Mean Giant Fred

This appealing whole-class lesson provides the basis for a weeks worth of oral language activities; containing a session overview, a limerick based on 'Jack and the Beanstalk' and a session each for text, sound, word and sentence work. The teacher begins each session by retelling 'Mean Giant Fred' to the class before working through a series of fun and interactive exercises relating to the limerick. Activities include 'Sequence the story' flashcards, a sound-related bingo activity, a memory exercise and a 'Jack's adjective' tossing game.