Lesson video

Hi everyone, welcome to lesson two in our English unit on the Sweet Talking Potato.

It's really really good to see so many of you here today, let's have a look at what we're going to do today.

In this lesson, you are going to need to get yourself a workbook or some paper.

You're also going to need a pencil and you're going to need your brain.

If you need to go and get yourself some paper or a pencil, please press the pause button now, and when you've got your things press the play button again.

Okay, let's see what we're going to be doing today.

We are going to start off by playing a game, then we're going to have a go at doing some singing, and then it will be time to map our story.

Right, let's start off our lesson today by playing a game.

And we are going to need a partner today, so Teddy has come along to help me.

Because our game today is called "Why? Because." And you are going to need someone to help you play along.

Now in Why Because, one person has to say something that they have done.

The other person is going to ask, "Why?" And when you explain to your partner why you've done it, you're going to use the word because.

Me and Teddy are going to give it a go to explain how to play.

You ready, Teddy? Okay, hmm.

I went for a lovely walk today and it made me really happy.

Teddy says, "Why?" Why you ask, Teddy? Because I really wanted to see if there were any ducks at the duck pond, and there were.

Teddy says, "Why?" Because I really wanted to feed the ducks, because they are one of my favourites, I love ducks.

So that is how you play Why Because, and maybe you can give it a go and play Why Because with someone at home.

Me and Ted really really hope that you enjoyed playing our game today.

We're now going to have a go at doing some singing.

I really hope that you can enjoy joining in with our singing today, because we are going to sing our song from yesterday, Old MacDonald Had a Farm.

But there's a bit of a twist in the words that we're going to sing, because all of the animals and all of the things the farmer has on his farm are going to be from our story, the Sweet Talking Potato.

Let's have a go and see if you can join in.

Okay, are you ready? ♪ Old MacDonald had a farm ♪ ♪ E-I-E-I-O ♪ ♪ And on that farm he had a potato ♪ ♪ E-I-E-I-O ♪ ♪ With a hands off here, and a hands off there ♪ ♪ Hands off, hands off, everywhere hands off ♪ ♪ Old MacDonald had a farm ♪ ♪ E-I-E-I-O ♪ ♪ Old MacDonald had a farm ♪ ♪ E-I-E-I-O ♪ ♪ And on that farm he had a dog ♪ ♪ E-I-E-I-O ♪ ♪ With a woof woof here, and a woof woof there ♪ ♪ Here a woof, there a woof, everywhere a woof woof ♪ ♪ Old MacDonald had a farm ♪ ♪ E-I-E-I-O ♪ ♪ Old MacDonald had a farm ♪ ♪ E-I-E-I-O ♪ ♪ And on that farm he had a chicken ♪ ♪ E-I-E-I-O ♪ ♪ With a yes we can, and a yes we can ♪ ♪ Yes we can, yes we can, everywhere yes we can ♪ ♪ Old MacDonald had a farm ♪ ♪ E-I-E-I-O ♪ Can you remember what the next thing that we came across in our story was? What was the next thing that could talk? It was the loaf of bread.

I wonder if at home you can have a go, a thinking of what the loaf of bread might say in our song, Old MacDonald.

I would love to hear some of your suggestions.

Okay, we are now ready to start mapping our story.

Remember that story mapping is just a really really quick way of getting from one end of the story to the other on all those little stepping stones.

Let's see if we can start at the beginning of the story.

So now we're ready to have a go at making our own story maps.

We're going to work all together for our first one, and then you're going to have the chance to go and make your own ones.

So, to start our story map, we need to think right back to the very very beginning of the story.

Can you remember what happens? Once upon a time, there was a.

Farmer, that's right! So we're going to start our story map by drawing a farmer.

Now remember, when we do our story map, they're just really quick drawings to help us remember what happens in the story.

Remember, when you come to draw your pictures, they don't have to be the same as mine.

You might want to draw something different, but I've chosen to draw a hat today.

So, how does the farmer feel? He's very very hungry, isn't he? So I'm going to draw some growly shapes on his tummy to show that he is really really hungry today.

Now, we're going to draw an arrow to show us what comes next.

Can you remember what happens next in the story? He's hungry so he decides to pick a potato.

Need to draw a potato.

And the potato, to his amazement says, "Hands off." The potato can speak.

Now there are lots of different ways to show how a potato can speak, and you might have some fantastic ideas at home, but I'm going to draw a little speech bubble.

So this is a speech bubble.

And this just shows that something is talking, okay? Now, what happens next, the farmer talks to his.

Dog, that's right.

So next the dog speaks.

Remember, it doesn't matter if our drawings aren't perfect, because you can have another go at drawing them later.

They're just to help us remember.

And the dog talks, so I've got another speech bubble there.

Now, what happens after the dog speaks? The potato has spoken, the dog has spoken.

The farmer is scared so he.

Runs away as fast as he can.

Let's have a go at drawing the farmer running.

So we know it's the farmer because he's got his hat on.

I wonder if you can make him look like he's running really really fast.

Next, the farmer runs and runs until he gets to the marketplace, and at the marketplace he meets a man.

Can you remember what the man was selling? So the man was selling chickens, well done.

You remembered that, fantastic.

So we can draw our little chicken.

And what happens with the chicken? He talks again, he can speak.

And the farmer runs and runs and runs as fast as he can.

So next was the next part of the story, the farmer runs and runs as fast as his legs will carry him.

Can you join in with me saying that? The farmer runs and runs as fast as his legs could carry him.

Good job everyone.

Next, the farmer runs all the way to a shop.

What kind of shop was it? Now this shop had a baker.

And do you know what the baker was selling? The baker was selling loaves of bread.

Well done, well remembered if you remembered that.

And what did the loaf of bread do? The loaf of bread was speaking as well, wasn't it? So we have a little speech bubble to show us that the loaf of bread is speaking.

So of course, the farmer, what did he do, you tell me.

He.

He ran and ran as fast as his legs would carry him.

So let's draw our running farmer.

What happens to the farmer next? Where does he run to? The farmer ran and ran as fast as he could until he reached the.

Palace.

And who was it that he met in the palace? It was the king, so here is my king.

How am I going to tell that that's the king? Kings could be wearing a robe, couldn't they? They also might wear a crown.

So I'm going to choose to draw a crown on my king's head, but you might like to choose something differently for your pictures.

So, the crown said to the farmer, can you remember? He told him to get out, and he called him foolish.

The farmer was sad.

The farmer wasn't believed by the king, was he? The king didn't think all of those things could talk.

But then, what happened at the palace? The throne that the farmer sits on.

Spoke.

Can you remember what the throne said? The throne said, "Who ever heard of a talking potato?" Good job drawing our story maps.

We're now going to have a little look at how you can draw yours by yourself.

Now that we've had a go at making a story map all together, I would love it if you could pause the video and have a go at making your own story map.

So you're going to need to grab your piece of paper and your pencil, and you're going to have a go at drawing a picture for each section of the story.

I will leave my story map here so if you want a few reminders, you can see what happens in each part of the story.

But remember, these are really really quick pictures just to help you become the best storyteller that you can be, okay? So, have a go at pressing pause on the video now, have a go at drawing your story map, and when you have finished, press play.

Wow, I love all of your ideas.

You have tried so hard, I'm sure, to remember as much of the story as you can.

Now we're going to have a go at talking the map.

So, in this first picture here, can you tell your screen what happened? Great ideas everyone.

The farmer was hungry.

What about this next picture here? What is happening? The potato said, "Hands off!" Now our third picture, who is this? The dog.

And what did the dog tell the farmer? He said, "No, it wasn't me, it was the potato." Very good.

Our next picture is of the farmer running away as fast as he can.

I've got a little bit of a challenge now for you.

So, you're going to press the pause button in a minute, and when you do, I'd like you to have a go at thinking of a sentence to go for every single picture on your story map.

Just like we've just done together.

Have a go at seeing if you can tell me what is happening in all of those pictures.

So press the pause button now, and when you have said a sentence for each picture on your story map, press the play button.

You all did a really really good job with summarising the story and saying what happened in each one of those pictures.

What was your favourite part of today's lesson? Mine was hearing so many of you joining in with our story today, and having a go at all the little bits that you can remember.

Soon we're going to know the story of the Sweet Talking Potato from memory, and you'll be able to tell it to all of your friends and family.

I wonder if when you are at home, you can have a go at using your story map to tell the story to someone in your home.

You might be able to teach them some of the special words that we've learnt together.

So keep hold of those story maps for lesson three, and hopefully I will see you then.

Bye!.