Santoor, period by period — fitted to your timetable.
Tell Meyy your periods and their length; it plans every chapter of Santoor to fit, and you tick off sections as you teach.
First Meeting: Read-Aloud and Choral Recitation
Oracy · recitation
The poem's ABAB rhyme and the recurring phrase 'Up in the air' give it a strong oral rhythm — lean into that rhythm during choral reading so students feel the swing-like back-and-forth. 'Pleasantest' (a superlative) and 'countryside' are the two words likely to trip up pronunciation; model them slowly before the choral round.
0–8Teacher reads 'The Swing' (p.103) expressively while students follow along in their textbooks. A second reading invites students to listen for the rhythm and the feeling of movement the poem creates.
8–20Let us Recite (p.103) — whole-class choral recitation, stanza by stanza. Teacher models the rise and fall of voice to match the swing's motion; students repeat each stanza together until the reading feels natural and rhythmic.
20–32Paired practice: each pair takes turns reading the poem aloud to each other, alternating stanzas. Teacher moves through the class, offering a quick word of encouragement and correcting pronunciation of 'pleasantest' and 'countryside'.
32–40Three volunteers recite the full poem from memory (or near-memory) for the class. The class offers a brief appreciation — one thing they noticed about how the poem sounded.
Learning outcome. Student recites a poem with appropriate rhythm, listens for rhyming patterns, and expresses personal responses in guided conversation using a lyric poem as the vehicle.
Your teacher will read aloud the first two stanzas of 'The Swing' (Textbook p.103). Listen carefully, then answer: which two words at the ends of lines in the first stanza rhyme with each other?
- 1. In the first stanza, 'blue' and 'wall' rhyme.
- 2. In the first stanza, 'swing' and 'thing' rhyme.
- 3. In the second stanza, 'wall' and 'blue' rhyme.
- 4. In the second stanza, 'wide' and 'countryside' rhyme.
- 1. In the first stanza, 'blue' and 'wall' rhyme. — False
- 2. In the first stanza, 'swing' and 'thing' rhyme. — True
- 3. In the second stanza, 'wall' and 'blue' rhyme. — False
- 4. In the second stanza, 'wide' and 'countryside' rhyme. — True
Also saved as 7 periods or 9 periods.
- 2Reading the Poem: New Words and Comprehension
Reading - 3Listening for Rhyme and Personal Response
Oracy - 4Verbs and Nouns: One Word, Two Jobs
Word Work - 5/W/ Phonics Drill and Tongue Twister
Word Work - 6Modelled Writing: A Paragraph About Free-Time Activities
Writing - 7Prepositions in Context: Garden Picture Fill-In
Writing - 8Sentence Expansion: Stringing Together
Word Work - 9Swings of Imagination: Draw and Write
Beyond Text - 10Swings Across Festivals: Explore and Share
Beyond Text - 11Chapter Celebration: Recite, Reflect, Connect
Synthesis
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