Language Tree SB 1

Unit 11

Speaking and listening 1 Listen to your teacher read this poem. Then read it yourself. My Dog Rags

I have a dog, his name is Rags; He eats so much his tummy sags, His ears flip flop his tail wig wags And when he walks, he walks zig zag. He goes flip flop, wig wag, zig zag; He goes flip flop, wig wag, zig zag; He goes flip flop, wig wag, zig zag; I love Rags and he loves me!

verse 1

verse 2

My dog Rags he loves to play, He rolls around in mud all day. I whistle, he won’t obey, He always runs the other way.

verse 3

Repeat verse 2.

Work in a group. 1 Make up actions to go with the poem. 2 Practise it and perform it to the class.

• Read the poem aloud, then have pupils read it with you. • Parts of the poem can be used to check phonological awareness, e.g. by isolating beginning and final sounds, blending phonemes in single-syllable words or substituting one phoneme for another to make a new word. • Extension: Ask pupils, What is your favourite animal? How does it move? Invite children to act out the movements of different animals.

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