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Meet the characters from Sophy Henn’s first young fiction series Bad Nana! Bad Nana is a KS1-aligned, highly illustrated series for young readers. Bad Nana: Older Not Wiser is available now.

This year, World Earth Day (22nd April 2018), is all about telling people to end plastic pollution. The way people make and later get rid of plastic items is bad for the environment. Lots of plastic items are made from petroleum which is believed to contribute towards climate change. Many companies are trying to find ways to make ‘clean’ energy and this will mean that less plastic can be made. When plastic items are thrown away, they cannot be broken down by the bacteria that breaks up most waste. Some plastic items can be recycled but many cannot. These thrown away plastic items end up in land fill sites and even in the ocean. The Lorax is the original eco warrior and his message still rings loud today, in this fable about the dangers of destroying our forests, told in the trademark rhyme of the irrepressible Dr. Seuss. These activities allow children to explore different materials, create an ‘End Plastic Pollution’ poster, create a comic strip, design a reusable shopping bag, storyboard a TV advert plus reading comprehension tasks for upper and lower KS2.

(a) Word search Task: Can you find all of the words below from the book in the word search?  The words can go up, down, left, right or diagonal. (b) Word search answers

Task: Can you explain what the words highlighted in this extract mean? Did you know that reading Flamingo Boy will help you to improve your knowledge of, and ability to use, new and interesting vocabulary? Challenge yourself to find out what all of the words on the next pages mean. Ideas: • First, talk to a partner or small group about what you think each word means • Next, look up each word in the book to read it in context • Then, look up each word in a dictionary and note its meaning

Task: Imagine you are Vincent. You are writing in your diary. Choose a point in the story – perhaps shortly after you are taken in by Kezia and Lorenzo or later after Kezia has begun her story. Use information from the chapter and your own imagination. Ideas to include: • What were you doing when Lorenzo found you? • How did you end up in France near the farm? • What are Kezia and Lorenzo like? • How did you feel about being found and helped?

Task: Use the storyboard sheet to show the story of Flamingo Boy. Either draw or make notes in each section. Imagine you are planning on turning the written story into a film and you need to plan the scenes. Ideas to include: Think about how many boxes there are on the storyboard – this is how many parts you need to split the story into. • Make notes on the key events from the story, you can always add parts you have forgotten to the beginning or ending later.

Test your knowledge of the story. See how many quiz questions you can answer correctly. Use the book to help you find the answers.

Task: Imagine you are Kezia. Write a letter to your maman and papa after they were taken away. You could write as if they have only just been taken or you could write at the point that they have been gone for a while and life has carried on at the farm. Use information from the story and your own imagination. • What are you writing to say? • What might you ask? • How might things have been different? • How much detail will you include in explaining your feelings?

Task: Imagine you are Kezia. Write a letter to your maman and papa after they were taken away. You could write as if they have only just been taken or you could write at the point that they have been gone for a while and life has carried on at the farm. Use information from the story and your own imagination. • What are you writing to say? • What might you ask? • How might things have been different? • How much detail will you include in explaining your feelings?

Task: Hold a class debate to discuss whether the Caporal was a good man or a bad man. Use the cards to develop your arguments for and against the Caporal being good/bad. Try to reach a class consensus. • Complete the cards with information from the story • Think about the events in the story from different characters’ perspectives • Think about the meanings of ‘good’ and ‘bad’ • Cut up the cards and distribute them amongst learners in the group • Ask each learner to expand upon and justify their card • Hold a hands up class vote to conclude whether the Caporal was a good man or a bad man

Task: Research and create a fact file about flamingos. You can use information from the story as well as research from the Internet to find out about flamingos. Use the information you discover to create a fact file that could teach others about flamingos. Ideas to include: • What do flamingos look like? • What noise do flamingos make? • What do flamingos’ nests look like? • How do flamingos behave? • Where do flamingos usually live? • What threats do flamingos face? • What do flamingos eat?

Task: Create a leaflet to promote the conservation of flamingos that would appeal to children at your school. Think about what might make the leaflet interesting and engaging. Use information from the story as well as your imagination. You may also like to research similar topics to get ideas. Ideas to include: • A catchy title and headings • Clear, easy-to-read information • Images with captions • Information about what people can do to help flamingo populations • Information about what flamingos need to survive and thrive • Information about the problems faced by flamingos and possible solutions

Task: Can you explain what the words highlighted in this extract mean? Did you know that reading Flamingo Boy will help you to improve your knowledge of, and ability to use, new and interesting vocabulary? Challenge yourself to find out what all of the words on the next pages mean. Ideas: • First, talk to a partner or small group about what you think each word means • Next, look up each word in the book to read it in context then, look up each word in a dictionary and note its meaning

Dr. Seuss loved playing with words and rhymes to create fun, imaginative and engaging poetic stories. We hope these lesson ideas help to encourage a love of performance poetry in children. Here is a two-part lesson plan. Firstly, exploration and recital of The Cat in the Hat, and then suggestions on how you can support your class in planning and developing their piece of Dr. Seuss inspired performance poetry.

Task: Make a poster to celebrate and advertise the newly rebuilt carousel. Ideas to include: • What the carousel looks like • What animals are on the carousel • What makes the carousel so enjoyable (why should people ride it?)

Cut out the pieces of Kevin and stick him together to build your own little Kevin. Also features little cut-outs of the characters. Decorate Kevin with the cut-out stickers.

You are about to delve deep into your soul to determine how much of it is Good and how much of it is Evil. Which school is yours?

Illustrations for colouring.