EnglishYear 1Reading

Listen to and discuss poems and stories

Listen to and discuss a wide range of poems, stories and non-fiction at a level beyond independent reading

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Imagine your favourite teddy bear 🧸. Now pretend I read you a story about a bear who lost his honey! You listen carefully, then we chat about it.

  2. 2

    What do we do after listening to a story?

  3. 3

    Listen to this little poem: 'The cat sat on the mat, wearing a big, blue hat.' Now tap the picture that shows the cat!

  4. 4

    Let's talk about the poem together!

  5. 5

    What colour was the cat's hat in the poem?

  6. 6

    Now you tell me: what did you like best about the poem? Tap your favourite part!

  7. 7

    When we listen to a poem, we can talk about it. Good! That's how we share our ideas.

Practise Listen to and discuss poems and stories with Whizlo

Free AI-tutored lessons, unlimited practice questions, and progress tracking for ages 5–6. Aligned to the UK National Curriculum.