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Term 1 – Nursery Rhymes: Hey Diddle Diddle
Target Language:
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Identify different animals - cow, cat, dog
Introduction to Topic:
Circle Time: Register and Songs
Theme Introduction: Show pictures of animals (Attachment 1) Elicit what they are and the noises they make.
What are they doing? Teacher demonstrates and introduces, e.g. the cat is playing the fiddle / the cow is
jumping over the..moon! / dish and the spoon are running away / etc… Ask the students if they can demonstrate
each action. (Teacher mimic actions and the parents assist students to follow)
Rhyme: Hey Diddle Diddle Can use visuals (Attachment 2) or show the rhyme on You Tube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xumvDQ0jgSU
or
Read the story: Hey Diddle diddle by Charles Reasoner
*Demonstrate craft and display.
Main Activity:
Craft 1: Cow over the Moon craft – Let students paint a paper plate yellow and colour the cow black. Cow
template Attachment 3. Stick the cow at the top of the yellow paper plate. Stick the rhyme (Attachment 4) in the
middle of the plate.
Craft 2: Nursery Rhyme Book craft – Instructions and templates attached to lesson. – Attachment 5
Extra Craft ideas: Sample pictures of extra craft ideas attached to the lesson. Attachment 7
Sensory Play:
Gloop tray: Mix cornstarch and water in a big tray. (Can add a few drops of food colouring) Add plastic spoons
and forks for students to explore with.
Game/Movement Activity:
Use big tape to make 5 lines parallel on the floor in class about a ruler whit apart. Let older students try and jump
over the lines like the cow jumped over the moon. The younger students might need some assistance from their
parent/guardian.
Put 4 chairs (use a table) in a row. Let students try and crawl under the chairs. Put a ball at the end of last chair
for some encouragement.
Extension Activity for 2+yrs:
Print a copy of Attachment 6 for all students. Cut out the pictures at the bottom of this page. Paste the pictures
to continue the pattern in each row.
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To close…
Sing the rhyme using the You Tube clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xumvDQ0jgSU
Goodbye Song
(Tune: The Farmer in the Dell)
Sing our Farewell Song.
It's time to say goodbye,
It's time to say goodbye,
Goodbye, goodbye,
Goodbye, goodbye
It's time to say goodbye - GOODBYE!
Activities to be included:
Story: Hey diddle diddle by Charles Reasoner
Songs: Hey Diddle Diddle
Resources:
Needed for lesson:
 Paper plates, yellow paint, glue, crayons
 Google eyes
 Cornstarch, plastic spoons & knifes
 Big tape, chair, table
Supplied with lesson:
 Attachment 1: Pictures for rhyme
 Attachment 2: Rhyme visuals
 Attachment 3: Cow Template
 Attachment 4: Rhyme Template for crafts
 Attachment 5: Craft 2 instructions and Spoon Template
 Attachment 6: Colouring pages
 Attachment 7: Pictures of Extra craft ideas
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Attachment 5
Hey Diddle, Diddle Craft Instructions
Supplies:
Large google eyes
Medium google eyes
2- regular paper plate
Hey Diddle Diddle Rhyme Print-out
Spoon Pattern Attached to lesson
Black construction paper
white glue
scissors
glue stick
stapler
Instructions:
Print out the spoon, the rhyme, and the feet for the dish. Color and then glue medium Google eyes on the spoon.
Glue large google eyes on the plate, staple or glue the feet to the bottom of the plate. Next glue the spoon onto
the plate. Once it’s dry, staple another paper plate to the back so that this it opens like a book. Glue the nursery
rhyme on the inside. Now you have your own Hey Diddle, Diddle book!
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Attachment 7
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Extra Craft ideas
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