jesse goossens & marije tolman jumping penguins & crying...
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TEACHER’S GUIDE Jesse Goossens & Marije Tolman Jumping Penguins & Crying Crocodiles (Lemniscaat)
FINDTHEILLUSTRATIONOFTHEJUMPINGPENGUINS
Jumpingpenguins
Showthechildrentheillustration.Tellthemthatpenguinscanlaunchthemselvesoutofthewaterontodryland.Theycanjumpupto1.80metreshighwhentheydothat.
Howhighhasthepenguininthepicturejumped?Letthechildrenmeasureitindifferentways.Suggestions:measureitoutusingyourfingers,measureitwithapieceofthread,measureitbylayingbuttonsinarow,measureitusingameasuringtool.
Buildahightowerusingblocks.Howmanyblockstallisthetower?Next,buildtowersusingplasticcups,sponges,books,Duploblocks,etc.Whichtoweristhetallest?
PenguinPE
Gototheexerciseroomwiththechildren.Preparefourcornersaccordingtothedescriptionsbelow.
Dividethechildrenintofourgroups.Tellthemthattheyarepenguins.Eachgroupofpenguinsstartsinoneofthecorners.Showthechildrenwhattodoineachcorner.Agreeonasignalthatyouwillgivewhenitistimetomoveontothenextcorner.Switchcornerseveryfewminutes.
Thelaunch Penguinscanlaunchthemselvesoutofthewaterontoland.Placeahighhorsebenchwithathickmattressbehindit.UseaPEbenchtocreatearampuptothehorsebenchontheotherside.Thechildrenwalkupontothehorsebenchviatherampandlaunchthemselvesbyjumpingashighastheycan.
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Waddling Penguinswaddleacrosstheice.Setupabalancebeamandabench.Thechildrenwaddleacrossthem.Givethepenguinsanobstaclebyplacinganicefloe(cone)onthebeamorbench.
Gettheeggtotheotherside Penguinstransporttheireggsontheirfeet.Placetwoconessomedistanceapartandprovideanumberofballs.Thechildrensqueezeaballbetweentheircalvesandwaddleorhoptotheotherside.Howmanyeggsmakethetripwithout“breaking”?
Feedingfish Penguinslovefish.MrandMrsPenguinbothfeedtheirchildren.Placeanumberofhoopsonthefloorandplacetoysorstuffedpenguinsinthem.Placearopesomedistanceaway.Placetoyfishbytherope.Thechildrenarepenguinmumsanddadsandstandbehindtherope,throwingfishattheirchildreninthehoop(nest).
Countingpenguins Lookatthepicture.Countthepenguins.Markthebellyofeachclearlyvisiblepenguinwithanumber(optionallymakeanduseaphotocopyofthepicture).Askthechildrenquestions.
Suggestions:•Pointatthepenguinwiththenumber5.•Pointatpenguin11.•Whichpenguinisnexttonumber9?•Whichpenguinsareoneithersideofnumber13?
“P”animals Openthebooktotheimageofthepenguinsandaskthechildrenwhatthefirstletteroftheword“penguin”is.AskthechildrentocomeupwithmoreanimalsthatstartwiththePsound.
Suggestions:puss,panda,parrot,pelican,parakeet,panther,pigeon,peacock,pony,puma,puffin,pig.
LookfortheanimalsinthebookthatstartwithaPandreadouttheassociateddid-you-know.
Find...Tellthechildrenariddlebasedonadid-you-knowaboutoneoftheanimalsinJumpingPenguinsandCryingCrocodiles.Thechildrenpagethroughthebooktofindthecorrectanimal.
Suggestions:•Thisanimalhaseightarmsandswimsinthesea.•Thisanimalhasalotofspinesonitsback,butit’snotahedgehog.•Thisanimalisahorsethatcanswim.•Thisanimalhastwohumpsonitsbackandlivesinthedesert.•Thisanimallivesatnight.Itsleepsindarkcaves.
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Aproudpenguin Drawapenguinonyellowpaper.Tellthechildrenhowtheycandothis:drawahorizontallineatthebottomofthesheet.Then,drawanarchthatconnectstotheendsoftheline.Thisisthepenguin’sbody.Drawitsstomachatthebottomofthebody.Thestomachisthesameshapeasthebody.Drawatriangleforitsbeakandtwocirclesforitseyes.Givethepenguinwingsoneithersideofthebody,andtwofeet.
Thechildrenfilloutthepenguinwithtornbitsofwhiteandblackglossypaper.Thebeakandlegsarefilledwithorangeglossypaper.
Acolourfulparrot InJumpingPenguinsandCryingCrocodiles,findthepageabouttheparrot.Askthechildrenwhatcoloursaparrotcanhave.Giveeachchildasheetofpaper.Letthemdrawaparrotusingbrightlycolouredcrayons.Afterthat,theycancolourtheparrotin.Givetheparrotabeautifultailbygluingthinstripsofcolouredpapertoitsbottom.
Lesson suggestions written by Anke van Boxmeer and Els van Dijck