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EXPLORING THE GRUFFALO - IDEA 1 - ORDERING THE STORYHere is the first in a series of ideas for how to use technology to creatively explore the book the Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson. These ideas are aimed at KS1 possibly EYFS and can easily be adapted to any other book study. In this first video we look at ordering the story using Seesaw.
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EXPLORING THE GRUFFALO - IDEA 2 - CREATING A FREEZE FRAME STORYBOARDHere is idea number 2 in this series looking at exploring the story of the Gruffalo. This is one of my favourite ideas and introduces a simple photoshopping tool which allows learners to act in role as a character to create a storyboard retelling the story. Again, this can be adapted to any book, historical event or story.
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EXPLORING THE GRUFFALO - IDEA 3 - ORALLY RETELLING THE ORIGINAL STORYHere is the third idea linked to the Gruffalo. In this video, we take the storyboard in idea 2 and record a retelling of the story in our own words. This is a great opportunity to see how much of the story they can remember and also improve key oral speaking skills.
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EXPLORING THE GRUFFALO - IDEA 4 - IDENTIFYING FEATURES IN THE TEXTIn idea 4 of the series linked to the book the Gruffalo, we look at identifying features within the text which we can then explore further and improve our understanding so we can then use them effectively in our own writing.
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EXPLORING THE GRUFFALO - IDEA 5 - EXPLORING EXAMPLES OF RHYMEHere is idea number 5 in the series looking at the Gruffalo. In this video, we look at a way in which learners can explore rhyming words in more detail and share their knowledge of different rhyming words through a spider diagram.
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EXPLORING THE GRUFFALO - IDEA 6 - CREATING OUR OWN CREATUREHere is idea number 6 in the series looking at the Gruffalo. In the previous ideas, we have explored the orginial story and features. The next few ideas are going to look at supporting learners as they create their own story similar to the Gruffalo. In this idea, we look at the website switchzoo.com to allow learners to create their own hybrid animal.
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EXPLORING THE GRUFFALO - IDEA 7 - DESCRIBING OUR OWN CREATUREFollowing on from idea 6, idea 7 in this series looking at the Gruffalo looks at orally describing the creature learners have created. This is a great way to explore vocabulary and description which can be used when learners create their own story.
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EXPLORING THE GRUFFALO - IDEA 8 - CREATING OUR OWN STORYBOARDHere's idea number 8 in the series linked to the Gruffalo. This quick video will just go over a similar idea from video 2, however children will now be creating their own storyboard of their story. This means they will include their own creature and different animals. Hopefully, your learners will be able to complete this task more independently from idea 2.
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EXPLORING THE GRUFFALO - IDEA 9 - ORALLY PLANNING OUR OWN GRUFFALO STORYHere's idea 9 in the series linked to the Gruffalo. After learners have created images to structure their own story, they can now orally plan their story before they put pen to paper. This can be an incredibly powerful way to support learners with their writing by having their ideas recorded orally so when they write, their focus can be on structure; capital letters, full stops, handwriting etc.
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EXPLORING THE GRUFFALO - IDEA 10 - PERFORMING OUR OWN GRUFFALO STORYHere's the last idea in the series looking at the Gruffalo. Once learners have written their own version of the story, they can then perform it by creating their own cartoon. This further adds purpose to the children's writing by allowing them to turn it into a more engaging form of media which can be shared with the world.
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