Activities for l&s

8/3/2019 Activities for l&s

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Listeningand

Speaking(Poetry)

nurseryrhymes

limericksjazz

chants

songs

poems fables


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Nursery Rhyme


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Nursery Rhyme is used for

"traditional" songs for youngchildren in Britain and

many other countries, butusage only dates from the

19th century and in NorthAmerica


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The oldest children's songs of which we

have records are lullabies, intended tohelp a child sleep. Lullabies can befound in every human culture. The

English term lullaby is thought to comefrom "lu, lu" or "la la" sound made bymothers or nurses to calm children, and

"by by" or "bye bye", either anotherlulling sound, or a term for good night.


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This well known lullaby is still sung today

to babies all over the world. It is thoughtto have been written by one of thePilgrims (religious emigrants) who

sailed to America on the ship The

Mayflower in 1620. The author may havebeen inspired to write the lullaby after

witnessing the Native American

practice of hanging a babys cradle ina tree to rock them to sleep in thebreeze.


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Hush A By Baby

'Hush a by baby, on the tree top,When the wind blows

the cradle will rock;

When the bough breaks,the cradle will fall,

And down will come baby,cradle and all.'


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Rock-a-Bye Baby

Rock-a-bye, baby,Thy cradle is green;

Father's a nobleman,

Mother's a queen;And Betty's a lady,

And wears a gold ring,

And Johnny's a drummer,

And drums for the King


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Brahms Lullaby

Lullaby and good night, with roses bed lightWith lilies o'er spread is baby's wee bed

Lay thee down now and rest,

may thy slumber be blessed

Lullaby and good night, thy mother's delight

Bright angels beside my darling abideThey will guard thee at rest,

thou shalt wake on my breast


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Lullaby, and good night,

With pink roses bedight,With lilies o'er spread,

Is my baby's sweet head.

Lay you down now, and rest,

May your slumber be blessed!

Lay you down now, and rest,May thy slumber be blessed!


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Lavender's Blue

Lavender's Blue is a traditional songoften used as a lullaby. It is not known

who it was written by or when, but it

dates back to at least the 1680s. Likemany lullabies it has probably been

passed down through generations

and has changed every time. Analternative opening is 'Lavender's

blue, dilly dilly, rosemary's green'.


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Lavenders Blue,

'Lavender's blue, dilly dilly,Lavender's green

When you are King, dilly dilly,

I shall be QueenWho told you so, dilly dilly,

Who told you so?'Twas my own heart, dilly dilly,That told me so.


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Call up your friends, dilly, dilly

Set them to workSome to the plough, dilly dilly,Some to the fork

Some to the hay, dilly dilly,Some to thresh cornWhilst you and I, dilly dilly,

Keep ourselves warm.


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Title Supposed originEarliest dateknown

Meaning supported byevidence

Baa, Baa, Black SheepThe slave trade; medieval

wool tax

c. 1744 (Britain)

Medieval taxes were muchlower than two thirds. There

is no evidence of a connectionwith slavery.[17]

Humpty Dumpty

Richard III of England;Cardinal Wolsey and acannon from the EnglishCivil War

1797 (Britain)

No evidence that it refers toany historical character and isoriginally a riddle found inmany European cultures. Thestory about the cannon is

based on a spoof verse writtenin 1956.[

Jack and JillNorse mythology; LouisXVI of France and MarieAntoinette

1765 (Britain)

No evidence that it stretchesback to early medieval era andpoem predates the FrenchRevolution

Rock-a-bye Baby

The Egyptian god Horus;

Native Americanchildcare; anti-Jacobitesatire

c. 1765 (Britain) Unknown, all identificationsare speculative.

There was an OldWoman Who Lived ina Shoe

Queen Caroline ofAnsbach; ElizabethVergoose of Boston.

1784 (Britain)Unknown, all identificationsare speculative.[

Three Blind Mice Mary I of England c. 1609 (Britain)Unknown, the identification

is speculative.


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Baa, Baa, Black SheepBaa, Baa, Black Sheep, have you

any wool?Yes, sir, Yes, sir, three bags fullOne for my master and one for mydameAnd one for the little boy who lives

down the lane.Baa, Baa, Black Sheep, have youany wool?

Yes, sir, Yes, sir, three bags full


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Cluck, cluck, red hen, have you anyeggs?Yes sir, yes sir, as many as your legs.One for your breakfast and one for your

lunch;Come back tomorrow and I'll haveanother bunch.

Cluck, cluck, red hen, have you anyeggs?Yes sir, yes sir, as many as your legs.


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Moo, moo brown cow, have you milk for

me?Yes sir, yes sir, as tasty as can be.

Churn it into butter, make it into cheese,

Freeze it into

ice creamo

r drink it if you

please.

Moo, moo brown cow, have you milk for

me?

Yes sir, yes sir, as tasty as can be.


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Buzz, buzz busy bee, is your honey

sweet?

Yes sir, yes sir, sweet enough to eat.

Honey on your muffin, honey on your

cake,

Honey by the spoonful, as much as I can

make.

Buzz, buzz busy bee, is your honey

sweet?

Yes sir, yes sir, sweet enough to eat.


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London Bridge (1616) by

Claes Van Visscher

Written by Traditional

Published c. 1744

Written England

Language English

Form Nurseryrhyme


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London Bridge is falling down,Falling down, falling down.London Bridge is falling down,

My fair lady.


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London Bridge is broken down,

Falling down, falling down.

London Bridge is falling down,My fair lady.

Build it up with wood and clay,Wood and clay, wood and clay,

Build it up with wood and clay,

My fair lady.


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Wood and clay will wash away,

Wash away, wash away,Wood and clay will wash away,My fair lady.

Build it up with bricks and mortar,Bricks and mortar, bricks and morta

Build it up with bricks and mortar,

My fair lady.


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Bricks and mortar will not stay,

Will not stay, will not stay,Bricks and mortar will not stay,My fair lady.

Build it up with iron and steel,Iron and steel, iron and steel,

Build it up with iron and steel,My fair lady.


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Iron and steel will bend and bow,

Bend and bow, bend and bow,Iron and steel will bend and bow,My fair lady.

Build it up with silver and gold,Silver and gold, silver and gold,

Build it up with silver and gold,My fair lady.


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Set a man to watch all night,Watch all night, watch all night,

Set a man to watch all night,My fair lady.

Silver and gold will be stolen away,

Stolen away, stolen away,Silver and gold will be stolen away,My fair lady.


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Suppose the man should fall asleep,Fall asleep, fall asleep,Suppose the man should fall asleep?

My fair lady.

Give him a pipe to smoke all night,Smoke all night, smoke all night,

Give him a pipe to smoke all night,

My fair lady.


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A limerick is a five-line humorous poem

with an AABBA rhyme scheme. It is

about 500 years old, and held to havefirst been used as a distinct form at the

end of the sixteenth century. The

limerick was popularized by EdwardLear inA Book of Nonsense, whichincludes many limericks as well as other

poems, for example "The Owl and thePussy Cat."


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A There was a young man from

Darjeeling,A Who got on a bus bound for Ealing.B It said at the door:

B "Don't spit on the floor.A So he carefully spat on the ceiling.


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another type of story told to teach a

lesson about something passed down

from generation to generation.

about animals that can talk and aclike people; plants may be able to

move and also talk ; the naturalforces cause things to happen in th

story because of their strength.


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One morning, Hare hopped down tothe lake, to rest in the warm sunshine. Other

animals were already there. Fox was lyingon the rocks, cleaning her soft sandy coat,

and Tortoise was munching the sweet grass

near the waters edge. Hare stopped and

watched them for a while.Soon Fox yawned and drifted off to

sleep, but Tortoise carried on waddling

around slowly, her little pink tongue pullingin each mouthful of grass. Hare flicked hislong ears and hopped over to her. Tortoise

stopped chewing, and stared up at him.


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You look funny when you eat, laughedHare. Your feet are short and stumpy, and

you move so slowly. No wonder you spendso much time eating it takes you forever to

get enough grass.Tortoise just stared at him, and then startedchewing again. Hare was annoyed. He

wanted everyone to talk to him. Hedrummed one of his big feet on the ground.

Im the fastest animal, he shouted. When Irun at full speed, no-one can beat me.


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He looked across at Fox, who was

awake again and watching carefully.I challenge anyone to a race, said

Hare, flicking his ears proudly.

No one answered. Then Tortoiseswallowed her mouthful of grass.

I accept, she said. Even if youare as fast as the wind, I can still

beat you in a race.


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Hare laughed loudly. I accept the

challenge, he said. Tortoise suggested

that Fox should choose when they wouldrace,where they would start and the

finish point. Fox thought it was all very

amusing, and suggested the day aftertomorrow as race day.

When the time came, the Hare and the

Tortoise lined up at the flat rock,whichwas Foxs designated starting point.


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He told them they should go round the edge

of the lake and the first one past the old fallen

tree would be declared the winner. The racebegan.

Hare bounded off at top speed and soon

rounded a bend and was out of sight. Tortoise

moved at a slow, steady pace neverstopping to rest or eat. Running by the side of

the lake, Hare felt the warm sun on his back

and slowed a little. Then he stopped. Umm,he said, stretching. Itll take Tortoise forever

to catch up. Ive got time for a nap. And he

burrowed into the grass and dozed off.

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