Notes
Step 1: Look at the Cover
Step 2 + Step 3: Listen and Watch
Step 4: Add your Voice
Step 5: Share and Evaluate your work
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Learn Sign Language with Leanne
| Synopsis | A story about the friendship between a boy and his pet dragon. |
| Lesson access | via url-link or QR-Code |
| Equipment for child | tablet, phone or laptop, internet connection, perhaps headphones |
| Materials | dictionary (online or paper), craft materials |
| Language Skills | listening, vocabulary (verbs), speaking (read aloud) |
| Cross-curricular Links | history (dragons in the Middle Ages and mythology) |
| Values | Being yourself, understanding and acceptance, incidental inclusiveness |
| World Event Day | International Day of Persons with Disabilities |
| List | Which different colours can you can see on the front cover? |
| Describe | Which colours and patterns can you see on the children’s helmets? |
| Notice | Do you see anything unusual on one of the helmets? |
| Count | How many wheels can you see on the front cover? |
| Predict | Who do you think the main characters are in this story. Why? |
| Translanguage | How many words to do you know in your language that mean ‘amazing’? |
| Part A | Listen and watch for general understanding and enjoyment. |
| Part B | Listen and watch again and answer the questions, pause and replay when you need to |
| Who is telling the story? | |
| What is the name of the boy’s dragon? | |
| What do they like doing together? | |
| What is his dragon very good at? | |
| What happens when they play basketball together? | |
| What does his dragon love the most? | |
| What happens when the dragon gets excited? | |
| What does the boy think of his dragon? |
| Review | Watch again and remember to say Wahooooo. |
| Review | Remember the things the boy and Zibbo like doing together. |
| Remember | How many different forms of transport do you see in the story? |
| Choose & Create | How many forms of transport can you see in your street? Create a poster with the facts you find out about your favourite transport. |
| Research | What do you know about dragons? Find out 5 facts about dragons. |
| Create | Make or draw your own pet dragon. |
| Personalise | What fun things will you do with your pet dragon? |
| Your Opinion | Which is your favourite part of the story? Why? |
| Think | Why do you think the title of this picturebook is “Amazing”? |
| Share | Send your work to your teacher or share in your virtual classroom. |
| Evaluate | Complete the evaluation sheet to reflect on your learning. |
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Part A: Read and complete. You can write or say your answers. You can do this on your own, in pairs or in a class discussion.
Part B: Think about how well you did. Choose and draw the smiley face that fits best.
| 1 | Learn to draw Zibbo with Steve Antony. Link |
| 2 | Watch the video. List everything the children do to include the boy who uses the wheelchair. |
| 3 | Make your own dragon. Check download for instructions & template. |
Notes
| Synopsis | A story about the friendship between a boy and his pet dragon. |
| Lesson access | via url-link or QR-Code |
| Equipment for child | tablet, phone or laptop, internet connection, perhaps headphones |
| Materials | dictionary (online or paper), craft materials |
| Language Skills | listening, vocabulary (verbs), speaking (read aloud) |
| Cross-curricular Links | history (dragons in the Middle Ages and mythology) |
| Values | Being yourself, understanding and acceptance, incidental inclusiveness |
| World Event Day | International Day of Persons with Disabilities |
Step 1: Look at the Cover
| List | Which different colours can you can see on the front cover? |
| Describe | Which colours and patterns can you see on the children’s helmets? |
| Notice | Do you see anything unusual on one of the helmets? |
| Count | How many wheels can you see on the front cover? |
| Predict | Who do you think the main characters are in this story. Why? |
| Translanguage | How many words to do you know in your language that mean ‘amazing’? |
Step 2 + Step 3: Listen and Watch
| Part A | Listen and watch for general understanding and enjoyment. |
| Part B | Listen and watch again and answer the questions, pause and replay when you need to |
| Who is telling the story? | |
| What is the name of the boy’s dragon? | |
| What do they like doing together? | |
| What is his dragon very good at? | |
| What happens when they play basketball together? | |
| What does his dragon love the most? | |
| What happens when the dragon gets excited? | |
| What does the boy think of his dragon? |
Step 4: Add your Voice
| Review | Watch again and remember to say Wahooooo. |
| Review | Remember the things the boy and Zibbo like doing together. |
| Remember | How many different forms of transport do you see in the story? |
| Choose & Create | How many forms of transport can you see in your street? Create a poster with the facts you find out about your favourite transport. |
| Research | What do you know about dragons? Find out 5 facts about dragons. |
| Create | Make or draw your own pet dragon. |
| Personalise | What fun things will you do with your pet dragon? |
| Your Opinion | Which is your favourite part of the story? Why? |
| Think | Why do you think the title of this picturebook is “Amazing”? |
Step 5: Share and Evaluate your work
| Share | Send your work to your teacher or share in your virtual classroom. |
| Evaluate | Complete the evaluation sheet to reflect on your learning. |
Want More?
| 1 | Learn to draw Zibbo with Steve Antony. Link |
| 2 | Watch the video. List everything the children do to include the boy who uses the wheelchair. |
| 3 | Make your own dragon. Check download for instructions & template. |
