The Hungry Dragon.

http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/short-stories/the-hungry-dragon

EL CAMALEÓN CAMALEÓNICO-Eric Carle-Proyecto Español-Inglés.

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The Mixed-Up Chameleon by: Eric Carle

The Mixed-Up Chameleon.

The Mixed-Up Chameleon            

Introduction:

The Mixed-Up Chameleon is one of Eric Carle’s best loved children’s books. It tells the story of a chameleon who leads an uneventful life, until the day he comes across a zoo. Amazed by all of the beautiful animals, he wishes for some of the qualities of the creatures he sees. To his delight, his wishes come true.The chameleon becomes big and white like a polar bear, handsome like a flamingo, and strong like an elephant – each time taking on a physical characteristic of the animal he has just seen. Before long, the chameleon is an incredible mix of creatures but discovers that he is no longer able to catch his favourite meal – a fly. With his final wish, he returns to being a chameleon, catches the fly, and reminds us all why it’s important to be yourself.

Activity 1:

Get in the mix

Start muddling mammals and randomising reptiles…

_ to explore habitats, interdependence and adaptation.

Read the book to the children.

 _act out the various animals whose features are slowly added to the chameleon.

 _Each child who comes to the front has to add the relevant part to the chameleon until he is completely mixed-up.

_ challenge the children to come up with their own mixed-up animal. In pairs or individually, sketch, draw or paint a new creature that is made up of several different parts

_When the creatures are completed, they will need to be named.

Activity 2: What is that?                                                               And now for the science bit…

_ children have had the opportunity to create their own mixed-up creatures, it is time to see just how much they really know about their new pets.

 In groups,  pupils come up with a series of questions they could ask to find out more about their creature:

_ Where would it live?

_ What would it eat?

_What conditions is it suited to?

When the questions have been generated, they can be used by the children to think in more detail about their pet.

 _ encourage them to use what they know about the animals to describe potential habitats or feeding relationships.

_ask the children how they might find out more about the animals they have used.

_Challenge pupils to answer as many questions as possible about the animals that make up their creature.

Activity 3: Location, location

Create a hybrid home…

_We have created incredible mixed-up creatures, researched the component animals, and even named them, but what do we do with them now?

 The creatures must live somewhere, but with such a mix of animals, what would the ideal habitat look like?

-children are challenged to design an enclosure for their mixed-up creature.

_ It must meet the needs of every animal used in order for them to survive.

_ All of the children’s knowledge and research will be needed to create a habitat that will support their creature.

 The design may start by looking at the basic habitats that each animal requires – it could develop to include other animals that would form part of the mixedup creature’s food chain.

_To complete the design, children can add labels to explain the different features they have included.

Activity 4: Become a zoo guide

Activity four build your own zoo…

_Each team, or group, is given one of the creatures to work with, and they must carefully follow the design to recreate the enclosure (complete with mixed-up creature) in the classroom,

_When the habitats are completed, the children act as safari guides, taking groups of visitors around their zoo and sharing their knowledge of the incredible creatures that live there.

                                           

Lesson Plan
The Mixed Up Chameleon by Eric Carle

Curriculum Area
Technology and Language Arts (Writing)

         I wish I could ______ like a _______"I wish I could fly like  a bird.

   ")__ students will use KidPix software during computer lab to write, illustrate and publish their statements.

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--Communicate ideas in writing to accomplish a variety of purposes.
--Use appropriate instruments, computers,to access information, process ideas and communicate results.

Learning Objectives
_Child will be able to do the following:

_Listen to and comprehend the story “The Mixed Up Chameleon”.

_Participate in discussion of book either through expressing ideas or actively listening to others' comments.

_Comprehend mini-lesson on writing original sentences using a fill-in-the-blank method.

_Use imaginative thought to generate ideas for independent writing.

_Independently use KidPix software to publish sentence and draw appropriate illustration to accompany it.

Materials
Book 'The Mixed Up Chameleon' (Eric Carle)
KidPix

Time Required
Read aloud and Book Discussion: 20 minutes

Mini-Lesson on writing "I wish I could..." statements: 5 minutes

Xo´s: 30 minutes

Assessment.

"I wish I could ____ like a _____." Student illustrated and published this statement according to time frame allotted. 

The Elves And The Shoemaker

The Elves and the Shoemaker: Learn English with subtitles - Story for Ch...

The Shoemaker and the Elves

http://www.shoemakerandtheelves.com/book/164-f2-shoemaker-and-the-elves

http://www.primarytreasurechest.com/once-upon-a-time/the-elves-and-the-shoemaker.html
"Things aren't going well in the shoemaker's shop. The old shoemakers are hungry and cold and down to the final piece of leather to make one last pair of shoes. But help comes in a very unexpected way..."


The Elves and the Shoe Maker – The Story


A shoe maker and his wife lived in a little house on the edge of a wood.

They were very, very poor and each day they grew poorer and poorer. At last there was nothing left in the house but leather for one pair of shoes.

“I will cut out this last pair of shoes, “the shoe maker said to his wife. “Tomorrow I will sew them and peg them”

The shoe maker cut out the leather and left it on his bench.

The next morning the shoe maker went into his workshop to finish the shoes.

What did he see?

A pair of shoes, all nicely made and ready to be placed on display in the window. The stitches were so fine and the shoes so well made that they were quickly sold.

With the money from the sale, the poor shoe maker brought leather for two pairs of shoes.

The shoe maker said to his wife, “I will cut out the leather for two pairs of shoes. Tomorrow I will sew them and peg them.”

So the shoe maker cut out the leather for the shoes and left it on the bench.
The next morning the shoe maker went into the workshop to make the shoes.

What did he find?

Yes, there were two pairs of shoes already made. The work was so well done that those shoe were also sold very quickly.

With the money the poor shoe maker brought enough leather for four pairs of shoes.

The shoe maker cut out the leather and left it on the bench once more.

The next morning the shoe maker found four pairs of beautifully made shoes.

And so it went on and on. Night after night the shoe maker would leave the cut leather in the workshop and in the morning he would come down the stairs to find the shoes magically finished and waiting on the bench. Instead of being a very poor shoe maker, he became a very rich shoe maker.

His shoes were so well made word spread across the land and even the Queen herself wore them.

At last the shoe maker said to his wife, “We must find out who makes the shoes.”

So one bright moonlight night they hid behind a curtain, where they could watch the bench and not be seen.

On the stroke of midnight, two little Elves jumped through the window, they skipped and danced up to the bench, sat down with their legs crossed and began to work at the leather.

Their needles flew back and forth, back and forth!

Their hammers beat rap a tap-tap, rap a tap-tap!!

Almost before the shoe maker and his wife could blink, the work was all done and the little Elves skipped and danced over to the window and vanished into the night.

The next morning the shoe maker said to his wife, “What can we do for those helpful little Elves?”

“I would like to make some cloths for them, “ said his wife. “Their cloths are like rags.”

“If you will make their cloths, I will make them some shoes, “ said the shoe maker. “Their little feet were bare.”

When the shoes and cloths were ready, the shoe maker and his wife left them upon the bench for the little Elves to find.

The shoe maker and his wife again hid behind the curtain.

Just as before, when the clock struck twelve, in jumped the tiny Elves. They went skipping and dancing to their work, but stopped in their tracks when they saw the tiny cloths and the tiny shoes.

The Elves clapped their hands for joy, then put on their cloths and skipped out of the window.

The shoe maker and his wife never saw the little Elves again, but after that night good luck seemed to always be with them.


The Brothers Grimm
Jacob Grimm (1785 – 1863) and William Grimm (1786 – 1859) were German brothers most famous for their collections of fairy tales. 
It took ten years (1812 –1822) to collect together over 200 stories that make up the Grimm tales. 
The two brothers lived in Kassel until 1829, when they moved to the nearby University of Gottingen, where they worked as librarians and professors.
The Grimm brothers were sacked from their jobs at the university in 1837, when Ernest Augustus, duke of Cumberland, became the new King of Hanover. The King had the brothers sacked because they had spoken out against his new laws.
In 1840 they were invited to go to Berlin by the King of Prussia, Frederick William IV, to become members of the Royal Academy of Sciences. While at the Academy the brothers started work on the German Dictionary, but they never completed the work before they died.
The Brothers Grimm wrote over 200 fairy tales and folk stories.
How many of these tales by the Brothers Grimm do you know?

Rapunzel
Hansel and Gretel
Cinderella
Faithful John
The Frog King
Rumpelstiltskin
The Golden Goose
The Shoes that Were Danced to Pieces
Snow White and Rose Red
The Three Spinners
The Giant and the Tailor
 1.) How did the Elves help the shoe maker?
2.) How did the shoe maker and his wife help the Elves?
3.) Think of different ways that you can help people.
4.) Write a story about a time that you helped someone.
5.) Who do you know who helps you?
6.) What is another name for a shoe maker? Here is a clue: It starts with the letter C.
7.) How would if feel to sneak into the shoe shop late at night? Imagine that you are one of the Elves and think of 5 words to describe how you would feel.
8.) Who wrote The Elves and the Shoe Maker? 
9.) What were their first names?
10.) What country did the writers of The Elves and the Shoe Maker come from?
1) What was the name of the Shoemaker in this play? What was the name of hisdaughter? The Two Elves?
 If you could pick names for the Elves, what would they be?
Why?
_Draw a picture of your favorite part of the play. What was it about that part of the story that made you like it best?


_ How did the Elves know that the Shoemaker needed help? Do you believe wishes come true?
_ Have you ever had a wish come true?
_ What are some of the special things we wish upon? (i.e. birthday candles,evening star, etc.)
_CRISPIN, BUTTON, PEG, ELVES, CANDLE,
GIFT, SHOE, MARY