Lesson video

Hello, everyone.

My name is Mrs. Riley, and I'm here today to teach you your lesson.

In our lesson today, we are going to be storytelling.

We're going to be telling the story of Humpty Dumpty.

Hopefully, you all know about Humpty Dumpty, and hopefully you'll enjoy telling the story about him today.

The outcome of today's lesson is to speak in full sentences to retell the story of Humpty Dumpty.

These are the key words for our lesson today.

That means they're going to be really important.

Let's start off by just saying each word.

My turn, your turn.

Are you ready? Retelling.

Volume.

Speaking.

Listening.

Well done.

Let's go through what they mean.

Retelling is summarising a story in your own words, highlighting key events and details.

If there's a story you know, perhaps it might be the story of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears," you could retell me the story.

You would be telling me the story in your own words and thinking about those really important events that happen.

The next key word was volume.

That's how loud or quiet someone speaks.

If I turn up the volume, it means I'm making it louder, and if I turn down the volume, it means I'm making it quieter.

Speaking is when we use our voice to talk to someone.

And listening is paying attention to what someone is saying.

I am speaking to you now, and hopefully you are listening.

In our lesson today, we have two learning cycles.

In the first learning cycle, we will be preparing to retell a story, and then in the second learning cycle, we will retell a story.

So you are going to pause the video in a second and listen to the rhyme, "Humpty Dumpty." Once you've listened to the nursery rhyme, I would like you to turn to your talk partner and answer these three questions with a partner.

Who is the main character in the rhyme? Who's the rhyme about? Who's the main character? Where did he sit? And what happened to Humpty Dumpty when he fell? So I'd like you to pause the video now while you listen to the nursery rhyme, "Humpty Dumpty," and then answer those three questions with a partner.

Pause the video now.

Well done.

I loved the way I saw people turning to face their talk partner, and you were doing really good speaking and listening.

So let's check what you've just learned.

Who tried to help Humpty Dumpty? Was it A, the king, B, all the king's horses and all the king's men, or C, a doctor? Pause the video while you have a think.

Well done.

It was all the king's horses and all the kings men.

B is the correct answer.

We are going to retell the story of "Humpty Dumpty" in full sentences.

We will add extra detail to the events in the story.

We will add storytelling language.

This helps to sequence the events and helps the listener to understand and enjoy the story.

Many fictional stories or fairytales start with similar storytelling language.

I'd like you to turn to your partner now and discuss if you can think of any storytelling language that is often used at the beginning of a fairytale.

Now I'm gonna give you a bit of a clue here.

Quite often, at the end of a fairytale, you have the language, "They lived happily ever after." That quite often comes at the end of a fairytale.

But what quite often comes at the beginning of a fairytale? Pause the video and tell your partner now.

Well done.

I heard lots of brilliant ideas, including: once upon a time, long, long ago, and in a kingdom far away.

Stories always begin by introducing the main character.

That's the most important person in the story.

It's sort of who the story is all about.

So, for example, if we were going to add the storytelling language, we could say, "Once upon a time, there was an egg named Humpty Dumpty.

He likes to sit on high walls." Which example of storytelling language would be most likely to be used at the beginning, the very start of a story? So imagine you've just got a book off the bookshelf, a fairytale, you've gotta open it up, what would be most likely to be the first word? A, suddenly, B, then, C, finally, or D, once upon a time? Pause the video and choose your answer.

Well done! It's D, once upon a time.

'Finally' would probably come right at the end of the story and 'suddenly' or 'then' would happen maybe perhaps in the middle or not the very first.

It wouldn't be the very first thing that we would read.

But 'once upon a time' often starts a story.

We should speak in full sentences when retelling a story.

This helps the listener understand what is being said.

So what is happening in these pictures? Have a look closely at those two pictures and I want you to tell me in full sentences what is happening in those two pictures.

Could you pause the video now and in full sentences tell me what's happening in those two pictures.

Well done.

You might have said, "He climbed a wall and sat at the top." Let's now add some storytelling language.

Sometimes, I like to do it like this, like I'm adding some sprinkles, because it's like I'm just, that's already good, he climbed a wall and sat at the top, it's telling me exactly what happened, but now I'm gonna add some sprinkles to make it sound even better.

One day, he climbed a wall and sat at the top.

That sounds more like a story now.

So one day, he climbed a wall and sat at the top.

Now I'm going to retell the first few sentences of "Humpty Dumpty" using storytelling language.

So I'm gonna add that little bit of detail with storytelling language.

So I'm going to do this first and then it's going to be your turn.

So I'm going to look at these three pictures to help me retell the story.

So I've got the main character, Humpty Dumpty, he's climbing up a wall, and he's sitting at the top of the wall.

But I want to include some storytelling language and use full sentences.

Okay, here I go.

"Once upon a time, there was an egg named Humpty Dumpty.

He liked to sit on high walls.

One day, he climbed a wall and sat at the top." All three of those sentences are full sentences, and you'll see, in purple, I've got 'once upon a time' and 'one day'.

So I've added some storytelling language.

Now it's your turn to retell the first few sentences of "Humpty Dumpty" using storytelling language.

So you are doing exactly what I just did.

Yours might sound the same or it might sound different, but the important thing is, is that you are using some storytelling language and that you are using full sentences.

So pause the video now while you retell the first few sentences of "Humpty Dumpty." Well done.

Did you manage to use storytelling language? Perhaps you said something like, "Long, long ago, there was an egg named Humpty Dumpty," or, "In a far away kingdom, there lived an egg named Humpty Dumpty." Which sentence best matches this picture? Can everyone just look closely at this picture? Show me.

Show me your looking.

Oh, I can see lots of eyes looking at the picture.

So what sentence matches this picture? A, the king's horses and men tried to fix him, B, Humpty Dumpty was an egg, or C, suddenly he fell down to the ground? Pause the video and choose your answer.

Well done.

The correct answer is C.

The sentence which best matches this picture is that suddenly, he, which is Humpty Dumpty, fell down to the ground.

Poor old Humpty Dumpty.

In the middle of a story, there is often a problem.

So what is the problem in this story? Could you pause the video and tell me in a full sentence what's the problem in this story? Humpty Dumpty's climbed up a wall and he sat at the top, there's no problems there, but what happens next? What's the problem? Pause the video and tell me now.

Well done.

You are right.

He fell and broke into many pieces.

How do you think Humpty Dumpty felt when he fell off the wall? Could you pause the video and tell your talk partner? Well done.

I think he probably felt quite shocked to have fallen off the wall, but also quite sad.

So here's a full sentence.

Humpty Dumpty felt sad and asked for help.

So not all stories end happily, which is a bit of a shame.

It would be nice if all stories ended happily, but that's not what always happens.

Sometimes, they have sad endings.

So what's happening in this picture? There's lots going on in this picture, so I'd like you to pause the video and look closely at this picture and tell me in a full sentence what's happening here.

Pause the video now.

Well done.

Well, if you have a look at all these details, the horse with his two hooves is trying to stick Humpty Dumpty back together.

I can see somebody's got some sticky tape, someone's got some glue, someone's got some plasters, there's hands coming in from.

So there's lots of people and the horse trying to help to fix Humpty Dumpty.

So if I was going to put that in one full sentence, I might say, "The king's horses and the king's men tried to fix him." That's what's happening there.

They're trying to fix him.

Can you remember if they managed to fix Humpty Dumpty? Can you remember? Maybe show me thumbs up or thumbs down.

Did they manage to fix him? No, they didn't.

They couldn't put Humpty Dumpty back together.

If you've ever had an egg and you've eaten it, maybe you've had a boiled egg and you've cracked the top off, it is very difficult to put the egg shell all back together in one piece.

And that's what's happening here.

They tried, but they couldn't put Humpty Dumpty back together.

This is an example of a story which doesn't end happily.

So which adverb best fits the gap at the end of the story? So the rest of the sentences, so we've got, mm, they couldn't put Humpty Dumpty back together.

So A, luckily, they couldn't put Humpty Dumpty back together, B, sadly, they couldn't put Humpty Dumpty back together, or C, suddenly, they couldn't put Humpty Dumpty back together.

Which of those words, which of those adverbs sounds the best do you think? Pause the video now.

Well done.

We know that the end of this story is sad, so the best adverb would be, sadly, they couldn't put Humpty Dumpty back together.

So now it's my turn and then your turn again in a second.

First, I am going to retell the rest of "Humpty Dumpty," and I'm going to use that storytelling language, those sprinkles, to make it sound even better.

"Suddenly, he fell down to the ground.

He broke into many pieces.

The king's horses and the king's men tried to fix him.

Sadly, they couldn't put Humpty Dumpty back together." The two words in purple, suddenly and sadly, are my little bits of storytelling language to make my story sound really, really impressive.

Perhaps you could do the same thing because now it's your turn to retell the rest of "Humpty Dumpty" using storytelling language.

So here are the images to help you.

These are the three parts of the story that you need to now retell.

Remember to use full sentences, and if you can, try to use some storytelling language.

Good luck.

Pause the video now.

Well done.

Did you manage to use storytelling language? Perhaps you said, "Sadly, they couldn't put Humpty Dumpty back together again." So now it's time for your first task.

With a partner, discuss what is happening in each picture and place the events in order on the story mountain.

So you are going to look carefully at the pictures and decide which one comes first, and then which one comes after that, and after that, and so on.

So by the end of this task, you are going to have the pictures in order of when they happen.

You are working with a partner, and I want, because you are discussing, I want to hear lots of conversations.

For example, "I think this picture comes next because in this picture, I can see, hmm." Remember, we are going to really focus on speaking loudly and clearly and doing good listening when our partners are talking.

So good luck with this activity.

Pause the video now.

Well done.

This is what it should look like.

So the first picture is introducing the main character.

There's Humpty Dumpty looking happy.

He's got his thumbs up.

In number two, he's climbing up the wall.

We know he loves high walls.

In number three, he's so happy he's at the top.

He's sitting at the top.

Number four, here comes the problem in our story, he's fallen off the wall.

In number five, we can see that he's broken into pieces.

And in number six, we can see the sad ending of the story where the horses and the king's men are trying to fix him, but sadly, they were unable to.

Well done if you managed to get those events in order correctly.

So now we're going to move on to our second learning cycle, retelling a story.

Before we do that, can we just have a little quick movement break? Give yourself a wiggle, maybe wiggle your hands, maybe roll your shoulders, maybe take a deep breath in through your nose (inhales), and out through your mouth.

Okay.

Are you ready? "Babble-gaggle" is an activity that can be used to retell a story between two people.

Can you go like this, "babble-gaggle." Well done.

Babble-gaggle, here are my two people retelling a story.

We need to use a loud, clear voice.

We need to speak in full sentences.

And we need to listen to each other.

We need to take turns saying one sentence each.

And we need to use storytelling language, those sprinkles, to make our story sound amazing.

The volume of our voice is how loud or quiet it is.

When we are speaking, our voice should be loud and clear.

This does not mean shouting.

The volume of our voice needs to be loud enough that people listening can hear what we are saying.

We need to speak clearly so that we can be understood.

So I'm going to practise saying this sentence in my quietest voice so that no one can hear.

Are you ready? Listen carefully to what I'm saying.

"Once upon a time, there was an egg named Humpty Dumpty." Could you hear what I just said? It was far too quiet, wasn't it? If I read a whole story to you in that voice, it wouldn't be very fun to listen to at all because you wouldn't understand or hear what I was saying.

Now, you are going to practise saying this sentence in your loudest shouting voice.

I better get ready to close my ears.

Your loudest shouting voice.

You ready? (gasps) Oh my goodness, that was so loud.

That hurt my ears.

Imagine if someone told you a story and they shouted the whole story to you.

It wouldn't be very nice to listen to, would it? So we're trying to find somewhere in the middle.

Not too quiet, but not too loud.

The really important thing is that we're speaking nice and clearly so that everyone who's listening to us can understand what we're saying.

So now I'm going to practise saying this sentence in a loud, clear voice so that everyone can hear and understand what I'm saying.

Are you ready? Let's see if this is an improvement from last time.

"One day, he climbed a wall and sat at the top." Was that better? Good.

I'm glad it was better.

It was a bit louder, wasn't it? But I wasn't shouting too loud.

Now you are going to practise saying this sentence in a loud, clear voice so that everyone, including me, can hear and understand what you are saying.

So not whispering and not shouting, but loud and clear.

Here's your sentence.

Wow! Well done.

I heard all of you reading that beautifully.

It was loud and clear, but not too loud.

Well done.

So true or false, we should speak very quietly when we are retelling a story? Pause the video and decide if that's true or false.

Well done.

It is false.

We shouldn't speak very quietly because then our listeners won't be able to hear us.

So during "Babble-gaggle," it's in, "Babble-gabble," sorry, it is important to listen well to your partner.

So you need to stop talking when you are listening, you need to look at the person speaking, and pay attention to what they're saying.

To demonstrate good listening, you need to do all three of these things at the same time.

Stop talking, look at who's speaking and pay attention.

During "Babble-gabble," we take turns to tell each part of the story.

Listening carefully to your partner means that you will know which part of the story they have already told.

If I was going to tell the story with my partner and I wasn't listening very well, let's imagine here's partner A and here's partner B, if you weren't listening to each other, this is what might happen.

He loved to climb walls.

Humpty Dumpty loved to climb walls.

Did you see what happened? They were repeating the same idea because the second partner wasn't listening to the first partner so he didn't know which part of the story to tell next.

So it's really important that we're doing good listening.

So you will continue the next part of the story.

If both of you listen to each other, you will retell the story successfully without missing out any key events.

So could you read this version of "Humpty Dumpty" in a loud, clear voice and practise taking turns with your partner to say one sentence each? So perhaps partner A is going to read all of the greeny coloured sentences and partner B is going to read all the sentences in black.

You are taking turns, so partner A will read the first one, partner B will read the second, partner A will read the third, partner B will read the fourth, and so on.

Remember, you are practising taking turns, you're also practising your loud, clear voice.

Good luck.

Pause the video now.

Well done.

That was amazing.

I loved seeing you taking turns.

And what I really liked is that sometimes, the other person was about to stop, but then they remember to stop and wait until their partner had finished their sentence before they started their part.

Well done.

Good teamwork.

So now we are going to watch this example of "Babble-gabble." So could you please make sure you are sitting nice and still and really concentrating and focusing as you watch this example of the game that you are going to play in a minute? <v ->We are going to play "Babble-gabble"</v> to retell the story of "Humpty Dumpty." We are going to take it in turn to say one sentence each and use storytelling language.

I will go first.

Once upon a time, there was an egg named Humpty Dumpty.

<v ->He loved sitting on high walls.

</v> <v ->One day, he climbed a tall wall</v> and sat happily at the top.

<v ->Suddenly, he fell down and tumbled to the ground.

</v> <v ->He broke into many tiny pieces.

</v> <v ->Humpty Dumpty felt sad</v> and asked people to help him.

<v ->The king's horses and the king's men</v> tried to fix him.

<v ->Sadly, they couldn't put Humpty Dumpty back together.

</v> <v ->Well done.

</v> I saw you watching really closely there.

So did the speakers use a loud, clear voice? They did, didn't they? I could really understand what they were saying.

Did they speak in full sentences? Yes, they did, didn't they? Did they take turns? You are right, they did.

Did they use storytelling language? Remember, that's those sprinkles that we add to make our story sound even better.

So it's your turn now to play "Babble-gabble," and you are going to retell the story of "Humpty Dumpty." You can use the pictures to help you.

So partner A could say the first sentence that's happening being shown in the first picture, and then partner B can look at the second picture and say what's happening in that sentence, partner A will go back to do three, and then partner B will do four, and so on.

Now remember, we're trying to use full sentences and that storytelling language.

For example, 'once upon a time' or 'sadly.

' It's also really important that you are listening carefully to your partner so you know when they finished and which part you are going to describe next.

Remember also your beautiful, loud, clear voices.

I can't wait to hear you retell the story.

Pause the video now and good luck with this task.

Well done.

What amazing storytelling that was.

I saw so many things I loved.

I saw amazing turn-taking, I heard full sentences, I heard storytelling language, and I heard really lovely, loud, clear voices.

So did you retell the story? Did you use that storytelling language? Did you take turns with your partner? Did you speak in a loud, clear voice? Yes, I think you did these things really well.

Perhaps there might be one thing that you think, "I think next time, I could do even better with, hmm." For example, "Oh, I don't know if I used enough storytelling language, and maybe next time that's a target to work on." Or, "Maybe next time, I need to just speak a little bit louder 'cause I was a little bit quiet." We all have things the whole time that we are trying to improve on personal targets, and that's really important to try and identify what they are and how we can make ourselves even better at something.

So here are some examples of what I heard.

Someone started the story with 'Once upon a time'.

Really lovely storytelling language.

Somebody else said they made sure their voice was loud and clear and not too quiet.

So let's summarise what we've learned today.

Storytelling language can help a listener to understand and enjoy a story.

Successfus, look, successful speaking includes speaking loudly and clearly enough for everyone to hear.

When I first said that word successful, it wasn't very clear because I sort of stumbled and mumbled on my words.

So that's what we try.

If that happens, we just start the sentence again.

Speaking in full sentences helps the listener understand what is being said.

When retelling a story with someone, it is important to take turns and listen to what the other person is saying.

Well done for all your hard work.

I've loved hearing you retell the story of "Humpty Dumpty." You are amazing storytellers.

Perhaps this week, you could retell another story perhaps to a friend or someone at home.

You could do some practise of retelling a story using a loud, clear voice and some storytelling language.

So thank you for all your hard work and hopefully I'll see you for some more learning at another stage.

Bye!.