STORYTELLING Materials needed Picture cards Realia Cut up picture story Word cards Masks.

Puppets Anticipated Problems Eg pupils may not be able to read. Difficult words for pps to understand - to teach. - Difficult spelling - To pronounce - Difficult grammar. Bring pupils to front Revise words the pps know already. Teach essential new vocabulary. Gestures Expressions Pictures Realia Mime Ask pupils to predict from picture what the story is about. Use pictures to tell story. Use book pics made bigger. Storyboard. Big book with pictures. Letter Cards. Phonics. Word cards. Blending. Making words out of letter cards. Matching words to pictures. Teacher reads and does gestures/mime. Pupils copy teacher. Some do silent actions. Teacher uses different voices. Pupils repeat key phrases that come throughout story.

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Teacher checks understanding by asking questions. i Yes/no answers. Ii One word answers ii Choose between 2 answers Iii Wh questions Pupils hold up card when they hear their word read in the story. Pupils do action when they hear a particular word. Put class into groups. Give out picture story cards. Pupils put into order as teacher reads. Whole class practise groups each group takes a different part/section. Change over. Role play Teacher demonstrates 2/3 pupils come to front to demonstrate Other pps read. Change pairs Puppets Pupils guess what happens next Pupils make their own book

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