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 | All the birds have eggs to hatch except Duck. When Duck finds an egg of his own he’s delighted but the other birds think it’s a very odd egg. |
| 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 | science, art and design |
| Values | Parental love, protection, accepting differences, feelings, patience |
| World Event Day | Easter World Egg Day |
| Look | What is the first thing you notice on the cover? Why? |
| Look | Describe the egg: colour and size. |
| Look | Describe the duck: colours, feet, head. |
| Predict | What do you think is in the egg? |
| Research | Find out what colour and size of eggs ducks lay. |
| Check | Look up the meaning of ‘odd’ and ‘hatch an egg’ in your dictionary. |
| 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. |
| Which other birds are in the story? | |
| How does duck feel about his egg? | |
| What do the other birds think of duck’s egg? How does that make duck feel? | |
| What is going to happen when we hear ‘creak-crack’? Say it with Emily. | |
| What does duck do while waiting for his egg to hatch? | |
| What do the other birds do? |
| Review | Watch the story again and remember the different birds. |
| Remember | Complete the sentence. Duck thinks his …….. |
| Create | Draw crocodile with a new colourful scarf. |
| Personalise | What did you think was in duck’s egg? Did you think it was odd that a crocodile was in the egg? |
| Observe | Look out of your window, can you see any birds? If so, which ones? |
| Research | What other creatures lay eggs? |
| Plan | Organise a mystery egg hunt in your home or garden. |
| Think | Write a short story about what you think happens next to duck and crocodile. |
| Your opinion | Which is your favourite part of the story? Why? |
| 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.
Notes
| Synopsis | All the birds have eggs to hatch except Duck. When Duck finds an egg of his own he’s delighted but the other birds think it’s a very odd egg. |
| 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 | science, art and design |
| Values | Parental love, protection, accepting differences, feelings, patience |
| World Event Day | Easter World Egg Day |
Step 1: Look at the Cover
| Look | What is the first thing you notice on the cover? Why? |
| Look | Describe the egg: colour and size. |
| Look | Describe the duck: colours, feet, head. |
| Predict | What do you think is in the egg? |
| Research | Find out what colour and size of eggs ducks lay. |
| Check | Look up the meaning of ‘odd’ and ‘hatch an egg’ in your dictionary. |
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. |
| Which other birds are in the story? | |
| How does duck feel about his egg? | |
| What do the other birds think of duck’s egg? How does that make duck feel? | |
| What is going to happen when we hear ‘creak-crack’? Say it with Emily. | |
| What does duck do while waiting for his egg to hatch? | |
| What do the other birds do? |
Step 4: Add your Voice
| Review | Watch the story again and remember the different birds. |
| Remember | Complete the sentence. Duck thinks his …….. |
| Create | Draw crocodile with a new colourful scarf. |
| Personalise | What did you think was in duck’s egg? Did you think it was odd that a crocodile was in the egg? |
| Observe | Look out of your window, can you see any birds? If so, which ones? |
| Research | What other creatures lay eggs? |
| Plan | Organise a mystery egg hunt in your home or garden. |
| Think | Write a short story about what you think happens next to duck and crocodile. |
| Your opinion | Which is your favourite part of the story? Why? |
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. |
