Extension Activities - Mr Zilot's Private Zoo - Phonic Pack 5
June 30th 2008 05:55
Tutor Note: These pages are not numbered because they will not be included in the child's Phonic Book 5.
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Note to tutor for Lesson 8 – ‘Mr Zilot’s Private Zoo’: Extension Activities:
a) Visit your local zoo.
b) Divide the class into small groups to discuss what exhibits Mr Zilot may have at his zoo. What environment would each exhibit need? What sort of enclosures would Mr Zilot need to provide for each one? Discuss the exhibits mentioned in ‘Mr Zilot’s Private Zoo’. What enclosures do you think he has provided for them?
c) Draw a map of Mr Zilot’s Zoo. Use the clues mentioned in ‘Mr Zilot’s Private Zoo’ and include other exhibits you think he would have in his zoo. (Could develop into a Technology and Enterprise project.)
d) How many people do you think would need to work at Mr Zilot’s zoo. What would each one’s special job be?
e) Write a letter to Mr Zilot thanking him for letting you visit his zoo.
f) Another excellent extension activity which integrates activities into Writing and Science Learning Areas is to ask the children to write a report about an animal, bird or insect (or eventually all three). You may limit the choice to animals and birds found in zoos; or endangered species; or your state, territories or countries flora and fauna emblems; or farm animals – the list is endless so you can choose the topic which fits in with your wider programme.
If you choose this option your programme may look like this:
During this lesson students will study … (enter your chosen topic here). Students will select, research and write a Report about … (chosen topic) and present the Report to the class.
During this lesson students will:
• learn about … (chosen topic).
• gather information from selected sources
• utilise teacher-directed planning procedures to research and plan the presentation of a Report.
• learn to use parts of a book (title, table of contents, index headings) to locate information
• extract simple information from books, pamphlets, websites.
• learn that copying sections of someone else’s work is unacceptable unless the original work is acknowledged
• learn how to acknowledge all information sources
• sort and arrange facts and ideas in sequence
• recognise that purpose determines the form of the text and that language used can be adjusted for different audiences and situations eg formal language used when writing the Report.
• become critical writers as they reflect and evaluate their reports by asking the question, ‘Have I included all the important facts?’
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Time Allowance:
It would be beneficial to split this lesson into four sessions.
• The first session includes the completion of the Report Planning Sheet (Steps 1 and 2)
• The second session involves writing the Report (Step 3)
• The third session involves designing and making the cover page for the Report (Step 4)
• Presenting the Reports to fellow students (Step 5) is a worthwhile activity. If the presentations are delivered individually to the whole class they are best done in short time slots convenient for your timetable. OR The Reports can be presented to peers in small groups.
Materials needed:
• books/pamphlets/posters from the library with pictures/photos and information about … ( the chosen topic)
• access to website for research on computer
• NB: It is a beneficial and interesting activity for each student to make her/his own Report Cover. Each student is supplied with an A4 sheet, a copy of an appropriate photo/or a picture the student has found and suitable art materials. Each student designs, then creates her/his own cover.
Lesson Outlines:
Step One (Introduction):
• Have on display pictures of …(chosen topics)
• Discuss the pictures with class.
Step Two: (Report Planning Stage)
• Each student nominates (within chosen topic) what she/he would like to study and write a report about.
• Check to see there is an even spread of choice.
• Give each student a Report Planning Sheet.
Students research to find information and fill in the boxes on the
Report Planning Sheet. This gathered information will be used to
write a final report.
• Students may work in pairs/or small groups to fill in the Report Planning Sheet. Students can use the books, pamphlets, pictures,
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photos collected from the school library for this research. The internet is also a fantastic source for information.
• The Report Planning Sheet is divided into two columns.
The column on the left contains the headings, with ideas/examples
of what is required.
The column on the right is filled in by the student (with key words
or short phrases) with information gathered from her/his research.
• When the Report Planning Sheet has been completed students reflect on the information gathered and ask, “Have we included all the important facts?”
Step Three: Writing the Report
• Using the information gathered on the Report Planning Sheet, students write final Report.
NB: Some students find it difficult to put the key words and
phrases into sentences to write into the report and may still
need lots of modelling and oral practise.
• Students who are proficient writers can edit their work.
• NB: With the art work (Step 6 ) as a background display, presenting the Reports at the school assembly is a worthwhile activity.
Step Four:
Each student designs a cover for his/her Report. It is a beneficial and interesting activity for each student to make her/his own Report Cover. Each student is supplied with an A4 sheet, a copy of an appropriate photo/or a picture the student has found and suitable art materials.
Step Five: Presenting Report to the class
• Each student presents his/her report to the class or small group.
Step Six: Art Work
An excellent extension activity to follow the writing of the Reports is for each student to create a work of art that depicts the topic she/he has studied. The student may produce a drawing, a collage or a painting. The work of art should show the habitat and perhaps show other details about the topic, learnt during research. Each student should design the picture before working on the final copy.
NB: This activity could easily be developed into a T&E project. (scroll down and find ‘The Mask’ T&E sheet which could easily could be adapted.)
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Outcomes achieved from this activity are:
• each student realises that art is created for different purposes (a picture to inform)
• this work is a visual expression of the students unique ideas
• students use different media together to create effect
• students learn that space is the area in which art is composed (how big will my subject be? where will I place it? how much space will I need to portray the habitat)
• students learn that space can be used expressively (the largest object in the art work becomes the focal point.)
• students learn to select the most effective tools to express their art ideas using the chosen media
• students are reminded about safety issues in the classroom when doing art.
To gain maximum benefit, these outcomes should be discussed with the students before they begin this activity. The discussion acts as a guide for their work and behaviour.
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Extension Activities for 'Mr Zilot's Private Zoo' - (page 5 of 5)
Report Planning Sheet
My name is Date: .
Report Planning Sheet
Title : .
HEADINGS KEY WORDS – SHORT NOTES
CLASSIFICATION
What is it?
Is it an animal, insect, plant, object, person)
DESCRIPTION
What does it look like? (size,shape, features)
Eg. small, medium, large, centimetres, colour, furry, smooth, rough, scaly, soft, slimy, feathers, has legs, wings, arms
LOCATION (Place/Time)
Where is it found?
Where does it live?
DYNAMICS
What does it do?
It can…, It moves by…, It protects itself by,
The special thing about …, It eats…
ENDING a comment to sum up
Record the title and author of the books you used for your research.
Extension Activities - Mr Zilot's Private Zoo - Phonic Pack 5
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Extension Activities for 'Mr Zilot's Private Zoo' - (page 1 of 5)
Note to tutor for Lesson 8 – ‘Mr Zilot’s Private Zoo’: Extension Activities:
a) Visit your local zoo.
b) Divide the class into small groups to discuss what exhibits Mr Zilot may have at his zoo. What environment would each exhibit need? What sort of enclosures would Mr Zilot need to provide for each one? Discuss the exhibits mentioned in ‘Mr Zilot’s Private Zoo’. What enclosures do you think he has provided for them?
c) Draw a map of Mr Zilot’s Zoo. Use the clues mentioned in ‘Mr Zilot’s Private Zoo’ and include other exhibits you think he would have in his zoo. (Could develop into a Technology and Enterprise project.)
d) How many people do you think would need to work at Mr Zilot’s zoo. What would each one’s special job be?
e) Write a letter to Mr Zilot thanking him for letting you visit his zoo.
f) Another excellent extension activity which integrates activities into Writing and Science Learning Areas is to ask the children to write a report about an animal, bird or insect (or eventually all three). You may limit the choice to animals and birds found in zoos; or endangered species; or your state, territories or countries flora and fauna emblems; or farm animals – the list is endless so you can choose the topic which fits in with your wider programme.
If you choose this option your programme may look like this:
During this lesson students will study … (enter your chosen topic here). Students will select, research and write a Report about … (chosen topic) and present the Report to the class.
During this lesson students will:
• learn about … (chosen topic).
• gather information from selected sources
• utilise teacher-directed planning procedures to research and plan the presentation of a Report.
• learn to use parts of a book (title, table of contents, index headings) to locate information
• extract simple information from books, pamphlets, websites.
• learn that copying sections of someone else’s work is unacceptable unless the original work is acknowledged
• learn how to acknowledge all information sources
• sort and arrange facts and ideas in sequence
• recognise that purpose determines the form of the text and that language used can be adjusted for different audiences and situations eg formal language used when writing the Report.
• become critical writers as they reflect and evaluate their reports by asking the question, ‘Have I included all the important facts?’
Extension Activities - Mr Zilot's Private Zoo - Phonic Pack 5
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Printing Instructions
Extension Activities for 'Mr Zilot's Private Zoo' - (page 2 of 5)
Time Allowance:
It would be beneficial to split this lesson into four sessions.
• The first session includes the completion of the Report Planning Sheet (Steps 1 and 2)
• The second session involves writing the Report (Step 3)
• The third session involves designing and making the cover page for the Report (Step 4)
• Presenting the Reports to fellow students (Step 5) is a worthwhile activity. If the presentations are delivered individually to the whole class they are best done in short time slots convenient for your timetable. OR The Reports can be presented to peers in small groups.
Materials needed:
• books/pamphlets/posters from the library with pictures/photos and information about … ( the chosen topic)
• access to website for research on computer
• NB: It is a beneficial and interesting activity for each student to make her/his own Report Cover. Each student is supplied with an A4 sheet, a copy of an appropriate photo/or a picture the student has found and suitable art materials. Each student designs, then creates her/his own cover.
Lesson Outlines:
Step One (Introduction):
• Have on display pictures of …(chosen topics)
• Discuss the pictures with class.
Step Two: (Report Planning Stage)
• Each student nominates (within chosen topic) what she/he would like to study and write a report about.
• Check to see there is an even spread of choice.
• Give each student a Report Planning Sheet.
Students research to find information and fill in the boxes on the
Report Planning Sheet. This gathered information will be used to
write a final report.
• Students may work in pairs/or small groups to fill in the Report Planning Sheet. Students can use the books, pamphlets, pictures,
Extension Activities - Mr Zilot's Private Zoo - Phonic Pack 5
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Extension Activities for 'Mr Zilot's Private Zoo' - (page 3 of 5)
photos collected from the school library for this research. The internet is also a fantastic source for information.
• The Report Planning Sheet is divided into two columns.
The column on the left contains the headings, with ideas/examples
of what is required.
The column on the right is filled in by the student (with key words
or short phrases) with information gathered from her/his research.
• When the Report Planning Sheet has been completed students reflect on the information gathered and ask, “Have we included all the important facts?”
Step Three: Writing the Report
• Using the information gathered on the Report Planning Sheet, students write final Report.
NB: Some students find it difficult to put the key words and
phrases into sentences to write into the report and may still
need lots of modelling and oral practise.
• Students who are proficient writers can edit their work.
• NB: With the art work (Step 6 ) as a background display, presenting the Reports at the school assembly is a worthwhile activity.
Step Four:
Each student designs a cover for his/her Report. It is a beneficial and interesting activity for each student to make her/his own Report Cover. Each student is supplied with an A4 sheet, a copy of an appropriate photo/or a picture the student has found and suitable art materials.
Step Five: Presenting Report to the class
• Each student presents his/her report to the class or small group.
Step Six: Art Work
An excellent extension activity to follow the writing of the Reports is for each student to create a work of art that depicts the topic she/he has studied. The student may produce a drawing, a collage or a painting. The work of art should show the habitat and perhaps show other details about the topic, learnt during research. Each student should design the picture before working on the final copy.
NB: This activity could easily be developed into a T&E project. (scroll down and find ‘The Mask’ T&E sheet which could easily could be adapted.)
Extension Activities - Mr Zilot's Private Zoo - Phonic Pack 5
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Printing Instructions
Extension Activities for 'Mr Zilot's Private Zoo' - (page 4 of 5)
Outcomes achieved from this activity are:
• each student realises that art is created for different purposes (a picture to inform)
• this work is a visual expression of the students unique ideas
• students use different media together to create effect
• students learn that space is the area in which art is composed (how big will my subject be? where will I place it? how much space will I need to portray the habitat)
• students learn that space can be used expressively (the largest object in the art work becomes the focal point.)
• students learn to select the most effective tools to express their art ideas using the chosen media
• students are reminded about safety issues in the classroom when doing art.
To gain maximum benefit, these outcomes should be discussed with the students before they begin this activity. The discussion acts as a guide for their work and behaviour.
Extension Activities - Mr Zilot's Private Zoo - Report Planning Sheet - Phonic Pack 5
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Printing Instructions
Extension Activities for 'Mr Zilot's Private Zoo' - (page 5 of 5)
Report Planning Sheet
My name is Date: .
Report Planning Sheet
Title : .
HEADINGS KEY WORDS – SHORT NOTES
CLASSIFICATION
What is it?
Is it an animal, insect, plant, object, person)
DESCRIPTION
What does it look like? (size,shape, features)
Eg. small, medium, large, centimetres, colour, furry, smooth, rough, scaly, soft, slimy, feathers, has legs, wings, arms
LOCATION (Place/Time)
Where is it found?
Where does it live?
DYNAMICS
What does it do?
It can…, It moves by…, It protects itself by,
The special thing about …, It eats…
ENDING a comment to sum up
Record the title and author of the books you used for your research.
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