Universidad Católica de Valencia

3º Magisterio Primaria (Mención: Inglés)

Lucia Huidobro Taengua

Àngela López Juan

 

 

   

TEACHING  OF  ESL  AND  

CHILDREN’S  LITERATURE  

THE  WOLF  AND  THE  SEVEN  LAMBS  

 

PRE-TELLING:

Hello everyone! Today we’re going to tell a very interesting and

funny story, but first we need to learn some words for we can understand

the tale, ok?

ACTIVITY 1:

The first activity we’re going to do is to introduce the three different

characters. These characters are animals, so we’re going to listen to the

sound of each animal and you have to match the name of it with its

picture.

For example, if the sound were “meow”, what animal would it be?

(Students answer: a cat). Very good! So, before giving me the right

answer, remember that you have to put your hand up, and I’ll give you

the turn to talk, ok? Let’s do the activity!

To one student: Please, come to the front and match your answer.

To the rest of the class: Do you think this is right? Yes! Very good! /

No...Let’s listen to the sound again.

Now that we know the characters, there’s more vocabulary we

need to learn. There are three special words that will describe the

characters, and we’re going to learn it one by one. I’ll give you one card

and you can see and touch it, then you have to pass the card to your

partner, so everyone learns this word, ok?

The three words are the following:

- Hairy: Can you see it? That means having a lot of hair. Here you

have the card. You can touch it and prove that it has a lot of hair.

- Soft: It’s something pleasant when we touch it, like a cuddly toy.

Here you can touch a piece of a cloth that is soft.

- Smooth: It’s something that has no holes or lumps. See this card,

the first piece of adhesive tape has lumps, so it’s not smooth, but the

second piece hasn’t holes or lumps, so it is smooth.

Very good, we’re going to put these cards here, so you can

remember the meaning, ok?

There are also different things that the three characters will do in

the story, and we need to know these actions (Appendix 1) in order to

understand what happens. I’m going to show you more cards and

explain them, and you have to pay attention because after that, we’ll

do an activity on the board.

The actions are the following:

- Spy: Can you see the picture? What is the man doing? He is

observing something with no permission! So nobody knows he is

watching... So, that means spy.

- Creep: Have you ever seen how a little baby moves? He can’t

walk with the feet, but he drags himself with all his body along the

ground. So creep is the same, as you can see in the picture.

- Lay down: As you can see in the picture, it means rest, for

example, when we go to bed, we lie down and we put our body on the

bed.

- Stitch: Do you see the picture? It is done when, for example, we

have a hole in a t-shirt, and our mum fixes it. Here, as in the picture?

- Thirsty: We are thirsty after running a lot, we get tired and need to

drink. Here you can see a kid thinking about a glass of water, because

he needs to drink.

ACTIVITY 2:

Very good! Now we’re going to do the activity on the board, and

you have to put the word in the box of its picture, ok? And remember,

before giving me the answer, you have to put your hand up, and I’ll give

you the turn to talk, ok? Let’s do the activity!

To one student: Please, come to the front and match your answer.

To the rest of the class: Do you think this is right? Yes! Very good! / No...

Look at the pictures carefully and try again.

Very good, now that we have learnt the vocabulary, we are

ready to listen to the story of “The wolf and the seven lambs”.

TELLING:

Now, I am going to tell you a story about the Wolf and the seven

lambs.

We need, you pay attention and enjoy the story. We also have a

Little theatre for you, to see what is happening. Ok?

Are you ready? (Yes!) So, let’s start!

STORY:

The Wolf and the Seven Lambs

Once upon a time, a goat lived in a forest with her seven lambs. Every day, the goat used to go out in search of food while the seven little lambs stayed back at home and waited for her. Every time, before going out the goat warned her lambs to be careful and explained, - “There is a bad wolf who lives in the forest. When I am away, he will try to come and eat you. You must not open the door for him. He has a gruff voice and a bushy tail. Open the door only for me and no one else.”

Soon the wolf found out about the little lambs and wanted to eat them. He started spying that place, looking for an opportunity. One day, while the goat was away looking for food, the wolf came to the door and knocked. The lambs asked from inside, - “Who is there?”

The wolf replied in his rough voice, - “Your mother.”

But the lambs recognized the voice and said, - “You are not our mother. You have a gruff voice. You are the wolf.”

The wolf went away disappointed. The next day, the wolf thought of trying the trick again. But, this time, he swallowed a lot of butter to make his voice less gruff. Then he went and knocked at the door of the goat’s house when the goat was away. Again, the lambs inquired who it was. The wolf replied in a soft voice, -“Your mother. Open the door, dears.”

The lambs heard the smooth voice but were not convinced. They said, - “Show us your tail.”

So, the wolf let his tail under the door. The lambs saw that it was hairy and bushy. They said, - “Go away. You are not our mother. You are the wolf. Your tail is hairy.”

The wolf had to return hungry once again. But the next day, along with swallowing a lot of butter, he also tied a silken cloth around his tail. Once again, he knocked at the lambs’ door and spoke in a soft voice, - “Mommy’s back. Open the door for me, dears.”

The lambs again said, - “Show us your tail first.”

The wolf let his tail slide inside. The lambs felt it and found it smooth and soft. They did not have any doubt left so they opened the door. Immediately the wolf jumped on them and swallowed them in big gulps. But one lamb, who was taking a shower in the bathroom, was saved. The wolf left the house and satisfied with his enormous meal, he lay down under a tree near the river and went to sleep. When the goat came back, she was sad to find six of her lambs gone. The remaining lamb told her the whole story and both of them went out to look for the wolf. They found him in a deep sleep near the river. They also saw that some things were jumping inside the wolf’s stomach. Quietly, the goat and the lamb crept close to the wolf. They cut the wolf’s stomach and one by one rescued all the six lambs. But each time they took out a lamb, they placed a heavy stone inside the wolf’s stomach in place of the lamb so that the wolf did not wake up. When all six lambs were out of the wolf’s stomach, they stitched it up back again and hurried back to their house. After a while, the wolf woke up and felt thirsty. He thought of going to the nearby river to have water. He stood up but his stomach felt very heavy. He could not walk properly. He wobbled up to the river but on reaching the bank, he was unable to maintain his balance and fell into the river and died. The goat and her lambs did not face any danger now. They lived freely and happily ever after.

Did you like the story? (Yes!)

POST-TELLING:

So now, we are going to do a puzzle about this story, and you

have to do it properly, because there is a message on it. ok?

Here you have! You can start, and remember that you have to do it all

together.

(Make and finish the puzzle)

Well done!! Can you see the message? (Yes!) How many messages

are? (Two!)

Please name can you read the first one? And name can you read

the other one?

What do you think about these messages, do you agree with

them? (They speak)

Now to finish you can take a seat please and complete the final task.

In this activity as you can see you have to draw your favourite

scene of the story of the wolf and the seven lambs, and remember to

put all the characters on it.

And then in the second one you have to write what you learnt with

this story. ok? So, you can start!

(When they finish the task) Well done, your pictures are amazing!

Thanks everyone to pay attention and enjoy with us this class!

APPENDIX 1:

STITCH