|Synopsis||Two eggs sitting side by side on the sand hatch. Out comes a bird and a crocodile who think they are brothers.|
|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, geography, art and design|
|Values||love, sibling relationships, accepting differences, animal instincts|
|World Event Day||Sibling Day|
STEP 1: Look at the Cover
|Look & Think||What do you see on the front cover? Do you think the eggs are the |
same or different? Where do you think the eggs are? How do you think
they got there?
|Research||Find five creatures that hatch from eggs?|
|Read & Notice||Read the title. What do you notice about the letters? |
Which creature is Croc an abbreviation for?
|Predict||Which creatures do you think are going to hatch from these eggs?|
|Predict||What sounds do you think you will hear as the eggs hatch?|
|Research||How do baby birds feed? How do baby crocodiles feed?|
|Check||Look up the meaning of these verbs: to wait, to look for, to chew, to grow, |
to bask, to fluff out, to swim/fly off, to perch.
Step 2 and 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 creatures hatch from the eggs? Were you surprised?|
|What sounds do you hear as they hatch?|
|What is the first thing bird says? What is the first thing crocodile says?|
|What did they do when the sun rose?|
|What did bird and crocodile practise together? |
What were they both good at?
|What happened when they were out hunting? Where did the river take them?|
|What did bird and crocodile realise when they saw other birds and crocodiles?|
|What did crocodile do the next day? What did the other crocodiles say?|
|What did bird do at lunch time? What did the other birds say?|
|What did crocodile do in the evening?|
|What did bird do when it got dark? Is that what the other birds do?|
|Where did bird find crocodile?|
|Why couldn’t bird and crocodile sleep?|
Step 4: Add your Voice
|Think||How do you think the two eggs arrived in the sand? Where do you think the parents are?|
|Review||Remember the different things bird and crocodile practised together.|
|Review & Join in||Watch the story again and join in with Alexis Deacon when he makes the sound effects and actions. Make your own sound effects and actions.|
|Research||How do birds keep warm?|
|Create||Create your own song for crocodile to greet the sun. Use water glasses, pens or your own instruments to make a tune.|
|Observe||Look out of your window. Do you see any birds? What type of birds are they?|
|Personal response||Do you have a family member or friend who is different to you?|
Describe him or her.
|Move||Crocodile likes to shimmy. Dance the Shimmy with crocodile. Dance the Shimmy|
|Act out||Act out the last part of the story.|
|Think||What do you think is the message of this story?|
|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.|
Need Help ?
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.
Watch how baby birds and baby crocodiles feed. Birds Feeding Crocs Feeding
Learn to draw with Alexis Deacon.
©Ellis, G. & Gruenbaum, T. for PEPELT 2020
Croc and Bird by Alexis Deacon published by Red Fox 2013