Animal sounds and a story about Jack and Jill, who head up a hill with a bucket.
Listening for individual sounds
Cat will describe different animals, listen to the description and then animal sound 鈥 can you guess what it is? Listen carefully! Use pictures of the animals for children who might need additional visual aid if language is limited.
Rhyme/song
Jack and Jill
Went up the hill
To fetch a pail of water
Jack fell down
And broke his crown,
And Jill came running after.
Up Jack got
And home did trot,
As fast as he could caper;
And went to bed
And plastered his head
With vinegar and brown paper.
Story - Diddle, Diddle, Dumpling my son John
To hold attention and to help engage the children you can show pictures and artefacts, such as a cow, a cockerel, hill, horse, well, sheep etc. On second listening, encourage the children to retell the story using the props to help with the story sequence.
Comprehension questions after story
Can you remember what animals were in the story? Why was the bucket heavy on the way back down? How do you think Jack and Jill felt when they were falling?
See the Teachers' Notes (pdf) below for more suggestions.
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