Strange Looking Duck

This engaging whole-class lesson provides the basis for a weeks worth of oral language activities; containing a session overview, a limerick based on 'The Ugly Duckling' and a session each for text, sound, word and sentence work. The teacher begins each session by retelling 'Strange Little Duck' to the class before working through a series of fun and interactive exercises relating to the limerick. Activities include 'Sequence the story' flashcards, 'What is that sound?' exercise, a memory game and a 'Swan's adjective' tossing game.