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QUESTIO
N:
What do we call the materials that we read for
information like a typical report, a recipe,
textbooks, magazines, news charts or any
internet blogs about factual events?
ANSWER:
They are called Informational
Texts.
QUESTIO
N:
Are they important to read?
ANSWER:

Yes, they are important to read

because it provides the reader with
facts, details and information
about a specific topic.
QUESTIO
N:
How are the details determined?

ANSWER:

The details are determined by

asking important questions such as
WHAT, WHO WHEN, WHERE,
WHY, and HOW.
What is an Informational Text?
An informational text – is a text that
provides the reader with facts, details and
information about a specific topic. It is
typically found in magazines, science
or history books,
autobiographies, and other
instructional materials.
Can each one of us be a hero? How?
Can you name your favorite hero?

In the story that I am going to read to you,

teacher Efren is a hero.
Why do you think he is considered a hero?
PEÑAFLORIDA, A MODERN
HERO
Efren Geronimo Peñaflorida Jr. is a
Filipino teacher and a social worker
in our country.

Who is Efren Peñaflorida Jr?

 PEÑAFLORIDA, A MODERN
HERO
He and his friends from Dynamic
Teen Company
teach children during Saturdays
in their
community.

What does the Dynamic

Teen do?
 PEÑAFLORIDA, A MODERN
HERO
They use the pushcart
as their classroom. The pushcart is
loaded with books, pens,
tables and chairs.

Why is the pushcart an important thing in

Teacher Efren’s life?
Do you think Teacher Efren comes from
a rich family?
Young Efren came
from a poor family in
Cavite.

Did Efren come from

a rich family?
Do you think Teacher Efren comes from
a rich family?
His father, Efren Peñaflorida Sr.
was a tricycle driver.

What is the job of Efren’s

father?
Do you think Teacher Efren comes from
a rich family?
His mother Lucita Geronimo
Peñaflorida was a
housekeeper?

What is his mother’s job?

Do you think Teacher Efren comes from
a rich family?
He helped his parents in their
small noodle business.

Was teacher Efren a

helpful boy when he was
young?
 What do you think Efren did as a
pupil?
He was a very bright
pupil.

What kind of pupil was

Efren?
 What do you think Efren did as a
pupil?
He received several class awards and
honors when he was a grader until he
finished college. He deserved the
scholarship and the financial support
given to him by his sponsors.
What did he receive when he was a
grader until he finished college?
What do you think does Teacher Efren
want for children like you?
After high school, Teacher
Efren founded the Dynamite
Teen Company.

What company does

Teacher Efren have?
What do you think does Teacher Efren
want for children like you?
Its members were his
classmates

Who were the members of

the Dynamic Teen
Company?
 What do you think does Teacher Efren
want for children like you?
Their group wanted most of
the children to be good and
responsible in whatever
they do.

What did his group want

most of the children to be?
How can you be a hero like Teacher
Efren?
In a your notebook, complete the paragraph by selecting your
answers from the choices in the box.

who factual questions

Informational texts provide _________ and specific details or

information about a particular topic. These details are determined

by asking important _________, such as what, _________, when,

where, why and how.

 Let’s Plant a Tree
According to Time Magazine, humans cut down
about 15 billion trees each year. Almost 27,000
trees are cut down every day just to make toilet
paper. The wood from trees is used to make
important things like furniture, homes, and boats.
We need trees for these things but we also need
trees to help us breathe. Trees produce or make
oxygen which is important for every living thing
on earth. Trees are also homes for animals like
birds, insects, and spiders this earth day give you
planet a present. Plant a new Tree!!
Let’s answer the following questions:
1. What do trees produce every living thing needs?
a. boats
b. papers
c. oxygen
2. How many trees are needed each day just to make
a toilet paper?
a. 27,000
b. 720
c. 2,700
3. About how many trees are cut down each year?
a. 15
b. 15 million
c. 15 billion 
4. What is used to make furniture, homes, and boats?
d. paper
e. plastic
f. wood from trees
5. Are trees important to humans?
g. Yes
h. No
i. Maybe
 REMEMBER!!!
An informational text – is a text that provides
the reader with facts, details and information
about a specific topic. It is typically found in
magazines, science or history books,
autobiographies, and other instructional
materials.
 Please Listen!
One morning, Nurse Anna visited the Grade 3-
Narra Class. She reminded them to wash their hands
regularly. She found out that many pupils do not
know how to wash their hands properly. She
explained to them that washing hands will keep
them away from sickness. She demonstrated the
proper way of washing hands while singing the
happy birthday song. The pupils thanked her for
teaching them the proper way of hand washing.
 Let’s Answer!
1. Who visited the Grade 3-Narra?
2. What did Nurse Anna remind them?
3. What did she find out?
4. How did she feel about them?
5. Why is it important to wash the hands