Video: Language comprehension: 'The Drum'

﻿To get ready for today's lesson, find a quiet space to work away from any distractions. Make the area a comfy reading space. Make sure if you have any resources that are nearby you, use a familiar reference to prepare the learner that the activity is going to start. This could be a symbol, sound or song. Press pause while you get things ready. It's time to look, listen, and learn. Hello, my name is Leanne and I will be your teacher for this lesson. Today, we're going to be thinking about our world, so different places in the world that we could visit. Today, we're going to read a story called "The Drum" which is a folklore story from India. Find a comfortable space and get ready for our story. Today's story is "The Drum," a folk tale from India retold by Rob Cleveland, illustrated by Tom Wrenn and published by August House. It's time for our story, "The Drum" by Rob Cleveland illustrated by Tom Wrenn and published by August House. "There was once lady who lived with her son. "They were very poor. "Their clothes were torn and the boy "had nothing to play with. "The boy had a secret wish. "He wanted a drum. "His mother that was going to sell grain at the market. "'Is there anything you would like?' "She asked, 'a drum said the boy.' "His mum was sad. "She knew she could not sell enough grain to buy a drum. "On the way home, she bumped into a strange little man "by the side of the road. "'Why are you sad?" "Asked the strange little man. "The woman told him, this strange man "gave the woman a stick of wood. "'This is a magic stick,' he said. "Mum gave the magic stick to her son. "The boys said, 'thank you' and went out to play. "He met an old woman who was trying to light a fire "so she could cook bread. "'Why are you sad? "Asked the boy. "'My ward is too wet and will not burn,' said the old woman. "The boy gave her his magic's stick. "The old woman started the fire. "'Oh, thank you,' she said "and gave the boys some round flat bread. "The boy then met a lady with a baby who was crying. "'Why is your baby crying?" "He asked, 'He is hungry,' said the lady. "The boy gave her the bread. "The baby ate the bread, 'Oh, thank you," said the lady "and gave the boy a large pot. "The boy came to a river, a man and a woman were yelling. "'Why are you yelling?' "Asked the boy. "'The woman has broken my pot,' said the man. "'I need to wash clothes.' "The boy gave the man his pot, 'Oh, thank you, said the man "and gave the boy a coat for being so kind. "The boy met a man who was only wearing his underwear. "He was cold and wet. "'Why are you cold and wet?' "Said the boy, 'Where are your clothes?' "'I have been robbed,' said the man "'and pushed in the river.' "The boy gave the wet and cold man the coat. "'Thank you,' said the wet and cold man "and he gave the boy his horse. "The boy and the horse walked down the road. "They saw a wedding party but no music was playing. "Everybody looked sad. "'Why are you sad?' "Asked the boy. "'The bridegroom cannot get to the wedding. 'We have no horse.' "The boy gave the bridegroom the horse. "'Thank you,' said the bridegroom "and he gave the boy a drum. "The boy was so happy, he had always wanted a drum. "He ran all the way home. "The strange little man was right. "This stick really was a magic stick." That is the end of our story of "The Drum." Did you like the story? Now that our story, "The Drum" has finished, let's sequence the story. We're going to retell the story by sequencing these three pictures. Look at the pictures. What do you think happened in the beginning of the story? So, the boy use different objects to help people. The boy got a drum or the boy had no toys. Let's remember that the boy felt sad at the beginning. Which picture do you think comes at the beginning of the story? Let's check and see which picture is at the beginning of our story. Look, in the beginning of the story, the boy had no toys. He felt very sad. Now that we know the beginning of the story, what happened next in the middle of the story? Did the boy use different objects to help people? Or did the boy get a drum? Let's check, look in the middle of the story, the boy used many different things to help people. Do you remember he's magic stick? So now we know in the beginning of the story, the boy had no toys. Then he used lots of different things to help many people. Can you remember what happens at the end of the story? Did the boy get a drum or did the boy get a trumpet? What do you think? That's right, the boy got a drum. That's what he always wanted. So now we've sequenced our story with the beginning, the middle and the end. We can retell our story by looking at the pictures and describing what you can see. To make this lesson easier, you can provide additional resources to support the storytelling. You could also use symbols or pictures rather than words. And adults could help rephrase ideas or act as a scribe. To make this lesson harder, try to produce extended writing, relating to the story. You can build sentences around the story and practise these before writing them. For more ideas of activities you can do related to this lesson, Why don't you focus on a country that a family member is from, or that you would like to visit. Draw a picture of that country and describe it. You can make a poster about to country of your choice. What is special about that country? So that's the end of our lesson for today. I want to say a big thank you for taking part in my lesson and is huge well done for all of the learning that you've achieved today. So I'm going to say goodbye, and I hope you enjoy the rest of your learning with Oak. would love to see your wonderful work. Please ask your parent or carer to share your work on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter, tagging @OakNational and #LearnwithOak.

Lesson summary: Language comprehension: 'The Drum'

In this lesson, we will be reading a story from Indian folklore called 'The Drum'. We will be answering questions around the story and also sequencing the story. This lesson requires full adult support.

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Language comprehension: 'The Drum'

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