Fun Preschool Games and Stories Gerard the Giraffe

Story 10 Gerard the Giraffe

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"evision# $iraffe% ice cream% oran$e% apple% &anana% pear% mil'% $rass "evision (er&s# ate% dran' "evision )ther# *un$ry +e, -optional. /ays of the ,ee'# 0onday% 1uesday% 2ednesday% 1hursday% Friday% Saturday% Sunday +e, Phrases# 1he $iraffe ,as hun$ry. *e ,as still hun$ry.

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Giraffe from story 2% $rass from story !% mil' from story 7 ce cream% oran$e% apple% &anana% pear from story 8 9!% 96% Small and 4lac' and 2hite for colourin$

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Fun Preschool Games and Stories Gerard the Giraffe

10. Gerard the Giraffe Story

f you prefer tell the story in the present tense &y sayin$# 1oday is 0onday and Gerard the Giraffe is hun$ry. *ere he is eatin$ one ice cream. 4ut he is still hun$ry. Leave out the days of the ,ee' ,ith three year olds.

Picture 1 )n 0onday Gerard the $iraffe ,as hun$ry% so he ate one ice cream% &ut he ,as still hun$ry. Picture 2 )n 1uesday Gerard the $iraffe ,as hun$ry so he ate one ice cream and t,o oran$es% &ut he ,as still hun$ry. Picture 5 )n 2ednesday Gerard the $iraffe ,as hun$ry so he ate one ice cream% t,o oran$es and three apples% &ut he ,as still hun$ry. Picture ! )n 1hursday Gerard the $iraffe ,as hun$ry so he ate one ice cream% t,o oran$es% three apples and four &ananas% &ut he ,as still hun$ry. Picture 6 )n Friday Gerard the $iraffe ,as hun$ry so he ate one ice cream% t,o oran$es% three apples% four &ananas and five pears% &ut he ,as still hun$ry. Picture 3 )n Saturday Gerard the $iraffe ,as hun$ry so he ate one ice cream% t,o oran$es% three apples% four &ananas% five pears and he dran' six $lasses of mil'% and he felt terri&le< Picture = )n Sunday Gerard the $iraffe ate some $rass. *e felt fine and he ,asn>t hun$ry<
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10. Gerard the Giraffe Story (ersion 2

?xtra (oca&ulary First% second% third% fourth% fifth% sixth. t>s so &orin$% 'no, shouldn>t% >m $ettin$ fatter% that>s too &ad. Picture 1 t ,as 0onday% the first day of the ,ee' and it ,as a lovely sunny day. Gerard the $iraffe ,as on his lunch &rea' and he ,as hun$ry. +ormally he ate $rass &ut today he didn>t ,ant $rass. @ t>s so &orin$ eatin$ $rassA he thou$ht. @1oday >m havin$ an ice cream. 'no, shouldn>t &ut >m $oin$ to any,ay<A So he ate one ice cream% &ut he ,as still hun$ry. Picture 2 )n 1uesday% the second day of the ,ee'% it ,as another lovely sunny day. 9t his lunch &rea' Gerard the $iraffe ,as hun$ry. +ormally he ate $rass &ut today he didn>t ,ant $rass. @ t>s so &orin$ eatin$ $rassA he thou$ht. @1oday >m havin$ an ice cream 9+/ an oran$e% no 12) oran$es< 'no, shouldn>t &ut >m $oin$ to any,ay<A 9nd he ate one ice cream and t,o oran$es% &ut he ,as still hun$ry. Picture 5 )n 2ednesday% the third day of the ,ee'% it ,as another lovely sunny day. Gerard the $iraffe ,as hun$ry. +ormally he ate $rass &ut today he didn>t ,ant $rass. @ t>s so &orin$ eatin$ $rassA he thou$ht. @1oday >m havin$ ice cream% oran$es and apples. 'no, shouldn>t &ut can>t resist< 'no, >m $ettin$ fatter% &ut that>s too &ad<A So he ate one ice cream% t,o oran$es and three apples% &ut he ,as still hun$ry. Picture ! )n 1hursday% the fourth day of the ,ee'% it ,as another lovely sunny day. Gerard the $iraffe ,as hun$ry. +ormally he ate $rass &ut today he didn>t ,ant $rass. @ t>s so &orin$ eatin$ $rassA he thou$ht. @1oday >m havin$ ice cream% oran$es% apples 9+/ &ananas. 'no, shouldn>t &ut can>t resist< 'no, >m $ettin$ fatter% &ut that>s too &ad<A So he ate one ice cream% t,o oran$es% three apples and four &ananas% &ut he ,as still hun$ry. Picture 6 )n Friday% the fifth day of the ,ee'% and very nearly the ,ee'end% it ,as another lovely sunny day. Gerard the $iraffe ,as hun$ry. +ormally he ate $rass &ut today he didn>t ,ant $rass. @ t>s so &orin$ eatin$ $rassA he thou$ht. @1oday >m havin$ ice cream% oran$es% apples and pears. 'no, shouldn>t &ut can>t resist< 'no, >m Buite fat no,% &ut that>s too &ad<A So he ate one ice cream% t,o oran$es% three apples% four &ananas and F (? pears% &ut he ,as still hun$ry. Picture 3 )n Saturday% the sixth day of the ,ee' it ,as another lovely sunny day. Gerard the $iraffe ,as hun$ry. +ormally he ate $rass &ut today he didn>t ,ant $rass. @ t>s so &orin$ eatin$ $rassA he thou$ht. @1oday >m havin$ ice cream% oran$es% apples% pears and mil'. 'no, shouldn>t &ut can>t resist< 'no, >m really (?"C fat no,% &ut that>s too &ad<A So he ate one ice cream% t,o oran$es% three apples% four &ananas% five pears and he dran' S D $lasses of mil'. 1his time he felt terri&le< Picture = )n Sunday Gerard the $iraffe ate some $rass. *e felt fine and he ,asn>t hun$ry<
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10&. Gerard the Giraffe 9ctivities

Picture Flashcards Provided
Giraffe% ice cream% oran$e% apple% &anana% pear% mil'% $rass

Eey voca&ulary
"evision# $iraffe% ice cream% oran$e% apple% &anana% pear% mil'% $rass "evision (er&s# ate% dran' "evision )ther# *un$ry +e, /ays of the ,ee'# 0onday% 1uesday% 2ednesday% 1hursday% Friday% Saturday% Sunday +e, Phrases# 1he $iraffe ,as hun$ry. *e ,as still hun$ry.

Pre-story activities
1. "evision of food ,ords Play a Buic' listenin$ $ame to revise the fruits such as 9ll :han$e. 1hen play /uc'% /uc' Goose ,ith fruits% follo,ed &y 4lind Fold Guessin$ Game ,ith fruits in a &ox. 2. ntroduce days of ,ee' f your children have not $rasped the days of the ,ee' in their o,n lan$ua$e yet% then tell this story usin$ num&ers instead. 0onday ,ould &e day one% 1uesday day t,o% etc. 1hat ,ay you revise the num&ers a$ain. *o,ever if your $roup are ready for the days of the ,ee' then teach them usin$ some listenin$ $ames such as Go and Fetch. Lay out piles of picture cards or real o&Fects of the food items for your children to $o and fetch for you. Cou say% Gon 0onday &ou$ht some apples%G and the children% in pairs or threes% or ho,ever you have or$anised your $roup% $o and fetch the apples or the picture of apples. :ontinue ,ith% Gon 1uesday &ou$ht some &ananas%G etc. 5. 0ore listenin$ to days of ,ee' Play "apid "eaction. Lay out the food items and say% Gon 0onday &ou$ht someH.apples<<<G and the children rush to touch the apple or the picture of the apples. :ontinue throu$h the days of the ,ee' in order and do each day t,ice so the children have 1! $oes at touchin$ the food pictures.

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*ave the children point at the correct food items as you read out the story. 2hen the children 'no, the food items ,ell they ,ill &e a&le to recite the list ,ith you if you lay out the food items in order as they come up so the children have the pictures as prompts. 1op
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2hen you are doin$ this story for revision divide the $roup up into =. Give each $roup a food item or picture card. 2hen you read out the story the $roup ,ith the food item hold it up and say ,hat it is. For example% you read out the first line of the story# G)n 0onday Gerard the $iraffe ,as hun$ry% so he ate one ice cream% &ut he ,as still hun$ry.G 4ut ,hen you $et to% Ghe ate G% you stop and let the children ,ho have the ice cream say Gone ice cream and hold up their picture. 1hen you read out the second line of the story# G)n 1uesday Gerard the $iraffe ,as hun$ry so he ate one ice cream and t,o oran$es% &ut he ,as still hun$ry.G 4ut ,hen you $et to% Ghe ateG% you stop and let the children ,ith the ice cream say% Gone ice creamG% then point to the second $roup ,ho hold up the oran$es and say% Gt,o oran$esG. 9t first do this ,ith Fust you spea'in$ and the children hold up their pictures at the correct time. 1hen do it a$ain ,ith the children spea'in$. Cou ,ill have to prompt them to start ,ith. f it all ta'es too lon$ let it $o and Fust have the children hold up the pictures until they are ready to do the spea'in$ as ,ell. f you do $et that ,ell rehearsed it ,ould &e a $reat thin$ to sho, parents alon$ ,ith some $ames and son$s.

Post-story activities
1. Steppin$ Stones Play steppin$ stones usin$ the days of the ,ee' if the children 'no, them ,ell enou$h. Cou could put the first letter of each of the days on a flashcard as a prompt and the children step on those% or you could use the coloured feet. f all seven days are too many do it ,ith three. ?ach child steps on three coloured feet and says% G0onday% 1uesday% 2ednesdayG. 9dd in other days of the ,ee' at future lessons and usin$ the same or a different $ame such as 1he :rossin$% ,hich Fust ,or's ,ith t,o ,ords at a time. 9nother $ame ,hich is suita&le for practisin$ the days of the ,ee' is the ponies and riders $ame ,here the children can call out the days of the ,ee' as they $o round the course. 2. "evision Games a. Play Stuc' in the 0ud usin$ the food pictures% or any other ,ords that you ,ould li'e to revise. &. Play 1hree :ups ,ith ,ords from the stories you ,ant to revise. c. Play 2hich one>s $one for spea'in$ usin$ voca&ulary such as food% colours% num&ers or any other ,ords. d. Play 2hat is hidin$ in my poc'etI 5. Guess the Story 2hen the children 'no, all the stories as' them to dra, a picture from a story of their choice and then name some of the items in their picture until the other children $uess ,hich story it is. Cou may need to mix up ?n$lish ,ith their L1 to do this. 1op
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)n 0onday J on day 1 J yesterday Gerard the $iraffe ,as hun$ry% so he ate one ice cream% &ut he ,as still hun$ry.
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)n 1uesday Gerard the $iraffe ,as hun$ry so he ate one ice cream and t,o oran$es% &ut he ,as still hun$ry.
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)n 2ednesday Gerard the $iraffe ,as hun$ry so he ateK one ice cream t,o oran$es and three apples &ut he ,as still hun$ry.

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)n 1hursday Gerard the $iraffe ,as hun$ry so he ateK one ice cream t,o oran$es three apples and four &ananas

&ut he ,as still hun$ry.

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)n Friday Gerard the $iraffe ,as hun$ry so he ateK one ice cream% t,o oran$es three apples four &ananas and five pears &ut he ,as still hun$ry.
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)n Saturday Gerard the $iraffe ,as hun$ry so he ateK one ice cream t,o oran$es three apples four &ananas five pears and he dran' six $lasses of mil' and he felt terri&le<
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)n Sunday Gerard the $iraffe ate some $rass. *e felt fine and he ,asn>t hun$ry<

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