English Language ETV Programmes
Pre-primary Series
Overall Objectives:
-Expose children to English through interesting activities (e.g. games, songs, action rhymes and stories)
-Provide children with positive language experiences and create stimulating audio-visual material to enhance their interest in learning English
Programme Title
Let’s Play With Numbers
Programme Outline
In Maggie’s playroom, children are having fun together with the puppet, Feebee.
First of all, Maggie takes them to fishing. The children enjoy seeing the birds and the fish on a boat and sing a lovely song about numbers.
Then, Maggie takes them to a beach where the children enjoy playing on the sand, dancing and swimming. Not only can they practise counting the things they see on the beach, they also learn about words that begin with the letter ‘s’, for example, sand, sun, sea, ship, etc.
When they return to Maggie’s playroom, they have a special surprise from Feebee. What do you think the surprise is? What has Feebee prepared for the children?
In this programme, pre-school children can practise counting and learn about things they see on the beach that begin with the letter ‘s’.
Suggested Activities
- Encouragepupils to count from 1 to 10. Teachers can put a number of objects on the teacher’s desk, for example, books, rulers, school bags, etc and ask pupils to count how many objects there are on the desk.
- Teachers can bring to the class pictures of the beach. Teachers can ask pupils whether they have ever been to the beach and encourage them to talk about what they see and do on the beach. Teachers can also write those words for example, sand, sea, swim, sun, etc and encourage the pupils to read them together, with special attention to the letter ‘s’ that each word begins.
- Encourage pupils to sing the two songswhile watching the programme.
- Pupils complete Worksheet 1 and Worksheet 2. In doing Worksheet 2, teachers can read out the names of each picture to draw pupils’ attention to the first letter of each picture.
Song 1: One, Two, Three, Four, Five
One, two, three, four, five
Once I caught a fish alive
Six, seven, eight, nine, ten
Then I let it go again
Why did you let it go?
‘Cos it bit my finger so
Which finger did it bite?
This little finger on my right
One, two, three, four, five
Once I caught a fish alive
Six, seven, eight, nine, ten
Then I let it go again
Why did you let it go?
‘Cos it bit my finger so
Which finger did it bite?
This little finger on my right
Song 2: Skip to My Lou, My Darling
Sand on the beach
Oh can’’t you see?
Sand on the beach
Oh can’t you see?
Sand on the beach
Oh can’t you see?
Skip to the lou my darling
Shells on the sand
Oh can’t you see?
Shells on the sand
Oh can’t you see?
Shells on the sand
Oh can’t you see
Skip to the lou my darling
Sun in the sky
Oh can’t you see?
Sun in the sky
Oh can’t you see?
Sun in the sky
Oh can’t you see?
Skip to the lou my darling
Ship in the sea
Oh can’t you see?
Ship in the sea
Oh can’t you see?
Ship in the sea
Oh can’t you see?
Skip to the lou my darling.
Let’s Play With Numbers
Worksheet 1
Count the number of objects in the pictures.
Match the pictures with the numbers in the boxes.
/ / / 3/ / / 4
/ / / 5
/ / / 6
Let’s Play With Numbers
Worksheet 2
Draw a line from the letter S to each picture that begins with the ‘s’.
/ S /