We read the
story Doctor De Soto by William Steig. Children enjoyed
the story, especially the funny ending when Doctor De Soto
tricked the Fox by putting the glue on his teeth. We all loved
the beautiful illustrations. Children discussed the story and
they all agreed that Doctor De Soto was very brave and generous
when he accepted to treat the Fox. He was also very smart and at
the end of the story he tricked the sly Fox and saved his wife�s
and his own life.
After reading
and discussing the story we decided to learn more about animals
in the story, mice and foxes, about food chains and about teeth.
For these purposes a web-based research project was created and
designed as a web. Children chose their working partners and
worked on various topics by searching resources on the Internet.
At the end they presented their research findings by using
Kisdpiration and PowerPoint. Children also designed the main
characters in the story by applying collage technique.
Please visit
our
web site to view more of our Internet workshop.
Learning criteria
The school is the part of the English Schools Foundation (ESF),
the largest international education foundation in Asia. It
provides education in the region for students from all nations
who can be educated in English. The vast majority of students
are Asians (mostly Chinese).
The curriculum in the ESF encompasses the National Curriculum
(England and Wales), which has been modified for international
students in Hong Kong.
The Library Club is an extracurricular activity run by a School
Librarian, once a week for 1 hour after school. Members of the
Library Club are children in Grad 3 (7 years old).
Main goals:
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to
stimulate recreational reading
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to
improve children�s reading comprehension
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to help
children become familiar with the use of the Internet and
other information and communication technologies
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to
increase children�s motivation and self-esteem by publishing
their work on the School Library web
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