Paula the penguin reading text

Reading short texts

Level 3 (Early readers) Age 5-12

Reading short texts mini lessons for ESL kids teachers

ESL Reading Text 2: Paula the penguin

Paula the penguin

This mini lesson focuses on a short reading text about a penguin. Students read, understand, say and write some simple sentences about penguins and pets.

This lesson is for Early reader level students. This is a mini lesson plan.

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Notes:

Use this mini-lesson within your main lesson for reading and writing practice. You will need to download and print out the mini-reader textbook PDF file before the lesson. Alternatively, show the file on a PC screen.

Students should have completed the alphabet, letter clusters and early reading mini-lessons before starting these lessons.

We strongly advise NOT dedicating a full lesson to this reading mini-lesson – we suggest including a 10-15-minute section each lesson for doing a reading segment.

Mini-lesson procedure:

Pages 1-3. Read the text

Paula the penguin mini-reading, Pages 1-3

Before class, download the “Paula the penguin” mini-reader textbook – either print it out or show on a PC screen in class.

Read the text.

Show the first page and explain that everyone will read a fun story. Point at the pictures and elicit what animal is shown.

Get everyone to read out the sentences slowly together. Help with vowel sounds and clusters. Read and chorus each sentence 3x.

Repeat for the other pages of the story.

Ask follow up questions for each sentence (e.g. “Can you walk fast?”).

Page 4. Answer the questions about the story

Paula the penguin mini-reading, Page 4
Elicit the answers from the class.

Hold up the question page and have individual students read each question. Then elicit the answers as a class.

Write the questions and answers on the board as students give the answers.

Page 5. Make a story (writing preparation)

Paula the penguin mini-reading, Page 5

The questions on this page will help your students prepare for the writing activity on the last page.

Students ask each other the questions.

Hold up the questions page and have individual students read each question and its example answer.

Then have everyone think of an animal or pet to write about. Go around the class asking what they have chosen and ask some questions from the page. Then have everyone write down the questions and their answers in their notebooks.

Finally, put students in pairs. Pairs take it in turns to ask each other the questions.

Page 6. Write a story

Paula the penguin mini-reading, Page 6

Show the model text with the underlined words. Explain that everyone is going to write their story about their animal. They can use their answers on page 5 to complete their texts.

Students read their texts to their group.

Give everyone a few minutes to write their texts. Circulate as they are doing so and help out with vocabulary and spelling.

Finally, put students into small groups of 3 or 4 and have them read their stories to their group.

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Level 2 lessons (Age 5-7)
Level 3 lessons (Age 7-9)
Level 4 lessons (Age 9-12)
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Mini lessons:

Alphabet a-z:

Letter clusters + phonics:

Letter clusters

Early reading:

Funny sentences

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  1. I’m Tom
  2. Paula the penguin
  3. Superhero kids
  4. Rob the robot
  5. My bedroom
  6. Ronaldo is great
  7. Winola the witch
  8. A super tall building

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