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Lesson 10              The Wonders of Nature Mentor Note:  Please send your mentee the entire lesson plan, except for this note.  Please introduce/reinforce the words that are in bold. Please use these as spelling words too. As usual, ask them questions about the text.  The second exercise is a story writing exercise. We have purposely chosen random words, so the stories can be more creative.  If you think your mentee will not be able to attempt writing a very short story, please ask him/ her to make sentences  with  the words.  Please decide if your mentee can do the grammar exercise in both present and past tense. If they are beginners they can stick to the present tense. Enjoy the poem!  The Story of a Butterfly A butterfly lays a tiny green egg on a leaf. The egg sticks to the leaf, even in the wind and rain. Inside the egg is a little caterpillar. After a week it begins to move, and splits...

Lesson 9        Nutrition "If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded money, it would be a merrier world.” JRR Tolkie Have you heard the saying--- “Food is the best medicine?” Many of us rush to take medicines when we fall ill. Is it possible to do something when you are well which will help you not fall ill? You can! You must eat the right kind of food. Medicines make you well when you are ill. Correct eating can prevent illness. That is why good food is often the best medicine. Good food includes fresh, green vegetables. When vegetables are overcooked, they lose much of their food value. Remember to wash vegetables very well.  If you are eating raw vegetables, soak them for a while in clean water and scrub and wash them thoroughly. Fruit has many nutrients. Nutrients are the vitamins and minerals needed for you to grow and be healthy. Even tiny fruit like gooseberries and dates are full of nutrients. Remember to drink lots of water, ...

Lesson 8 Note to mentor: Please send your mentee the entire lesson. Please do more with synonyms and adjectives if you feel your mentee can cope with it. Please have your mentee write his or her own version of ‘Vegetable Rainbows!’ Carrots and Nutrition The earliest carrots came from Afghanistan. They were mostly purple and skinny. There may have been black and red carrots, too, but no orange and yellow. In the 1700’s, Dutch scientists bred the pale orange carrot. Dutch botanists also got rid of the bitter taste of the original wild carrot. Carrots have beautiful, lacy white flowers. Carrot tea, made from dried carrot leaves, was supposed to help people survive the pain of kidney stones. Carrots have huge amounts of Vitamin A. If you eat too many carrots you might turn yellow, but it goes away after you stop eating them. 1. Find words that say the same thing. Different words that have the same meaning are synonyms. Example of a synonym: ‘Earliest’ in the first sentence ...

Lesson 7.          Transport and Safety Mentor Note: Please send your mentee the paragraph on transport and safety. The questions that follow can be answered orally and/ or in writing. Please discuss the words for the sentences. Please draw their attention to the difference between “riding” and “driving,” made clear in the “Fill in the Blanks” exercise. If you feel that your mentee can rise to the challenge, please have him /her fill in the form of the verb in the past tense (he walked) as well as in the present tense (he walks.) The little poem is for your mentee’s enjoyment. Memorization is optional. As always, please get your mentee to speak as much as possible. 1. Did you know? People have been using wheels for thousands of years. What makes a wheel a wheel? A wheel is shaped like a circle. A wheel moves round and round. A wheel is used for moving things. We have to push the pedals to get the wheels of a bicycle to move. Wheels can be pulled...