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The Tale of Two Beasts

There are two sides to every story. In part one the girl finds a beast in the woods and takes it home to care for as a pet. In part two the beast tells the story of being kidnapped by a beast and taken away from its home. How will they resolve this?

Follow-up Activity

  • Think about a story that you know that has more than one character.
  • Choose a character and think about the story from their point of view.
  • Write a new story from your character’s point of view or tell the story from your character’s point of view to an adult in your home.

French

Chanson L’automne qui tourbillonne

Mes premiers pas avec Maya Le vocabulaire de l’automne

Apprendre les saisons avec Pinpin et Lili - L’automne

La maternelle magique de Sandrine Un automne avec Pop

Science : Build a Robot Companion

Create a Robot companion based on the read aloud, “Boxitects”. Click on the picture to access the slideshow with the story and instructions to build your designs.

Freeze Frame!

A freeze frame is when you act out a scene of a story or a picture, and then freeze at a certain point. This “frozen” scene is usually at an important moment (the funniest moment, the most dangerous, the most tense etc.).

Think: when would be the best moment from “Tale of Two Beasts” to freeze the frame? Why?

Plan: where will you start acting out the scene? How can you create your character?

What interesting items could you find in your house to use to set the time and place? (Maybe stuffed animals, toys, blankets - or even your family members!)

Rehearse: Rewatch “Tale of Two Beasts” and think about what the actress in the video did as she was reading the story.

How did you know when she was being a different character?

Practice your scene, focusing on your body language, facial expressions, and voice - how can you represent character in different ways? How would your character walk and talk?

What facial expression would be the best for your freeze frame, that shows the character’s emotions?

Perform: find an audience, act it out, then freeze the frame! Talk about all your choices and thinking afterward with them.

Block Towers!

Use your own items from home to create your towers or click the images below for virtual blocks

(click on the ‘more’ button to duplicate - don’t forget to change the colour)

How many different towers can you build with 3 blocks?

How many different towers can you build with 4 blocks?

How do you know if you’ve found all the towers? How could you keep track of your towers? Choose a method to record your work.

  • What does this make you wonder?
  • What might you explore next?

Jump Around!

Source: Sworkit

Burn some energy by jumping in different ways with this fun workout! Follow the instructions in each video and copy movements. No equipment is required.�

Think about it...

  • How do you feel after being physically active (e.g. happy, energized, tired etc.)?�
  • How does your body feel when you are active?

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