Humpty Dumpty
Well known nursery rhyme
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Description
Short silent animated film of the Humpty Dumpty Nursery Rhyme using toy soldiers and horses to help children read and spell. Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall Humpty Dumpty had a great fall All the king's horses and all the king's men Couldn't put Humpty together again
Questions & Activities
Questions
- Why did humpty dumpty fall?
- Why was he sitting on a wall?
- Why is humpty shown as an egg?
- What do you think the rhyme is about?
Activities
Early Years: Use the film to help children learn the ryhme.
Media Studies: Make your own short film of a nursery rhyme.
Media Studies: This film was a resource that teacher's used in the past. Compare to a modern version of Humpty Dumpy.
Art and Design / Technologies: Design a box for an egg to fall into so it does not break.
Upper primary / Media Studies / English / Music: Make a moving image resource to teach nursery rhymes to young classes. Add a voiceover/music to the film.
History: Research the origins of the nursery rhyme to establish whether Humpty Dumpty was based on a real person.
Clip Details
| Record Id | 007-000-002-345-C |
|---|---|
| Resource Rights Holder | National Library of Scotland |
| Project Ref | 2751 |
| Date | 1960 |
| Genre | Educational, Women Filmmakers |
| School Subject | Media Studies, History, English, Music, Art and Design, Technologies |
| Subject Matter | Early Years |
| Who | B. Grant (maker of Humpty), Educational Films of Scotland (sponsor), Louise Annand (editing, titles), R. Horn, W. Thomson, O. McAllan, F. Ritchie (camera and animation), SEFA (Glasgow Group Production), (production company) |
| Where | Glasgow |
| Attributes | Colour, Silent |
| Clip Length | 4:47 |
| Film Length | 04:47 |