The audio content includes familiar songs, rhymes, stories and sound discrimination games to develop children's phonological awareness and confidence with spoken language.
There are 67 episodes in the series in total and each episode lasts about 15 minutes. Each episode is divided into sections: listening activity, song, story, etc. We've arranged the episodes into four groupings:
- Early Learning topics: a broad range of topics with content linking to the Autumn, Spring and Summer terms.
- Traditional stories: the content is inspired by well-known traditional stories from around the world.
- Nursery rhymes: the content is inspired by popular nursery rhymes.
- Wiggle Waggle: the content has a greater degree of movement activities, performed on the spot.
Each content page has a link to the Teacher's Notes offering detailed suggestions for use in the classroom and follow-up activities.
Bobby Shafto. audio
Listen for seaside sounds, and in our story something very unusual washes up on the beach.
Diddle diddle dumpling, my son John. audio
In the story, a little pixie called John refuses to take his trousers off for bed.
Doctor Foster went to Gloucester. audio
Weather sounds and a story about Dr Foster, who goes to Gloucester to find some rain!
Jack and Jill. audio
Animal sounds and a story about Jack and Jill, who head up a hill with a bucket.
Little Boy Blue. audio
Farm sounds and the story of Boy Blue, who needs help finding a missing lamb.
Little Jack Horner. audio
Cooking sounds and a story about a school baking competition.
Little Miss Muffet. audio
Garden sounds and a story about Maggie Muffet, who learns not to be afraid of spiders.
Old King Cole. audio
Musical sounds and a story about King Cole, who is sad because he has lost his crown.
Little Tommy Tucker. audio
Animal sounds and a story about a dog who is looking for a home.
The Muffin Man. audio
Shopping sounds and a story about a trip to buy some very special muffins.
On the farm. audio
Presenter Liz Kitchen with interactive songs, rhymes, listening games and a story down on the farm.
The animal fair. audio
Presenter Liz Kitchen with songs, rhymes and a story set at the animal fair.
Beside the sea. audio
Presenter Liz Kitchen with songs, rhymes and a story set at the seaside.
Down at the station. audio
Presenter Liz Kitchen with songs, rhymes and a story set at the station.
The wheels on the bus. audio
Presenter Liz Kitchen with songs, rhymes and a story set about Gus and his bus.
Dr Foster. audio
Presenter Liz Kitchen with songs, rhymes and a story about Doctor Foster.
Five little ducks. audio
Presenter Liz Kitchen with songs, rhymes and the story of five little ducks.
The house that Jack built. audio
Presenter Liz Kitchen with songs, rhymes and the story of the house that Jack built.
Pat a cake. audio
Presenter Liz Kitchen with songs, rhymes and a story with a cooking theme.
Twinkle Twinkle. audio
Presenter Liz Kitchen with songs, rhymes and a story. The programme has a night time theme.
Here we go round the mulberry bush. audio
Presenter Liz Kitchen with songs, movement activities and a story.
More from Listen and Play
Early Learning topics. collection
A broad range of topics, several linked to the time of year.
Traditional tales. collection
Inspired by traditional stories from around the world.
Wiggle Waggle. collection
Content with additional movement activities.
