Si Rose ug Si Alma

Week 9. Author: Pablito Petallar Rose and Alma are best friends who like to play and do many things together. But, they are different in many ways. Rose sleeps early every night, so she wakes up early and well-rested the next morning. She helps her mother cook breakfast and eats a healthy meal. She takes a bath and dresses up very neatly. Alma, on the other hand, watches TV all night so she has difficulty waking up in the morning. Because she almost always wakes up late, she does not have time to eat breakfast and take a bath. She dresses up hurriedly, too. Rose arrives in school early while Alma shows up late. During snack time, Rose eats healthful food and drinks milk while Alma eats only eats sweets, soda and chips. In the classroom, Rose does her tasks well while Alma often falls asleep. Since Alma does not take a bath before going to school, none of the children want to play with her. Rose invites Alma to play jump rope with her, but Alma trips and hurts herself because she easily gets tired. Rose comforts Alma and tells her how she can be strong and healthy. From then on, Alma sleeps early, takes a bath in the morning, and eats healthy food. Alma changes and becomes happier and healthier. Content reviewed by Dr. Jocelyn Tuguinayo, Department of Education – Bureau of Learning Delivery Title translations reviewed by the Department of Education – Region 7 Curriculum and Learning Management Division 2017 by U.S.Agency for International Development (USAID) Produced for the Department of Education under the USAID Basa Pilipinas Activity Basa Pilipinas is USAID/Philippines’ flagship basic education activity in support of the Philippine Government’s early grade reading program. Implemented in close collaboration with the Department of Education (DepEd), Basa Pilipinas aims to improve the reading skills for at least one million early grade students in Filipino, English and two mother tongue languages (Ilokano and Sinugbuanong Binisaya).This will be achieved by improving reading instruction, reading delivery systems, and access to quality reading materials. The publisher does not represent nor claim ownership over them.