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Hot, cold, just right
Connect Primary 1, Term 2: Unit 17 Let’s read a story
GoalSay It’s hot or It’s cold and follow Goldilocks as she tastes the porridge.
New words
hot · very warm, it can burn youcold · like iceporridge · a soft breakfast made from grainbowl · a deep dish for foodjust right · not too much and not too little
Explanation
Hot means very warm. Cold means like ice. Soup is hot. Ice cream is cold. We say: It’s hot! It’s cold! Never touch hot things. Ask a grown-up.
Worked examples
Goldilocks comes into the house. She sees three bowls of porridge. She tastes Daddy Bear’s porridge. It’s hot! She tastes Mummy Bear’s porridge. It’s cold! She tastes Baby Bear’s porridge. It’s just right. Yummy!
Look at the three bowls. Say what Goldilocks says about each.
Now you. Say a hot thing and a cold thing you know.
Class activity
Hot or cold game. A grown-up says a thing: tea, ice, soup, snow, the sun, ice cream. If it is hot, you fan your face and say ‘It’s hot!’ If it is cold, you shiver and say ‘It’s cold!’
Practice
1
Listen. Is it hot or cold?
…
It’s cold.
2
Look. Say: It’s hot or It’s cold.
It’s cold.
3
Look. Say: It’s hot or It’s cold.
It’s hot.
4
Which bowl does Goldilocks like?
Baby Bear’s bowl. It is just right.
5
Write the words ‘hot’ and ‘cold’.
The child copies two words.