Hickory, Dickory, Dockby

St Sylvester’s Primary, ElginScotland

P1 & P1/2

Key competencies

1. Communication in mother tongue- pupils develop understanding of word patterns and rhyme

2. Mathematical literacy- pupils are introduced to the idea of time

3. Digital competence- pupils practice using digital cameras to take photographs as evidence of their work

4. Interpersonal- pupils work together in groups to solve problems

Learning intentions

Pupils enjoy exploring sound patterns in words through reading and watching text

Pupils use sight vocabulary, phonics and punctuation to build and decode text

Pupils realise that clocks and time help us to order the day Pupils work with a partner sharing ideas and learning from

one another Pupils become familiar with use of digital camera

Context and activities

Pupils use the nursery rhyme Hickory, Dickory, Dock as the basis for the lesson. The rhyme is read from a book of nursery rhymes and then a version of the rhyme on youtube is shown to the class.

Children work in pairs to practice building sentences using knowledge of capital letters, full stops and phonetics to help them get the words in the correct order.

Pupils then put the sentences in the correct order to make the rhyme. Pupils have the opportunity to say and to sing the nursery rhyme. Children make finger mice for a Hickory, Dickory, Dock display and take

part in painting the clock. Pupils have the opportunity to continue the rhyme making their own verses

following the pattern and structure of the original. Pupils have the opportunity to move in response to the music. Pupils use computer program to draw pictures to illustrate rhyme.

Link to Youtube Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-G4QnvT1pA

We sang the song together.

Mr Munro played his trumpet for us.

Pupils worked in groups to put sentences from the rhyme back together

Pupils made finger mice

Primary 1/2 work together to put the nursery rhyme in the correct order.

Primary 1/2 make up some verses of their own.

Primary 1/2 used a computer program to draw these pictures.

Primary 1 mouse dance.

Primary 1/2 move to the music!!

We had an audience.

Pupils evaluate their work!