thirsty

hungry

tired

happy

sad

hot

clever

cold

1. In the lesson before starting the story, teach the following key vocabulary words: crow – piece of cheese – wooden (adj.) – fox – beak – fall – mouth.

2. Showthechildrenthefirstpageofthestoryandreadthefour-lineverse.

3. Ask the students to repeat the four sentences linked to the picture. One option is to write the sentences on the blackboard and then gradually remove some of the words as they see the lines again.

4. Ask the class to tell you what is happening in the picture in their own (English!) words.

5. Ask the students what they think is going to happen in the next part of the story.

6. Put the poster aside and continue the lesson. Tell the children that you will continue the story during the following lesson.

7. Duringthefollowinglesson,showthestudentsthefirstpictureofthestoryagainand ask them to tell you what they remember.

8. If they remember very little, askthemtotellyouwhat’shappeninginthefirstpicture to see if they can remember the story.

9. If the children remember the story, and can recall at least some of the verse, review it with them, show them the second picture of the story and ask them questions about what’s happening.

10.Duringthefollowinglesson,askthestudentstorecallthestoryillustratedinthefirst two pictures and, if they are able to, then proceed with the third picture, and so on, until you have told the complete story.

11. When you have told the complete story and the children are able to recall and repeat the story in their own words, put the poster on the wall of the classroom. For the next few lessons it can be used at the beginning of the lesson as review. Eventually divide theclassintosixgroupsandaskeachgrouptomemoriseoneofthefour-lineversesso that they can recite it in sequence.

Lesson Plan for “The Intelligent Fox” Story-Strip Poster

Worksheet 4

The Intelligent Fox

Worksheet 3

The Intelligent Fox

Worksheet 2

The Intelligent Fox

Worksheet 1

The Intelligent Fox The Intelligent Fox

•Readthedescriptionsandcolour the animals.

The fox has got a black mouth and white teeth. The fox is brown and he has got a black and white tail and green eyes.

The blackbird is black with an orange beak. She has got blue eyes and pink legs and feet.

•Drawananimalandwrite a description.

•Matchthewords. •Writethenamesunderthepictures.Completethesentences. •Matchthewordsandthepictures.Drawlines.

•Colourtheanimals.

•Labelthepictures.

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cheese cheekwing thirdbird beak please Do any of these words sound alike?

Foxes•Pigs•Crows•Birds•Cats•Rabbits

have got long tails.

have got short tails.

have got yellow beaks.

have got wings.

have got whiskers.

have got long ears.

Hungry Miss Blackbird

Is flying through the air

When she sees a piece of cheese

On an old wooden chair.

A fox sees Miss Blackbird

With the cheese in her beak.

As he’s very hungry now

To Miss Blackbird he must speak.

Can you dance Miss Blackbird?

Oh yes Fox, look and see.

Can you stand on just one leg?

Oh yes, hey look at me!

You’re clever and you’re pretty,

You’re a fantastic bird.

Miss Blackbird is very happy

With Mister Fox’s words.

Such a beautiful bird,

It’s a pity you can’t sing.

Oh, yes I can, she says,

I can do that very thing.

She opens her beak

And her song comes out

But the cheese falls down

Into Mister Fox’s mouth!