Children (and many adults!) have a hard time
distinguishing a statement from a question. So I was thinking- who
better to help clarify the question (no pun intended), than the
questioning owl?
Read the activities below, and use the ones that fit the ages you work
with. I receive many e-mails from ESL teachers around the world, and
my hope is that this will also be a useful song for you in teaching
those pesky interrogative pronouns (better known to us laymen as the
five W’s: who, what, when, where, why). Though a question doesn’t have
to contain these words, it’s a good place to start.
Owl Song
Who, who, who are you, the owl seems to say
Who, who, who are you, he’s asking every day
Owl I have some questions for you
Where do you live and why do you “hoo?”
What do you eat and when do you sleep?
Yes, I have questions too
Who, who, who are you?
(instrumental -
Children can make “hoo” sounds)
Who, who, who are you?
(instrumental -
Children can make “hoo” sounds)
Owl I have some questions for you
Where do you live and why do you “hoo?”
What do you eat and when do you sleep?
Yes, I have questions too
Who, who, who are you
Yes, I have questions too
Activities using printable pages:
1.
Talk about what a question is, and have younger children “hunt” for
the question marks.
2.
Print out pages that illustrate lyrics, and follow along with the
song. Note that the lyrics only have the questions, not the
answers.
3.
Mix up questions and answers, and help children decide which answer goes with which question.
4.
Print out sheet with 5 W’s, and cut into separate words. Pass around a
basket and
let each child take out a word, then form a question using it. Help
younger children with reading if necessary. If children have a hard
time thinking of a question, give them a noun as well. For instance,
if a child draws the word “why?” he night also draw a picture of a
cat. Then he might say, “Why do cats purr?” hint: If you need some
animal pictures, use the ones provided in
Jump activity pages.
5.
Print out the pages and make a book (punch holes and place in
notebook), so
children
can read along with the song. Note that only the questions are in the
song, but you can include the answer pages or not, depending on how
you want to use it. Either print the pages as two-sided with the
questions on the left, or place two papers in a page protector back to
back.
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