Cain and Maria
Visit the Farm
Titus Kazungu
Cain and Maria Visit the Farm
Published in 2019 by
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ISBN - 978-9966-115-55-3
Assist the reader to identify the following:
1. Starters i.e. simple words mainly two and three letter words which are
easy to sound out.
2. Minimal pairs are words which when one letter changes the word also
changes. They are helpful in differentiating words that look very similar.
3. Rhyming grid i.e. words that rhyme to help learners sound out/decode
before they read the story book. These words start with three letter
words and grow into four and five letter words.
-ar, er, ir, -oo-, -ail, -aim, -ay
Starters
ail aim aid arm zoo
morning went past station farm
fish worm fun farmhouse night
tar per mood too l mail say main
far her good pool sail May gain
war sir food coo l tai l lay Cain
bar fir wood woo l rai l hay rain
jar fur cook doom pail day vain
char arm book loom nail bay pain
star farm hook room bail ray chain
scar firm look zoom vai l way aim
warm shook moon wai l pay maim
How to use the book
Target letters
Rhyme grid - onset and rhymes
Starters
Sight words
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Before reading
You can take the reader through the following activities and have
him/her answer the questions before you start reading the story.
1. What is the title of the story?
2. What is the name of the author?
3. Take a picture walk through the book. What do you see?
4. From looking at the pictures, what do you think the story is
about?
During reading
You can take the reader through the following activities as you
read the story.
1. Build fluency through activities like repeat reading.
2. Put emphasis on vocabulary.
3. Ask questions after every page of reading.
4. Encourage prediction as you move along.
After reading
You can take the reader through the following activities after you
read the story.
1. Check whether their prediction was correct.
2. Ask the reader to retell the story.
3. Ask the reader to dramatize the story
Suggestions for the use of the book
with the teacher or guardian.
1
One morning in May, Cain and his sister Maria
went to visit the farm.
2
They went to the farm by rail.
3
The train went past the park.
4
The farm was not far from the train station.
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They walked to the farm.
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When they reached the farm, they had many
things to do. First they went to the cowshed to
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feed the cows. There was a lot of hay. The hay
was enough to feed the cows.
10
Later, they went to the fish pond.
Maria carried a jar of worms.
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Cain carried hooks, fishing lines and a pail.
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They wanted to fish.
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They had the jar of worms, their fishing lines, a
pail and hooks.
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The worms were to be used as a bait during
fishing.
16
They got so much fish.
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They were very happy.
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As they were fishing, it started to rain.
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They played with pools of water.
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They ran into the farm house.
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They wore warm clothes made of fur and wool.
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Finall y, they sat around the fire and ate food.
They ate fish and rice.
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They also drank some juice.
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At night Cain and Maria saw the moon and many
stars in the sky.
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They both had so much fun.
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They slept in the farmhouse that night.
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1. When did Cain and Maria go to visit the farm?
2. Why did Cain and Maria walk to the farm?
3. Where did Cain and Maria go to feed the cows?
What did they feed the cows?
4. What did Cain and Maria carry when they
went fishing?
5. How are worms used as bait when fishing?
6. What did Cain and Maria use for fishing?
7. What happened whi le Cain and Maria were
fishing.
8. Why did Maria and Cain wear warm clothes?
9. What did Cain and Maria eat?
10. Why do you think Cain and Maria had so much
fun at the farm?
1. Re-tell this story.
2. Have you ever visited a farm?
3. Write ten sentences about a place you visited
during the holidays?
Questions
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