Me and My World

Me and My World

Week 1 - Special People, Special Days

Look at the people in the drawing. How are they similar? How are they different? Are you like them? In what ways are you like them? In what ways are you different from them?

Tell us something about yourself

Read the paragraph and look for the words with the long a sound.

When the sun came, Kabunian got some clay. He made a man. He wanted the man to take care of the earth. But the men Kabunian made were not the same. One was black, another was white, and the last one was brown.

Compare how the following words are pronounced: 

mat + e = mate man + e = mane cap + e = cape hat + e = hate pan + e = pane nap + e = nape rat + e = rate tap + e = tape

What is the sound of a when letter e is added at the end of the word?

Read the following words:

date game bake cane age ape male gate lame cake lane cage cape pale late name lake pane page nape sale mate same make vane wage tape tale

Read the sentences. Answer the questions

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

2. Kate bakes a cake. What does Kate bake?

3. Rene is late for his game. Who is late for the game?

4. The lame man has a cane. What does the lame man have?

5. The cape is on sale. What is on sale?

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!

Multiple Choice

What did Kate sell after her classes?

• mango

• guava

• hotcake

• rice cake

Multiple Choice

What did Kate see one afternoon?

• snake

• big box

• coins

• ballpen