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Humpty Dumpty Role Play Mask

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Explore the nursery rhyme Humpty Dumpty with this Humpty Dumpty role play mask activity. This resource allows children to retell the nursery rhyme, demonstrating their understanding of the narrative using props. Children can also develop their fine motor skills through cutting out the masks.

It covers the following objectives for children in reception:

3 and 4 year olds

Know many rhymes, be able to talk about familiar books, and be able to tell a long story.

Children in Reception

Retell the story, once they have developed a deep familiarity with the text, some as exact repetition and some in their own words.


Curriculum Objectives

  • Hold conversation when engaged in back-and-forth exchanges with their teacher and peers
  • Use and understand recently introduced vocabulary during discussions about stories, non-fiction, rhymes and poems and during role-play
  • Make use of props and materials when role playing characters in narratives and stories
  • Perform songs, rhymes, poems and stories with others, and, when appropriate, try to move in time with music