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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| Synopsis | A sudden gust of wind blows the Queen’s hat off, so she and the Queen’s men set off on an adventure through London in pursuit of the hat. |
| 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 | citizenship, history, geography |
| Values | London landmarks, royalty |
| World Event Day | Queen’s birthday |
| Look | What do you see on the front cover. |
| Read & Notice | Read the title. Can you see the Queen? Can you see her hat? What is the Queen doing? What animal can you see? |
| Look | Describe the Queen: clothes, hair, movement. |
| Count | How many soldiers are there? What are they doing? |
| Predict | Which country do you think this story takes place in? Why? |
| Research | Name three countries that have a monarchy. What form of government does your country have? |
| Predict | What do think happens to the Queen’s hat? |
| Research | What is a butler? What work does a butler do? Do you think the Queen has a butler? |
| Research | Find five famous landmarks to visit in London. |
| Pronounce | Say: swish, whoosh and swoosh. What do you think these words mean? Do you think they sound light or heavy? |
| Check | Look up the meaning of these words: to swish, to soar, to whoosh, to swoosh, to float. What type of weather are they related to? How do you say these words in your language? |
| 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. |
| Where is the Queen going ? | |
| What happens to her hat? | |
| What are the soldiers called? | |
| Why could the Queen not catch her hat? | |
| Where does she find her hat? | |
| What is the place called with the large lion? Trafalgar … | |
| Where does the Queen ride a giraffe? London … | |
| What is the name of the train the Queen drives to catch her hat? | |
| What is the name of the bridge she crosses? | |
| What does the Queen use to fly? | |
| Where does the Queen finally find her hat? At Kensington …. |
| Remember | Name the London landmarks the Queen went to. |
| Remember & Check | Which creatures did you see in the London Zoo? What time was it on Big Ben’s clock? Listen to Big Ben chiming. Big Ben |
| Review & Observe | Watch and listen to the story again and pause every time you see the butler and the dog. Where are they? What are they doing? |
| Review & Personalise | Look at the soldiers. How do you think they feel running after the Queen’s hat? Are they having any difficulties? If so, which ones? Do you think they like their job? |
| Research | Queen Elizabeth II loves dogs. Find out some facts about her dogs: What breed are they? What do they look like? When did the Queen get her first dog? Do you like dogs? Do you have a dog? |
| Create | Imagine the Queen lost her hat in your town or village. Draw a map of all the places she would pass. How would you help her find her hat? |
| Personal response | Have you ever lost anything? What was it? How did it make you feel? Did you find it again? If so, how and where did you find it? |
| Think | What is special about this book for Steve Antony? |
| Your opinion | Which is your favourite part of the story and your favourite illustration? 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 | A sudden gust of wind blows the Queen’s hat off, so she and the Queen’s men set off on an adventure through London in pursuit of the hat. |
| 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 | citizenship, history, geography |
| Values | London landmarks, royalty |
| World Event Day | Queen’s birthday |
Step 1: Look at the Cover
| Look | What do you see on the front cover. |
| Read & Notice | Read the title. Can you see the Queen? Can you see her hat? What is the Queen doing? What animal can you see? |
| Look | Describe the Queen: clothes, hair, movement. |
| Count | How many soldiers are there? What are they doing? |
| Predict | Which country do you think this story takes place in? Why? |
| Research | Name three countries that have a monarchy. What form of government does your country have? |
| Predict | What do think happens to the Queen’s hat? |
| Research | What is a butler? What work does a butler do? Do you think the Queen has a butler? |
| Research | Find five famous landmarks to visit in London. |
| Pronounce | Say: swish, whoosh and swoosh. What do you think these words mean? Do you think they sound light or heavy? |
| Check | Look up the meaning of these words: to swish, to soar, to whoosh, to swoosh, to float. What type of weather are they related to? How do you say these words in your language? |
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. |
| Where is the Queen going ? | |
| What happens to her hat? | |
| What are the soldiers called? | |
| Why could the Queen not catch her hat? | |
| Where does she find her hat? | |
| What is the place called with the large lion? Trafalgar … | |
| Where does the Queen ride a giraffe? London … | |
| What is the name of the train the Queen drives to catch her hat? | |
| What is the name of the bridge she crosses? | |
| What does the Queen use to fly? | |
| Where does the Queen finally find her hat? At Kensington …. |
Step 4: Add your Voice
| Remember | Name the London landmarks the Queen went to. |
| Remember & Check | Which creatures did you see in the London Zoo? What time was it on Big Ben’s clock? Listen to Big Ben chiming. Big Ben |
| Review & Observe | Watch and listen to the story again and pause every time you see the butler and the dog. Where are they? What are they doing? |
| Review & Personalise | Look at the soldiers. How do you think they feel running after the Queen’s hat? Are they having any difficulties? If so, which ones? Do you think they like their job? |
| Research | Queen Elizabeth II loves dogs. Find out some facts about her dogs: What breed are they? What do they look like? When did the Queen get her first dog? Do you like dogs? Do you have a dog? |
| Create | Imagine the Queen lost her hat in your town or village. Draw a map of all the places she would pass. How would you help her find her hat? |
| Personal response | Have you ever lost anything? What was it? How did it make you feel? Did you find it again? If so, how and where did you find it? |
| Think | What is special about this book for Steve Antony? |
| Your opinion | Which is your favourite part of the story and your favourite illustration? 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. |
