Somebody Swallowed Stanley

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Understanding the World ELG: The Natural World. Know some similarities and differences between the natural world around them and contrasting environments, drawing on their experiences and what has been read in class. Mathematics ELG: Numerical Patterns. Compare quantities up to 10 in different contexts, recognising when one quantity is greater than, less than or the same as the other quantity; Expressive Arts and Design ELG: Creating with Materials. Safely use and explore a variety of materials, tools and techniques, experimenting with colour, design, texture, form and function; We love this non-fiction book because unusually for a book aimed at EYFS, it has photographs rather than illustrations. This book contains 24 National Geographic photographs of water being collected, stored, transported and shared in different ways around the world. Each picture has a brief caption of two or three words, with longer descriptions of the photographs and a map of the world at the end of the book. For water related activities, see our looking through water STEM at home activity and our floating flowers activity.

Stanley is a plastic bag and we all know what happens next—Somebody Swallowed Stanley. Stanley escapes from the first creature only to be swallowed by a series of other creatures. Stanley doesn’t mean to hurt anyone, but he doesn’t belong in the sea. (Who knew you could feel sorry for a plastic bag?) Eventually, Stanley is rescued from the ocean and put to better use where he can no longer be a danger to unwary sea creatures—a happy ending for everyone.Understanding the World ELG: The Natural World. Understand some important processes and changes in the natural world around them, including the seasons and changing states of matter. Skilful picture book makers have the capacity to present difficult subject matters with subtlety and a light touch; for example, the author/illustrator of Amazing cleverly communicates that the little boy’s wheelchair is both unimportant (it’s never mentioned in words) and central to his active life (it appears in every picture). Understanding the World ELG: People, Culture and Communities. Describe their immediate environment using knowledge from observation, discussion, stories, non-fiction texts and maps.

Along with characters and endings, the setting plays an important part in a story. Focus on the illustrations in a picture book to help children identify where the narrative events are taking place. Understanding the World ELG The Natural World. Understand some important processes and changes in the natural world around them, including the seasons and changing states of matter. Plan a party for dragons, then break out the balloons, explore shapes and numbers, and learn why plastic bags don’t belong in the sea, suggests Hilary White… Amazing This powerpoint includes 7 weeks worth of literacy activities based on the book Somebody Swallowed Stanley by Sarah Roberts. Week 1 looks at character emotions, speech/thought bubbles and alliteration. Week 2 looks at the author Sarah Roberts and the issue of plastic pollution in our seas to prepare children for making their own news report in week 3. Week 4 looks at how people around the world have reused plastic in various sculptures and artwork, children will follow instructions to make a kite, discuss the importance of instructions and write their own set including imperative verbs.

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Stanley falls into the sea and floats in amongst a swarm of shimmering jellyfish. At first glance, Stanley could almost be mistaken for just another sea creature, but: Most jellyfish have dangly-gangly tentacles, but Stanley has two handles…Other jellyfish have a magical glow, but Stanley has stripes… Because Stanley (spoiler alert) is a plastic bag! Teaching Ideas and Resources: English Stanley swept into the sea with a splash and a splish. 'Perhaps he's one of us?' thought the other jellyfish. But his stripes were too straight and his tentacles too few. He just floated in the sea, not sure what to do. You see, Stanley was no ordinary jellyfish."

Understanding the World ELG: The Natural World. Know some similarities and differences between the natural world around them and contrasting environments, drawing on their experiences and what has been read in class; Children can also make better sense of challenging ideas when they’re introduced within a meaningful context. The important message embedded within Somebody Swallowed Stanley has far greater impact on children because it is presented via a fun and interesting story. The title of the book features alliteration. Can you find other stories with alliterative titles? Could you make up some story titles that include it?

Understanding the World ELG: People, Culture and Communities. Describe their immediate environment using knowledge from observation, discussion, stories, non-fiction texts and maps; Understanding the World ELG: People, Culture and Communities. Describe their immediate environment using knowledge from observation, discussion, stories, non-fiction texts and maps Understanding the World ELG: People, Culture and Communities. Explain some similarities and differences between life in this country and life in other countries, drawing on knowledge from stories, non-fiction texts and –when appropriate – maps.

Make a recycling diary for your home to record the different types (and amounts) of waste that you recycle in a week. Understanding the World ELG: People, Culture and Communities. Describe their immediate environment using knowledge from observation, discussion, stories, non-fiction texts and maps. Using Somebody Swallowed Stanley as a starting point, compare plastic and cotton shopping bags and help children to understand that plastic bags are bad for sea creatures when they end up in the ocean. Talk about the advantages of cotton bags over plastic bags (they are much more sturdy, and if cotton fabric is thrown away it doesn’t harm wildlife in the same way). Provide plain cotton bags, non-toxic fabric paint and printing resources, and let children decorate their own bags. Use the children’s creations throughout the setting to demonstrate the versatility of fabric bags. Collect and sort the different types of waste from your classroom in a day or a week. Use this data to create graphs and charts. Can you use this information to think of ways to reduce your waste in the future?his stripes were too straight and his tentacles too few. He just floated in the sea, not sure what to do. You see Stanley was no ordinary jellyfish.” Use publishing software to teach people why it is important to reuse plastic bags instead of buying new ones every time we go to the shops. This thought-provoking picture book charts the eventful journey made by Stanley, a discarded plastic carrier bag, who is swept into the sea. As he drifts through the ocean waves, he is mistaken for a jellyfish and swallowed by a series of unsuspecting animals. There are a number of similes in the story (e.g. as rough as barnacles, as vast as a cave). Can you think of any others? Somebody Swallowed Stanley is a gorgeously illustrated book with a critical message—highly recommended.