- (An activity for children’s language development)
Play the song on the cassette/CD. Children listen, look at the illustration and draw lines. During the second listening, hold up your book and point to the items/animals mentioned in the song, encouraging children to join in. Next, demonstrate the actions and play the song, encouraging children to participate fully.We’re at Nanny ’s country house, (hold up house picture card)
Doo – da – doo – da,
We’re at Nanny ’s country house,
Doo – da – doo – da – dey!The dog goes woof – woof – woof, (hold up dog picture card)
The cat goes miaow – miaow – miaow, (hold up cat picture card)
We’re at Nanny ’s country house,
Doo – da – doo – da – dey!We’re at Nanny ’s country house,
Doo – da – doo – da,
We’re at Nanny ’s country house,
Doo – da – doo – da – dey!The mouse goes eek – eek – eek, (hold up mouse picture card)
The duck goes quack – quack – quack, (hold up duck picture card)
We’re at Nanny ’s country house,
Doo – da – doo – da – dey!
Ending the lesson
- Ask children to draw their pet or a pet they would like to have. Once they finish their drawings they present them to the class.
This is my pet.
Its name is (Spot).
He goes (woof, woof). etc
