Listen for weather sounds鈥nd in the story Dr Foster goes to Gloucester to find some rain!
Listening for individual sounds
Encourage the children to listen to the sounds that Cat plays throughout the episode. Listen carefully, do you know what the sound is? What can you hear? What does it sound like? (rain/splashing) Can you add any actions to the sound? How would you splash in puddles? Can you move your hands like the rains? Is the rain fast or slow?
Rhyme/song
Doctor Foster went to Gloucester,
In a shower of rain;
He stepped in a puddle,
Right up to his middle,
And never went there again!
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To hold attention and to help engage the children you can show pictures and artefacts, such as the rain, goldfish, rain coat, umbrella, welly boots, puddles etc. On second listening, encourage the children to retell the story using the props to help with the story sequence.
Comprehension questions after story
Do you like the rain? What can we do in the rain? Where does the rain come from? Can you make up your own rain dance?
See the Teachers' Notes (pdf) below for more suggestions.
Song video: 'Dr Foster went to Gloucester'
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