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AC9EFLE05

》English Language and Literacy – Foundation

Retell and adapt familiar literary texts through play, performance, images or writing

Elaborations

• drawing and role-playing characters or events
• sequencing pictures, which may involve using digital tools, to retell a story

Resource Type

  • Mouse Count
    📔 Book

    Mouse Count

    Written & illustrated by Ellen Stoll Walsh
    Published by HMH Books
    Theme/topic: Counting and Narrative

    This charming story supports early maths and literacy development. As a hungry snake finds and counts ten mice one by one, children are invited to practise counting forward and backward, reinforcing the concept of matching quantities with numbers (AC9MFN01 – Foundation Year, Mathematics).

    The story has clear features of a narrative, which create opportunities for children to share ideas about events, such as the problem and its resolution, and the characters in the text (AC9EFLE02 – Foundation Year, English). Children can also retell the story through drawing, role-playing, or sequencing events, building their comprehension and creative expression (AC9EFLE05 – Foundation Year, English).

    With its simple text, bold illustrations, and engaging plot, Mouse Count is an ideal resource for integrating numeracy and literacy in early childhood learning.

    AC9EFLE02 (English Language and Literacy – Foundation) AC9EFLE05 (English Language and Literacy – Foundation) AC9MFN01 (Mathematics – Foundation)