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READING for Bright Minds

Nursery
Textbook
Philippine Copyright 2009 by DIWA LEARNING SYSTEMS INC
All Rights reserved. Printed in the Philippines
Editorial, design, and layout by
No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or
mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage or retrieval system without
permission in writing from the copyright owner.
Exclusively distributed by
DIWA LEARNING SYSTEMS INC
4/F SEDCCO 1 Bldg.
120 Thailand corner Legazpi Streets
Legaspi Village, 1229 Makati City, Philippines
Tel. No.: (632) 893-8501 * Fax: (632) 817-8700
ISBN 978-971-46-0059-1
Editorial Board
Author
Wilhelmina Alba-Contreras is currently taking up Early Childhood Education at the De La Salle
University Graduate School. She has a bachelors degree in Fine Arts, major in Interior Design, from
the University of Santo Tomas and a Certicate for Teaching from the St. Bernadette College of
Alabang.
Ms. Contreras is the Program Directress and Nursery teacher of the Kennedy International School of
Business and Language in Alabang. She is also actively working for the SIBOL schools of the Gawad
Kalinga villages in Muntinlupa, Paranaque, and Las Pias. Her background in teaching preschool and
elementary Reading and Language includes stints at the Blessed Scubilion Learning Center and STI
Prep School.
Reviewer
Mona R. Alagar has a bachelors degree in Psychology from St. Paul College, Quezon City. Ms.
Alagar is the preschool area coordinator at the Poveda Learning Center.

To the Learner

READING for Bright Minds has been written


especially for you. May the activities in this book give
you an exciting adventure as you learn the sounds of
all the letters and read words on your own. Welcome
to the world of reading!

The Author

To the Teacher
Reading is an important life skill. Young children who are exposed to reading
materials, see reading as an act, and are read to are often those who are more
equipped to acquire the other skills necessary for learning. The ability to read opens
up an individuals horizons and makes the enjoyment of learning possible.
A good strategy for teaching reading is the whole-part-whole strategy. In
this strategy, reading instruction starts with the reading or sharing of a whole,
meaningful text. This is followed by the teaching of a reading skill or strategy within
the context of the text. Then, in the nal stages of the lesson, the children apply the
skill as they go back to the text.
This book is intended for teaching reading in a whole-part-whole strategy. It is
suggested that the teacher or parent begins a lesson with a story, poem, or any type
of literature the child will understand. Whole language strategies and subskills, such
as letter identication, phonemic awareness, and decoding, are incorporated into
the theme of each lesson. Mastery of the whole language strategies and subskills is
reinforced through the activities in this book.
I hope that READING for Bright Minds will help you provide meaningful learning
experiences for the children you teach.

The Author

TABLE OF CONTENTS
UNIT 1
Lesson 1
Lesson 2
Lesson 3
Lesson 4
Lesson 5
Lesson 6
Lesson 7
UNIT 2
Lesson 8
Lesson 9
Lesson 10
Lesson 11
Lesson 12
Lesson 13
Lesson 14
Lesson 15
Lesson 16
Lesson 17

All About Me .................................................................................................... 1


The Letters of My Name ...........................................................................................................2
(Identifying letters)
Telling How I Feel .............................................................................................................................6
(The alphabet)
All about Me .......................................................................................................................................13
(The vowel A)
Taking Care of Myself...................................................................................................................19
(The vowel E)
Mother and Father.........................................................................................................................26
(The vowel I)
Brothers and Sisters .....................................................................................................................30
(The vowel O)
My House .......................................................................................................................................34
(The vowel U)
Me and My Community........................................................................... 45
Kinds of Houses .................................................................................................................................46
(The letter S)
My Friends .......................................................................................................................................51
(The letter M)
My School .......................................................................................................................................60
(The letter R)
The Places in My Community..............................................................................................66
(The letter T)
Going Around the Community ..........................................................................................72
(The letter N)
Peter Postman and Paul the Policeman.....................................................................77
(The letter P)
Fireman Fred and Val the Veterinarian .....................................................................81
(The letter F)
Doctor Daniel and Dentist Dina .........................................................................................90
(The letter D)
Benny the Barber and Bert the Baker .........................................................................95
(The letter B)
My Favorite Community Helper .......................................................................................102
(The letter K)

UNIT 3
Lesson 18
Lesson 19
Lesson 20
Lesson 21
Lesson 22
Lesson 23
Lesson 24
Lesson 25
Lesson 26
Lesson 27
Lesson 28
UNIT 4
Lesson 29
Lesson 30
Lesson 31
Lesson 32
Lesson 33

My Country ...................................................................................................... 109


My Country, the Philippines ..................................................................................................110
(The letter G)
We Are Filipinos .................................................................................................................................115
(The letter L)
Show Me Where You Live .........................................................................................................119
(The letter C)
Some Live in the City ....................................................................................................................123
(The letter H)
Jason and His Life in the City ...............................................................................................129
(The letter J)
Some Live in the Province .......................................................................................................133
(The letter Q)
Vicente and His Life in the Province..............................................................................139
(The letter V)
Some Live Near the Sea ..............................................................................................................148
(The letter X)
Wasliyah and Her Life by the Sea......................................................................................153
(The letter W)
Some Live in the Mountains .................................................................................................159
(The letter Z)
Yasmin and Her Life in the Mountains.......................................................................164
(The letter Y)
The World Around Me .............................................................................. 171
The Weather .......................................................................................................................................172
(Word family -at)
The Animals .......................................................................................................................................183
(Word family -et)
Lands Far Away..................................................................................................................................191
(Word family -it)
Home in the Water.........................................................................................................................201
(Word family -ot)
Taking Care of Our World.........................................................................................................209
(Word family -ut)

Illustration Guide

.......................................................................................................................................229

A Childs First 100 Words .....................................................................................................................................233

READING
for Bright Minds

Unit

I am a boy.

All About Me
I am a girl.

The Letters of My Name


Lets sing the Alphabet Song.

A B C D E
F G H I J K
LMN O PQ
R S T U VW
XY Z
2

READING for Bright Minds Nursery

Circle the beginning letter of your name.

My name begins with this letter.

A B C D E F
G H I J K L
M N O P Q R
S T U V W X
Y Z
All About Me

Circle the other letters you can nd in your


name.

My name has these letters.

a b

c d e f

g h

m n

p q r

v w x

y z
4

READING for Bright Minds Nursery

These are the letters of my name.

Write your name below.

Dear Parents:
Help your child become familiar with the letters of his or her name by encouraging him or
her to practice writing it. Form your childs first name with a simple broken-line pattern and have
him or her trace each letter until he or she completes his or her name. Progress with your childs
second name and surname as he or she becomes more familiar with the letter forms.

All About Me

Telling How I Feel

How Do I Feel?
Sometimes, I am happy.
Sometimes, I am sad.
Sometimes, I am angry.
But most times, I am glad.
At times, I am surprised.
At times, I am frightened.
At times, I am silly.
And sometimes, I am excited.
How ever I feel,
this is still me.
I like who I am.
I like what I see.
6

READING for Bright Minds Nursery

Color the different facial expressions. Follow


the color guide below.
happy yellow

surprised orange

sad blue

afraid green

angry red

All About Me

Circle the facial expression that matches each


picture.

READING for Bright Minds Nursery

Draw a in the box if the letters in the row


are in the right order. Draw a in the box if
the letters are not in order.

D E

L N M
Z U X
R S T
All About Me

Circle the letter that is the same as the one in


the box.

Dear Parents:
Practice letter identification with your child by pointing out letters familiar to him or her anywhere
you find them.

10

READING for Bright Minds Nursery

Color the coconut that is the same as the one


on the left.

Ee

Hh

Ee

Ll

Nn

Ll

Rr

Rr

Uu

Vv

Xx

Vv
All About Me

11

12

Cc

Bb

Aa

Aa

Pp

Tt

Xx

Xx

Ee

Hh

Ee

READING for Bright Minds Nursery

CUT HERE

Cc

CUT HERE

Color the coconut that has a different letter


pair.

CUT HERE

Name

by

All about
Me

CUT HERE

CUT HERE
CUT HERE

I like

Paste some pictures of the things you like.

CUT HERE

boy

years old.

girl

CUT HERE

About Me
I am a (check one)

I am

My birthday is on

Draw your face inside the circle.

CUT HERE

Draw yourself.

Fill in the shape with your favorite


color.

CUT HERE

CUT HERE

This is my face.

CUT HERE

CUT HERE

This is my left hand.

CUT HERE

This is my right hand.

Put your left hand on this page and


trace it with a crayon.

Put your right hand on this page and


trace it with a crayon.

is for
CUT HERE

Say the name of each picture.


Color the pictures.

CUT HERE
Dear Parents:
Emphasize the beginning sound /a/ when saying the names of the pictures. You may play
a game of naming things that begin with the letter A. Name as many as you can.

All About Me

17

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