Whole class guided reading and writing focus with high level differentiated questions. Butterfly lion ks2 literacy full plan with resources 24 lessons. Suitable for teaching english and literacy at key stage. Write a flashback story for the robot so we can find out why he is in prison. Click the image for further information about this book. Vipers is an anagram to aid the recall of the 6 reading domains as part of the uks reading curriculum. Presenting video in the classroom has more advantages than anything else. Just a quarter of under18s read each day, study shows in runup to world book day published. Eve bunting raised a butterfly for a local earth day awhile back and released the beautiful butterfly back into nature as a beautiful gift.
We hope you like caterpillar shoes, a sweet, rhyming bedtime story about a kindly caterpillar who decides to give his beloved shoes away to his woodland frie. You can use this in class a writing stimulus for a story about a book that came to life. The workers are all grey, actual walking newspapers, they become colourful, do they actually ride off on a butterfly or is like they were on the back of a rocket. Home the literacy shed blog cpd conference about book of the week contact us index vocabularyninja history workshops. Butterfly house illustrated by greg shedgreg also raised some painted lady butterflies and released them back to the earth. See more ideas about book activities, teaching reading and teaching. The literacy shed features visual resources accompanied by writing suggestions as sources of inspiration to prompt you to. In 1949 a handful of farsighted community leaders joined forces to form the stony brookmillstone watershed association, now known as the watershed institute. The children could create a scrapbook for bertie or sydney from this story as they research the war further and learn about recruitment, training and life in the trenches. Proudly powered by edshed, literacy shed plus provides teaching resources for literacy, vipers, film units, book studies and more. Her grandpa explains that she has found a larva that will become a butterfly, and.
Bertie swears that one day they will see one another again, but the butterfly lion ensures that their friendship will never be forgotten. Education made awesomer home of spelling shed and maths shed. Wordless picture book the farmer and the clown by marla frazee. The learning goals with strands that precede each activity relate to specific areas of development and learning that are the focus of the activities. In his book reading reconsidered, doug lemov points out that there are five types of texts that children. Each book recommended here is a book that i have used to teach socialemotional skills not only to my students but also to my own son at home. This book is recommended for we have read many of michael morpurgos books and enjoyed each one of them. Keeping water clean, safe and healthy is the heart of our mission. In the letsreadandfindout science book, level 1, from caterpillar to butterfly, children have the. Butterfly read, write, stamp 3d butterfly with writing prompt butterfly alphabet book caterpillar sight word activity butterfly letter assessments butterfly book mark butterfly color by letter many more activities are in the very hungry caterpillar literacy section. In addition to reading about butterflies, you can add more literacy connections. Concerned at the time about agricultural runoff, soil erosion, and stream sedimentation, the watershed association became central new jerseys first environmental group.
The book and lesson are also available for levels k and n. They are inseparable until bertie is sent to boarding school far away in england and the lion is sold to a circus. The bfg is one of my favourite roald dahl books and with the premiere of the new bfg film a few weeks ago it is more popular than ever. We have improved and updated our writing unit on literacy shed plus for.
Informational books in the preschool classroom topic of study. Is it ok to make these using the vipers so that the children have a link between home and school. He is a great author and writes for younger children and adults too, so look out his books and enjoy. I have been buying books for years now so i thought i should start sharing them. The literacy shed lots of outside the box teaching ideas. If you are studying roald dahl this year then you may find this useful. Informational books in the preschool classroom topic of. Fireworkmakers daughter ks2 literacy resources and activities. Part of speech in this pack your ks2 class are challenged to identify the categories of the words from the passages taken from the story. Perhaps he can describe the day he saw the butterfly and explain what he did.
A unit of work 21 lessons based around the text the butterfly lion by michael morpurgo. Home the literacy shed blog cpd conference about book of the week contact us. Adventure, fairy tales, fantasy, ghostly, mystery, myths and legends and sci fi. Shadow of blue is a beautiful animation that mixes together models and real life to create a stunning visual effect. Get your team aligned with all the tools you need on one secure, reliable video platform. May 20, 2014 we hope you like caterpillar shoes, a sweet, rhyming bedtime story about a kindly caterpillar who decides to give his beloved shoes away to his woodland frie. I would not do this as 1 lesson but this is how i would watch the film over a period of 24 lessons. Some time spent researching the project beforehand can save lots of time further down the road. The butterfly waits for its wings to dry, and pumps a liquid called hemolymph into them so that they become big and strong. Ks2 literacy the butterfly lion by michael morpurgo unit of. Caterpillar shoes sweet rhyming bedtime story for kids. A beautiful orange butterfly lands on the cell bars and the robot prisoner seems to be enchanted by it. We work to protect and restore our water and natural environment in central new jersey through conservation, advocacy, science, and education.
Choose a butterfly to drawwatercolourpaint and describe. Bertie rescues an orphaned white lion cub from the african veld. Apr 17, 2018 full literacy unit on the butterfly lion by michael morpurgo. The app provides a word bank, over 70 model sentences and a model text for each of the following genres. You can get lost in a shed with all the great video collection. Lks2 books resource well chosen selection of books for use with lks2 welcome to key stage 2 complete.
The book can also be used to teach students how to sequence events in a text and how to apply subjectverb agreement. Heres a good selection of fiction for both upper and lower ks2 literacy. Compare and contrast multiple versions of cinderella by different authors and from different cultures see egyptians literacy stories, poetry and ideas to support the new history topic british prehistory from the stone age to the iron age. Children are reading less than ever before, research reveals. We provide vipers questions for each section of the text. We would like to give out book marks with reading question prompts to support them with reading at home. At literacy shed the minions are now busy making a whole host of resources that will link to reading vipers. Bertie swears that one day they will see one another again, but it is the butterfly lion which ensures that their friendship will never be forgotten.
The butterfly teacher transforming learning beautifully. Ks2 complete the total resource for key stage 2 teachers. I usually have something ready for times when my students are simple not in the lesson. Blog who we are get in touch blog who we are get in touch powered by the literacy shed. Butterfly upper lower case letter matching activity missing letter caterpillar cards alphabetical order caterpillar floor activity butterfly read, write, stamp 3d butterfly with writing prompt butterfly alphabet book caterpillar sight word activity butterfly letter assessments butterfly book mark butterfly color by letter. Free literacy texts examples and resources to use in the primary classroom. We are also creating a range of comprehension materials based on extracts from classic texts such as black beauty, the time machine, robinson crusoe and many more which will soon. Literacy shed lots of images and videos with ideas for different writing tasks. If you are a teacher who has been thrust into the world of online teaching, this post is for you. Used with year 5, possibly suitable for year 6 as well. Booktopia has the butterfly lion by michael morpurgo. It reminded me why i wanted to become a teacher in.
Home the literacy shed blog cpd conference about book of the week contact us index vocabularyninja history workshops great animations. Book studies the book studies have been produced to aid the discussion of texts in small group or whole class reading sessions. A monarch butterfly changes from egg to caterpillar, then to pupa, and finally to butterfly in the butterfly life cycle. The literacy shed some fantastic animations to help enhance the teaching of reading and writing. A film commissioned for liberty mutual a huge finance company in the us.
Michael morpurgo reads his book coming home, the story of a courageous robin undertaking an epic journey home to britain, where a young girl eagerly awaits h. Its crucial that we are teaching learners the comprehension skill of inferring meaning, based on the evidence that is presented as well as their background knowledge. It could also be used to inspire the children to stop being grey and writing boring things. These earth day literacy activities integrate important science and citizenship lessons with letter learning, sight word earth day literacy activities for preschool and early elementary this fine motor book extension activity for if you give a mouse a cookie will be just. Have a peek at our activities and literacy resources. Your home learning english unit for this week will be based on the book of butterflies on literacy shed. Australia united kingdom ireland new zealand united states about resources free resources age 45 age 57 age. Sometimes they provide us with clues, but dont write something explicitly. The fireworkmakers daughter is a great book to look at with your year 3 and year 4 ks2 class. Just writing down what i think about school and education. Prediction before beginning the book style of michael morpurgo books and a lot of focused questions whilst reading each chapter that can be suited to target specific. Teachers sometimes have difficulty finding age and stage appropriate texts for this age group y2p3 age 67 who are transitioning from shorter texts to the longer, chapter books. The butterfly house by eve bunting, greg shed, hardcover. The literacy shed writing prompts fuse department of.
Bugs and insects unit perfect for distance learning this resource is a perfect accompaniment to any bug unit you may have and will further assist you in teaching the topic of minibeasts, insects and bugs whilst integrating it into the early years curriculum. This picture book tells the story of 16yearold sydneys decision to joinup in 1914 and the effect it has on him and his family. As a hook into the lesson we watched this top 5 avalanches video on youtube. Book report ideas for first graders butterfly book report project templates worksheets rubric and ideas. Actress natalie cassidy reads extracts from the butterfly lion by michael morpurgo and explains why its her favourite childrens book. Use michael morpugos book the butterfly lion as the starting point for learning in your classroom with our free teaching ideas and activities. This post shares different books that teach socialemotional skills that can be used for inside and outside of the classroom. The health literacy tool shed is a free, userfriendly, unique, curated online database of more than 100 empirically validated health literacy instruments. Books that teach socialemotional skills the butterfly. A website for teachers filled with ideas for literacy teaching using visual resources such as film, animation, photographs and picture books. You may not get the exact answer you are looking for, but reading this book will tell you all you need to know about how a butterfly grows and changes from a tiny egg. Read this book to find out the amazing life cycle of a butterfly. Hi, we have switched over to the reading vipers this year as the basis for our whole class reading which is working really well.
The literacy shed the literacy shed home video clips in different genres with writing ideas attached. Sheds softedged gouaches in painted lady tones celebrate this joyous story in perfect rhythm and the whole will produce sighs of satisfaction from readers and listeners alike. Einstein has been widely attributed to the following quote. Prediction before beginning the book style of michael morpurgo books and a lot of focused questions whilst reading each chapter that can be. These little butterflies will stay in their butterfly garden if it is too cool or windy. Shed books some essential reading to help your project go. The music video shed and then, finally, how he felt at the very end i. Edshed is the home of the literacy shed, literacy shed plus, spelling shed and maths shed. Welcome to the literacy shed the home of visual literacy. Michael morpurgo reading coming home waitrose youtube. This is a great example of simile, but it is from a book that most teachers would use with year 3 and year 4. A visually stunning picture book about a young girl who encounters all sorts of fascinating insects while searching for her butterfly friend in her garden. Many educationalists will tell you that books are the spring of all knowledge. Explain that the author is the person who writes the story.
Home the literacy shed blog cpd conference about book of the week contact us index vocabularyninja history workshops the images shed. Ks2 literacy the butterfly lion by michael morpurgo unit. Sep 12, 2017 a unit of work 21 lessons based around the text the butterfly lion by michael morpurgo. They are the key areas which we feel children need to know and understand in order to. A girl and her grandfather make a butterfly house that provides shelter for painted ladies even after the girl grows up. The tool shed serves as an interactive, onestop shop where researchers use provided filters to select a health literacy research instrument. Simply pause the film on a beautiful scene and then ask the. Prepare to read the book, from caterpillar to butterfly. Perhaps we feel sorry for this gentle robot who is in prison now. Show the cover, give title, author and illustrator.
Sep 19, 2014 sometimes the writer doesnt give us the full picture. The cyclical nature of life is gently portrayed in handsome paintings and lyrical language. But its not time for take off just yet, as the wings are at first wet, soft and wrinkled against its body. The sheds welcome to the literacy shed the home of visual literacy. The literacy shed is actually a shed, eh blog full of animated segments of well known movies and clips. Lots of description to start with describing the boring, grey room, before the book opens and the room is transformed by the butterflies. Ks2 literacy the butterfly lion by michael morpurgo unit of work. Here at literacy shed we aim to provide teachers with high quality films and animations that can be used in the primary classroom to enhance the teaching of reading and writing.
I was the animation director as well as overseeing all aspects of production from the animatic to the compositing. Welcome to the music shed music is a world within itself, with a language we all understand stevie wonder you will notice that some of the videos arent exactly visually inspiring, instead inspiration should be drawn from listening to the music and lyrics. From caterpillar to butterfly have the butterfly kitgarden out of the sight of the children, but where you can easily get to it. This cute reader will help your students to learn the 4 stages in the butterfly life cycle. Once the butterfly is ready to emerge, the case around the pupa splits open. This story also served as a perfect visual aide when teaching young children an explicit lesson about the letter b butterfly, beautiful, beetle etc. Butterfly lion ks2 literacy full plan with resources 24. A set of comprehension questions related to chapters of the butterfly lion by michael morpurgo. There will be a mix of childrens books and teacher reference pedagogy books. Literacy shed plus literacy shed plus teaching resources. Butterfly literacy ideas easy b making learning fun. Abandoned places double click the image to make fullscreen. Full literacy unit on the butterfly lion by michael morpurgo. It may also give rise to pleas for boxes and jars, papers and paints to raise butterflies.
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