Journey to London
Using the clues from the story draw a map of the palace and how Sophie and the BFG found their way to the Queens bedroom. Mark the path they took in the same way a pirate's treasure map would look.
Post a photo of your map to the blog.
Wednesday, 14 September 2016
Tuesday, 13 September 2016
Mixing the Dream
Name 5 key ingredients that you would mix into the dream for
the queen. Give a reason for each
ingredient for example;
1. Bloodbottler hitting the BFG – so the Queen would see some
giants hurt other giants.
Monday, 5 September 2016
Jackson BC's Post on Monday, 5 September 2016
Me and Daniel made a awesome puppet pal video. By Jackson
Monday, 29 August 2016
Shanelle's Post on Monday, 29 August 2016
My first pattern has a blue half turn diamond and a red half turn trapezium.My second pattern a green quarter turn triangle and a white half turn diamond and a purple quarter turn triangle.On my last pattern has a orange half turn square and a blue quarter turn.
Wednesday, 24 August 2016
Monday, 22 August 2016
Week 5 Tasks
- Interview your buddy who is pretending to be one of the giants from the BFG. Try and change the angle of your camera and adjust it from close to medium. Post your video to the blog.
- Make a list of all the good and bad things about dreams. Have a debate with a friend using puppet pals and post your video to the blog.
- Choose one of the previous tasks to complete that you haven’t yet done.
Week 5 Questions; The Great Plan
What do you think of the great plan? Predict what will happen next!
Week 5 Questions; Dreams
What is your favourite piece of music? Explain what kind of dream it would be in.
Week 5 Questions; A trogglehumper for the Fleshlumpeater
Who is Jack? Why are
the giants afraid of him? Sophie was
giggling, can you explain why? How can you explain the connections between this
story and other stories?
Sunday, 14 August 2016
Week 4 TASKS
Create a list of instructions to explain how to catch a
dream. Make sure each step starts with a
verb. Create or draw a glass jar with
the best dream that you have caught.
Share it with the class and take a photo for the blog!
Create your own Frobscottle drink. List the ingredients and side effects people
should be aware of if they drink it and include this on the label of the
bottle. Interview someone who has tasted it to get their reaction and post it to the blog.
Create a 3D model of dream country. Take a photo of your finished creation and
use skitch to label the different parts of your photo before you upload it to
the blog.
Week 4 Questions; Dream Catching
The BFG has a variety of special words he uses for
nouns.
What is your favourite BFG dream-
noun and what does it mean?
Describe the
best dream that you have ever had.
Week 4 Questions; Journey to Dream Country
The BFG is a deep thinker about things that are right and
wrong.
What is his perspective about
humans?
Explain your perspective about how human beings treating each other.
Week 4 Questions; Frobscottle and Whizzpoppers
Which way do the bubbles travel in Frobscottle?
Which way do
you think is the best way for bubbles to travel?
Explain your opinion.
Explain the
connection between whizzpoppers and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Saturday, 13 August 2016
Prefix Game
This is a game that will only work on a flash player device like the laptops or the desktops. Click on the link to start.
game
game
Friday, 12 August 2016
Monday, 8 August 2016
Week 3 Questions; Snozzcumbers
What connections do you make between Snozzcumbers and
vegetables that you eat? Make a list of similarities and differences.
Week 3 Questions; The Marvellous Ears
Write a short paragraph describing the personality of the
BFG. It should be like a school report
and explain his different positive qualities as well as things he needs to work
on.
Week 3 Questions; The Bloodbottler
How did Sophie escape from the Bloodbottler? Have you ever had a tricky situation that you
have had to escape from?
Week 3 TASKS
The BFG has marvellous ears.
Make a pair for yourself and post your photo to the blog.
Carefully read the character description of the Bloodbottler. Draw what you think his face would look like
from this description. Include all the words that tell you about his character
around your drawing. Post your photo to
the blog.
Become a fashion designer for the Giants, they clearly do
not have the right kind of clothes! What do you think they should wear? Create a collage of your design. Take a photo and post it to the blog!
Friday, 5 August 2016
Book Club Kids's Post on Friday, 5 August 2016
The BFG. This is a great drawing of a BFG and we were really excited to post it on the blog and it took 2 days to get this one ready so we just put it on the blog. Charlotte and Hayley.
Book Club Kids's Post on Friday, 5 August 2016
Glasses Rhiannon has made her very first glasses. She looks awesome with them on. She used pipe cleaners and straws. She made them to act as Sophie.
Tuesday, 2 August 2016
Monday, 1 August 2016
Week 2 Tasks
Sophie wears glasses otherwise she is as blind as a
bat.
Make a pair of glasses for
her. What size will they need to be?
Take a photo of yourself wearing them.
Use Pizap to make a picture of you being carried at great
speed by the BFG.
Post your picture to
the blog
Make a small box model or draw a picture of the cave that the BFG
lives in.
Post your photo to the blog.
Write a recipe for a Giant to cook.
Illustrate the ingredients so they know just
what to look for.
Post your recipe to the blog.
Week 2 The Giants Questions
The Giants
In this chapter we learn a lot about the size of giants.
Use a thesaurus and list as many fabulous words you can find for BIG.
Week 2 The BFG Questions
The BFG
How has the BFG used country and city names to describe how human ‘beans’ taste?
Name three you find very funny and explain their special meanings.
Week 2 The Cave Questions
The Cave
What connections do you make between the cave where the BFG
lives and places that you have visited?
Give evidence why you think this.
Daniel's Post on Monday, 1 August 2016
I am enjoying the book of The BFG. I loved the movie too. By Daniel
Thursday, 21 July 2016
WEEK 1 Question for Chapter 3; The Snatch
- How does the Giant's hand move when he snatches her from the dormitory? What language features has the author used to give you this impression?
- Share five fabulous verbs that describe movement in this chapter.
- What does Sophie think will happen when they reach the giant's home? Do you agree or disagree? Explain why you think this.
WEEK 1 Questions for Chapter 2; Who?
- What had made Sophie frightened? How would you feel if you saw something four times as tall as a human? Share a time when you have been frozen with fright.
- Why didn't any sound come out of the trumpet? Have you ever tried to blow a trumpet or a similar instrument? What tips would you give for successful music making with wind instruments.
- Predict what you think the tall giant person is doing in the bedrooms of the children during witching hour.
WEEK 1 Questions for Chapter 1; The Witching Hour
- Everyone else is asleep so why is Sophie awake?
- Describe the weather and atmosphere you would expect to see and hear during "The Witching Hour".
- Where do you think Sophie lives? What clues in the text make you think this?
WEEK 1; BFG TASKS
Chapters 1-3; (The Witching Hour, Who?, The Snatch)
Choose from the following tasks
Choose from the following tasks
- Draw, paint or collage create The BFG. Make sure you include the details from the story about how he looks.
- Describe a memoir of your own about the night. It could be a poem or a short description about things you can see, hear and feel.
- Create a picture of yourself being carried by a giant! Consider using Pizap to green screen yourself in gigantic hands or similar.
- Create 10 Kahoot quiz questions about the story so far. Remember to give 4 possible answers for each question. Add to these as the story continues.
Please share any of the tasks that you create this week. Remember to leave a reply to other people's creations.
THE BFG By Roald Dahl
During Term 3 we will be reading The BFG and sharing our ideas and opinions online. By the end of the term you will have read the entire book and have talked, thought and shared lots of ideas about the book with other children. This will make watching the movie so much more enjoyable!
How it works; each week you will need to read a certain number of chapters and choose a follow up activity to complete. You will also need to respond to the questions that will be posted on this blog. To show that you are a critical thinker and great reader you are encouraged to read other's comments and reply to their ideas.
Your answers are your perspective and all posts, comments and replies need to be respectful. The administrator of the blog has the right to remove any posts that do not follow these guidelines and if necessary remove authorship from the blog.
The reading schedule is as follows
Week 1
- The Witching Hour
- Who?
- The Snatch
Week 2
- The Cave
- The BFG
- The Giants
Week 3
- The Marvellous Ears
- Snozzcumbers
- The Bloodbottler
Week 4
- Frobscottle and Whizzpoppers
- Journey to Cream Country
- Dream-catching
Week 5
- A Trogglehumper for the Fleshlumpeater
- Dreams
- The Great Plan
Week 6
- Mixing the Cream
- Journey to London
- The Palace
Week 7
- The Queen
- The Royal Breakfast
- The Plan
Week 8
- Capture!
- Feeding Time
- The Author
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