Language Arts

Activities and ideas

What activities should you include in the language arts module?

What should the children be achieving in language arts?

CONTENT STANDARDS
4.1 By the end of the six year primary schooling, pupils will be able to enjoy and appreciate rhymes, poems and songs, through performance.

LEARNING STANDARDS
4.1.1 Able to listen to and enjoy nursery rhymes and action songs through non-verbal response. 4.1.2 Able to listen to and recite nursery rhymes, and sing action songs with correct pronunciation and rhythm. 4.2.1 Able to talk about: a) book covers b) pictures in books with guidance. 4.3.1 Able to produce simple creative works with guidance based on: a) nursery rhymes b) action songs 4.3.2 Able to take part with guidance in a performance based on: a) nursery rhymes b) action songs c) fables

4.2 By the end of the six year primary schooling, pupils will be able to demonstrate understanding of and express personal response to literary texts. 4.3. By the end of the 6-year primary programme, pupils will be able to plan, organize and produce creative works for enjoyment.

Activities for today

Nursery Rhymes Action songs Using pictures as prompts Making things quickly!

Rhymes
Good morning to you, Good morning to you, Good morning, good morning And how do you do (or And how are you?)
X 3 substitute afternoon and evening To the tune of happy birthday

Humpty Dumpty
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall Humpty Dumpty had a great fall All the kings horses and all the kings men Couldnt put Humpty together again
(good for practising tricky mpt consonant cluster. make models of the wall and the humpty egg )

Hickory Dickory Dock

Hickory Dickory Dock The mouse ran up the clock The clock struck one The mouse ran down Hickory dickory dock

Twinkle, twinkle little star

Twinkle, twinkle little star How I wonder what you are Up above the world so high Like a diamond in the sky Twinkle, twinkle little star How I wonder what you are (with actions)

Jack and Jill

Jack and Jill went up the hill To fetch a pail of water Jack fell down and broke his crown And Jill came tumbling after

Use pictures to sequence the actions, or students can make a little book

One, two, touch your shoe

One, two Touch your shoe Three, four Sweep the floor Five, six Pick up sticks Seven eight Stand up straight Nine, ten Hold a pen (Follow with air pen 1-10)

Five Little Ducks

Five little ducks went swimming one day Over the hills and far away Mummy duck said quack, quack, quack, quack But only four little ducks came back *Repeat with four, three, two, one

Five little monkeys

Five little monkeys jumping on the bed, One fell off and bumped his head Mama called the doctor and the doctor said No more monkeys jumping on the bed! *Repeat four, three, two, one (use finger puppets)

One, two, three, four, five

One, two, three, four, five Once I caught a fish alive Six, seven, eight, nine, ten Then I let it go again (Optional second verse) Why did you let it go? Because it bit my finger so Which finger did it bite? This little finger on my right

The wheels on the bus

The wheels on the bus go round and round Round and round, round and round The wheels on the bus go round and round All day long The horn on the bus goes beep, beep, beep The wipers on the bus go swish, swish, swish The doors on the bus go open and shut The driver on the bus goes please sit down The baby on the bus goes wah wah wah The mummies on the bus go chatter chatter chatter The daddies on the bus go thats alright The children on the bus go up and down The bus on the road goes bouncy bouncy bouncy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98D9562Ygok

Teddy bear, teddy bear

Teddy bear, teddy bear Turn around Teddy bear, teddy bear Touch the ground Teddy bear, teddy bear Touch your nose Teddy bear, teddy bear Stand on your toes Teddy bear, teddy bear Run upstairs Teddy bear, teddy bear Say your prayers Teddy bear, teddy bear Turn out the light Teddy bear, teddy bear Say good night

Heads, shoulders, knees and toes

Heads, shoulders, knees and toes Knees and toes Heads, shoulders, knees and toes Knees and toes And eyes and ears and mouth and nose Heads, shoulders, knees and toes Knees and toes (vary speed, fast and slow) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BisOdUvyoEQ

Hokey Kokey (or Pokey)

You put your left hand in, your left hand out In, out, in, out and shake it all about You do the hokey kokey and you turn around Thats what its all about Whoa oa the hokey kokey Whoa oa the hokey kokey Whoa oa the hokey kokey Knees bend, arm stretch, ra ra ra Repeat for various body parts and finish with whole body http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbUWw8PJf1M

The Rainbow Song

Red and yellow And pink and green Orange and purple and blue I can sing a rainbow Sing a rainbow Sing a rainbow to you http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTDJiPdz3L0

Pictures in books
Key features Background Actions Feelings How do you know? Use pictures to recycle vocabulary

Making books
Making mini picture books Concertina books

Drawing, colouring, cutting, pasting

Creating projects on a theme Displaying work

Making other things

Finger puppets Straw and stick puppets Sock puppets Masks Paper art Murals