The Magic Finger Decision Alley

The Magic Finger Lesson Decision Alley plan Overview Learning objective • To be able to present a reasoned argument. Learning outcome • To enter a debate for or against killing wildlife for food or resources. Book reference • The Magic Finger. Cross-curricular link • Literacy, History, Geography, Drama, Personal, Social, Health and Citizenship Education. Preparation • Prior to the lesson, the children have researched the killing of animals for various ends in different countries (e.g. elephants for ivory, lions for skin, fox-hunting and so on). Starter • Summarise the moral of The Magic Finger. • Recap main points from the book through quickfire questions: - Why do Mr and Mrs Gregg want to shoot ducks at the beginning of the story? - Why is the Girl against shooting ducks? The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre www.roalddahl.com/museum Registered charity number 1085853 | Company limited by guarantee number 4178505 Illustrations © Quentin Blake The Magic Finger - Decision Alley cont. Main teaching activity • Students divide into groups. Some groups are for killing wildlife and others against killing wildlife. They prepare their arguments. • Make a decision alley. The children stand in two lines facing each other. One line represents for, and the other against. One child walks between the two lines (the alley) and while walking, the children in the two lines state reasons for or against the argument. Group or independent activity • Run a class debate. There is one line of for, and another against. One person from each side is allowed to speak for 1 minute giving their arguments. Then volunteers can continue to debate the issue back and forth. Plenary • Students vote on their ideas. Other activities • Write a persuasive speech for or against killing wildlife for certain ends. • Make a poster to persuade people not to kill animals for certain ends. The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre www.roalddahl.com/museum Registered charity number 1085853 | Company limited by guarantee number 4178505 Illustrations © Quentin Blake.

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THE MAGIC FINGER AND THE MINPINS PDF, EPUB, EBOOK Roald Dahl,Kate Winslet,Bill Bailey | none | 03 Mar 2016 | Penguin Books Ltd | 9780141370422 | English | United Kingdom The Magic Finger and the Minpins PDF Book David Fremont. They're fun and silly. All Through the Year. Lily rated it liked it Feb 20, The Twits are a grumpy old couple and their crazy shenanigans. The Minpins is a cute story about how size doesn't matter. Want to Read saving…. They were maybe mad because when the Greggs killed the ducks or birds they got mad. Akissi: More Tales of Mischief. This is a darling audio collection of 3 short stories from Dahl, beautifully read by three recognizable and charming British actors. Today the story is published as A Piece of Cake. She tries to talk them out of it, but the Greggs only laugh at her. Popular Features. This makes the main character angry and when she is angry her finger starts to tingle. The purchaser is responsible for meeting these costs. Mellybean and the Giant Monster. My favorite story of the three is definitely The Minpins. Richard Ayoade Reading ,. Rating details. First Prize for the Worst Witch. A girl has The Magic Finger and turns a family of hunters into the hunted so that they can learn what it is like to be a family of ducks. I saw red. Philip Ardagh. Bunnicula Meets Edgar Allan Crow. It turned the family into birds! The Minpins read by Bill BaileyLittle Billy doesn't really believe there are monsters in the wood, but the red-hot smoke-belching gruncher is real enough, and so are the tiny minpins, whose miniature world is in danger.
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