Theme-based Reading

Objectives:

1. Integrated Learning: Encourage students to apply comprehensive subject knowledge and skills, cultivating their ability for extended and independent learning.
2. Enhancing Reading Interest: Increase students' interest in reading, helping them develop self-directed learning skills.
3. Broadening Learning Perspectives: Expand students' horizons and learning experiences.

Implementation:

1. Reading E-books or Excerpts: Students will engage with electronic books or selected excerpts.
2. Watching Videos or Cartoons: Viewing relevant videos or animated content will support the themes explored in readings.
3. Art and Writing (Bilingual: Chinese and English): Create a piece that represents something that makes the world a better place. Students will illustrate their ideas and share them with their classmates.

Reading Themes and Collaborative Subjects:

Themes: Gratitude and Appreciation
Chinese & English: Reading theme books <愛心樹>、<The Giving Tree>
Music: Appreciate related songs, such as  <You Raise Me Up> and <世上只有>
Visual Arts: Create a new cover for the story, incorporating illustrations.
Library: Engage in extended reading on the same theme.
Task: Design a new cover for <The Giving Tree> that visually expresses the outline of the story.

Cross-curricular reading

Cross-curricular reading is a key component in promoting "learning through reading" and is an important direction for curriculum development. Aligns with cross-curricular reading activities, the relevant reading themes are as follows:

Level	Subjects	Theme
P.1	Chinese + English	Lovely Animals	Knowledge of animals Animal size and colour What animals live, eat, can do…
P.2	Chinese + General Studies	Beautiful Nature-Plants	Plant Characteristics and Growth Process Caring for Plants Describing Plants
P.3	English + General Studies	Save the Earth- Energy Conservation and Waste Reduction	Environmental protection Recycle, Reduce, Reuse Green Earth Project Week Clean up the beach and country park
P.4	English + General Studies	Healthy Food	Choosing food and drinks Eat Smart
P.5	Chinese + General Studies	Exploring Chinese Culture	Chinese Historical Stories Chinese Geography and Climate
P.6	General Studies  +Computer Studies	Chinese History	Historical Change