Garden sounds and a story about Maggie Muffet, who learns not to be afraid of spiders.
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? (birds, outside, drinking, eating ) Can you add an actions to the sound? How would you pretend to drink? Can you move your mouth like you are eating something tasty? Have visual aids for children who might need help with the new language.
Rhyme/song
Little Miss MuffetSat on a tuffet,
Eating her curds and whey;
Along came a spider.Who sat down beside her
And frightened Miss Muffet away.
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 spider, honey, milk, puppy, kitten, web etc. On second listening, encourage the children to retell the story using the props to help with the story sequence.
Comprehension questions after story
Why was the spider weaving his web? Why did he want Miss Muffet to see it? How did Miss Muffet feel about the spider at the end of the story? Do you like spiders?
See the Teachers' Notes (pdf) below for more suggestions.
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