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Traditional tales: Billy Goats Gruff
- Make a mask
- Retelling a tale with music
- Shape bridges
- Exploring building materials
Traditional tales: Billy Goats Gruff
- Tell children The Three Billy Goats Gruff, emphasising repetitive language, ‘Who’s that trip trapping over my bridge?’... Why did the goats want to cross the bridge? See also the animated tale version available in the resources. Did children already know the story? Did they guess the ending?
- (Follows AL1) Display the story map, reminding children what it shows, then tell the story together. Children can use their masks (see Exploring & Playing) to role play different characters!
- Display & read Billy Dogs Gruff. What do children think of this version? Compare and discuss.
- Enjoy reading an alternative version of the Three Billy Goats Gruff.
Poetry/Rhyme of the Week: London Bridge is Falling Down (see resources)
Introduce on Monday (send a copy home). Rehearse and sing the during week, waiting to go to lunch, to focus on carpet, for fun! Develop performance and add actions.
Oral retelling: 3 Little Pigs
- The Three Little Pigs
- Alternative versions
- Bonkers building materials
- A change of materials
Oral retelling: 3 Little Pigs
- Story cards
- Twisted tales
- Building materials around us
- Silly building materials
Oral retelling: 3 Little Pigs
- Role play
- Textured pig houses
- Stick measuring
- Exploring silly building materials
Oral retelling: 3 Little Pigs
- 1. Tell children The Three Little Pigs, emphasising the repetitive language, ‘I’ll huff, and I’ll puff and I’ll blow your house down!’ etc. Ask chn to join in with the parts that they know.
- Display the story map; what if we changed a detail? Change one thing and use to retell the story with a twist, e.g. The Three Little Pigs and The Big Bad Duck. (I’ll quack and I’ll flap…
- Read an alternative version of The Three Little Pigs. What do children think of it? Compare and discuss.
- Watch Hamilton Storytelling Video Three Little Pigs. Which version did you like best? Why?
Poetry/Rhyme of the Week: Build a Little House (see resources)
Introduce on Monday (send a copy home). Rehearse and sing the during week, waiting to go to lunch, to focus on carpet, for fun! Develop performance and add actions.