Reading for Bright Minds - Preparatory Features and Benefits: •Whole language approach •Incorporates phonics lessons in tandem with whole language and thematic concepts •Features cutout pages so children can create their very own mini-books that feature short stories •Cut-out activities encourage creativity and develop psycho-motor skills

1. READING for Bright Minds
Nursery
Textbook
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Author
Wilhelmina Alba-Contreras is currently taking up Early Childhood Education at the De La Salle
University Graduate School. She has a bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts, major in Interior Design, from
the University of Santo Tomas and a Certificate for Teaching from the St. Bernadette College of
Alabang.
Ms. Contreras is the Program Directress and Nursery teacher of the Kennedy International School of
Business and Language in Alabang. She is also actively working for the SIBOL schools of the Gawad
Kalinga villages in Muntinlupa, Paranaque, and Las Piñas. Her background in teaching preschool and
elementary Reading and Language includes stints at the Blessed Scubilion Learning Center and STI
Prep School.
Reviewer
Mona R. Alagar has a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from St. Paul College, Quezon City. Ms.
Alagar is the preschool area coordinator at the Poveda Learning Center.

2. To the Learner
READING for Bright Minds has been written
especially for you. May the activities in this book give
you an exciting adventure as you learn the sounds of
all the letters and read words on your own. Welcome
to the world of reading!
The Author

3. To the Teacher
Reading is an important life skill. Young children who are exposed to reading
materials, see reading as an act, and are read to are often those who are more
equipped to acquire the other skills necessary for learning. The ability to read opens
up an individual’s horizons and makes the enjoyment of learning possible.
A good strategy for teaching reading is the whole-part-whole strategy. In
this strategy, reading instruction starts with the reading or sharing of a whole,
meaningful text. This is followed by the teaching of a reading skill or strategy within
the context of the text. Then, in the final stages of the lesson, the children apply the
skill as they go back to the text.
This book is intended for teaching reading in a whole-part-whole strategy. It is
suggested that the teacher or parent begins a lesson with a story, poem, or any type
of literature the child will understand. Whole language strategies and subskills, such
as letter identification, phonemic awareness, and decoding, are incorporated into
the theme of each lesson. Mastery of the whole language strategies and subskills is
reinforced through the activities in this book.
I hope that READING for Bright Minds will help you provide meaningful learning
experiences for the children you teach.
The Author

4. TABLE OF CONTENTS
UNIT 1 All About Me .................................................................................................... 1
Lesson 1 The Letters of My Name ...........................................................................................................2
(Identifying letters)
Lesson 2 Telling How I Feel .............................................................................................................................6
(The alphabet)
Lesson 3 All about Me .......................................................................................................................................13
(The vowel A)
Lesson 4 Taking Care of Myself...................................................................................................................19
(The vowel E)
Lesson 5 Mother and Father.........................................................................................................................26
(The vowel I)
Lesson 6 Brothers and Sisters .....................................................................................................................30
(The vowel O)
Lesson 7 My House .......................................................................................................................................34
(The vowel U)
UNIT 2 Me and My Community........................................................................... 45
Lesson 8 Kinds of Houses .................................................................................................................................46
(The letter S)
Lesson 9 My Friends .......................................................................................................................................51
(The letter M)
Lesson 10 My School .......................................................................................................................................60
(The letter R)
Lesson 11 The Places in My Community..............................................................................................66
(The letter T)
Lesson 12 Going Around the Community ..........................................................................................72
(The letter N)
Lesson 13 Peter Postman and Paul the Policeman.....................................................................77
(The letter P)
Lesson 14 Fireman Fred and Val the Veterinarian .....................................................................81
(The letter F)
Lesson 15 Doctor Daniel and Dentist Dina .........................................................................................90
(The letter D)
Lesson 16 Benny the Barber and Bert the Baker .........................................................................95
(The letter B)
Lesson 17 My Favorite Community Helper .......................................................................................102
(The letter K)

5. UNIT 3 My Country ...................................................................................................... 109
Lesson 18 My Country, the Philippines ..................................................................................................110
(The letter G)
Lesson 19 We Are Filipinos .................................................................................................................................115
(The letter L)
Lesson 20 Show Me Where You Live .........................................................................................................119
(The letter C)
Lesson 21 Some Live in the City ....................................................................................................................123
(The letter H)
Lesson 22 Jason and His Life in the City ...............................................................................................129
(The letter J)
Lesson 23 Some Live in the Province .......................................................................................................133
(The letter Q)
Lesson 24 Vicente and His Life in the Province..............................................................................139
(The letter V)
Lesson 25 Some Live Near the Sea ..............................................................................................................148
(The letter X)
Lesson 26 Wasliyah and Her Life by the Sea......................................................................................153
(The letter W)
Lesson 27 Some Live in the Mountains .................................................................................................159
(The letter Z)
Lesson 28 Yasmin and Her Life in the Mountains.......................................................................164
(The letter Y)
UNIT 4 The World Around Me .............................................................................. 171
Lesson 29 The Weather .......................................................................................................................................172
(Word family -at)
Lesson 30 The Animals .......................................................................................................................................183
(Word family -et)
Lesson 31 Lands Far Away..................................................................................................................................191
(Word family -it)
Lesson 32 Home in the Water.........................................................................................................................201
(Word family -ot)
Lesson 33 Taking Care of Our World.........................................................................................................209
(Word family -ut)
Illustration Guide .......................................................................................................................................229
A Child’s First 100 Words .....................................................................................................................................233

6. READING
for Bright Minds

7. Unit
1 All About Me
I am a boy. I am a girl.

8. The Letters of My Name
Let‛s sing the Alphabet Song.
A B C D E
F G H I J K
LMN O PQ
R S T U VW
XY Z
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9. Circle the beginning letter of your name.
My name begins with this letter.
A B C D E F
G H I J K L
M N O P Q R
S T U V W X
Y Z
All About Me 3

10. Circle the other letters you can find in your
name.
My name has these letters.
a b c d e f
g h i j k l
m n o p q r
s t u v w x
y z
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11. These are the letters of my name.
Write your name below.
Dear Parents:
Help your child become familiar with the letters of his or her name by encouraging him or
her to practice writing it. Form your child’s first name with a simple broken-line pattern and have
him or her trace each letter until he or she completes his or her name. Progress with your child’s
second name and surname as he or she becomes more familiar with the letter forms.
All About Me 5

12. Telling How I Feel
How Do I Feel?
Sometimes, I am happy.
Sometimes, I am sad.
Sometimes, I am angry.
But most times, I am glad.
At times, I am surprised.
At times, I am frightened.
At times, I am silly.
And sometimes, I am excited.
How ever I feel,
this is still me.
I like who I am.
I like what I see.
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13. Color the different facial expressions. Follow
the color guide below.
happy – yellow surprised – orange
sad – blue afraid – green
angry – red
All About Me 7

14. Circle the facial expression that matches each
picture.
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15. Draw a  in the box if the letters in the row
are in the right order. Draw a  in the box if
the letters are not in order.
D E F
L N M
Z U X
R S T
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16. Circle the letter that is the same as the one in
the box.
C c t
E m e
S o s
G g y
Dear Parents:
Practice letter identification with your child by pointing out letters familiar to him or her anywhere
you find them.
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17. Color the coconut that is the same as the one
on the left.
Ee Hh Ee
Ll Nn Ll
Rr Rr Uu
Vv Xx Vv
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18. Color the coconut that has a different letter
pair.
Cc Cc Bb
CUT HERE
Aa Aa Pp
Tt Xx Xx
CUT HERE
Ee Hh Ee
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19. CUT HERE CUT HERE
All about
Me
by
Name
8 1

20. CUT HERE CUT HERE
CUT HERE CUT HERE
About Me I like…
Paste some pictures of the things you like.
I am a (check one) boy
girl
I am years old.
My birthday is on
2 7

21. CUT HERE CUT HERE
CUT HERE CUT HERE
This is my face. Fill in the shape with your favorite
Draw your face inside the circle. color.
Draw yourself.
6 3

22. CUT HERE CUT HERE
This is my right hand. This is my left hand.
Put your right hand on this page and Put your left hand on this page and
trace it with a crayon. trace it with a crayon.
4 5

23. is for
CUT HERE
Say the name of each picture.
Color the pictures.
CUT HERE
Dear Parents:
Emphasize the beginning sound /a/ when saying the names of the pictures. You may play
a game of naming things that begin with the letter A. Name as many as you can.
All About Me 17