I hope you all managed to catch our school production of The Three Little Pigs. We had a great time preparing and performing the show. We also learnt a lot in the process.
Roald Dahl's revolting rhymes version of the Three Little Pigs is crammed with rich descriptive language. As we practised each song in the show we talked about what different words meant. We learnt about 'ebbing', 'deceased', 'trotters', 'woe', 'irresistible' and much, much more.
How's this for a great example of irresistible?
The songs also introduced the children to many figures of speech. "She'll give you the eye". "Butter won't melt in her mouth." "Done and dusted." "Never judge a book by it's cover." This resulted in some great discussions, and a test of my acting skills when verbal explanations failed me. (I'm especially proud of my super hero acting for 'pig defender').
"Butter won't melt in her mouth."
The wonderful rhyme schemes in the songs also tested the children's listening skills. And they proved how much they'd all learnt since we first began looking at rhyme in Term 1.
Pretty impressive for a seven year old!
While the craziness of the last few weeks has made traditional reading and writing lessons difficult, all this language immersion has had many benefits. When I've read with different groups or individuals, or shared books with the whole class, I've noticed a real improvement in their reading comprehension. A great example of how valuable 'authentic learning experiences' can be.
The show may be 'done and dusted' but the learning won't be forgotten!
How's this for a great example of irresistible?
"Butter won't melt in her mouth."
Pretty impressive for a seven year old!
The show may be 'done and dusted' but the learning won't be forgotten!
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