Year 1 - English
'Five Little Ducks Went Swimming One Day'
Nursery rhymes: reading poetry
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils explore poetry by learning different nursery rhymes, some familiar and some unfamiliar. Pupils learn to listen to, discuss and recite nursery rhymes. They also consider rhyming words, tune and actions. Pupils learn to share their opinion on their preferred nursery rhyme.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to listen to and learn 'Five Little Ducks Went Swimming One Day'.
Key Notes
- 'Five Little Ducks Went Swimming One Day' has some rhyming words, such as 'day' and 'away'.
- Knowing the tune, words, rhythm and actions of a nursery rhyme makes it more entertaining for an audience.
- 'Hickory Dickory Dock' and 'Five Little Ducks Went Swimming One Day' are similar because they both include counting.
- Personal responses are a way of sharing your own thoughts, feelings, and opinions about a poem.
Vocabulary To Learn
- rhyme: words that have the same or similar ending sounds often used in poetry
- verse: refers to a single line or a group of lines within a poem, often characterized by rhythm, meter, and rhyme, forming a unit of poetic language
- same: something that is identical or similar
- difference: something that is not the same
- sequence: following the order in which a series of events happened
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils may struggle to identify similarities and differences.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
'Five Little Ducks Went Swimming One Day' has some rhyming words, such as 'day' and 'away'. Knowing the tune, words, rhythm and actions of a nursery rhyme makes it more entertaining for an audience.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'rhyme'
words that have the same or similar ending sounds often used in poetry.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Pupils may struggle to identify similarities and differences. Correction: Repeating the two nursery rhymes again is useful to support. Additionally, you can scaffold the discussion by asking questions and modelling your thought process, such as "Do both nursery rhymes have animals?" or "Are both nursery rhymes set inside?".
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