TEDDY TALK
EXTENSION ACTIVITIES FOR BILINGUAL PUPILS
EAL Highland
Clothes: The Emperor’s New Clothes
Activities
Rules for good looking/listening/sitting
Sit in semi-circle
Hello Song
Pass the teddy to the child while saying the
name
Sing hello song
Ask “who” the child is going to choose next
Introduce Vocabulary
Teacher either pulls garments out of bag or
shows flashcards – elicits/introduces vocabulary
– encourages children to repeat
Reinforce Vocabulary
Teacher holds up garments/flash cards and says
“Is it (a) …… or (a) ……..?”
Children answer “It’s (a) ….”
Game
either
Feely bag game with garments
or
Shuffle and hand out flash cards – teacher, then
children call out vocabulary, child with that
picture jumps up
Story*
Teacher tells story – children can pretend to be
little boy, say his line
Goodbye Song
Now it’s time to say goodbye (tune of Mulberry
Bush)
Say goodbye to each object – child pops it in the
bag when they hear their object
Materials
 Good looking card
 Good listening card
 Good sitting card
 Where and Who Makaton signs,
if known
 Teddy
Language
 Good looking
 Good listening
 Good sitting
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Or
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Bin bag / Vest
Pants / Sock
Shoe / T-shirt
Jeans / Trousers
Skirt / Coat
Hat / Gloves
Flash cards of above garments
As above
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either
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Blindfold
Bag
Garments as above
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Words of song
Names of children and
teachers
“How are you today?”
“I’m good” “I’m fine
thanks”
Bag / Vest
Pants / Socks
Shoes / T-shirt
Jeans / Trousers
Skirt / Coat
Hat / Gloves
“Is it (a) …… or (a)
……..?”
“It’s (a) ….”
Clothes vocabulary as
above
“What is it?”
“It’s (a) …..”
Clothes vocabulary as
above
Flash cards as above
The Emperor’s New Clothes – Ladybird
Edition
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“But he hasn’t got any
clothes on!”
either
 Bag
 Garments
Or Flash cards as above
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Goodbye object
*alternative stories on the topic of Clothes:
The Smartest Giant in Town – Julia Donaldson
Fox’s Socks – Julia Donaldson
The Cat in the Hat – Dr Seuss
Puss In Boots – traditional
The Elves and the Shoemaker – traditional
I Want My Hat Back – Jon Klassen
Magritte’s Marvellous Hat – DB Johnson
Shoe Baby – Joyce & Polly Dunbar
flashcards