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Rockets and road rules
Connect Primary 1, Term 2: Unit 13 I can see a rocket
GoalName a rocket, an astronaut and a van, and say Stop, Go and Cross the road.
New words
rocket · it goes up into spaceastronaut · a person who travels in spacestop · do not movego · start to movecross · to walk from one side of the road to the other
Explanation
A rocket flies to space. An astronaut travels in a rocket. On the road we must be safe. Red means Stop. Green means Go. We look left and right. Then we say: Cross the road! We hold a grown-up’s hand.
Worked examples
Mum
Stop, Seif. Look left. Look right.
Seif
I can see a van and a bus.
Mum
Wait. Now the road is empty.
Seif
Now we can cross the road!
More vehicles with no picture: tap and say the words. A yacht is a boat for fun on the sea.
Now you. Play Stop and Go: walk when I say Go. Stop when I say Stop.
Class activity
Stop and Go game. A grown-up says ‘Go!’ and you walk. The grown-up says ‘Stop!’ and you freeze. When the grown-up says ‘Cross the road!’ you walk slowly to the other side of the room, looking left and right.
Practice
1
Listen. What do you do?
…
Stop.
2
Look. What does an astronaut ride in?
A rocket.
3
Green means go. What does red mean?
Stop.
4
What do we do before we cross the road?
Look left and look right. Hold a grown-up’s hand.
5
Write the word ‘stop’ on paper. Say it.
The child copies stop.