Shopping sounds and a story about a trip to buy some very special muffins.
Suggestions for use in the classroom
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? Can you add an actions to the sound? Where is Cat? Where would it be busy? What other sounds would you hear in a shop?
Rhyme/song
Oh, do you know the muffin man,
The muffin man, the muffin man,
Do you know the muffin man,
Who lives on Drury Lane?
Oh, yes I know the muffin man,
The muffin man, the muffin man,
Yes, I know the muffin man,
Who lives on Drury Lane.
Story - Diddle, Diddle, Dumpling my son John
To hold attention and to help engage the children you can show pictures and artefacts, such as presents, muffins, bakery, market, funfair etc. On second listening, encourage the children to retell the story using the props to help with the story sequence.
Comprehension questions after story
What鈥檚 a bakery? What is made in a bakery? What do you think the muffin man would look like? Why was Katya sad? Do you remember what ingredients the muffin man needed to make muffins?
See the Teachers' Notes (pdf) below for more suggestions.
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