Starter quiz
- What is a verb?
- a doing or being word ✓
- a word that describes a noun
- a person, place, thing or idea
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- What is an adjective?
- a doing or being word
- a word that describes a noun ✓
- a person, place, thing or idea
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- What is a noun?
- a doing or being word
- a word that describes a noun
- a person, place, thing or idea ✓
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- What happens at the beginning of the story 'Leaf'?
- Leaf jumps off a cliff, flies into the sea and washes up on the shore.
- The crows fly Leaf home.
- Leaf drifts across the sea and ends up far away from home in a forest. ✓
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- What happens at the end of the story 'Leaf'?
- Leaf jumps off a cliff, flies into the sea and washes up on the shore.
- The crows fly Leaf home. ✓
- Leaf drifts across the sea and ends up far away from home in a forest.
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- What does the story 'Leaf' teach us?
- about the impact that climate change is having on animals ✓
- that all animals are kind
- not to judge somebody by their appearance ✓
- that polar bears and crows can't be friends
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Exit quiz
- Which statement is the best summary of the story 'Leaf'?
- It is about a polar bear who learns to live in a forest.
- It is about a polar bear who is displaced due to climate change. ✓
- It is about a polar bear that uses leaves to try and fly.
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- What are the key themes explored in the story of 'Leaf'?
- friendship, good vs evil, environment and celebrations
- environment, climate change, belonging and kindness ✓
- belonging, good vs evil, family and adventure
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- Match the vocabulary to the correct definition.
- environment⇔the surroundings or conditions in which a living thing lives ✓
- climate change⇔the changes in global temperatures and weather patterns ✓
- belonging⇔the feeling of being safe and protected in an environment ✓
- kindness⇔the quality of being friendly, generous and considerate ✓
- How do the other creatures in the story support Leaf and increase his sense of belonging?
- They ignore him and stay away from him.
- They listen to his story and show him empathy. ✓
- They play games with him.
- They promise to share his story with others and fly him home. ✓
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- What lesson can we learn from how the other creatures treated Leaf?
- It is important not to judge somebody because they are different. ✓
- You should always be scared of people who seem different to you.
- It is important to stick with the group you know.
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- What are we, as the readers, encouraged to reflect on through reading the story of 'Leaf'?
- ways in which we could learn how to fly
- what it means to belong and how we can support others in belonging ✓
- how important it is to tackle climate change and protect the environment ✓
- how to stay away from things that scare us
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Key learning points
- Re-reading a story helps to build deeper understanding and identify underlying themes and messages.
- A theme is a big idea, topic or message that appears within a story.
- In "Leaf", the themes of belonging, kindness, environment and climate change are explored.
- A sense of belonging is essential for the survival of all living things.
- Leaf may help the reader to reflect on respect for the environment and how to support others' sense of belonging.
Common misconception
Children may not understand what they are able to do to protect the environment and animal habitats.
Explain to the children the different ways in which humans can make positive choices to combat climate change.
Keywords
Theme - a big idea, topic or message that appears in a story
Interpret - to infer meaning from something
Climate change - the changes in global temperatures and weather patterns
Belonging - the feeling of being safe and protected within an environment or group
Empathy - the ability to understand and share the feelings of another
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