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Language comprehension: 'We're Going on a Lion Hunt'

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﻿Hello. My name's Alison. And I'm your teacher today. In today's lesson, we're going to read the story, "We're Going on a Lion Hunt." We're then going to have a look at story recall by asking questions about what happened. Before we can do that though, we need to get ready. For this lesson, you'll need the book, "We're Going on a Lion Hunt." You'll also be able to see the book and listen to the words on this video. Have the symbols or the words to retell the story ready. The words we're going to need are lion, grass, lake, swamp, cave, nose, mane, paws, home, door, bed and tomorrow. Press pause whilst you get these things ready. Let's get ready. Find a quiet space to work away from distractions. Make the area a comfy reading space. Make sure your resources are nearby. And use a familiar reference to indicate that the activity is going to be starting. This could be a symbol, a sound or a song. Press pause while you get things ready. Now we've got everything ready. It's time to look, listen and learn. Today's story is "We're Going on a Lion Hunt" by David Axtell. It's published by Macmillan Books. We're going on a lion hunt. We're going to catch a big one. We're not scared. Been there before. We're going on a lion hunt. We're going to catch a big one. We're not scared. Been there before. Oh no, long grass! We can't go over it. We can't go under it. We can't go around it. We'll have to go through it. Swish, swash, swish, swash. We're going on a lion hunt. We're going to catch a big one. We're not scared. Been there before. Oh no, a lake! We can't go over it. We can't go under it. We can't go around it. We'll have to go through it. Splish, splash, splish, splash. We're going on a lion hunt. We're going to catch a big one. We're not scared. Been there before. Oh no, a swamp! We can't go over it. We can't go under it. We can't go around it. Have to go through it. Squish, squelch, squish, squelch. We're going on a lion hunt. We're going to catch a big one. We're not scared. Been there before. Oh no! A big dark cave! We can't go over it. We can't go under it. We can't go around it. Have to go through it. In we go. Tiptoe, tiptoe. But what's that? One shiny wet nose. One big shaggy mane. Four big furry paws. It's a lion! Back through the cave. Tiptoe, tiptoe. Back through the swamp. Squish, squelch, squish, squelch. Back through the lake. Splish, splash, splish, splash. Back through the long grass. Swish, swash, swish, swash. All the way home. Slam the door! Crash! We're all tired now. Tired and sleepy. We better catch a lion tomorrow instead. Now that we've read today story, we're going to ask some questions to help with story recall. So the first question that we're going to ask about today's story is, what were they going to catch? So the story was all about two girls going to catch something. They were going on a hunt. What hunt were they going on? When asking questions, we can our child prompts by offering them words, options. These could be symbols, it could be signs, it could be just the written word, it could be the verbal word. So I'm going to start off by giving two choices to answer this question. So what were they going to catch? Were they going to catch a door, or were they going to catch a lion? Have a look at those two choices and see if you can decide what they were going to catch in the story. The lion. They were going to catch a lion. So the next question I'm going to ask about the story is what did they go through first? What did they go through first? So in today's story we know that they went through lots of different things to find the lion. But we want to know what they actually went through first. Again, you can give choices to help with recall and you can make the choices as many or as little as you find appropriate for your child. So you can extend those learning opportunities. So again, I'm going to give two choices for the answer to this question. Is it a swamp, or was it the grass? You might want to relook in the book or retell part of the story to find the answer. You remember it was long, it was swishy, swashy. It was grass. They went through the grass first. So we know they were going to catch the lion. We know they went through the grass first. My next question is all about the sequencing of the story. And we're going to ask, what did they go through second? So the grass was first. What did they go through second? Again, you can give choices. You can give as many or as little choices for this. So we're going to use two choices and we're going to see, did they go through a lake or a cave? So lake. The next question that we're going to ask is, what did they go through next? So we're carrying on with the sequence of events within the story. What did they go through next? They've been through the grass. They've been through the lake. What was next? Again, you might want to give choices to help. Was it the swamp or was it the door? The swamp. My next question, what did they go through last? What did they go through last? So after they've been through the grass and the lake and the swamp what did they go through last? Again, you can give choices to answer the question. So was it a cave? Was it the home? It was the cave. So we're going to catch a lion. They went for the grass first, the lake second, then through the swamp, and then through the cave. Now that we've recalled the first part of the story, we're then going to think about what happens next in the story. And I'm going to ask the question, what did they see? So in the cave, what did they see? This time we might want to give a few choices. I'm going to place my choices in a line so we can choose the answer. So in the cave, what did they see? They see a door, a bed, paws, a nose, or a mane? Have a look at the choices and see if you can point to the right answer. There might also be more than one answer. Did you get it right? Inside the cave, can you remember? They saw one shiny wet nose, one big mane, and four paws. What was it? Of course, it was the lion. They found the lion in the cave. Well done for remembering all of those things that they saw in the cave. Lots of things to remember for that question. So the final question that I'm going to ask about today's story is, what happened in the end? What happened in the end? Can you remember? You might want to have a look back into the book, reread the story, relisten to the story, to help you when answering the questions and you might also want to give choices. So the choices that I'm going to give, did they catch the lion or did they go home? Catch a lion or go home? Have a think. Have you got it? They went home, they did. Can you remember what happened when they went home? They run all the way home. They slammed the door and they went to bed. And tomorrow, they're going to catch a lion. That was a really good answering of the questions today. Why don't you now go and have a go at answering more questions about today's story? Perhaps you can see if you could sequence all of the questions and the answers in order to rewrite the story of "We're Going on a Lion Hunt." Now it's your turn for story recall. After reading the story, use what happened next questions to recall the story. Press pause whilst you complete the task. To make today's lesson easier, why don't you use symbols to help answer the key questions. If you need to make it harder, reduce the amount of support provided when finding missing words and reduce the number of symbol prompts used. If you'd like more ideas, why don't you go on your own lion hunt? You could act out the story in your garden. If you'd like to, please ask your parents or carer to share your work on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter, by tagging @OakNational and #LearnwithOak.

Language comprehension: 'We're Going on a Lion Hunt'

Language comprehension: 'We're Going on a Lion Hunt'

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