Intermediate Phase
Grade 5
Handshape
Handshape poems are unique to Sign Language and offer a fun way of stimulating learners to start creating their own Sign Language poems. Here, two examples of this type of poem are offered by way of introduction.
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Day of the Drama Festival
Deaf people often have a natural affinity towards acting. For this lesson, a drama has been filmed where learners themselves act out the roles. By doing so, learners can develop confidence in themselves, their unique language and their talents. Learners are also exposed to some of the particular conventions of playwriting.
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The Dangers of Bullying
Bullying has a negative (and sometimes long-lasting) effect on the person who bullies, the person who is bullied and the people who have to witness the bullying behaviour. This text aims to make learners less susceptible to bullying.
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How to Make a Paper Bracelet
In this lesson, instructions are provided on how to make a bracelet from folded strips of paper. The instructions can easily be applied by learners in class so that each learner can create their own bracelet.
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How to Set Your Phone on Vibrate Mode
We live in a world in which smartphones are not only becoming all the more obtainable to the wider public, but in which attention is increasingly given to the accessibility of technology to people with disabilities. It is therefore important that Deaf children know how to use their own devices optimally.
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Deaf Nursery
In order to illustrate to Deaf learners how an advertisement as text differs from other types of texts, a fictitious advertisement is provided about the products available at a (plant) nursery.
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