A four-minute audio book features the poem "Fidgety Philip" by Heinrich Hoffmann. Follow along as a young boy who has a difficulty staying still makes a mess of dinner all over himself and his parents.

Concepts

poetry, listening comprehension, reading comprehension, guided reading

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• The book starts off with a question; pause the audio to discuss class members' answers 
• Lead a conversation about proper table manners
• Have a collection of stress balls, chair bands, or rubbing stones for scholars to use when they feel fidgety in class 

Classroom Considerations

• Audio begins with a brief commercial 
• Contains some language that may not be suitable for your set of pupils

Pros

• The poem's entertaining nature holds listener's attention 
• Provides a transcript to heighten focus
• Audio file is downloadable 

Cons

• User comments and ads are visible

Common Core

RL.2.10 RL.3.10 RL.4.10 RL.5.10 RL.6.10