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Tell it Again – The Storytelling Handbook for Primary English Language Teachers Part 1: Methodology Figure 2: Generating ideas for activities to use with The Very Hungry Caterpillar Geography – Butterflies of the world: following a colour key to colour butterflies (locating continents) Science: life cycle of the butterfly (labelling a diagram) Computing: internet research on butterflies (gap-fill to reconstruct summary of story) Music – clapping song: ‘Monday, Tuesday…’ (days of the week) Counting rhyme: Ten Fat Sausages Language focus: word creation; copying a poem; singular/plural A or an Conceptual reinforcement – thinking about time: completing a chart to record a month in the life of a very hungry caterpillar Science and Maths – food: class survey on likes/dislikes; bar graph to collate results The Very Hungry Caterpillar Learning to learn – reviewing: playing a game to review story (reading and answering questions) Language focus – food vocabulary: flashcard games; classifying food into groups; What is a healthy diet? Writing a food diary Maths – asking about quantity: completing a worksheet to calculate total number of fruits Art and design: making an egg-box caterpillar; making a tissue-paper butterfly (listening to instructions); symmetrical pictures 12 Part 1: Methodology © British Council 2014
Tell it Again – The Storytelling Handbook for Primary English Language Teachers Part 1: Methodology Figure 3: A story-based syllabus planner for a school year Weeks Story Main topics/themes/ values Language Genre and literary device 1 and 2 Introduction to English Greetings Introductions Numbers 1–12 Colours 3–6 Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? Animals at the zoo Animals Colours Asking and answering questions: What do you see. I see. Describing animals: It’s + colour, it’s got… it lives… it can… Question/answer Repetition Rhyme 7–11 My Cat Likes to Hide in Boxes Cats from different countries. Questioning national stereotypes Countries, action verbs, nouns, colours, prepositions, adjectives of size Asking about ability: Can you + verb Describing location: in, out, under, on Describing cats in the story: It is + colour, it is + size, it’s wearing Narrative, cumulative content, rhyme, repetition 12 Review and evaluation/tests 13–17 Mr McGee An event in the life of a man called Mr McGee Clothes, facial features, names, colours, prepositions Adjectives, adverbs, verbs Describing personal qualities: I’m clever Discussing situations/environments Describing movements Nonsense verse Rhyme Humour Direct speech 18–22 The Very Hungry Caterpillar The life-cycle of the butterfly Days of the week, numbers, fruit, food, colours Caterpillar/butterfly-related Adjectives Asking about quantity: How many ..? Asking and talking about likes and dislikes: Do you like ..? Describing butterflies Narrative repetition Cumulative content Humour Surprise 23–27 Meg’s Eggs Dinosaurs Parts of the body, adjectives, dinosaur-related, witch-related, food Asking for and giving information: How tall is…? Describing dinosaurs Narrative, fantasy/magic, direct speech, speech bubbles, onomatopoeia, spells that form short rhymes, humour 28–31 The Clever Tortoise Animals from Africa. Respect and equality African animals, animal features, parts of the body, geographical features, adjectives, colours, shapes Asking for and giving information, saying where things are, describing animals, comparing Narrative A traditional tale from West Africa Direct speech Repetition of events 32 Review and evaluation/ tests Illustrative style/layout Setting Collage Bright colours White background Zoo Universal Simple line drawings in bright colours with black outlines Coloured backgrounds Various countries and ‘typical’ national monuments, features, pastimes and costumes Full-colour illustrations with black outlines White background Western small town Can lead on to discussion of different environments and buildings Collage Bright colours, white background, cutaway pages and holes where the caterpillar nibbles through the food Exterior Universal can lead on to observation of butterflies around the world Bright vibrant primary colours Simple black line drawings Bright coloured backgrounds Interior and exterior Silhouettes Activities sensitise children to African colours and patterns Rural West African countryside Part 1: Methodology © British Council 2014 13
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