This is My Home - Activity Instructions

Tune In

Sing ‘Here’s a House’ as a group.

Here’s a house with a floor, with a floor, with a floor.

Here’s a house with a wall, with a wall, with a wall.

Here’s a house with a roof, with a roof, with a roof!!!!! Whooooaaaa! (crash hands down)

There’s no house anymore, anymore, there’s no house anymore.

You can use this video to support the song if needed:

Sing Along 🎶 There’s a house (with a wall) (youtube.com/watch?v=8fJVZRTYaQI)

Explain to the children that all houses have similarities but they also have differences to suit the different people living there.

“Houses are all similar, or a bit the same, they all have floors, and walls and roofs, but they are also different. Houses can be different colours and sizes, some are one-storey, and some are two-storeys. Some have a big backyard, and some have a little balcony. But each house is different to suit the people and the families that live at the house.”

Find Out

Read ‘Come Over To My House’ noticing the differences between houses

different things to play with (pool, swings, blocks, books)
different locations (city, seaside, suburb)
different sizes and layouts (apartments, large backyards).

Take Action

Ask children to think about their own houses. You might prompt the children with questions like

Can you tell me a little bit about your house?
What colour is it? Is it one-storey or two-storey?
What do you love to do inside your house?
What makes your house special?
What’s close to your house that you like to visit (park, beach, skate ramp, shops etc)?
Is there something in your house that makes life easier for you or someone in your family?

Using the template provided, children can draw their house. Responses to the questions or the child’s explanation of their house can be written below to create a group share book. Sharing information about their families and the things that make their homes unique helps them to build a foundation for their own self-identity. Hearing about their peers homes and families assists in building a positive image of their local community.

The repetition of the first two lines ‘Come over to my house. Come over and play. I’ll show you around, you can stay the whole day.’ will allow the children to become involved in the reading process as they start to memorise the familiar sentences and rhyme.

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