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English KS1: Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock

The West African traditional tale of Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock is told in two short video episodes for KS1. There is a new Resource Pack to go with the animation, with worksheets and activities, suitable for both learning at home and at school.

Anansi discovers a clever trick for getting food from the other animals in the forest, but Little Deer has a plan to play Anansi at his own game. The illustrated text is available as able pdf files and the teaching resources include a sequencing activity and outline drawings to print and colour in.

Click here for the full animation (both episodes combined).

Episodes

Anansi stumbles upon a magic rock in the forest. When he says the words 'Isn't this a strange, moss-covered rock!' he falls asleep...which gives him a cunning idea.

Part 1

Anansi has discovered a magic moss-covered rock and a clever trick. But in the second part of the story the joke will be on him!

Part 2

Resources

Resource Pack

/ print the Resource Pack - worksheets and learning activities suitable for home and school (pdf)

Resource Pack

/ print Resource Sheet 1 - the key vocabulary from the story (pdf)

Resource Sheet 1: Vocabulary sheet

/ print Resource Sheet 2: Illustrated text of Part one of the story (pdf)

Resource Sheet 2: Illustrated text of Part 1

/ print Resource Sheet 4: the lyrics for the song 'Anansi the Spider' (pdf)

Resource Sheet 4: Lyrics 'Anansi the Spider'

/ print Resource Sheet 5: completing sentences with conjunctions (pdf)

Resource Sheet 5: Conjunctions

/ print Resource Sheet 6: the branded writing sheet (pdf)

Resource Sheet 6: Writing sheet

/ print Resource Sheet 7: full-colour illustration of Anansi (pdf)

Resource Sheet 7: Illustration of Anansi

/ print Resource Sheet 8: the illustrated text of Part two of the story (pdf)

Resource Sheet 8: Illustrated text of Part 2

/ print Resource Sheet 9: sequence the events of the whole story (pdf)

Resource Sheet 9: Sequencing activity

/ print Resource Sheet 11: a story planner sheet (pdf)

Resource Sheet 11: Story planner

/ print Resource Sheet 12: correct the spelling and punctuation (pdf)

Resource Sheet 12: Punctuation and spelling

/ print Resource Sheet 13: a word search puzzle of key vocabulary (pdf)

Resource Sheet 13: Word search puzzle

/ print Resource Sheet 14: an outline drawing of Anansi for a colouring-in (pdf)

Resource Sheet 14: Outline drawing of Anansi

/ print Resource Sheet 15: an outline drawing of Little Deer for a colouring-in (pdf)

Resource Sheet 15: Outline drawing of Little Deer

/print an outline drawing of Anansi, Little Deer and the rock for a colouring-in activity

Outline drawing of Anansi, Little Deer and the rock (pdf)

See also...

Anansi in our Music section - presented by Andy Day and Rebecca Keatley

KS1 Music: Traditional Tales