Suggestions for use in the classroom
Animal sounds and a story about a dog who is looking for a home.
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 singing, People singing, whales singing. What else can sing? What else makes noises? What is your favourite song.
Rhyme/song
Little Tommy Tucker
Sings for your supper.
What shall we give him?
White bread and butter.
How can he cut it
Without a knife?
How will he be married
Without a wife?
Story - Little Tommy Tucker
Once upon a time鈥 To hold attention and to help engage the children you can show pictures and artefacts, such as a dog, house, family, grumpy face, little boy, happy man etc. On second listening, encourage the children to retell the story using the props to help with the story sequence.
Comprehension questions after story
How does Tommy feel at the beginning of the story? Why does he give up? How does Tommy Tucker feel at the end of the story? Have you got any pets?
See the Teachers' Notes (pdf) below for more suggestions.
Song video: 'Little Tommy Tucker'
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