The Doorbell Rang
Literacy Activity 1 - Story Time (Listen Phase)
Martin reads 'The Doorbell Rang' in the video below. Enjoy watching the video and follow along with the BOOK.pdf attached below.
Don't forget to have a go at joining in with our call and response! You could follow along with a homemade drum if you like (a saucepan would work brilliantly!)
Can you answer these questions?
- What did Ma make for tea?
- What colour is Ma's hair?
- Who arrived at the house last?
CHALLENGE QUESTIONS
- How many cookies did Ma give the children at the beginning?
- How many children arrived in total?
- Can you find the cat on each page of the book?
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| The Doorbell Rang BOOK.pdf | Download |
Literacy Activity 2 - Story Role Play (Act Phase)
Can you remember the sequence of the story? You can follow along with Martin's video if you like, or just pick one scene to recreate.
If you would like, you can use real cookies instead of paper ones (see recipe further down this page!)
Resources needed (download below):
- Printed DRAMA KIT + real cookies if you would like!
- Printed COMMUNICATION BOARD
- Scissors
Activity steps:
- Print out the resources
- Cut out characters and props from the DRAMA KIT
- Using your characters and props, retell a part of the story. Can you share out the cookies equally as the new characters arrive? Use the COMMUNICATION BOARD to help remember the sequence and to aid communication.
CHALLENGE
For for a real challenge you could have a go at retelling the whole story!
Literacy Activity 3 - Making a Story Map (Map Phase)
It's time to make a story map! You can either use the resources below, or for a real CHALLENGE you could make your own map with your own drawings, arrows and labels.
Resources needed:
- Your DRAMA KIT from activity 2
- Printed COMMUNICATION BOARD
- Printed STORY MAP TEMPLATE (not needed if doing the CHALLENGE)
- Pens/pencils and blank paper (if doing the CHALLENGE)
Activity steps:
- Re-watch the story video above, following along with your DRAMA KIT
- Make a story map using your DRAMA KIT and STORY MAP SQUARES, sticking your characters and props in the order of the story. Can you remember what happens at the beginning, middle and end of the story?
CHALLENGE!
If you’re feeling really confident, you can make your own map from scratch, doing your own drawings and captions! Can you add in our refrain ‘No one makes cookies like Grandma’ on your story map?
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| STORY MAP TEMPLATE.pdf | Download |
Literacy Activity 4 - Let's write! (Write Phase)
It's time to write some sentences! Enjoy completing the worksheet, or if you fancy a real challenge, why not compose your own sentences in our CHALLENGE?
Resources needed
- Printed COMPOSING SENTENCES worksheet
- Pen/pencil OR scissors and glue
- Blank sheet of lined paper (if doing the CHALLENGE)
Activity steps
- Retell the story using your story map from activity 3
- Complete the COMPOSING SENTENCES worksheet by either writing in the words or cutting and sticking the symbols
CHALLENGE!
Choose a scene from the book and verbally compose a sentence about it. Repeat the sentence a few times before writing the sentence in shared writing.
Shared writing is where the adult fills in the trickier parts of a sentence using a different colour pen. You can find instructions on how to do shared writing in more detail in the document how to do shared writing. You can also use Shape Coding when composing the sentence, more information can be found about this in the Shape Coding - how to guide.
Maths Challenge!
Can you complete the MATHS STORY CHALLENGE below? Why not use your DRAMA KIT to help you work out the problems?
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| The Doorbell Rang MATHS STORY CHALLENGE.pdf | Download |
Literacy Challenge!
Can you read the High Frequency Words on the TRICKY WORDS COOKIES sheet?
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| Tricky Word Cookies.pdf | Download |
Let's Bake Cookies
Follow along with the COOKIES RECIPE and enjoy baking some cookies with Martin in the video below! Make sure you have an adult's help when doing any cooking.
After you've made and tried your cookies, don't forget to write down how they tasted on the HOW DID IT TASTE worksheet! Perhaps you could use your cookies as part of your Story Map? Or you could use them to help you complete the Maths Challenge above!
We can use cooking to work on so many skills, including reading and following sequences, fine motor skills, maths based learning (such as weight and capacity) and so much more! If your child likes this recipe, you could try making it regularly over a few weeks to build independence and consolidate these skills.
