquid
? ?
Penguin: Hey Snowy! What’s the next plan? All the

___________(1) ice has melted to ___________
(2) ! There’s only water everywhere. What’s
happening?
Polar Bear: Well Peng. It’s getting warmer day by day.

There’s nothing we animals can do, Buddy. I
guess we’ll just have to __________ (3) along.

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1. My Body Your Body 82

Objective: Pupils should be able to pronounce, spell and understand

Materials: 1. sentence cards

Procedure: 1. Pre-test (refer to Assessment)

7. Post-test (refer to Assessment)

Assessment: Teacher carries out a spelling test using the target

a. swing b. pull c. backward d. stretch

1. swing 2. pull 3. stretch 4. backward

Note: Make only one copy.

Stretch your arms.

Swing your arms.

Bring your arms forward.

Bring your arms backward.

Pull your friend’s arm.

Fill in the blanks with the correct words.

backward forward swing stretch pull

to attract our attention. I saw my younger brother _______________ (3) his

him ______________ (4) immediately. My dad told us to move

Objective: Pupils should be able to pronounce, spell and understand

Materials: 1. flash cards of target words

5. Post-test (refer to Assessment)

Assessment: Teacher carries out a spelling test using the target

1. find out 2. set up 3. go off 4. use up

5. made up 6. blow out 7. breathe in 8. put into

9. consist of 10. fill up

1. sets up 2. uses up 3. finds out 4. consist of

5. made up of 6. breathes in 7. blows out 8. go off

9. puts…into 10. fills up

Note: Make one copy.

Amy ______ the Mother _____ the

a. blows out a. sets off

We must _____ the Our class _____ 40

a. find out a. consists out

We must _______ Hana _____ all the

The flame _____ Amir ____ the pencils

Please ____ this

Today is Amy’s birthday party. Her mother

Amy’s father __________ (3) the names of the

The guests _______________(4) Amy’s friends and

Amy ______________(6) deeply.

She makes a wish and ______________(7) the

The flames ______________(8) and everyone

Amy’s mother removes the candles and

blow out fill up set up put into made up

3 _____________ = stop burning

6 _____________ = to stop something burning

7 _____________ = to take air into your lungs

10 _____________ = to make full

Amy ______ the Mother _____ the

a. blows out a. sets off

We must _____ the Our class _____ 40

a. find out a. consists out

Water is ______ We must _______

Hana _____ all the

Amir ____ the pencils

B. Fill in the blanks with the correct answers.

Today is Amy’s birthday party. Her mother

Amy’s father ____________(3) the names of the

The guests ____________(4) Amy’s friends and

Amy __ the Mother _ the

We must _ the Our class _ 40

We must ___ Hana _ all the

The flame _ Amir the pencils

Amy __ the Mother _ the

We must _ the Our class _ 40

Water is We must _