TOPIC
SAYING HELLO



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GIVING DIRECTIONS

Games, Songs, Stories, English Names,

Recommended Books
Pictures, Games, Songs, Stories

COLOURS

Pictures, Games, Songs, Stories

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FRIENDS

Pictures, Recommended Books, Stories

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NUMBERS

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FAMILY

Pictures, Games, Songs; Rhymes,

Stories
Pictures, Games, Songs, Stories

WEATHER

Games, Songs, Stories

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AUTUMN / FALL

Pictures, Games, Songs, Stories,

Recommended Books
Pictures, Recommended Books,
Games, Songs / Charts, Stories
Pictures, Background Information,
Games, Songs, Stories
Pictures, Games, Songs / Chants,
Stories
Clock, Days of the Week, Games,
Songs, Stories
Pictures, Games, Songs / Chants,
Stories
Pictures, Games, Songs / Chants,
Stories
Pictures, Recommended Books,
Games, Songs / Chants, Stories
Pictures, Background Information,
Games, Songs / Chants, Stories

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TOYS
CHRISTMAS
WINTER
TIME
FOOD
ILLNESS
SPRING
EASTER

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99
102
109
113
118
124
128
131

APRIL FOOL

Background Information, Games, Songs,

Stories, April Fool your Mathematical Senses

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JOBS

Pictures, Games, Songs, Stories

142

BODY

Games, Songs, Stories

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SUMMER

Pictures, Recommended Books,

Games, Songs / Chants, Stories

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SAYING HELLO
Objectives
The learners are able to..
Call each other's names
Introduce themselves
Greet each other
Identify someone
Name some finger rhymes
GAMES

Change seats:

Pupils sit in a circle. Call out two names. The two

pupils named have to change seats. The aim is to
familiarise pupils with the sound of their English
names.
Susan, George, Helen,
Variation: Pupils sit in a circle. One pupil stands in the
Jenny........
middle of the circle. Remove his or her chair. Call out the
names of two pupils who then change places. The pupil
standing in the middle of the circle must try to sit on one of
the chairs vacated.

Sit next to me

Sit in the circle with an empty chair next to you. This

pupil goes and sits next to the teacher. The pupil sitting on
the left of the vacated chair continues.

T: John, sit next to me.

P: Barbara, sit next to me

Pupils turn their name cards around so their names

can't be seen.

T: Hello, what's your name?

P.: I'm Sandra
(whisper it to them)

Introducing
yourself

P1: Hello, what's your name?

P2: I'm Sandra. What's your
name?
P3: Im John
My name is....
My name is Billie and yours?

Chain

My name is Billy and yours?

Hello! Hi! Good morning!
Good-.bye! Hello, Tom....!
Good-bye, Susan..!

Greeting each other

Are you....? - Yes /No Yes, I am.

No, I'm not. My name is.....
/I'm......

Identifying
someone.

Finger games

Chain

Where is Thumbkin?
Where is Thumbkin?
Here I am. Here I am.
How are you today, sir?
Very well, thank you. Run away.
Where is Pointer? ................
Where is Bigman? ..............
Where is Ringman? ............
Where is Baby? ...................
Good morning my friend, give me your hand........

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SONGS
(from: "Tommy Thumb": Early Learning Centre: Swindon SN3 4TJ)

1 .Tommy Thumb, Tommy Thumb,

Where are you?(Look at fist)
Here I am. Here I am. HOW do you do? (Bring out thumb)
Tommy Thumb

Little Sir Echo

2. Peter Pointer...
3. Middle Man (Bobby Big /Toby Tall)
4. Ruby Ring
5. Baby Small (Tiny Tim)
6. Fingers all, fingers all,
where are you?
Here we are, here we are,
how do you do!
Little Sir Echo how do you do?
Hello, (hello), hello (hello)
Little Sir Echo Im calling you,
hello (hello), hello (hello)
Hello (hello), hello (hello)
Wont you come over and play (and play)
Youre a nice little fellow I know by your voice, but youre always so far
away (away)

Good morning to
Good morning to you, good morning to you,
you
Good morning, dear children,
(tune of "Happy
Good morning to you.
birthday")
Good morning, good morning, good morning to you. (2X)
Our day is beginning, theres so much to do.
Good morning
Good morning, good morning, good morning to you.
1,2 - Who are you?
3, 4 - Im Paul.
1,2 Who are you? 5, 6 - Im Dix.
7, 8 - Im Kate
9, 10 - Say it again.

Ladybirds

Lady bird, lady bird,

How are you today?
Lady bird, lady bird,
Are you going to stay?
Lady bird, lady bird,
Or will you fly away.

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STORIES
A WALK WITH THE DOG
Based on an idea by Neil McLaren and Daniel
Madrid

Look! This is Susan.

Look! This is Bob.
Hello, Bob, says Susan.
Hi, Susan, says Bob.
Lets go to the park, says Susan.
O.K., good idea, says Bob.
In the park Susan and Bob can see a cat.
Look, a cat! shouts Susan.
Oh, yes, thats a cat, says Bob.
Woof, woof, barks BINGO.
Bingo is a dog.
Be quiet, Bingo, says Bob.
Bingo runs to the cat. The cat runs away. Bingo runs
away.
Hey! Come back! Come here!, shouts Bob.
Good-bye, says Bob.
Good-bye, says Susan. Bye!

Hello This story is based on the song: Brown Bear, Brown Bear, what do you see?
Class: Peter Pool, Peter Pool, who do you see?
Peter: I see James Brown looking at me.
Peter: Hello, James
James: Hello, Peter
Class: James Joy, James Joy, who do you see?
James: I see Kate King looking at me.
James: Hello, Kate
Kate: Hello James
Class. Kate King, Kate King, who do you see?
Kate: I see Helen Ho looking at me.
Kate: Hello Helen.
Helen: Hello Kate
Class: Helen Ho, Helen Ho, who do you see?
Helen: I see Frank Fine looking at me.
Helen: Hi Frank.
Jack: Hi Helen.
Class: Frank Fine, Frank Fine, who do you see?
Frank: I see Billy Big, looking at me.
Frank: Hallo Billy
Billy: Hello Frank
Class: Billy Big, Billy Big, who do you see?
Billy: I see Theo Thee looking at me.
Billy: Hi Theo
Theo: Hi Theo
Theo Thee, Theo Thee, who do you see?
Theo: I see .Peter Pool, James Joy, Kate King, Helen Ho, Frank
Fine, Billy Big looking at me.
Hello - Hello

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GIRLS
Alice
Ann
Betty
Brenda
Carol
Catherine
Caroline
Christina
Diana
Elizabeth
Gillian
Hazel
Helen
Jane
Jenny
Jill
Judith
Julia

BOYS

June
Kate
Karen
Linda
Lucy
Maria
Mary
Monica
Molly
Nadine
Nicola
Penny
Rachel
Rebecca
Sandra
Sarah
Susan
Veronica
Wendy

Alan
Andrew
Andy
Anthony (Tony)
Brian
Charles
Christopher (Chris)
Colin
David
Edward (Ted)
Eric
Frank
Fred
George
Graham
Harry
Henry
Jack
James

Jim
John
Joe
Kelvin
Kevin
Martin
Mathew
Michael (Mike)
Nick
Oliver
Paul
Peter
Phillip
Richard (Ricky)
Robert (Bob)
Simon
Stephen
Tim
Tom
William (Bill)

Recommended Books
Written by Friedericke Klippel and Ingrid Preedy; illustrated by Marjory
HAVE YOU SEEN MY CAT Gardner; published by Langenscheidt-Longman
This is Anna. This is her cat, Lucky. And here are her father and mother.
This is their new house. It has a red door. Anny is happy.......
(Anna moves into a new house with her family. Suddenly she can't find
her cat Lucky. She is looking for her cat and asks all her neighbours.
Can she find her?
Its beautifully illustrated in written in a very simple language.

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GIVING DIRECTIONS
Objectives
The learners are able to:
Follow commands (TPR) concerning
directions
Act out commands they hear from a CD
(cassette), teacher, classmates

PICTURES

backwards

forwards

right

left

stand up

sit down

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GAMES
(altogether)
Lean forwards
Lean backwards
To the left
GIVING
To the right
COMMANDS Stand up,
Sit down
To the left
To the right (

start from the beginning again)

You will need:

Glue, felt tip pens, crayons or paint,
scissors, tracing paper and a sheet of
plain paper.
What to do:
1.Trace the two patterns from this
page and transfer your tracing onto
plain paper.
Make a 2. Colour and cut out.
finger puppet 3. Glue the two dotted lines of the
body together, to make a tube for
your finger. Glue the body tube to
the wings. Your bird puppet is
now ready to fly.

See my bird watch him fly.

Make him fly about like a bird.

Sometimes low, sometimes high,

Rhyme

Make him fly high and low.

Straight and fast or up and down,

Do as the actions suggest.
Sometimes circling round and round.
Do as the actions suggest.

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Hokey Cokey
You put your right arm in,
your right arm out,
in out, in out, shake it all about.
You do the hokey cokey
and you turn around,
that's what's it all about.
CHORUS
Oh, hokey cokey cokey(x3) Knees bend, arms stretch,
rah, rah, rah

You put your right leg in,

your right leg out,
in out, in out, shake it all about.
You do the hokey cokey and you turn around,
that's what's it all about.
CHORUS
You put your whole self in,
your whole self out,
in out, in out, shake it all about.
You do the hokey cokey and you turn around,
that's what's it all about.

You put your left arm in,

your left arm out,
in out, in out, shake it all about.
You do the hokey cokey
and you turn around,
that's what's it all about.

CHORUS

The Grand Old Duke of York

The Grand Old Duke of York,
He had ten thousand men.
He marched them up to the top of the hill,
And he marched them down again.
And when they were up they were up,
And when they were down they were down.
And when they were only half way up,
They were neither up nor down.
The Grand Old Duke of York,
He had ten thousand men.
They beat their drums to the top of the hill,
And they beat them down again.
And when they were up they were up,
And when they were down they were down.
And when they were only half way up,
They were neither up nor down.

Ladybugs Fly...
(Three Blind Mice)

CHORUS

The Grand Old Duke of York,

He had ten thousand men.
They played their pipes to the top of the hill,
And they played them down again.
And when they were up they were up,
And when they were down they were down.
And when they were only half way up,
They were neither up nor down.
The Grand Old Duke of York,
He had ten thousand men.
They banged their guns to the top of the hill,
And they banged them down again.
And when they were up they were up,
And when they were down they were down.
And when they were only half way up,
They were neither up nor down.

Fly, fly, fly.

Ladybirds fly..
Fly over here.
Fly over there.
They fly up high and they fly down low.
Around and around and around they go.
They fly fast, and they fly-fly slow.
Oh, ladybirds fly.

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STORIES
THE PIED PIPER
This story is taken from Young Learners by Sarah Phillips; OUP 1993
In class:
Show the children a picture of a tall man
with a flute and lots of rats.
Make two copies of the map for yourself,
a copy of the map for each child.
Draw the route on one of your copies of
the map. Leave the other one blank to
show the children.
Once upon a time there was a town called
Tell the story of the Pied Piper.
Hamelin.
Give the children their copies of the map
The people in the town had a problem: the
and check that they understand the main
town was full of rats! There were rats in the
features (bridge, hill, castle, road, house,
street, in the houses, in the schools, in the
wood, river).
shops, even in their beds!
We must get rid of the rats! the people said. Describe the route in English, once before
they start to draw, so that they get a
But how?
general idea, then a couple of times while
Then, one day, a strange man came to the
they are drawing.
town. He wore a tall hat and had a flute. I
Let them compare the routes.
can get rid of the rats, he said. What will
you give me if I take them all away?
Lots of money! said the people.
So the Pied Piper started to play his flute.
Strange music came out of his flute, and soon
rats came out of the shops, houses, and
schools. the road was full of rats! They all
followed the Pied Piper.
The Pied Piper led the rats:
over the bridge,
up the hill,
round the castle,
along the road,
past the little house,
through the garden of the big house,
into the wood,
out of the wood,
and into the river.

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COLOURS
Objectives
The learners are able to
show that they understand the
colours in English
vv name the different colours
vv

vv

understand stories and help in

telling them

PICTURES

blue

red

yellow

black

orange

brown

pink

green

purple

violet

white

grey

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GAMES
Use coloured chalk or board-markers to make
some patches. While you are doing this say the
red / green / blue / yellow /
Demonstration names of the colours in English. (If you
orange I've got a ..................
don't have chalk for each colour, use pieces
of card coloured with felt pens or pencils.)
Ask pupils to put their coloured pencils on their desks. Name the colour, and the
pupils hold up the corresponding pencil.
Colour up

Balloon game

Throw a balloon into the air. The pupils stand in a circle and try to avoid the
balloon hitting the ground. When they touch the balloon they have to name the
corresponding colour. More and more balloons are involved in this game.

Ask pupils to form a circle. Stand in the middle. Ask one pupil to come into the
middle with you. Then tell the pupil to put their hands on something of a
Sue, touch blue particular colour on another pupil and keep their hand there.
Continue this game until all the pupils are "knotted together", each touching
something of a particular colour on another pupil.
T:(shows the colour pencil):
Blue. And yours?
Each pupil has three coloured pencils: red,
P:(shows his/her coloured
yellow and blue. Explain that red wins against
pencil): Red.
yellow, yellow wins against blue and blue wins
You win.
against red. Using this picture on the board.
red
You win
Ask a pupil to stand opposite you while you
both hold the three coloured pencils behind
your back. Each of you selects a pencil
without looking.
blue
yellow
Pupils are split up into two teams. They stand
in two rows. At a set distance away there are
two chairs labelled "RIGHT" and "WRONG".
Explain the rules. Call out a sentence. The last Susan's schoolbag is green.
Right or wrong two pupils of the row have to decide whether My desk is blue. My pencil is yellow
this sentence is right or wrong. They dash
towards the chairs. The first to sit on the
corresponding chair scores one point for his /
her group.
Call out a colour. Those pupils who have that colour somewhere on their clothes
Colour
gymnastics have to stand up.
T.: Number one is red
This idea can be used for whatever topic you
Number two is yellow.
Colour dictation are working on. Tell the pupils how to colour "
Number three is blue. .
school things", "clothes", "watches", etc.

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SONGS
Have you seen my yellow balloon?
(Tune of Mulberry bush)
1) Have you seen my yellow balloon, yellow balloon, yellow balloon?
Have you seen my yellow balloon? -Yes, here it is.
2) ... red balloon
3)..... blue balloon
4)..... green balloon
Red and yellow, pink and green
These songs are taken from : "Very Young Learners" by Vanessa Reilly and Sheila M. Ward

Materials: Pieces of card: two red, two yellow, four pink, four green, one orange, one purple, and one
blue

Preparation: Cut out the cards the same size

Procedure:
1)111) If you are teaching colours, hold up the cards one at a time and get the children to repeat the word after
you.
If you are revising colours, hold up the cards one at a time and elicit the words.
2) Stick the cards onto the blackboard in the order of the song.

3) Chant the words with the children, pointing to the colours on the board.
4) Then sing the song through once.
5) The second time, encourage the children to join in.
Tune : "Here we go round the Mulberry bush - traditional

Red and yellow, pink and green,

Pink and green, pink and green,
Red and yellow, pink and green
Orange and purple and blue.
A jazz chant (taken from "Rock Chants" Hueber)
Blue, blue -I like blue.
Blue, blue - What about you?

White, white, I like white.

White, white, white is my kite.

Green, green, I like green.

Green, green, what a big bean!

Pink, pink, I like pink.

Pink, pink, pink is my ink.

Red, red, I like red.

Red, red, red is my bed

Brown, brown, I like brown.

Brown, brown, let's sit down!

Black, black, I like black.

Black, black, black is my sack.

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BROWN BEAR, BROWN BEAR, WHAT DO YOU SEE?A song by Greg&Steve

Brown bear, brown Red bird, red bird,
Yellow duck, yellow Blue horse, blue
bear, what do you
what do you see?
duck, what do you
horse, what do you
see?
I see a yellow duck
see?
see?
I see a red bird
looking at me.
I see a blue horse
I see a green frog
looking at me.
looking at me.
looking at me.

Green frog, green

frog, what do you
see?
I see a purple cat
looking at me.

Purple cat, purple

cat, what do you see?
I see a white dog
looking at me.

White dog, white

dog, what do you
see?
I see a black sheep
looking at me.

Black sheep, black

sheep, what do you
see?
I see a goldfish
looking at me.

Goldfish, goldfish,
what do you see?
I see a mother
looking at me.

Mother, mother,
what do you see?
I see beautiful
children looking at
me.

Children, Children, what do you see?

We see a brown bear, a red bird, a yellow
duck, a blue horse, a green frog, a purple
cat, a white dog, a black sheep, a goldfish
and a mother looking at us, thats what we
see.

COLOURS FOR YOU

Materials:
Coloured chalk or a ready-made picture
Preparation: You could draw the picture on the board while the children are watching. It should be as
follows: draw some brown fields with a few trees. In the sky draw a rainbow in the same order as in
the colours in the song. Around the rainbow draw some white, grey and black clouds.
Procedure
1 If you have not already prepared a picture, draw one on the board according to the description above.
2 Teach the word rainbow. Revise the colours.
3 Sing the song doing the mimes suggested below.
4 Sing the song again, encouraging the children to accompany you with the actions.
5 Then get the children to join in with the words.
CHORUS

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Red and orange and green,

yellow, purple, pink and blue,
Black and white and grey and brown,
These are the colours for you.
VERSE
Look for the rainbow
for the rainbow in the sky,
for the rainbow,
for the rainbow in the sky.

Point to the colours in the rainbow you have

drawn Point to the clouds and fields.
Sweep your hand in front of the rainbow
and then point to the children.
Point to your eye then to the rainbow and
look around. Continue pointing to your eye
and point to the sky. Point to your eye then
to the rainbow and look around. Continue
pointing to your eye and point to the sky.

Oh, everyday is the

rainbow colours colours all around us.
Yes, every day is the
rainbow colours
colours everywhere.

Do you see something

yellow now?
Like a banana so
yellow now.
Do you see something
yellow now?
Oh oh, point to
something yellow.

Show me something
blue now,
Like the sky so blue
now.
Do you see something
blue now?
Point to something
blue.

Show me something
white now.
Like the snow so white
now.
Do you see something
white now?
Point to something
white.

Do you see something

brown now?
Like the big brown
bear now?
Do you see something
brown now?
Oh oh, point to
something brown.

Rainbow of colours ( a song by Greg&Steve

Do you see something

green now?
Like the grass so green
now?
Do you see something
green now?
Oh, oh, point to
something green.

Show me something
orange now.
Like a pumpkin so
orange now.
Do you see something
orange now?
Point to something
orange.

Show me something
red now,
Like the fire-engine red
now,
Do you see something
red now?
Point to something red.

Everyday is the .

Do you see something Everyday is the .

black now?
Like the night so black Everyday is
now.
Do you see something
black now?
Oh, oh, point to
something black.

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Colours
a song by Bente Martinsen & Solveig Pederson; taken from Sing it, Swing it

1. Sing about
the colours:
red and green
and blue.
I can paint with
crayons
pink and
yellow, too.

2. Blue for the

sky and
ocean,
yellow for the
sun.
Red for lips
and roses,
green for
grass - have
fun.

3. Paint an
orange orange,
and my dog is
black.
Candy floss is
pink, and
brown is for the
sack.
4. White is for
a snowman.
Stones are grey,
and I
paint with all
my colours:
Rainbow in the
sky.

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STORIES
Mr. Caterpillar's strange
This story is about a green caterpillar that falls asleep after a
adventure
long walk. In its dream it sees different items of food and turns
into different colours. Finally it sees a bird in its dream and...

MR. CATERPILLAR'S STRANGE ADVENTURE

This is a green caterpillar.
The caterpillar walks all day and is very happy. In the evening he gets very tired and falls asleep.
He closes his eyes and has a dream. In his dream he walks and walks and sees an apple. He says,
"I'm very hungry." He eats the apple -yummy - yummy - and turns red.
Then he walks and walks again and meets an orange. He says," I'm very hungry." He eats the
orange - yummy - yummy - and turns orange.
Then he walks and walks again and sees a banana. He says, Im very hungry". He eats the banana yummy - yummy - and turns yellow.
Then he walks and walks and sees a plum. He says, Im very hungry. I like plums". He eats a
plum - yummy -yummy - and turns blue.
Now he isn't just a green caterpillar. He is red, orange, yellow and blue. A black bird, flying high
in the sky, sees the caterpillar. He says, "I love to eat caterpillars. I'm hungry." The p o o r caterpillar
is very frightened and begins to cry. He wakes up, opens his eyes and is happy again. He is all green
again. It was just a bad dream!

is happy

falls asleep
and dreams

sees an apple

eats the apple

and turns red

sees an
orange

eats the
orange and
turns orange

sees a
banana

eats the
banana and
turns yellow

sees a plum

eats the plum

and turns
blue

sees a bird

is frightened
and sad

opens his
eyes and is
happy again

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Where is the blue balloon?

This very simple picture story tells about a bear that is looking
for balloons. It also tells us about the theory behind colours.

Where is the
blue balloon?

Here it is.
Where is the
red balloon?

Here it is.
Where is the
green balloon?

Look!
Blue and
yellow make
green

Look!
Look!
Red and white Red and blue
make pink
make violet.

Here it is.
Where is the
brown balloon?

Here it is.
Where is the
black balloon?

Here it is.

Look!
Black and white
make grey.

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FRIENDS
The learners are able to:

Understand stories and show

understanding
Say a rhyme
Help in telling stories

PICTURES

a cat

a dog

a cat

a sheep

a rabbit

a hen

a mouse

a fish

a cow

a horse

RECOMMENDED BOOKS

IN THE
BED

There were ten in the bed an the little one said, "Roll over,
roll over!"
So begins one of the most popular of all children's rhymes.
But who were the ten? And what happened to them after they
rolled out of bed?
By Penny Dale; WALKER BOOKS

A little mouse meets a seal, a giraffe, a hippopotamus, a fox

DO YOU with red, red fur and a surprise, as he bravely looks to find a
WANT TO friend. Using his brilliant collage technique, Mr Carle creates
BE MY a world, both childlike and touching in its poignant
FRIEND? simplicity.
Eric Carle; PHILOMEL BOOKS

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GAMES
Greeting
Dialogue
Poem

Hello, my friend, give me your hand

I like you.
What about you?
Roses are red
Violets are blue.
Sugar is sweet,
And so are you.

STORIES
TEN IN A BED
Based on an idea by Penny Dale: TEN IN A BED; published by WALKER
Once there was a boy who had ten soft toys in his bed. One after the
other fell out until........

There were ten in the bed and the little one said, Roll over, roll over!
So they all rolled over and SHEEP fell out.
There are nine in the bed and the little one said, Roll over, roll over!
So they all rolled over and COW fell out.
There were eight in the bed and the little one said, Roll over, roll over!
So they all rolled over and CAT fell out.
There were seven in the bed and the little one said, Roll over, roll over!
So they all rolled over and MOUSE fell out.
There are six in the bed and the little one said, Roll over, roll over!
So they all rolled over and DOG fell out.
There were five in the bed and the little one said, Roll over, roll over!
So they all rolled over and RABBIT fell out.
There were four in the bed and the little one said, Roll over, roll over!
So they all rolled over and HEN fell out.
There were three in the bed and the little one said, Roll over, roll over!
So they all rolled over and HORSE fell out.
There two in the bed and the little one said, Roll over, roll over!
So they all rolled over and FISH fell out.
There was one in the bed and the little one said, Im cold! Come back. I miss you!
So they all came back into the bed FISH, HORSE, HEN, RABBIT, DOG, MOUSE, CAT,
COW and SHEEP.
Ten in the bed and fast asleep.

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LET'S BE FRIENDS

A story based on an idea by Eric Carle: DO YOU WANT TO BE MY

FRIEND?; published by Philomel Books
Alice is a mouse. She is very sad. She's looking for a friend. But all the
animals she meets don't want to be her friend until....

This is Alice. Alice is a cat.

She is very, very sad.
I am so sad, she says. I have got no friends. I must look for a friend.
She meets a dog. Lets be friends."
"Woof, woof, no, no, says the dog and runs away.
Alice is very, very sad.
Then she meets a sheep.
I am so sad, she says. I have no friends. Lets be friends.
"Baa, baa, no, no, says the sheep and runs away.
Alice is very sad.
Then she meets a rabbit.
I am so sad, she says. I have no friends. Lets be friends.
"No, no, says the rabbit and hops away.
Alice is very sad.
Then she meets cow.
I am so sad, she says. I have no friends. Lets be friends,
"Moo, moo, No, no, says the cow and runs away.
Alice is very sad.
Then she meets a hen.
I am so sad, she says. I have no friends. Lets be friends.
"Cluck, cluck, No, no, says the hen and runs away.
Alice is very sad.
Then she meets a horse.
I am so sad, she says. I have no friends. Lets be friends.
"Neigh, neigh, No, no, says the horse and runs away.
Alice is very sad.
Then she meets a cat.
I am so sad, she says. I have no friends. Lets be friends.
"Meow, meow, yes, yes, says the cat and plays with her.
Alice is very happy.

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A circular book

1. Cut two circles out of strong paper.

2. Cut a window in one, and divide the
other into eight sectors.
3. Draw the sectors.
Pin the window circle on top of the
picture circle.

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This is bear. He walks down the field. He is very happy.
He sees a mouse and says, Hello, Mouse.
And the mouse says, Hello Bear! How are you?"
The bear says, Fine, thank you and you?
Im not fine. Im scared. Look, whats that? asks the mouse.
Its a cat, says the bear.
Help! Help! says the mouse, and climbs on the bears back.
Dont worry. Ill help you, says the bear.......................
This is bear. He walks down the field. He is very
happy.
He sees a mouse and says, Hello, Mouse.
And the mouse says, Hello Bear! How are you?"
The bear says, Fine, thank you and you?
Im not fine. Im scared. Look, whats that? asks
the mouse.
Its a cat, says the bear.
Help! Help! says the mouse, and climbs on the
bears back.
Dont worry. Ill help you, says the bear.
Go away cat! shouts the bear, go away!
The cat goes away.
Thank you, says the cat, Thank you very
much.
Its okay, says the bear.
Oh, my key! Where is my key? asks the bear
looking for it in his pocket.
Dont worry, says the mouse and goes into the
house.
Here it is, says the mouse and gives the key to
the bear.
Oh, thank you, says the bear. Thank you very
much.
Its good to have a friend, says the mouse and
smiles.

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NUMBERS
Objectives
The learners are able to
count from 1 to 10
say some number rhymes
sing some number songs
understand and help telling number stories

PICTURES

GAMES
Cards and
numbers

Hold up cards with numbers 1-5(10) or write them on the board.

Say theEnglish word for each number and ask pupils to repeat it as a group and then individually
(Work towards good pronunciation by correcting and supporting the pupils as early as

possible)

Numbers stand Pupils sit in a circle. Give each pupil a card with a number from 1 - 5(10). Call out a number. The
pupils with that number stand up.
up!
Names and Call out pupils' names. They have to stand up and call out their number.
numbers
Pupils sit in a circle. They start counting from 1 to - 10 (each pupil one number)
Change seats Call out two different numbers. The "numbers" named change seats.
Write the numbers from 1-5(10) in random order on the board. Ask pupils to close their eyes.

What's missing? Then erase some of the numbers and say:

Lip reading
Countdown

Mouth the numbers (just move your lips, but don't use your voice). Ask pupils to guess what the
number is.
Stand together in a circle. Count down from 10 to 0. As the numbers countdown you and the
pupils gradually make yourselves smaller. At zero you jump up from your crouching position
into the air "like a rocket". Pupils can do further lift offs calling out the numbers with the countdown.

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Each group of pupils needs two differently coloured sets of cards with the
numbers 1 to 10. (Each number occurs twice.)
Rules of the game:
Memory game Lay the cards face down on a table. Partner A turns two cards over (one from each
colour) and names the two numbers. If the two numbers are the same, the pupil puts
them to one side and has another turn. If the. cards are not the same, the cards are
turned face down again and partner B continues.

SONGS
(from: "The wheels on the bus"; Early Learning Centre; Swindon SN3 4TJ)
Five little ladies Five little ladies going for a walk
going for a Five little ladies stopped for a talk
A long came five little gentlemen
walk
They all danced together and that made ten.
One little, two little, three little Indians
four little, five little, six little Indians
seven little, eight little, nine little Indians
Ten little
ten little Indian boys / girls.
Indians
Variant:
They jumped in the boat and the boat tipped over.
There were six in a bed and the little one said, "Roll over! Roll over!"
Six in a bed So they all rolled over and one fell out......
There were five in the bed.....
Five little ducks went swimming one day, over the hills and far away. Mother duck
said: Quack, quack, quack! But only four little ducks came back.
Four little ducks........ etc.
One little duck went swimming one day ......But none of the five little ducks
Five little ducks came back.
Well, sad mother duck went out one day. Over the hills and far away.
Mother duck said, "Quack, quack, quack. And all of the five little ducks
came back.

Five brown
Teddies
The number
rock
Ten green
bottles

(from: "Oranges and Lemons; Oxford University Press)

Five brown teddies sitting on a wall.
Five brown teddies sitting on a wall.
And if one brown teddy should accidentally fall
There'd be four brown teddies sitting on a wall.
Four brown teddies..
(numbers 1 - 20)
1, 2, 3 (repeat) - 4, 5, 6 (repeat),...
Ten green bottles standing on the wall,
Ten green bottles standing on the wall,
But if one green bottle should accidentally fall,
There'll be nine green bottles standing on the wall.
(When the bottle falls, rub out the bottle on the board).
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Peter hammers with one hammer

Peter hammers with one hammer, one hammer, one hammer, Peter hammers with one hammer all
day long. one hammer - one fist banging on knee in rhythm
Peter hammers with two hammers,...

two hammers - two fists banging on knees in rhythm

Peter hammers with three hammers...

three hammers - two fists banging, one foot tapping

Peter hammers with four hammers....

four hammers - two fists banging, two feet tapping

Peter hammers with five hammers...

five hammers - two fists banging, two feet banging, one head nodding
Peter's very tired now, tired now, tired now,.....

Hand rub eyes and pretend yawning

Peter's wide awake now.............

Wake up and start hammering!

Five little monkeys

Five little monkeys jumping on the bed.

One fell out. He bumped his head.
Mama called the doctor. The doctor said,
"No more monkeys, no more monkeys, no more monkeys jumping on the bed.
You are going to fall out.
Four little monkeys......

RHYMES
Counting rhyme
One, two

One, two
Where is my shoe?
Three, four,

It's here on the floor.

One, two, I see you.

One, two, I see you. One, two, three, you see me.
Two and two are four,
I'm behind the door.
Counting rhyme
One and one are two.
And where are you?
Counting rhyme

1,2,3,4,5
Go and catch a fish (bird) alive.
6, 7, 8, 9, 10,
Then let it go (fly) again.

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Counting rhyme

1, 2, 3 -let me see.
Who likes coffee and who likes tea?
1,2, 3-Oh, I see:
I like coffee and you like tea.

One, two - Her name's Sue.

Three, four - Her name's Elionor.
Five, six - His name's Fips.
Seven, eight - Her name's Kate.
Nine, ten - His name's Ben.
One, two, three, four.
Come in please, and shut the door.

One, two, three, Five, six, seven, eight.

It's time for school. You're very late.
four
Nine, ten, nine, ten
Don't be late for school again.

One - ten

One, two - this is my shoe.

Three, four - that is the door.
Five, six - a bundle of sticks
Nine, ten - say it again

One - ten

One, two - put on your shoe

Three, four - shut the door
Five, six - Pick up sticks
Seven, eight - eat out of the plate
Nine, ten - do it again.

One - ten

One potato

One, two, three - play with me.

Four, five, six - pick up sticks.
Seven, eight, nine - walk in a line.
One potato, two potatoes, three potatoes, four,
Five potatoes, six potatoes, Seven potatoes, more.

One banana,....
One tomato.......

Five little elephants

Five little elephants standing in a row

Five little trunks Waving hello
"Oh", said the elephant "Time to go"
Four little elephants Standing in a row.
Four little elephants...............
No little elephants. Standing in a row.

Five fat sausages frying in a pan,

All of a sudden one went "BANG!"
Four fat sausages, etc.

Five fat sausages Three fat sausages, etc.

Two fat sausages, etc.

One fat sausage frying in a pan,
All of a sudden it went "BANG!" and there was NO sausage left!

Two little dicky birds sitting on the wall.

Two little dicky One named Peter! One named Paul!
Fly away Peter! Fly away Paul!
birds
Come back Peter. Come back Paul.

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Here is the beehive.

Where are the bees?
Hidden away where nobody sees.
The beehive
Soon they come creeping out of the hive,
One-two-three-four-five
Three stood straight,
And two stood - so.
Along came the captain,
Five little soldiers And what do you think? T
hey ALL stood straight,
As quick as a wink.

One little bird

Five Little
Ladybirds...

One little bird is sitting in a tree,

One little bird is looking at me.
Fly away, little bird, fly away
Two little birds are sitting in a tree,
Two little birds are looking at me.
Fly away little bird, fly away
Five little ladybirds climbing up a door
One flew away then there were four
Four little ladybirds sitting on a tree
One flew away then there were three
Three little ladybirds landed on a shoe
One flew away then there were two
Two little ladybirds looking for some fun
One flew away and then there was one
One little ladybird sitting in the sun
She flew away and then there were none

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STORIES
There were ten in a
bed

Based on an idea by Penny Dale: TEN IN A BED; published by

WALKER
Once there was a boy who had ten soft toys in his bed. One after the
other fell out

There were ten in the bed and the little one

said,
"Roll over, roll, over! "
So they all rolled over and
Hedgehog fell out......................BUMP!

There were five in the bed and the little one

said,
,Roll over, roll over!"
So they all rolled over and
Mouse fell out................. DINK

There were nine in the bed and the

little one said, "Rollover, roll over!"
So they all rolled over and Zebra fell
out.................. OUCH!

There were four in the bed and the little one

said,
,Roll over, roll over!"
So they all rolled over and
Nelly (the elephant) fell
out.....................................
CRASH!

There were eight in the bed and the little one

said,
"Roll over, roll over!"
So they all rolled over and
Ted fell out................. THUMB!
There were seven in the bed and the little one
said,
"Roll over, roll over!"
So they all rolled over and
Croc fell out.............................. THUD!
There were six in the bed and the little one
said,
"Roll over, roll over!"
So they all rolled over and
Rabbit fell out...................... BONK!

There were three in the bed and the little one

said, ,Roll over, roll over!"
So they all rolled over and
Bear fell out .......................SLAM!
There were two in the bed and the little one
said,
"Roll over, roll over!"
So they all rolled over and
Sheep fell out.....................
DONK!
There was one in the
bed and the little one
said, ,,1'm cold! I miss
you!" So they all came
back ......
and jumped into bed - Hedgehog, Mouse,
Nelly, Zebra, Ted, the little one, Rabbit,
Croc, Bear and Sheep Ten in the bed, all fast
asleep.

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THE HUNGRY CAT

It is based on a Danish Folktale "The FAT Cat" by Jack Kent

The Fat Cat ate one apple, two pears,........ ten watermelons and was
so fat then, that it rolled down the hill into a lake.

... six lemons..

..one apple..

.. two pears..

..three
bananas...

... four
cherries..

... five plums...

..seven
oranges...

...eight kiwis...

...nine
peaches..

... ten water

melons....

.. rolled down
the hill..

There was once Tom, the cat.

He was very hungry.
He saw an apple.
Oh, said Tom, I like apples.
And he are an apple.
He was still hungry. He saw two pears.
Oh, said Tom, I like pears.
I ate an apple and now Im going to eat
two pears.
And he ate two pears.
He was still hungry. He saw three bananas.
Oh, said Tom, I like bananas.
I ate an apple, two pears, and now Im
going to eat three bananas.
And he ate three bananas.
He was still hungry. He saw four cherries.
Oh, said Tom, I like cherries.
I ate an apple, two pears, three bananas and
now Im going to eat four cherries.
And he ate four cherries.
He was still hungry. He saw five plums.
Oh, said Tom, I like plums.
I ate an apple, two pears, three bananas,
four cherries, and now Im going to eat
five plums.
And he ate five plums.
He was still hungry. He saw six lemons.
Oh, said Tom, I like lemons.

I ate an apple, two pears, three bananas,

four cherries, five plums, and now Im
going to eat six lemons.
And he ate six lemons.
He was still hungry. He saw eight kiwis.
Oh, said Tom, I like kiwis.
I ate an apple, two pears, three bananas,
four cherries, five plums, six lemons, seven
oranges and now Im going to eat eight
kiwis.
And he ate eight kiwis.
He was still hungry. He saw nine peaches.
Oh, said Tom, I like peaches.
I ate an apple, two pears, three bananas,
four cherries, five plums, six lemons, seven
oranges, eight kiwis, and now Im going
to eat nine peaches.
And he ate nine peaches.
He was still hungry. He saw ten watermelons.
Oh, said Tom, I like water-melons.
I ate an apple, two pears, three bananas,
four cherries, five plums, six lemons, seven
oranges, eight kiwis, nine peaches, and
now Im going to eat ten water-melons.
And he ate ten water-melons.
Then Tom, the cat, was so fat.
He rolled down the hill and splashed into
the water.

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FAMILY
Objectives
The learners are able to..
name members of his / her family
make finger games
understand and act out a story

PICTURES

father

grandmother

mother

brother

sister

baby

grandfather

GAMES
mother (mummy), father (daddy), sister, brother,
Demonstration
grandfather, grandmother, uncle / aunt
Show pictures of "your family"
L.: This is my father,.....
My family
Ss: Here is my mummy / daddy
Pupils talk about their families (drawing)
Guessing game
S 1: Is it your mummy?
One pupil draws one card showing a member of a S 2 : Yes, it is. No, it isn 't
family. The other pupils have to guess who it is
Interviewing each other:
Pupils interview each other about their families
Pupils sit in two rows facing each other. After each
S1: Have you got a brother?
S2: Yes, I have. No, I haven't.
"interview" they move to the next chair.
Variation:
buzz group. Pupils walk around in the room interviewing
each other.

Happy Family

S1: Father Red, please.

S2: Here you are.
Sorry.

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SONGS

Rhyme:
Finger game

Song:

My father, my mother,
(thumb, index finger)
my sister, my brother,
(middleman, ruby ring)
the baby and me,
(Baby Small; points at him/herself)
oh, what a big family.
Farmer Johnny has a brother
and Tommy is his name.
T-O-M-M-Y,
T-O-M-M-Y,
T-O-M-M-Y,
and Tommy is his name.
Farmer Johnny has a daughter
and Molly is her name.
M-O-L-L-Y,
M-O-L-L-Y,
M-O-L-L-Y,
and Molly is her name.
Grandpa wants a wife!
Grandpa wants a wife,
grandpa wants a wife,
E -I, E -I Grandpa wants wife.

Song:

The wife wants a child.......

The child wants a dog,....
The dog wants a cat,...
The cat wants a mouse,....
The mouse wants a cheese,....
(from "Dingle, Dangle Scarecrow, Early Learning Centre, Swindon SN3 4TJ)
Have you seen the little ducks swimming in the water? Mother, father, baby ducks,
grandmamma and daughter.
Have you seen
Have you seen them dip their bills, swimming in the water?
the little ducks
Mother, father, baby ducks, grandmamma and daughter.
Have you seen them flap their wings, swimming in the water?
Mother, father, baby ducks, grand-mamma and daughter.
Here are grandmother's glasses, (circle fingers around eyes)
This is grandmother's hat, (hands on head)
This is the way she folds her hands (clasp hands together)
And puts them in her lap. (hands in lap)

Rhyme
Grandparents: (in a deeper voice)

Here are grandfather's glasses, (circle fingers around eyes)

This is grandfather's hat,(hands on head)
This is the way he folds his arms (fold arms)
And has a little nap.(head on one side, close eyes)

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STORIES

The FROG
FAMILY

It's a very hot day. Father Frog, Mother Frog, Brother Frog, Sister
Frog and Baby Frog are very hot. Father Frog has got an idea.........

This is a story about a Daddy frog, Mummy frog, Sister

frog, Brother frog, and Baby frog.

Point to the pictures as you name the frogs.

It was hot - very hot,

Wipe your forehead, and make "hot" gestures.

And Daddy frog

Point to the picture of Daddy frog and squat

down beside the pond.

Went jump, jump and sat on a leaf on the pond.

Jump three times and sit on the leaf on the pond.

Mummy frog was hot - very, very hot.

Point to Mummy frog, squat by the pond and

make "hot" gestures.

So Daddy frog said "Come here!"

Point to Daddy frog, return to the leaf and

beckon to Mummy frog.

Mummy frog went jump, jump, jump and sat on the leaf on Point to mummy frog, squat by the pond and
jump three times to sit on the leaf by Daddy frog.
the pond.
Sister Frog was hot - very, very hot.

Point to Sister frog, squat by the pond and make

"hot" gestures.

So Mummy frog said "Come here!"

Point to Mummy frog, return to the leaf and

beckon to Sister frog.

Sister Frog went jump, jump and sat on the leaf on

the pond

Point to Sister frog, squat by the pond and jump

three times to sit on the leaf by Mummy frog.

Brother frog was hot - very, very hot.

Point to Brother frog, squat by the pond and

make "hot" gestures.

So Sister frog said "Come here!"

Point to Sister frog, return to the leaf and

beckon to Brother frog.

Brother frog went jump, jump and sat on the leaf on

the pond.

Point to Brother frog, squat by the pond and

jump three times to sit on the leaf by Mummy
frog.

Baby frog was hot - very, very hot. .

Point to Baby frog, squat by the pond and make

"hot" gestures.

So Brother frog said "Come here!"

Point to Brother frog, return to the leaf and

beckon to Baby frog.

Baby frog went jump, jump, jump and sat on the leaf on the Point to baby frog, squat by the pond and jump
three times to sit on the leaf by Brother frog.
pond.
And then - SPLASH - they all fell into the water!

Start to move backwards and forwards, as if you are

losing your balance and fall into the pond.

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I love you so much

I love you so much

Based on an idea by "Guess how much I love you" by Sam

McBratney .
Baby Bear wants to tell Mummy Bear how much he loves her.
But Mummy Bear always finds a way to tell her baby that she loves him
even more.

GUESS HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU

Mummy bear: Go to bed and sleep well.
Baby bear: Guess, how much I love you.
Mummy bear: I dont know.
Baby bear: I love you that wide.
Mummy bear: I love you that wide (stretches out her arms)
Baby bear: Oh, that's wide. I love you that high.
Mummy bear: I love you that high (reaches high)
Baby bear. Oh, that's high. I love you from my hands to my toes. (stands on his hands)
Mummy bear: I love you from my toes to your toes (swings the baby high)
Baby bear: That's high. I love you as high as I can hop.
Mummy bear: I love you as high as I can hop.
Baby bear: I love you from here to the ...... (window, board,...)
Mummy bear: I love you from here to the mountains.
Baby bear: I love you from here to the moon.
Mummy bear: We love each other from here to the moon and back again . Good night.

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WEATHER
Objectives
The learners are able to
Say what the weather is like
Say some rhymes and songs

GAMES
Make a weather clock
What you need:
paper plate
small length of cardboard
glue
felt tips
paper fastener like the one in the picture

Note: You can divide your clock

into as many weather parts as you
like and include wind, showers,
fog, etc.

What you do:

1. Divide your paper plate into four
parts.
2. Draw a picture in each of the parts, to
show different kinds of weather: rain,
sun, cloud, snow.
3. Cut a pointer from the cardboard.
4. Colour it with your felt tips, and
secure to centre of your weather clock
with the paper fastener.
5. Point it towards todays weather.

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SONGS
This chant is taken from: Rudolf Edelmann: Rock Chants; published by Hueber 1996
Chant

Procedure

Do you like the sun?

Yes, I do. Yes, I do. I do.

Do you like the snow?

Yes, I do. Yes, I do. I do.

Do you like the rain?

Yes, I do. Yes, I do. I do.

Do you like the fog?

No, I dont. No, I dont. I dont.

Can you tell me why?

Yes, I can. Yes, I can. I can.

1st step:
Point to cards and say each time two lines
2nd step:
Pupils repeat the text learned so far, this time
you could put some rhythm in it
3rd step
Split the group into two teams:
Group A asks the questions
Group B answers (dialogue)

I cant find my dog in the fog.

I cant find my dog in the fog.

Do you like the Do you like the Do you like the Do you like the Can you tell me
sun?
snow?
rain?
fog?
why?

I cant find my
dog in the fog.

Yes, I do

No, I dont.

cloudy

windy

Rain
(Snow) is
falling
down
Its raining, its pouring
the old man went snoring
He bumped his head and went to bed
Its raining And couldnt get up in the morning
Rain, rain, go away.
You can come some other day

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The cat runs under the car.

The fish dives under the water.
The mouse runs into a mouse hole.
The rabbit hops under the TV.
When the The bird flies into a tree.
rain starts The horse gallops across the field.
Children draw the scenes
and colour the picture.
Snow, snow, snow. It is snowing.
Rain, rain, rain. It is raining.
Chant:

Poem

Poem

Sun, sun, sun.

It is sunny.

pupils drum with their finger-tips on

the desk
pupils drum with their finger nails on
the desk
pupils wipe the "sweat" off their
faces
pupils rub their palms on the desks

Wind, wind, wind. It is windy.

Snow and rain.
pupils make the appropriate sounds
Sun and wind. Snow and rain. Sun and
wind.
Rain on green grass
And rain on the tree
Rain on the house-top
But not on me.
(pupils draw a picture describing this poem)
I hear thunder, I hear thunder
(stamp feet on floor)
Oh, dont you? Oh, dont you?
(hands to ear)
Pitter-patter raindrops, pitter-patter
raindrops
Im wet through
So are you!

(move all fingers)

(shake body)
(point to neighbour)

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STORIES
In A DARK, DARK
TOWN
In a dark, dark town, there is a dark, dark road. And in this dark,
dark road, there is a dark, dark house. And in the dark dark house,
there is a dark, dark door. Open the door........

In a dark, dark town

There is a dark, dark road.
And in the dark, dark road
There is a dark, dark house.
And in the dark, dark house
There is a dark, dark door.
Go in the door.
There are some dark, dark stairs.
Go up and up and up
And up and up and up the dark, dark
stairs.
Now...
There is a dark, dark room.
Go in the dark, dark room.
In the dark, dark room
There is a dark, dark cupboard.
Open the dark, dark cupboard.

This highly adaptable story can be simply listened to and acted

out, or can be learnt by heart, or can lead to highly imaginative
additions.
Preparation
1 Learn the story by heart.
2 Make a cupboard. Use a large piece of paper, folded, with a
cupboard door drawn on one side. Or better still, cut the
buttoms out of two large, flat cardboard boxes and hinge them
together. Draw panels of a cupboard door on one, including a
handle.
In class
1 Show the illustrations to the story on the overhead projector
or give each pair of children a copy. Ask the children how
many words they can give you about the picture. Help them to
include: town, road, house, door, stairs, room, cupboard. Teach
the word dark by saying that each object is dark. If there is any
doubt put your head in the cupboard in your room or cover your
eyes.
2 Tell the story several times until the children can repeat it
with you.
3 Let them mime it at their desks with books for buildings and a
ruler for a road and an imaginary door to open. The children can
move their fingers for walking up the stairs.
4 Ask the children to imagine with you different things which
could be in the cupboard.
Examples: There is an old elephant in the cupboard.
There is a cow in the cupboard.
There is an angry teacher in the cupboard.
5 Ask every child to draw one of the ideas and then to stick
them inside the cupboard you have made.

What is there in it?

THE LITTLE GLOWWORM

A little glow-worm is very sad. He is looking for lights, because
lights mean friends. But not all the lights he sees turn out to be
friends.

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Based on an idea by from Erik Carle

Look! This is Vera. She is a glow-worm. She is alone. She has no
friend.
It is night. It is dark. She flies into the light. She is looking for a
friend, for another glow-worm.
Then Vera sees a light. "Oh, a glow-worm", she says and flies
towards the light. But it is no glowworm. It's the light, of a bulb.
She is very sad.
Then Vera sees another light. "Oh, a glow-worm", she says and
flies towards the light. It's the light of a candle. She is very sad.
Then Vera sees another light. "Oh, a glow-worm", she says and
flies towards the light. It's the light of a flashlight. She is very sad.
Then Vera sees another light. "Oh, a glow-worm", she says and
flies towards the light. It's the light of a cigarette. She is very sad.
Then Vera sees another light. "Oh, a glow-worm", she says and
flies towards the light. It's a blue light. But it is not a glow-worm.
Its the light of a TV-set'. She is very sad.
Then Vera sees two lights. "Oh, two glow-worms", she says and
flies towards the lights. But they are no glow-worms. They are the
eyes of an owl. She is very sad
Then Vera sees two lights again. "Oh, two glow-worms", she says
and flies towards the lights. But they are no glow-worms. They
are the eyes of a cat. She is very sad.
Then Vera sees two lights. "Oh, two glow-worms', she says and
flies towards the lights. But they are no glow-worms. They are
coming nearer, nearer and nearer. 'They are the lights of a car. She
is very sad.
Then Vera sees many lights dancing. "Oh, glow-worms", she says
and flies towards the lights. They are glow-worms. Vera is very
happy, and dances with them.

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AUTUMN
OBJECTIVES
The learners will be able to
colour autumn leaves
count e.g. the goldfish in the water
name some pets in English
make some statements about pets
name some fruits in English
sing an autumn song
follow instructions
sing action songs
ask if someone has got a special pet
tell what they like / dont like
make easy shopping dialogues

PICTURES

dog

cat

mouse

hamster

goldfish

apple
banana grapefruit
kiwi
plum
Structures:
Have you got a cat? Ive got a....
My dog is small and brown. She likes... My cat says "meow".
Apples, please. - Here you are. Thank you. Good-bye.

budgie

canary

orange

pear

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GAMES
MATHS
Counting animals / fruits
Lets count the hamsters.
Fishing animals: Ask the learners to write numbers on top
of each animal / fruit.
The fish is number six, the hamster
Tell them to draw lines between the animals / fruits and is number three.
numbers
3 apples plus 2 apples is / makes 5
Adding fruits
apples
ARTS
Ask the learners to cut out the animals and tell them how
to colour them.
Finally the children could create a collage.
Ask the learners to draw leaves and tell them how to
colour them.

The cat is brown and white, the dog

is black and grey
Leave number one is yellow and
brown.

PE
Jump like a kangaroo, hop like a
rabbit

Ask the learners to jump like a kangaroo,...

Dog and Bone:
Two teams face each other. In the middle there is a
"bone" in a loop. Each member of each team gets a
number. Each number tries to get the "bone" first.
Mr Wolf or Mr Bear tries to catch a child. If he/she can
name an animal or fruit in English he/she is free again.

Dogs get your bone. No 5!

Mr Wolf, catch the kids.

SONGS

A poem:

Autumn leaves are falling down.

See them lying on the ground.
Trees are bending in the breeze.
Dont you like the falling leaves?

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Wind, wind,
go away

Wind, wind, go away!

Wind, wind, go away!
Wind, wind, go away!
I dont like a windy day,
We dont like a windy day!

Cloud, cloud, go away!

Cloud, cloud, go away!
Cloud, cloud, go away!
I dont like a cloudy day,
We dont like a cloudy day!

Storm, storm, go away!

Storm, storm, go away!
Storm, storm, go away!
I dont like a stormy day,
I dont like a stormy day.

Fog, fog, go away!

Fog, fog, go away!
Fog, fog, go away!
I dont like a foggy day,

Rain, rain, rainy day!

Rain, rain, rainy day!
Rain, rain, rainy day!
I dont like a rainy day,

Sun, sun, come and stay!

Sun, sun, come and stay!
Sun, sun, come and stay!
I just like a sunny day,

We dont like a foggy day.

I dont like a rainy day.
This song is taken from: Learn English - Just Sing!; published by VERITAS

I hear thunder, I hear

thunder,
Oh! Dont you? Oh,
dont you?
Pitter patter raindrops,
pitter, patter raindrops.

We just like a sunny day!

HEAR THUNDER
I see blue skies. I see blue skies.
Way up high. Way up high.
Hurry up the sunshine. Hurry up the sunshine.
Ill soon dry. Ill soon dry.

Im wet through. Im
wet through.

Incy, wincy spider

Incy wincy spider,
Climbed up the water
pout.
Down came the rain and
washed the spider out.
Out came the sun
And dried up al the rain,
So incy wincy spider
Climbed up the spout
again.

apples and pears,

apples and pears,
Fruit train chant:
nuts and plums,
nuts and plums,
All learners form a "train". The "train" moves o ranges and lemons,
through the classroom. With each line they
oranges and lemons,
get faster and faster
bananas, bananas,
babanas, bananas,
Fruuuuuuuuuuuuit! (whistle of the train)
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STORIES
BILLIE'S CAT

This is a story of how a dog and a cat become friends

Billy has a white cat with a long tail and Billy has a little dog with long ears.
The white cat with the long tail is on the sofa. It is sleeping.
The little dog with the long ears is in the garden. It is running around.
The white cat with the long tail doesnt like the little dog with the long ears.
The little dog with the long ears doesnt like the white cat with the long tail.
The door is open. A big dog comes in. It runs after the little dog with the long ears. The little
dog with the long ears cries, Help, help, and runs away. The big dog cries, Stop. Stop,
and runs after him. The white cat with the long tail wakes up. It runs into the garden and
jumps on the head of the big dog. The big dog runs away. The little dog is happy. It loves the
white cat. Billy is happy too. He loves the little dog and the white cat.
T his story is taken from: ZOOM 2, published by AG Fremdsprachenlernen in der GS; Hans Sachs-Gasse 3/1 Graz

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I wrote to the zoo to send me a pet.
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98

TOYS
Objectives
The learners are able to
Name some toys
Say what they wish to get

PICTURES

robot

drum

doll

ball

teddy bear

duck

Jack-in-the-box

toy car

toy train

toy plane

RECOMMENDED BOOKS
JUST LIKE JASPER by Nick Butterworth and Mick Inkpen ;
published by Hodder Childrens Books
Its a beautifully illustrated book.
Just like Jasper!
He plays with just about everything in the toyshop. But what
will he buy with his birthday money?

99

GAMES
Demonstration Show the toys and name them.
teddy bear (growl)
train ( sh, shhh, shhh)
car (vroom)
doll (mummy)
Toys and
computer game (peep)
noises
ball ( boing, boing.,...)
puzzle

Paint a toy
Toys and
numbers

How many?

Name the toys and ask the children to make the appropriate sounds.
Colour the train blue
Colour the ball red
Explain how to colour the toys
Colour the plane green
Colour the car pink
Colour the star yellow
Match the toys with numbers. The
children try to remember the toy
associated with its number
Children tell how many cars, dolls,
soft toys, they have got

T.: What is number 1?

How many teddies have you got?

SONGS / CHANTS
a chant
Listen, listen! Shh, shh, shh
A train, a train Shh, shh, shh

a chant

My blue train
Listen! listen! Vroom, vroom,
vroom
My green plane
A car, a car vroom, vroom, vroom
My red ball
Listen! Listen! Mummy, mummy
A doll! a doll! Mummy, mummy
My pink car
Listen, listen! peep, peep
a computer game peep, peep,
My yellow star
A computer game, a doll, a car, a
train
And theres a plane
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz..

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STORIES
This story is based on an idea by Nick Butterworth
and Mick Inkpen: JUST LIKE JASPER; published by
Hoddder Childrens Books.

What will he get?

Teddy has got birthday? What will he get? A

toy train? a toy car? a robot? No! He'll get
a.....

This is Teddy.
He has got birthday.
His friends come and say "Happy birthday,
Teddy"
Teddy is very happy.
His friends have got presents for Teddy.
What will he get?
A toy train? - No
A toy car? - No
A toy duck? - No
A robot? - No
A Jack-in-the-box? - No.
A doll? - No.
A ball? - No.
A drum? - No.
A teddy bear! Just like Teddy.
He is so happy. It is so sweet.

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CHRISTMAS
Objectives
The learners are able to
Sing and act out Christmas songs
Say what they wish for Christmas
Wish each other a "Merry Christmas and a
Happy New Year"

PICTURES

Father
candle
Christmas

present

wreaths

holly

mistletoe baubles stocking

carol
snowman fireplace Rudolph
singers

the 3 wise
It is
Christmas
December games
men
snowing
card

sleigh

apple

Christmas
tree

bell

star

orange chocolate

chimney

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BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The first sign that Christmas is on its way is
when you see Christmas cards on sale in the
shops. This is usually in late September!
Things that are often shown on cards are
robins, holly, Father Christmas and jolly
Christmas scenes. (Religious scenes are less
common.) In Britain people buy and send
great numbers of Christmas cards. They often
buy them early, but they dont actually send
them until the beginning of December! People
put the cards they get on the mantelpiece
over the fire in their sitting rooms, or hang
them on the walls on pieces of coloured
string.

The 24th December is called Christmas Eve.

Christmas Eve is the night for having a lot of
fun! Parents often take young children to an
afternoon pantomime performance. Others go
to special shows at the theatre. Young people
have parties with lots of singing and dancing.
But you dont get your presents on Christmas
Eve! The story is, that Father Christmas (or
Santa Claus) flies through the sky on
Christmas Eve in a sleigh pulled by reindeer.
He delivers the presents while everyone is
asleep. He comes down the chimney and puts
the presents into stockings which have been
hung up for him!

The 25th December is Christmas Day.

People open their presents in the morning and
then get ready for a big traditional Christmas
Dinner of roast turkey, roast potatoes,
Brussels sprouts and many other vegetables.
At the table people pull crackers, which have
paper hats, a joke and a small gift inside
them. Families wear the paper hats at the
dinner table! For dessert they eat Christmas
pudding (a rich fruit mixture, which is made
Carol singers go round the streets from house up to two months before Christmas and
to house in the days leading up to Christmas. steamed for two or three hours on Christmas
Day), or mince pies and cream, or trifle. Later
They sing carols and collect money for
there is Christmas cake: a rich fruit cake
charity.
covered in marzipan and thick white icing.
Holly and mistletoe are also typical of
There are usually very good films and
Christmas in Britain. People make wreaths
programmes on TV at Christmas. And at 3
out of holly and hang them on their front
oclock on Christmas Day there is the
doors. They hang mistletoe from the ceiling
Queens Speech, in which the Queen talks
and if two people meet under the mistletoe
about the past year and wishes everyone a
they can / must kiss each other!
happy Christmas.
In the theatres around Britain there are many
The 26th December is called Boxing Day. In
pantomimes before Christmas. These are
plays usually based on well-known childrens the past rich people used to give presents to
their servants in boxes on this day. Nowadays
stories or nursery rhymes. They are always
people spend Boxing Day relaxing or visiting
funny and always involve the audience by
friends and relatives.
making them call out things, for example,
boo when a bad character walks on the
stage!

About ten days before Christmas many people

decorate their houses. They hang up brightly
coloured balloons, paper chains, paper
lanterns and other decorations. Most people
have a Christmas tree in their sitting room.
They decorate it with tinsel, baubles,
chocolate and small coloured lights called
fairy lights, and on top of the tree they put
a fairy (or sometimes a star).

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GAMES

Christmas
Bingo

Call out a word; Pupils show the appropriate picture.

Each pupil chooses 4 pictures and lays them on his/her desk.
Name a word; pupils turn the picture upside down (in case he/she has chosen
it). The one who has turned all his/her four pictures calls BINGO

Students need coloured pencils

Another version
Colour the
Draw the outlines of a big Christmas tree. Pupils cut out
Christmas tree
big circles and draw their Christmas wishes on it.
Finally the stick it on a tree.
Colour a
Pupils colour a Christmas card (colour dictation)
Christmas Card

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SONGS
We wish you a merry Christmas
We wish
We wish you a merry Christmas
you a merry
We wish you a merry Christmas
Christmas
and a Happy New Year
Oh, its time to sing a song, to sing a song,
to sing a song.
Oh its time o sing a song, to sing a
Christmas song.
Oh, its time to bake a cake, to bake a cake,
..
Oh, its Oh its time to play a game, ..
time to sing
a song Oh its time to read a book...........
Oh, its time to make a hat..
Oh, its time to write a card.
Oh, its time to cook some food

Start by singing the first verse of

this song to the tune of Have you
seen the muffin man?
Introduce and practise the
vocabulary necessary for the song
using flashcards/pictures.
Then show the respective
flashcard/picture as a stimulus for
singing each verse.

Oh, its time to have a party

STORIES

CHRISTMAS

That is the traditional version of a Christmas story.

The pupils get familiarised with the most important key words that
are associated with Christmas.

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It is December.
It is winter. It is snowing.
The children sing the song:
"Oh, its time to sing a song".
"Oh, its time to write a card".

"Oh, its time to bake a cake."

"Oh, its time to eat some cookies".

"Oh, its time to play a game".
It is December 24th. It is night. Father Christmas is in his
red sleigh. Reindeers pull the red sleigh.
His sleigh is full of presents .
and Christmas tree.

This is Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer with a very shiny

nose.
Father Christmas brings presents. He comes down the
chimney.

There is holly, mistletoe and a Christmas tree.

Father Christmas puts the presents into the stockings.

It is December 25th. It is early in the morning. Bob and his
friends run into the living room. They find the presents:
Bob finds a drum.
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Jane finds a teddy bear.

Henry finds ski boots

Helen finds a double-decker bus.

Joe finds a basket ball.

Betty finds books.

WHERE IS THE
BROWN'S HOUSE? It's an unusual Christmas story. Normally Father Christmas always
knows where the children live. But this time he can't find the
Brown's house. But fortunately he knows who to ask.

Father Christmas has a big He is in the wood. A

bag.
reindeer pulls the sleigh.

He sees a rabbit. A small

rabbit.
"Excuse me. Where is the
Browns house?"
"Sorry. I dont know."

Father Christmas sees a

bird.
"Excuse me. Where is the
Browns house?"
"Sorry. I dont know."

Father Christmas sees the

Browns house.
He fills the stockings.

Father Christmas sees a

reindeer.
"Excuse me. Where is the
Browns house?"
"Its over there."
"Thank you."

Father Christmas sees a

fox.
"Excuse me. Where is the
Browns house?"
"Sorry. I dont know."

He climbs up to the roof

and down the chimney.

Hes happy.
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Pre-text activity
"You can do it"
Put on your hat.
Where is the bag?
You dont know.
Look for your bag.
Find your bag.
Take your bag.
Knock at the door.
Open the bag.
Take out a present.
Youre happy.

Post-text activities
%(
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T. hands out the pictures to different
pupils. When T. tells the story a second
time pupils. hold up the appropriate
picture.
Variant: T. copies the pictures for each s.
who paint and cut out the pictures.
(same procedure as above)
Ss. arrange the pictures in the correct
order and stick them onto a handout.
2) The story can be played by the children
(with your help)

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WINTER
Objectives
The learners are able to
Name some winter sports
Play a game (snowman cards)
Sing and act out a song (The snowman)
Act out a TPR exercise (Lets make a
snowman)
Say a poem ( It is winter)
PICTURES

crosscountry
skiing

ice-skating

throwing
snowballs

making a
snowman

skiing

sledging

snowboarding

GAMES
A game: Snowmen cards
Each pupil or each pair gets a set of cards. Tell them to put them face down on a pile.
They take turns turning over the top card and describing it: My snowman is playing tennis.
If the sentence is correct, they keep the card and have another turn. If it is wrong the other
player gets to keep the card and it is now his/her turn.
The winner is the player with the most cards when the pile is empty.
Variations: there is more than one pack of cards: "memory", "snap"
This game is taken from: jet Primary Recources Mary Glasgow Magazines, an Imprint of Scholastic Inc.

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SONGS AND CHANTS

IM A LITTLE SNOWMAN
Sing the tune of "Im a Little Teapot".

Accompany the song with the following actions:

Im a little snowman, short and fat,

(open arms wide to indicate fat).

Here is my broomstick, here is my hat

(mime holding a broomstick and putting on an invisible hat).

When the sun comes out, I cannot play,

(raise one hand up, spread fingers and let your hand go down while wiggling the fingers).

Down, down, oh dear, I melt away!

(bend knees and fall down.

Lie down on the floor and slowly curl up)

A chant

Have you got skis? - Yes?

Lets go skiing.
Have you got skates? - Yes?
Lets go skating.
Have you got a sledge? - Yes?
Lets go sledging.
Have you got gloves? - Yes?
Lets make a snowman.

Shoes and Socks

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What do you wear on your head?

a hat
What do you wear on your hands?
Gloves.
What do you wear on your feet?
Socks.
Shoes and socks.
Shoes and socks.
What do you wear when its cold?
Socks.
Shoes and socks.
Shoes and socks.

Where do you wear your hat?

On my head.
Where do you wear your gloves?
On my hands.
What do you wear on your feet?
Socks.
Shoes and socks.
Shoes and socks.

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STORIES
It looks like winter
It feels like winter
It is winter
Close the window
Close the door
Sit by the oven
And read a book
Poem:
Look at the snow.(group 1)
Look at the snow.
My hands are cold. (group 2)
My toes are cold.
Look at the snow. (group 1)
Look at the snow.

112

TIME
Objectives
The children are able to.......
Ask the time
Tell the time
Understand a story and show
understanding
Sing a traditional nursery song

CLOCK

DAYS OF THE WEEK

For visual help just write the first two letter Action Rhythm
of each day on the board
All pupils sit in a circle close to each other
Monday clap your knees
Tuesday clap your hands
MONDAY MO
Wednesday snap you fingers
TUESDAY
TU
Thursday touch your partners hands
WEDNESDAY
WE
Friday clap your knees
THURSDAY
TH
Saturday clap your hands
FRIDAY
FR
Sunday snap you fingers
SATURDAY
SA
And touch your partners hands
SUNDAY
SU
Monday clap your knees,

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GAMES
Demonstrate how to tell the time by using a toy clock.
Pupils repeat.
(Numbers from 1 to 12 should be known) Full hours only
Tick-tock. Tick-tock.
This chant is an ideal way to
Listen to the clock.
introduce the correct pronunciation.
Tick-tock. Tick-tock.
Set the time on a clock. (children
Listen to the clock.
cannot see it)
Chant
One, two, three, four.
Knock on the desk (e.g. 4 o
Whats the time?
clock = four times). Pupils guess the
Its four oclock.
time
Pupils colour the watches.
Then they draw the time on each T.: Whats the time? The green
The green,
clock-face:
watch?
yellow,....watch
T. checks the answers with the whole S.: Its seven oclock.
class.
T. asks a pupil to stand next to him.
He sets the hands on the clock to a
full hour. Teacher positions the clock
so that everyone can see it except the
S1.:Mary, whats the time?
pupil next to him. The pupil then asks
Mary: Its five oclock.
two different pupils what the time is.
S1: Jim, whats the time?
One answers correctly and the other
Cheating
Jim: Its eleven oclock.
incorrectly. If the pupil guesses which
S1: Its five oclock.
is the correct answer, he sits down
Pupils: Right / Wrong
and the "cheat" takes the place next to
the teacher. If the child does not
guess the correct answer, the game
goes on.
Whats the Pupils set the time themselves using a One pupil sets the time without
toy clock
showing it to his/her classmates.
time?
T: Excuse me, whats the time?
Asking the Prepare about ten different cards. Ten P: Its ....... oclock.
(if the cards blank)
of them show a time.
time
Sorry, I dont know.
This game can be played in the gymnastic hall or outdoors.
Whats the
time?

Whats the
time, Mr
Wolf?

On the ground a little circle is marked with a piece of chalk. This is the place
"house" where the wolf stands. (Teacher first). The pupils stand in a distance
of about 10 metres away from the wolf. One pupils goes towards the wolf
and asks, "Whats the time, Mr Wolf? The wolf tells a certain time. Then the
child goes back to his place. "Thank you". But when the wolfs answer is:
"Its 12 oclock and Im hungry", then he may leave his "house" and try to
catch the child. If he succeeds in doing so they change roles. In case the
child has reached the line where the other children are standing, he must not
catch the child. The wolf has to go back to his "house" again.
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SONGS
Hickory, dickory dock!
Hickory, The mouse ran up the clock.
dickory, The clock struck one,
The mouse ran down.
dock
Hickory, dickory, dock!
(taken from Tommy Thumb" Early Learning Centre , 1995, Swindon, SN3 4TJ)

What does
the clock in
the hall
say?

Time chant

Days of the
week

(Pat knees in time of the music)

(Toddlers could step, then walk, then trot with the song)
What does the clock in the hall say?
Tick, tock, Tick, tock.
What does the clock in the room say?
Tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick.
What do all the little watches say?
Tick-a-tick-a-tick-a-tick-a-tick-a-tick
(two groups)
Whats the time?
I dont know.
Whats the time?
Ask Joe.
Whats the time?
Its eight.
Oh, dear,
Im late
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday - the
days of the week.
Start each day with a smile; make each day full of fun - So, lets make each and
every day a very, very special one.

January, February, March, and April, May, and June and July
August, September, October, November, December.
Months of
These are the months of the year, oh, oh, these are the months of the year.
the year
Fill them with joy and with cheer, the months of the year.

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Here we go round the Mulberry Bush

1. This is the way we wash our face.
Wash our face, wash our face,
This is the way we wash our face,
At seven oclock in the morning.
2. This is the way we clean our teeth,
clean our teeth, clean our teeth.
This is the way we clean our teeth,
At seven oclock in the morning.
3. This is the way we comb our hair,
Comb our hair, comb our hair,
This is the way we comb our hair,
At seven oclock in the morning.

6. This is the way we sweep the floor,

Sweep the floor, sweep the floor.
This is the way we sweep the floor,
At ten oclock in the morning.
7. This is the way we drink our milk,
Drink our milk, drink our milk,
This is the way we drink our milk,
At eleven oclock in the morning.
8. This is the way we cook our dinner,
Cook our dinner, cook our dinner,
This is the way we cook our dinner,
At twelve oclock in the morning.

4. This is the way we eat our breakfast,

eat our breakfast, eat our breakfast.
This is the way we eat our breakfast,
At eight oclock in the morning.

9. This is the way we go to bed,

Go to bed, go to bed,
This is the way we go to bed,
At 8 oclock in the evening.

5. This is the way we wash our dishes,

Wash our dishes, wash our dishes,
This is the way we wash our dishes,
At nine oclock in the morning.

(This rhyme is for reciting and miming daily

activities and associating these activities with
a particular time of day. The teacher will need
a large model clock and he must make up
verses which fit the childrens own situation.
The clock is set at eight oclock, half past
eight, quarter to eight, etc., and the action is
mimed. Once the children know a few verses,
the teacher can get them to sing a particular
one, either by miming the action, or by setting
the clock at the time for this activity. It can be
sung to this tune).

Variation:
2. This is the way we clap our hands....
3. This is the way we stamp our feet....
4. This is the way the ladies walk.....
5. This is the way the gentlemen walk....
6. This is the way we open the door....
7. .........................................................

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STORIES

Teddys School Day

He gets up at 7 oclock. He has breakfast at 7.30. He cleans his teeth at 8 oclock. He goes to
school at 8.30. He has got music at 9 oclock. He has got English at 9.30. He has got
gymnastics at 10 oclock. He has got school at 2 oclock again. He goes home at 4 oclock.
He plays with his toy car at 4.30. He meets his friends at 5 oclock. He goes to the playground
at 5.30. He goes home at 6 oclock. He plays with bricks at 6. 30. He goes to bed at 7oclock.

He gets up at 7 oclock.

He has got school at

2 oclock again

He has breakfast at 7.30.

He goes home at
4 oclock.

He cleans his teeth at

8 oclock.

He plays with his toy car

at 4.30

He goes to school at
8.30.

He meets his friends at

5 oclock.

He has got music at

9 oclock.

He goes to the
playground at 5.30

He has got English at

9.30

He goes home at
6 oclock.

He has got gymnastics

at 10 oclock

He plays with bricks

at 6. 30

He goes to bed at
7oclock.

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