The Wind in the Willows

Topics Reception
This unit is part of Transport: On the Move Classic Tales

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Objectives

Early Learning Goals

Listen to stories, accurately anticipating key events and respond to what is heard with relevant comments, questions or actions.
Express yourself effectively, showing awareness of listeners’ needs. Use past, present and future forms accurately when talking about events that have happened or are to happen in the future. Develop own narratives and explanations by connecting ideas or events.
Sing songs, make music and dance and experiment with ways of changing them. Safely use and explore a variety of materials, tools and techniques, experimenting with colour, design, texture, form and function.
Learn about media and materials in original ways, thinking about uses and purposes. Represent ideas, thoughts and feelings through design and technology, art, music, dance, role-play and stories.

Lesson Planning

Listen attentively to the story of Wind in the Willows, and respond to the story using role-play, songs and models.

Teaching Outcomes:

To listen attentively, anticipate key events and respond to the story using role-play, songs and models.
To report back to class demonstrating effective spoken communication.

Children will:

Investigate modes of travelling from The Wind in the Willows.
Communicate their findings clearly using role-play, mime and song.

Planning

Provided Resources

Questions and activities for group work

You Will Need

The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
The Wind In The Willows - The Original Movie (Digitally Restored Edition - 2013) with David Jason
Puppets/soft toys to represent the 4 main characters: Ratty, Mole, Badger and Toad
Role play masks
Picnic basket, rug and simple picnic food

Weblinks

Mr Toad's motorcars - YouTube clip
Images of horse drawn gypsy caravans from coolplaces.co.uk
'Open Road' song -YouTube clip