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Hello, I'm Miss Brooms, and I'm so very excited to be learning with you today.

We are going to have a great time thinking and learning and working together.

I will be guiding you through our learning today.

Well done for choosing an English lesson.

You have made an excellent choice.

So let's get started, shall we? Welcome to the lesson, "Hickory Dickory Dock." Your outcome for today is I can listen to and learn "Hickory Dickory Dock." So by the end of today's lesson, you should know the rhyme, the nursery rhyme, "Hickory Dickory Dock." For today's lesson, you are going to need your looking eyes, listening ears, thinking brains, somebody to talk to, and your performing voice.

So let's get started.

The keywords today to keep an ear out for are rhyme, poem, compare, same, difference.

Really great repeating.

If you've heard though these words before, that's great.

If you haven't, that's okay.

We're going to be looking at them today.

Throughout today's lesson, we are going to be introducing "Hickory Dickory Dock," looking at comparing nursery rhymes and performing "Hickory Dickory Dock." So, let's start with introducing "Hickory Dickory Dock." Have a look at these pictures.

You can see a clock with a mouse, a girl and her sheep, a girl with some kind of baking thing, hmm, and some ducks in a pond.

Now, these pictures are all from nursery rhymes.

Nursery rhymes are often enjoyed by young children.

So, you might hear them in the form of a song.

I wonder if you know what they are, hmm? Nursery rhymes are a type of poem.

Rhyme, poem, those are some of our key words.

So nursery rhymes are a type of poem.

Poems are a type of fiction texts that are often quite short, and they're written to entertain whoever is reading or listening.

So entertain, that can mean that enjoy.

So whoever's listening or reading it, they will enjoy listening or reading to the poem.

It'll be enjoyable and make them happy.

So there are lots and lots of different types of poems. Nursery rhymes are often sung to an audience, an audience of people who are watching or it could be one person.

Now, do you enjoy listening to songs, nursery rhymes and poems? I do, do you? I'd like you to turn to your partner and ask them, do you enjoy listening to songs, nursery rhymes and poems? And if you do, which ones do you like listening to? Do that now, pause the video here.

Well done, really great discussion.

Now for me, I really enjoy listening to lots of nursery rhymes like "Incy Wincy Spider," and "Little Bo-Peep." Hmm, true or false? A nursery rhyme is a type of poem.

Have a think about what I've been saying.

A nursery rhyme is a type of poem, true or false? Show me on your thumbs everyone, I'm looking.

I'm looking everyone, thumbs.

Well done.

The answer is true.

Nursery rhymes are a form of poem.

They're a type of poem.

Well done if you've got that.

If you didn't, that's okay.

Huh, hmm? Look at this picture.

There's a mouse, a clock, and the clock is telling the time, one o'clock.

What do you predict this nursery rhyme is about? Now predict what you think is going to happen, okay? What do you predict this nursery rhyme is about? Can you turn to someone nearby to you and tell them.

Pause the video here.

Well done.

Ooh, great predictions.

Let's see.

Now, "Hickory Dickory Dock" is a nursery rhyme.

"Hickory Dickory Dock.

The mouse ran up the clock.

The clock struck one, the mouse ran down.

Hickory Dickory Dock." Now it has some rhyming words in it.

Hickory, Dickory.

They both have ory, Hickory, Dickory.

There's also dock and clock.

Dock, clock, both have ock.

Now rhyming words have the same sound at the end of a word.

Rhyming words have the same sound at the end of a word.

Good, repeat it, well done.

Now "Hickory Dickory Dock" is a nursery rhyme.

"Hickory Dickory Dock, the mouse ran up the clock.

The clock struck one, the mouse ran down.

Hickory Dickory Dock, now that you've listened to it again.

Hickory Dickory Dock, the mouse ran up the clock.

The clock struck one, the mouse ran down.

Hickory Dickory Dock." One and down, they are also near rhymes, okay.

One and down are also near rhymes.

This is because they almost sound like they are rhyming.

Now, nursery rhymes look different to stories in books.

"Hickory Dickory Dock, the mouse ran up the clock.

The clock struck one, the mouse ran down.

Hickory Dickory Dock." Hmm, what do you notice about how the words of this nursery rhyme look on the page? Have a look how they're put on the page.

What do you notice about it? Just have a think in your mind.

What do you notice about how the words of this nursery rhyme look on the page? If you notice something, you can whisper it into your hands like this.

Now, I notice that the way they are written down can help us with the rhythm.

"Hickory Dickory Dock." That's one section, one sentence.

Then underneath, "The mouse ran up the clock.

The clock struck one, the mouse ran down.

Hickory Dickory Dock." Having it written underneath, in short, helps us with the rhythm, because we're easily able to hear and notice the rhymes.

They've got short lines.

The capital letters at the start of every line help us.

And so do the repeated words, "Hickory Dickory Dock." That's repeated.

Now the short lines make it easier for this rhyme to feel quick and lively.

It gives it more energy.

So nursery rhymes often have A, long words.

B, short lines.

C, repeated words.

Or D, rhyming words.

Which ones of these do nursery rhymes often have? Which ones do nursery rhymes often have? I would like you to whisper A, B, C, D.

Whisper the letters that you think they are.

Whisper into your hands.

Okay, pause the video here for some thinking time.

Okay, I'm going to show you the answers.

Nursery rhymes often have B, short lines, C, repeated words, and D, rhyming words.

Well done if you got that.

If you didn't, that's okay.

If you only got some, that's all right.

So nursery rhymes often have short lines, repeated words and rhyming words.

Now, "Hickory Dickory Dock" is about a little mouse running up and down a grandfather clock, which is a really big clock.

"Hickory Dickory Dock, the mouse ran up the clock.

The clock struck one, the mouse ran down.

Hickory Dickory Dock".

Now, grandfather clocks often make a chime or a gong sound at the hour of each day.

So at each hour of the day, they make a gong sound or a chiming sound.

A really big noise.

"Hickory Dickory Dock" as a nursery rhyme has more than one verse.

So each new verse counts on an hour to show the time passing.

What a cool nursery rhyme.

So let's identify which words change in the next verse.

"Hickory Dickory Dock".

Remember the last verse was "The mouse ran up the clock.

The clock struck one, the mouse ran down.

Hickory Dickory Dock." We are thinking about time passing.

Listen, "Hickory Dickory Dock.

The mouse ran up the clock.

The clock struck Two, the mouse said, 'Boo!' Hickory Dickory Dock." Hmm, two.

And boo.

Wait, they rhyme.

How cool? Now the words that changed were two and boo.

Okay, so "The clock struck two.

The mouse said, 'Boo!' Hickory Dickory Dock"." Now the new words rhyme with each other.

Okay, so they at the end of each line and they rhyme with each other.

In "Hickory Dickory Dock," where does the mouse run? Have a think.

Does the mouse run up the stairs? Does the mouse run up the clock? Does the mouse run under the table? A, B, or C? Can you all show me on your hands? Pause the video here.

Well done, I'm going to show you the answer.

The answer is B.

The mouse runs up the clock.

Good job if you got that.

Now I would like you to answer these questions about the nursery rhyme, "Hickory Dickory Dock".

Which animal ran up the clock? That's the first question.

Which animal ran up the clock? And your second question, why do you think the mouse ran back down the clock? Your third question.

Can you remember any words that are repeated in the rhyme? So think, have a little think about any words that are repeated.

So one, which animal ran up the clock? Two, why do you think the mouse ran back down the clock? And three, can you remember any words that are repeated in the rhyme? Can you turn to somebody nearby to you and tell them? Pause the video here.

Well done.

Really good discussions.

Okay, here are some of the answers that you might have come up with.

You might have said for the first question, which animal ran up the clock, a mouse ran up the clock.

For the second question, why do you think the mouse ran back down the clock? I think the mouse ran back down the clock because the clock made a loud noise at one o'clock.

And the third question you might have said, can you remember any words that are repeated in the rhyme? Hickory Dickory Dock, mouse and clock are repeated words.

Now, let's move on to comparing the nursery rhymes.

We are going to be comparing two nursery rhymes.

Now, when we compare, we look for things that are the same, and things that are different.

Same and different are key words.

So things that are the same and things that are different.

Hmm, hmm? Look at these pictures.

What is the same about these two pictures? What do you notice? What is the same about these two pictures? Hmm? I can see that they are both flowers.

They're both flowers.

That's what I noticed.

That's the same.

What is different about these two pictures? I mean, one flower is white and one flower is yellow.

Hmm, can you think of anything that is the same and different about these two pictures? Have a think about colour, shape.

Have a think about the type of thing you are seeing in front of you.

What is the same, what is different? I've already given you one thing that is the same, and one thing that is different.

Can you turn to someone nearby to you, and tell them what is the same, what is different? I'm going to keep an ear out and listen to your answers.

Pause the video here.

Ooh, really good discussions.

All right, we are moving on.

Now we are going to be comparing the nursery rhymes, "Little Bo-Peep" and "Hickory Dickory Dock".

"Little Bo-Peep has lost her sheep, and doesn't know where to find them.

Leave them alone and they'll come home wagging their tails behind them." Little Bo-Peep, and there's a picture of her.

She's looking for her sheep.

Can't seem to find them.

"Hickory Dickory Dock.

The mouse ran up the clock.

The clock struck one, the mouse ran down.

Hickory Dickory Dock." And there's a picture of the big clock with a mouse sitting on the top.

We are going to compare these two.

Hmm, "Hickory Dickory Dock" on one side and "Little Bo-Peep" on the other.

And things that are the same in both poems are going in the middle.

So they both have animals.

"Hickory Dickory Dock" has a a mouse and "Little Bo-Peep" has sheep.

So "Hickory Dickory Dock", the animal is a mouse.

"Little Bo-Peep," the animal is a sheep.

They both have rhyming words.

Now, "Hickory Dickory Dock," the setting, where it happens, is inside.

In "Little Bo-Peep," the setting, where it happens is outside.

Have a think, hmm? Put on your thinking brains.

Everyone, let me see your thinking brains, hmm.

True or false? True or false.

Both "Hickory Dickory Dock" and "Little Bo-Peep" are about animals.

Both "Hickory Dickory Dock" and "Little Bo-Peep" are about animals.

True or false? Show me on your thumbs now.

Let me see.

Okay, I'm going to show you the answer in three, two, one.

True, they are both about animals.

"Hickory Dickory Dock" is about a mouse and "Little Bo-Peep" is about some sheep.

Can you think of something else that is the same or different in "Hickory Dickory Dock" and "Little Bo-Peep?" Think of something that, something else that is the same or different.

Something that's not here.

Can you turn to someone near to you and tell them.

Pause the video here (laughs).

Well done, good discussions.

So another thing that is the same is they both have repeated words.

Something that we've been looking at this lesson in "Hickory Dickory Dock," the characters are playful, so they're playing, running up and down.

In "Little Bo-Peep," the character is worried.

Bo-Peep is very, very worried about her sheep.

Hmm, thinking about comparing "Hickory Dickory Dock" and "Little Bo-Peep", which of these is a difference between "Hickory Dickory Dock" and "Little Bo-Peep?" Which one is a difference? A, one contains rhyming words and one does not.

B, there is an animal in both nursery rhymes.

C, one nursery rhyme is set outside and the other nursery rhyme is set inside.

Which of these is a difference? A, B, or C? Pause the video here for some thinking time.

Well done, now that you've had to think, show me your answers and I'm going to show you the correct answer is one nursery rhyme is set outside and the other nursery rhyme is set inside.

That is our difference in "Hickory Dickory Dock" and "Little Bo-Peep." Now let's have a think about which is our favourite nursery rhyme.

I will tell you which of these nursery rhymes I prefer.

My favourite nursery rhyme is "Hickory Dickory Dock" because I like imagining that cheeky mouse getting a fright when the clock struck one.

That is my favourite.

I would like you to tell your partner, which nursery rhyme is your favourite.

I'd like you to explain why this is your favourite and make sure that you listen to someone else's idea.

I'd like you to use the stem sentence.

"My favourite nursery rhyme is, because.

My favourite nursery rhyme is hmm, because." Well done.

Now I'd like you to turn to someone near to you, and tell them which nursery rhyme is your favourite.

Pause the video here.

Wow, well done.

Really, really great sentences, everyone.

Here are some examples of some answers that you might have shared.

"My favourite nursery rhyme is "Little Bo-Peep," because my favourite animals are sheep, and I would like to be a shepherdess when I grow up." "My favourite nursery rhyme is "Hickory Dickory Dock," because I enjoy saying the words "Hickory Dickory Dock".

I think they sound funny." "My favourite nursery rhyme is "Little Bo-Peep," because I like that it has a happy ending." We are now going to move on to performing "Hickory Dickory Dock." Today we are going to perform "Hickory Dickory Dock." A performance is a show that you put on for others.

There's usually a stage, an audience.

Have you ever seen a performance, or have you ever been in a performance yourself? You could have been putting on a show, singing or dancing or acting.

Have a think, have you ever seen a performance, or have you ever been to a performance yourself? If you haven't, that's okay.

We are going to be creating one today.

But turn to someone near to you and tell them, have you seen a, have you ever seen a performance? Have you ever been in a performance? Let them know, share your experiences the video.

Pause the video here, off you go.

Well done, well, I heard some really great stories.

Some of you haven't seen a performance before, and that's okay.

I'm kind of like performing to you right now.

You're kind of like my audience.

So if you haven't seen a performance before, this is kind of like one, our lesson (laughs).

Now let's think about what makes a performance exciting to watch.

It's exciting to watch when there are actions and movements, when there are different facial expressions.

And when you use a loud, clear voice, that makes the performance very, very exciting.

It makes people want to watch it more.

Today we're going to be focusing on using actions and movements.

Now, which of these things make a performance more exciting to watch? A, loud clear voice.

B, a quiet voice.

C, actions and movements.

D, sitting on chairs.

Which ones do you think make a performance more exciting to watch? Pause the video here for some thinking time.

Okay, now that you've had a little bit of time to think, I'm going to show you the answers.

Which of these make a performance more exciting to watch? A, a loud, clear voice and C, actions and movements.

Well done if you got that.

If you didn't, that's okay.

Today we are going to be imagining that we are actors.

Now remember that nursery rhymes are often sung to a tune.

♪ Hickory Dickory Dock ♪ ♪ The mouse ran up the clock ♪ ♪ The clock struck one ♪ ♪ The mouse ran down ♪ ♪ Hickory Dickory Dock ♪ Now can you practise sing the rhyme in a loud, clear, singsong voice? I'm going to listen.

Off you go.

Wow, oh my goodness, what great singing.

Now, remembering the words means that you can concentrate on making it entertaining for people watching.

That's why if you practise singing the rhyme in a loud, clear, singsong voice, you don't have to read it anymore, you can just remember it.

Like I just said, when you can remember it, it means that you can concentrate on making it more entertaining for people to watch.

Now let's add actions and movements to our performance.

Now, I'm sitting down, but when you do it, I want you to stand up and move around if you can.

Okay.

♪ Hickory Dickory Dock ♪ ♪ The mouse ran up the clock ♪ I'm going to make my hands move like they are part of the clock for the first line.

♪ Hickory Dickory Dock ♪ What actions or movements could you do for the second line of the rhyme? Can you turn someone nearby to you, and show them what actions or movements could you do for the second line of the rhyme.

♪ The mouse ran up the clock ♪ Pause the video here, and talk about it.

Well done, great discussions, and I saw some good actions too.

♪ The mouse ran up the clock ♪ Adding actions and movements makes a performance more interesting to watch.

♪ The clock struck one ♪ ♪ The mouse ran down ♪ ♪ Hickory Dickory Dock ♪ Can you use your hands to clap once.

♪ The clock struck one ♪ (hands clapping) Like that.

Ready? ♪ The clock struck one ♪ (hands clapping) Ooh, great.

♪ The mouse ran down ♪ ♪ Hickory Dickory Dock ♪ What actions could you do for the end of the rhyme? So we've already done.

♪ The clock struck one ♪ (hands clapping) Now it's your turn to think of some actions for "The mouse ran down, Hickory Dickory Dock." Can you show your partner or the person nearby to you some actions that you could use for this part of the poem? Off you go.

Pause the video here.

Well done, great.

I saw some fantastic, fantastic actions.

"The mouse ran down.

Hickory Dickory Dock." Wow, great actions.

Now, which part of our body can we use to add actions to a performance? A, our nose.

B, our toes.

C, our hands.

Or D, our arms. Which parts of our bodies? You can choose more than one.

I'd like you to show me A, B, C, or D.

Pause the video here for some thinking time.

Okay, now that you've had time to think, I'm going to show you the answers.

The answers are C, your hands, and D, your arms. Those are parts of your body that you can move to add actions to your performance.

Now, when performing, we can perform on our own, in small groups, or in big groups.

There's not just one way to perform.

So when we are not performing, we are the audience, okay? That means that we need to be a good audience.

But what does a good audience look like? A good audience makes sure that they are listening.

Just like how you've all been listening to me, that you are not talking, 'cause you don't want to talk over people doing a performance, that you are sitting still, that you are being supportive, by looking.

By smiling, sometimes you might cheer, or at the end you might clap.

So I would like you to practise performing "Hickory Dickory Dock." Remembering to use a loud, clear voice, remembering to sing the tune, remembering to use actions and movements.

And then the second thing I'd like you to do is perform "Hickory Dickory Dock" to an audience.

If you don't have an audience, you can perform it to me.

If you do have someone nearby to you, I'd like you to perform it to them.

So practise performing first, and then perform it.

♪ Hickory Dickory Dock ♪ ♪ The mouse ran up the clock ♪ ♪ The clock struck one ♪ (hands clapping) ♪ The mouse ran down ♪ ♪ Hickory Dickory Dock ♪ How good you performed? I'd like you to do that now.

Pause the video here, and I'm watching.

Off you go.

Wow, what incredible performances, yay, well done.

Amazing, you've all done brilliantly.

Oh, what great performances.

I loved the actions.

I loved the movements.

I thought the singing was wonderful.

And you remembered to use a loud, clear voice.

Now, I hope that you think, your thinking and reflecting.

Did you perform "Hickory Dickory Dock" to an audience? Remember some of you performed to me, so well done.

Did your performance include a loud, clear voice? Have a think to yourself, did I include a loud, clear voice? Did you sing the tune? And did you use actions and movement.

Well done on your performances? So to summarise, nursery rhymes have different structures to stories.

So their structure is different.

They're much, much shorter.

Now, nursery rhymes, they often contain rhyming words, and we can compare different nursery rhymes by looking at things that are the same and things that are different.

Now, people can have different thoughts or opinions about the same nursery rhyme.

Some people might really, really like it.

Some people might think they're just okay.

That's why we had looked at our favourite nursery rhymes.

We also looked at how remembering the tune and the rhythm and actions of a nursery rhyme can make it more exciting for the audience.

You have all been so incredible this English lesson.

Well done.

I'd like you all to give yourself a really big.

♪ One, two, three, well done me ♪ Fantastic.

I really, really hope that you can learn with me in another lesson.

See you, bye.