The Firebird is a miraculous bird whose plumage shines with fiery colors. It travels secretly by night and few beholders had the chance to witness this bird’s mysterious whereabouts. It is mentioned in fairy tales and legends of all the Slavic people, being the most prominent among the Eastern Slavs. The Firebird is usually the reason for sending heroes to difficult journeys, but is sometimes heroic itself, throwing pearls from its beak to the poor peasants. Of all the stories about this creature, the following two are most widely known.
Speakers of Slavic languages will most likely be familiar with a number of other interpretations from their native surroundings.
This planning is based on the beautiful book called ‘The Firebird’ by Saviour Pirotta with links to the Royal Ballet.
This pack contains 8 lessons worth of planning, resources and SMART board notebooks (with differentiation). It was a very successful module in Year 3 this year but could easily be differentiated down to Year 4 (See other Firebird planning) or up to year 5. It covers text types such as letter writing, poetry, character description, comparison writing and dance (optional).
Please note: All of my planning and resources are edited using the Twinkl font. If formatting is a problem this may be why. This font is free to download from the Twinkl website and is very clear for learners to read and copy from (LOs etc.), which is why I use it religiously.