SPECIAL

PEOPLE,
SPECIAL DAYS
Week No.1
 “Here are people from many
parts of the world. Look at
them. Describe the children in
the pictures.”
“How are they similar?’‘ ‘‘How
are they different?” “In what
way are you different from
them?’’ Let us find out why
people have different colors.”
 Black, White , Brown
by Nemah N. Hermosa
(Adapted from a Philippine Folktale)

Once upon a time, there were no

people. There was only the Earth and
god Kabunian. He said, “the earth is a
beautiful place. But who will take care
of it? I will make people.”
 
‘‘How do you think Kabunian will make
people?’’
 In the afternoon, Kabunian got some
clay. He worked for a long time. When
he finished making a man, it was night.
The color of the night became the color
of the man.
“He is too dark,”
Kabunian said.
 

‘‘Do you
‘‘Do you think
think Kabunian
Kabunian liked
liked the
the
black man
black man he
he made?
made? What
What dodo
you think
you think will
will he
he do
do next?’’
next?’’
 The next morning, Kabunian woke up
before sunrise. He got some clay. He
made a man. When the sun came up,
Kabunian saw
the man. “He is
too white,”
Kabunian said.
 
  ‘‘Did Kabunian like what he
made? What do you think he
will do next?”
 So Kabunian got more clay. He made
another man. It was noon. The hot sun
made the man brown. “I like this brown
man,” said Kabunian.
 
 
 
 Kabunian sent the men to different
parts of the Earth. That is why there are
black people and white people. That is
why Filipinos are brown.
 

 
 
 
 Kabunian sent the men to different
parts of the Earth. That is why there are
black people and white people. That is
why Filipinos are brown.
 

 
 
 
GROUP ACTIVITY:
Group 1 – Dramatize the story about Kabunian making a man out
of the clay. One will act out as Kabunian, three others will be the
black man, the white man, and the brown man. Others will be plants
or animals in Kabunian’s place. One will be the narrator. Present the
story to the class.
Group 2 – Think of a song you know about people or the world.
Practice singing the song. Be ready to sing it to the class. (Example:
It’s a Small World)
Group 3 – Pretend each of you is Kabunian. Form different men by
cutting papers. Give each one name and say something about each
man you made.
Group 4 – Rap these lines:
Kabunian, Kabunian (yes, yes, yo!)
Made a brown man, a brown man (yo!)
A brown man I am, I am. (yes, yes, yo!)
A true Filipino I am. (yo!)
 Read the paragraph and look for
the words with a short a sound.

Pat was taking a nap on a mat. A

big rat ran to the mat. Pat was mad at
the rat. She threw a cap to the rat. The
rat ran away.

What words
What words in
in the
the story
story have
have the
the
short vowel
short vowel a?
a? How
How is
is it
it
pronounced?
pronounced?
 If we will add an e
at the end of each
word. How will you
read the words?

mat + e = mate
man + e = mane
Is the sound of a the
cap + e = cape same in the first and
hat + e = hate second group of words?
pan + e = pane Which set of words have
nap + e = nape the long a sound?”
rat + e = rate
tap + e = tape
 Can you name the
pictures with long a
sound?

1. 3.
gate rake

2. 4.

cake lake
5. 7.
cane cage

6. 8.

cape ape
9. 10.

lane pane
 Now, let’s read the
following phrases.

tape the pages

a pale male
the cake sale
a lame man with a cane
take the rake
a cane on the lane
the same man came
a cape on the pane
 How about trying our activity?
Read the sentences then answer
the questions.

1. Jake takes the ape to the lake. Where does

Jake take the ape?
2. 2. Kate bakes a cake. What does Kate
bake?
3. 3. Rene is late for his game. Who is late for
the game?
4. 4. The lame man has a cane. What does the
lame man have?
5. 5. The cape is on sale. What is on sale?
 Wow, you’re doing great! How
about trying our next activity?

Write the word for each illustration to complete the short story below. Rewrite
the story in your notebook. Read the story then answer the questions that
follow.

Jake has a ____ .He put the____

on the ____ . An ____ took the
____ . The ___ put the ____ on
the window ____ .
1. Who has a rake?
2. Where did he put the
rake?
3. Who took the rake?
4. Where did the ape put the
rake?
 Read the poem with correct intonation and expression.
Pronounce correctly the words with long a.

Ice Cream Cakes

Collete Hiller

Ice cream cake,

ice cream cake
I could eat it all day
from the minute
I wake I wouldn’t miss peas
or carrots or grapes
If I could eat loads
of ice cream cake.
Ice cream cake,
ice cream cake
I could eat it all day,
plate after plate
I wouldn’t miss apples
or tuna paste
If I could eat loads
of ice cream cake.
 LEARN SOME MORE

Read the riddles and complete the puzzle.

c Across:
l a n e 2. People cross the road through me. I am
p k
called the pedestrian ___________.
4. I cannot walk easily as others. I need my
l a m e cane wherever I go.
n n 6. I am neither an ocean or a sea. I am a
l a k e small body of water surrounded by land,
m though a river I could never be.
7. It looks like a monkey for it belongs to
a p e the same family. What could it be?
Down:
1. You put a candle on me. You slice and eat
me. I am a sweet treat on your birthday.
3. I rhyme with lane. I am a window
_________.
5. Know me: call me, for this is how
I am.
 Read the sentences
correctly.

1. Ana saw a rake on the gate.

2. She used the rake to clean the lane.

3. She cleaned the cage on the window

pane.

4. Mara came and they played a game.

 Let’s try to find
out the meaning of
the following word/s

a. rice cakes

Mother makes rice cakes.

They are our favorite delicacy
made of ground rice and coconut milk.

Are rice cakes Filipino food?

Where can we buy rice cakes?
 Let’s try to find
out the meaning of
the following word/s

b. benches

In the park there are many benches. People sit

on them. Some benches are long. Others are
enough for two persons.

Where else can we find benches?

What materials can be used to make
benches?”
 Let’s try to find
out the meaning of
the following word/s

c. wristwatch

This is a wristwatch.
I wear it around my wrist so that I can easily
check the time.

How does a wristwatch help you?

 Let’s try to find
out the meaning of
the following word/s

d. surprise

Nena did not expect that her

father would give her a gift.
She was surprised when she saw it.

What does one feel when surprised?

 What do you usually have when you celebrate
your birthday? Do you also have a cake? How did
Kate get a cake for her birthday? Find out as you
read the story.

A Cake for Kate

Gretel Laura M. Cadiong

Kate was turning ten. But she was not

happy. Birthdays were ordinary days for her.
She never had a birthday party. She never
had a cake on her birthday. But she wished
she could have one.
 After school, she would stand near the
gate to sell rice cakes that her mother
made.
One late afternoon, Kate saw a big box
on one of the benches. She picked it up
and opened it. There were glasses,
spoons, and forks. There were also boxes
of wrist watches, a bag of
marbles, chocolates, combs,
and some dresses. She closed
the big box. She brought it to
the principal’s office.
 The next day, Mr. Basa, the school principal
and a lady came to Kate’s class. The lady was
Mrs. Salas, the owner of the box. Mr. Basa
looked for Kate and he told Mrs. Salas how
Kate found the big box. Mrs. Salas thanked
Kate.
“I just arrived from Cebu and the things
inside the box are my pasalubong for my
family,” she said. “I was in your school
because I had to fetch my nephew. Then, I
forgot that box,” she added.
 Sunday came. It was Kate’s
birthday. After attending mass, Kate and
her mother went home. They were surprised to
see Mrs. Salas waiting for them. “Happy
birthday, Kate,” Mrs. Salas said. “I brought you
a gift. I asked your teacher about you and I am
happy to know that you are not only a helpful
daughter but an honest girl, too.” She gave Kate
a red box tied with a ribbon. Kate opened the
box. What a surprise! It was a cake for her
birthday!
 Sunday came. It was Kate’s
birthday. After attending mass, Kate and
her mother went home. They were surprised to
see Mrs. Salas waiting for them. “Happy
birthday, Kate,” Mrs. Salas said. “I brought you
a gift. I asked your teacher about you and I am
happy to know that you are not only a helpful
daughter but an honest girl, too.” She gave Kate
a red box tied with a ribbon. Kate opened the
box. What a surprise! It was a cake for her
birthday!
 Let’s answer the
following questions...

1. What did Kate sell after her classes?

2. Why do you think did Kate sell rice cakes?
3. What did Kate see one afternoon?
4. What did she do with the box?
5. If you were Kate, what would you do with the box?
6. How did Mrs. Salas thank Kate for returning her box
of pasalubong?
7. How do you think did Mrs. Salas learn about Kate’s
birthday?
 Let’s Write About It

Write two sentences

about the following
persons.

a. Kate
1. __________________________
2. __________________________
b. Mrs. Salas
1 .__________________________
2. __________________________
 Let’s name the objects that Kate saw
in the pasalubong box. Write the name of
each picture on your paper.

A B
spoons glasses

forks watches

combs dresses
1. What do you call the words you
wrote?
2. Do they show more than one noun?

3. What do you call a noun which is

more than one?
4. What letter or letters are added to the
noun to mean more than one?
5. How do the nouns in column A form
their plural?
6. How do the nouns in column B
form their plural?
 More examples of plural nouns.
Can you pronounce them properly?

trees potatoes
benches boys
tomatoes boxes umbrellas
mangoes classes
churches
 Remember!

Nouns which are more than one are called plural

nouns.
1. Nouns that form their plural by adding -s or -es
are called regular nouns.
Examples: egg – eggs table – tables
pen – pens
2. Nouns ending in -ss, -sh, -ch, -x, and -z form
their plural by adding -es.
Examples: class – classes
church – churches
wish – wishes
 Remember!

3. Some nouns ending in -o form their plural by

adding -es.
Examples: tomato – tomatoes
potato – potatoes
4. However, most nouns that end in -o form their
plural by adding -s only.
Examples: radio – radios
piano – pianos
 Write the word for the following images.

1. 6.
trees axes

2. chairs 7. cats

3. beds
8. balls

4. churches
9.
pencils

5. cupcakes
10. books
 Complete the sentences with the
correct form of the noun. The pictures
will help you. Good luck!

1. Mother needs _________ boxes

for our unused clothes.

2. The ______________ are in school.

pupils
3. We made _____________ in class.
flags
4. During the Holy Week, our family visited different
_______________.
churches

5. The boys brought their _______________

to the camp. toothbrushes