Literacy
What is a setting?
Where and when a story happens.
What is the name of the amazing octopus that can copy other animals?
The Mimic Octopus.
What play did we perform this week?
The Ugly Duckling
Who is Simba's father?
Mufasa
What craft did we make for The Lion King?
Lion Masks (or a hyena if you're Kevin)
What are the three main parts of a story?
Beginning, middle, end.
What is the name of the world's biggest flower?
Corpse/Monster flower
Name three characters from The Ugly Duckling.
Ugly Duckling, Mother Duck, Ducklings, Wild Duck, Farmer, Swans.
Who are Simba's two funny friends?
Timone and Pumba
Name two things we made for The Ugly Duckling.
Sets, masks, costumes, props.
What is the problem in The Ugly Duckling?
The duckling is teased/rejected because he looks different.
What does the biggest flower in the world smell like?
Rotting meat/flesh
Name five emotions we practised in drama.
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What is the name of the rock where Simba is presented to the animals at the start and end of The Lion King?
Pride Rock
What is a rhyme?
Words that sound the same at the end.
What happened at the end of The Ugly Duckling?
He grows into a beautiful swan and finds where he belongs.
Write one interesting fact about snakes.
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If a farmer has 3 horses, 2 ducks, and 1 pig, how many feet are on his farm?
Two—because the animals don't have “feet,” they have hooves and webbed feet.
What is the name of Simba's wise monkey friend who holds him up at Pride Rock?
Rafiki
What are three connections we can make with a text/story?
Yourself, another book, the world
Name three ways to make your writing more interesting.
Describe feelings, add details, use adjectives, write neatly, use punctuation.
Name two animals the mimic octopus can pretend to be.
Sea snake, lionfish, flatfish, jellyfish
What lesson does The Ugly Duckling teach us?
Be kind, don't judge others by how they look, everyone is unique, believe in yourself.
What does "Hakuna Matata" mean?
No worries
What is something you can use to make a prediction when you have already started reading a book?
What the characters have already done