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Old MacDonald had a Farm EDUCATION PACK The People’s Theatre Company www.ptc.org.uk The People’s Theatre Company Old MacDonald had a Farm Education Pack TABLE OF CONTENTS About The People’s Theatre Company III More Stuff for Schools III Introduction IV Coverage of The National Curriculum (2014) V-VIII Summary of the Story 1 English Lesson 1 2-4 English Lesson 2 (Speaking & Listening) 5-6 Mathematics 7-9 Science 10-11 Geography 12-14 Computing 15-17 Resources 18-49 Songs to Sing 50-60 The People’s Theatre Company Old MacDonald had a Farm Education Pack About The People’s Theatre Company The People’s Theatre Company was set up to make quality theatre accessible to everyone. Our award winning shows have played to sell-out crowds up and down the country and each year the company brings that same standard of theatre into schools and youth groups to provide drama training, PPA cover and specialised workshops. If you would like details of any of these services please contact us at [email protected] Find out more about: The People’s Theatre Company , our past productions, workshops and ‘Old MacDonald had a Farm’ by visiting our website at www.ptc.org.uk. You can also email us directly at: [email protected] More Stuff for Schools The PTC is committed to its audience of young people and as part of that commitment we want drama to be available to everybody. To that end we are happy to provide schools and youth groups with affordable, quality drama training, PPA cover and specialised workshops. If you would like details of any of these services please visit us at www.ptc.org.uk/Education or contact us at [email protected]. The People’s Theatre Company Old MacDonald had a Farm Education Pack Introduction Welcome to the education pack for ‘Old MacDonald had a Farm,’ presented by the People’s Theatre Company. This pack is designed as a flexible resource for teachers of Key Stage 1. It has been prepared so that you can deliver lessons across the curriculum that will link in with the People’s Theatre Company’s show, ‘Old MacDonald had a Farm.’ You can use this free pack whether you come to see the show or not (although we’d love it if you did!) You are welcome to use as much or as little of the pack as you wish, choosing a one-off activity or using it as the basis for a cross-curricular exploration of the themes in ‘Old MacDonald had a Farm.’ Lessons are differentiated * clearly with resources at the back of the pack. The links to the new Key Stage 1 National Curriculum are indicated at the start of each lesson although many will also be relevant to early Key Stage 2. *Higher Ability (HA), Middle Ability (MA), Lower Ability (LA) The People’s Theatre Company Old MacDonald had a Farm Education Pack Coverage of The National Curriculum KS1 Statutory Requirements English Spoken Language: Use relevant strategies to build their vocabulary Give well-structured descriptions, explanations and narratives for different purposes, including for expressing feelings Use spoken language to develop understanding through speculating, hypothesising, imagining and exploring ideas Speak audibly and fluently with an increasing command of Standard English Participate in discussions, performances, role play, improvisations Reading Comprehension: Become very familiar with key stories Recognise and join in with predictable phrases Draw on what they already know and vocabulary provided by the teacher. Writing Composition: Write for different purposes Evaluate their writing with the teacher and other pupils Mathematics Number – Number and Place Value: Count in multiples of twos, fives and tens Identify and represent numbers using pictorial representations Solve one-step problems Count in steps of 2 and 5 from 0 The People’s Theatre Company Old MacDonald had a Farm Education Pack Statistics: Interpret and construct simple pictograms and block diagrams Ask and answer simple questions by counting the number of objects in each category and sorting the categories by quantity Ask and answer questions about totalling and comparing categorical data Science Animals, including humans: Identify and name a variety of common animals Describe and compare the structure of a variety of animals Identify and name a variety of animals in their habitats Living things and their habitats: Identify that most living things live in habitats to which they are suited and describe how different habitats provide for the basic needs of different kinds of animals Identify and name a variety of animals in their habitats Find out about and describe the basic needs of animals for survival Working scientifically: Recording data and results of increasing complexity using bar graphs Geography Human and Physical Geography: Use basic geographical features to refer to key physical and human features Geographical skills and fieldwork: The People’s Theatre Company Old MacDonald had a Farm Education Pack Devise a simple map and use and construct basic symbols in a key History Changes within living memory. Where appropriate, these should be used to reveal aspects of change in national life Events beyond living memory that are significant nationally or globally Design and Technology Design: Design purposeful, functional, appealing products for other users based on design criteria Generate, develop, model and communicate their ideas through talking, drawing Evaluate: Evaluate their ideas and products against their own design criteria and consider the views of others to improve their work Computing Use technology purposefully to create, organise, store, manipulate and retrieve digital content Recognise common uses of information technology beyond school The People’s Theatre Company Old MacDonald had a Farm Education Pack Music Use their voices expressively and creatively by singing songs and speaking chants and rhymes Non-Statutory Guidelines PSHE & Citizenship: 2e: To realise that other living things have needs, and that they have responsibilities to meet them 2g: What improves and harms natural and built environments 4b: To listen to other people, and play and work cooperatively 5g: Ask for help Summary of the Story ‘Old MacDonald had a Farm’ is our delightful adaptation of the popular nursery rhyme. This time, we discover the well-known farmer’s animals have disappeared! A strange, hooded figure is suspected but who is this mystery villain and why would he steal Old MacDonald’s animals? Luckily, a friendly Russian Scientist appears with an amazing invention that might just save the day. It is a time machine! Can the scientist and his marvellous machine help our farm-yard hero piece the clues together or are the animals lost forever? The People’s Theatre Company Old MacDonald had a Farm Education Pack English –Lesson 1 Objective: To describe Old MacDonald’s lost animals. National Curriculum POS: English Spoken Language: Use relevant strategies to build their vocabulary Give well-structured descriptions for different purposes Reading Comprehension: Become very familiar with key stories Recognise and join in with predictable phrases Draw on what they already know and vocabulary provided by the teacher Writing Composition: Write for different purposes Evaluate their writing with the teacher and other pupils Science Animals, including humans: Identify and name a variety of common animals Living things and their habitats: Identify that most living things live in habitats to which they are suited and describe how different The People’s Theatre Company Old MacDonald had a Farm Education Pack habitats provide for the basic needs of different kinds of animals. Non-Statutory Guidelines PSHE & Citizenship: 5g: Ask for help “My animals are missing!” cried Old MacDonald! Introduction Explain to the children that animals from the farm have gone missing and Old MacDonald needs help to find them. Younger pupils - Sing ‘Old MacDonald had a Farm.’ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDt_MhIKpLM Older pupils - Learn about characteristics of farm animals. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-CuUnVsSOQ Organise pupils into a circle. Place four hoops on the ground labelled ‘Cow,’ ‘Sheep,’ ‘Pig’ and ‘Duck.’ (Resource 1) Share key vocabulary with the class. (Resource 2) Can the children place the descriptions in the correct hoop? Can they add a description of their own? (Blank labels included in Resource 2) Main Activity As a class, discuss what people might do when a pet/animal goes missing e.g put up posters, advertise in the local paper, blog on social media. Inform pupils that they are going to help Old Macdonald by either: HA: Writing a letter to local residents. (Resource 3a) The People’s Theatre Company Old MacDonald had a Farm Education Pack MA: Designing a poster with detailed description of the animals. (Resource 4a) LA: Designing a poster, cut and pasting descriptions of one animal. (Resource 5a) Model writing (using Resources 3b, 4b and/or 5b as guides) demonstrating good practise in handwriting and spelling. Plenary Choose a completed piece of work to read out. Encourage pupils to think about what they consider effective and areas for improvement. Possible focus might incorporate: grammar, sense, inclusion of relevant detail or challenging vocabulary. The People’s Theatre Company Old MacDonald had a Farm Education Pack English –Lesson 2 (Speaking & Listening) Objective: To act out the story of ‘Old MacDonald had a Farm.’ National Curriculum POS: English Spoken Language: Give well-structured descriptions, explanations and narratives for different purposes, including for expressing feelings Use spoken language to develop understanding through speculating, hypothesising, imagining and exploring ideas Speak audibly and fluently with an increasing command of Standard English Participate in discussions, performances, role play, improvisations Non-Statutory Guidelines PSHE & Citizenship: 4b: To listen to other people, and play and work cooperatively “I am sure at least a few of these animals will appear in our story!” said the Russian Scientist, who had arrived with a fantastic time machine to help Old MacDonald find his animals.