EPIC Teacher's Guide - Book - Page 72
review the Course Book page (use L1 if needed to explain the meaning). Say: Look at
#2. Which pictures did you circle? (Elicit: house, help, happy)
What sound do you hear in the beginning of the words ‘house, help, happy’?
(Elicit: /h/)
Do you have the same sound /h/ in your language?
Repeat for rows #3-6.
The Story: The Happy Tree House
Third Reading and Story Script: The Happy Tree House
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Say: Open your Epic Stories to the story on page 27.
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Read The Happy Tree House page by page. Stop at each page and ask
relevant questions about what is happening in the story.
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Encourage pupils to repeat the lines in the story after each page.
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Do gestures to act out the story and encourage pupils to copy you.
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Pupils should follow along with the story in their Epic Stories book.
Cover (page 27)
The Happy Tree House
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My name is Mike.
This is my mother. This is my father.
I have two sisters.
This is our house.
Point and ask:
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Who is this? (Elicit: This is Mike/Mother/Father/Sister.)
- How many sisters does Mike have? (Elicit: two)
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I play ball with my friends in my yard.
Ask: Where are the friends? (Elicit: The friends are in the yard.)
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I see a boy under a big tree in his yard.
Ask: Where is the boy? (Elicit: The boy is under the tree.)
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