Suzy: Ok, Simon.
Simon: What’s this animal? It’s a big cat. It’s orange and black. Suzy: That’s easy. It’s a tiger.
Simon: Yes. Very good. What now? This animal is big and grey. Suzy: It’s a hippo.
Simon: No, it’s big and grey with a long nose. Suzy: It’s an elephant.
Simon: Ok, ok. What’s brown and yellow with a small head? Suzy: Is it a monkey? Simon: No, it isn’t.
Suzy: I know! It’s a giraffe.
Simon: Yes, very good. Ok. What’s this? It’s long and green and … Suzy: Er, is it a snake?
Simon: Hah! No, it isn’t. This animal is big, long, green and … Suzy: I know! I know! It’s a crocodile.
Simon: Yup!
Suzy: Now, it’s my turn. What’s this? It’s small and white with red hair
and a big mouth.
Simon: Er, I don’t know. What animal is that, Suzy? Suzy: It’s a Simon! Ha! Ha! Ha! Simon: Very funny, Suzy. Thank you. 2. Listen, point and repeat.
Giraffe, elephant, snake, hippo, crocodile, monkey, tiger 3. Say the chant. Do the actions. Tiger, elephant, hippo, snake, Giraffe and crocodile. Tiger, elephant, hippo, snake, Giraffe and crocodile. 4. Listen and point. What’s the animal? Listen and look.
Point to the animal in this book. It’s small and brown.
It’s long and green. It’s grey and dirty. It’s big and clean. It’s orange and black. It’s red and blue.
It’s yellow and brown with a small head too. 5. Listen and point. Toys in the toy box. Come alive. Walk and talk. On the count of five. One, two, three, four, five.
Maskman: What have you got there, Trevor?
Trevor: I’ve got a book on animals. Look at these monkeys. They are funny.
Maskman: Yes, they’ve got long arms and big hands. Oooh. What are they? Trevor: They are crocodiles. They are long and green and they’ve got big
mouths and long tails.
Monty: How many teeth have they got? Trevor: They’ve got a lot of teeth. Maskman: Have they got long legs?
Trevor: No, they haven’t. They’ve got short legs and feet. Look at the snakes. They’ve got no legs and no feet. Maskman: Look at the elephants. They are big and grey. They’ve got very big ears, long noses and short tails. Monty: Hmmm. Elephants. They’re my favorite animals. 6. Listen, point and repeat.
They’ve got long arms and big hands. They’ve got long legs. They’ve got short legs. They haven’t got feet.
7. Sing the song.
Animals, animals, big and small. Animals, animals, short and tall. Animals, animals, dirty and clean. Animals, animals, brown and green. Come on children, sing along. Sing and move to the animal song. Let’s all do the hippo show. Let’s all do the hippo show Let’s all do the hippo show Move your hands and feet. Let’s all do the elephant dance. Let’s all do the elephant dance. Move your arms and legs. Let’s all do the snake shake. Move your head and tail. Let’s all do the crocodile smile. Let’s all do the crocodile smile. Let’s all do the crocodile smile. Show your big white teeth. Let’s all do the giraffe laugh. Let’s all do the giraffe laugh. Let’s all do the giraffe laugh. Open your big clean mouth. 9. Say it with Monty.
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