Sunshine Baby: six glossary cards

Sunshine Baby: six glossary cards

Words and meanings are drawn from the supplied publisher proof glossary. Check your edition's glossary and listen to a fluent speaker for pronunciation; Twi is tonal. This resource does not supply a new phonetic guide.

1. Bofrot A Ghanaian puffy doughnut
2. Kubecake A Ghanaian sweet made with coconut
3. Hwɛ, anoma! Look, birds!
4. Woso woho Shake your body
5. Ma yɛn kan Let's read
6. Da Baby Da Sleep, baby, sleep

Teacher notes Glossary cards

Purpose and preparation

Adult-led shared reading for families or early-years groups. Printed cards stay with the adult, away from babies' mouths. These six entries are a selection, not twelve body-part labels.

Suggested responses

1. Find each phrase in the story. Invite an older child to match a card to the relevant action or picture.
2. Cut along the card borders if desired. An adult reads a meaning and the child points to its card. No independent baby matching test is intended.
3. Spellings were visually checked against the proof glossary. Pronunciations and any new language teaching still need fluent-speaker review.

Support and stretch

Say or point together; do not assess a baby against school literacy standards. For older children, draw a relevant moment on the reverse.

Teaching links

Suggested England English: discussing reading and explaining ideas. US literacy links apply only to the stated school age group, not automatically to babies. Adapt to the learner; these materials are not an accredited curriculum.