4.4 Homes in the hedge  (Page 2/2)

Answer these questions.

1. What kind of creepy crawlies can be found in a hedge?

2. Do you think a hedge in the city has more or fewer creepy crawlies that a hedge on the farm? Why?

3. If you could be a creepy crawly, what would you like to be, e.g. an ant, a caterpillar, a lizard, a butterfly, etc.? Why?

4. Do you think creepy crawlies can talk to one another? How?

5. Decorate your poem with creepy crawlies.

• Listen to the story.
• Read it and draw the picture.

Homes in the hedge

A hedge ran all the way around

Farmer Brown’s farmyard.

The sun’s rays shone through the branches of the hedge.

They shone on the beautiful flowers in the hedge.

They shone on the green leaves in the hedge.

They shone on the damp ground under the hedge.

Farmer Brown came out to feed his animals.

It was breakfast time on the farm.

• Draw the picture.

• Read the stories.
• Draw the pictures.

The cocks crowed,

The hens clucked,and the chickens cheeped for their mealies.

The horses neighed and the

donkeys brayed intheir stables fortheir hay.

The pigs and thepiglets grunted for

their potato peels.

The cows and the

calves lowed for

their fresh, green grass in the fields.

A game to play

• Your teacher will read these words.
• You must listen carefully.
• Keep your eyes closed.
• If the word begins with a as in apple, raise both hands above your head.
• If the word begins with e as in elephant, clap your hands.
• If you make a mistake, you are out.
• See who is the winner.

• Draw:

An ant

An apple

An axe

An elbow

Assessment

Learning Outcome 1: LISTENING : The learner is able to listen for information and enjoyment and respond appropriately and critically in a wider range of situations.

Assessment Standard 1.1: We know this when the learner understands short, simple stories:

1.1.5 answers simple, literal yes/no questions with short answers;

Assessment Standard 1.4: We know this when the learner develops phonic awareness:

1.4.1 distinguishes between different sounds that are important for reading and writing;

Learning Outcome 2: SPEAKING : The learner is able to communicate confidently and effectively in spoken language in a wide range of situations.

Assessment Standard 2.2: We know this when the learner memorises and performs songs, action rhymes and simple poems;

Assessment Standard 2.5: We know this when the learner talks about a picture or drawings;

Learning Outcome 3: READING AND VIEWING : The learner is able to read and view for information and enjoyment, and respond critically to the aesthetic, cultural and emotional values in texts;

Assessment Standard 3.1: We know this when the learner uses pictures to understand written texts:

3.1.5 draws a picture to illustrate a sentence;

Assessment Standard 3.2: We know this when the learner begins to make meaning of written text by reading with the teacher;

3.2.4 answers short questions about the story;

3.2.5 retells the story;

Assessment Standard 3.5: We know this when the learner reads fiction and non-fiction books at an appropriate level for information and enjoyment;

Learning Outcome 6: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY : The learner knows and is able to use the sounds, vocabulary and grammar of the language to create and interpret texts.

Assessment Standard 6.4: We know this when the learner understands and uses some adjectives.