1 Little People, BIG DREAMS | teacher’s notes Little People, BIG DREAMS Teachers’ Notes ©2018 Frances Lincoln Children’s Books. All Rights Reserved. Written by EvaJohn. www.quartoknows.com confidence in their ability to problemtheir ability solve asindividualsandalso confidence in independent thinking around the book. Thiswillhelppupilsbuild book. around the independent thinking notes are deliberately left open to encourage develop pupilsto opento left are deliberately notes Lots of the activities and discussion topics in these teacher’s teacher’s inthese activities anddiscussiontopics ofthe Lots For readers aged4+|9781847807717 |£9.99 |Hardback as part ofagroup. as part 2 Little People, BIG DREAMS | teacher’s notes Little People, BIG DREAMS Teachers’ Notes ©2018 Frances Lincoln Children’s Books. All Rights Reserved. Written by EvaJohn. www.quartoknows.com lived inanorphanage. Gabrielle. Whenshewaslittle,Gabrielle This isthestoryofayounggirlcalled Do you know aboutCocoChanel? anything CocoChanel’sbigdreamWhat doyou mighthave been? think The Front Cover The Blurb yourself. seeifyou bookto orreaddictionary, canwork itoutfor the use a If you sure, you friends, are quite not couldconsultwith • • • • • following words your ofthe understanding andphrases:Check was correct? your blurbsuggestthat ideaaboutCoco’s bigdream Does the style icon style designer fashion seamstress singer cabaret orphanage Why do you think the illustrator decided on this design? decidedonthis illustrator Why the do you think end papers have does looking at on you?the What effect The Endpapers there? do you had imagineGabrielle ofchildhood What sort orphanage? ranWho doyou the think What isanorphanage?
3 Little People, BIG DREAMS | teacher’s notes 3 Little People, BIG DREAMS | teacher’s notes Little People, BIG DREAMS Teachers’ Notes ©2018 Frances Lincoln Children’s Books. All Rights Reserved. Written by EvaJohn. www.quartoknows.com played, shelikedtosewwithaneedleandthread. Gabrielle always be dif To be irreplaceable one must always be different To be irreplaceable one must was different.Whiletheothergirls As Cocoslept,shedreamtinshapesandpatterns. She wasdifferentandtheydidn’tlikeit. The nunsthoughtGabriellewasverystrange. a tailor.Bydayshesewedandbynightsang. When Gabriellegotolder,sheajobsewingfor her ‘Coco’. audience nicknamed The soldiersinthe CHICKEN Why peoplecalledher‘Coco’? do you think ofsewing didshedo? What sort words suggestaboutGabrielle? author’s What dothe What would do? to you choose time? picture passtheir inthe girls How dothe from yours? different classroom?What doyou How aboutthe notice isit children? other the than more difficult Gabrielle nunsfound Why the doyou think you tells abouthercharacter? this What doyou think board mean? the on iswriting words Gabrielle the What doyou that think and pattern. tone, colour, line, first, with space, shape experimenting aclassdisplay. for patterns someideasoutinrough Try your somedreamCreate cloudswith own shapes and arethey there? can you floor?WhyWhat items think do seeonthe you the dream cloud? Can youtheCocoChanellogoin find 4 Little People, BIG DREAMS | teacher’s notes Little People, BIG DREAMS Teachers’ Notes ©2018 Frances Lincoln Children’s Books. All Rights Reserved. Written by EvaJohn. www.quartoknows.com Simple andelegant,itwasdifferenttotheusualstyle. One day,Cocodesignedahatforherfriend. styles surprisedtheladiesinParis. had enoughtoopenahatshop.Hermodern Coco mademoreandhats,untilshe corsets weresotight.Somethinghadtobedone! the otherladiescouldn’teatordancebecausetheir In theevenings,Cocowenttopartiesandsawthat Why women do you wore think them? What were ‘corsets’? wordWhat doesthe ‘mademoiselles’mean? order openahatshop? to How many you hatsdoyou would think make needto in could make 3Ddesigns. into your favourites ofallyour aclasshatshopdisplay Create designs.You advert. programme photo anelectronic andcreate inthe effects your hat.You outdifferent itandtry could photograph adjectives you ‘sell’ to have different found, some ofthe yourCreate it,using own for hatdesignandanadvert of adjectives. andcollectarange thesaurus somesynonymsFind inthe mean? words and‘elegant’ What dothe ‘simple’ dresses in the illustration? dresses inthe ladies’ other fromHow the isCoco’s dress different uncomfortable? are that peopleshouldwearDo you clothes think uncomfortable? we ofanyCan you wear clothes think are now that
5 Little People, BIG DREAMS | teacher’s notes 5 Little People, BIG DREAMS | teacher’s notes Little People, BIG DREAMS Teachers’ Notes ©2018 Frances Lincoln Children’s Books. All Rights Reserved. Written by EvaJohn. www.quartoknows.com report, or you could makereport, afilm. You oranewspaper inacatalogue as items later display couldtake to photographs ‘performance.’ ofthe audience.Thinkaboutusingmusicaspart up the peoplemake other the models whilst walks downthecatwalk, outfitas each describing yourCreate own show, role classfashion ofcompere, the one persontaking with thoughts. their discover to inturn characters different the touch audience. Choosesomeoneto of the amodel, CocoChanel,andmembers illustration, afreeze with Create frame ofthis audience? convey illustrator How ofthe doesthe feelings the Why somepeople sneered? doyou think number12 the modelisholdingatokenWhy with the doyou think onit? is displaying. model the that audienceare those wearing to the which clothes the In pairs,compare wear. to are your comfortable Extend by that hatshopdisplay creating designsofclothes • • • • • • • • • You item. correct canidentifythe if they terms: mightwant includesomeofthese to andsee your illustration you to partner canseeinthe that apieceofclothing Describe exercise: garment Guess the cuffs pleats borders spots stripes checks ribbons bows buttons straight. Itquicklygrabbedpeople’sattention. So Cococreatedanewstylethatwassimpleand were toostrangeanddifferentforthem. and didn’ttakeCocoseriously.Herclothes At herfirstfashionshow,somepeoplesneered 6 Little People, BIG DREAMS | teacher’s notes Little People, BIG DREAMS Teachers’ Notes ©2018 Frances Lincoln Children’s Books. All Rights Reserved. Written by EvaJohn. www.quartoknows.com from thesoldiersinaudience. stage. Itwasatthistimethatsheearnedthenickname‘Coco’ for atailorduringtheday, whileintheeveningsshesangon learnt tosew. Afterschool,shebecameaseamstress,sewing years oldshewassenttoastrictconventschool,where Following thedeathofhermother, whenGabriellewas11 hospital andgrewupinarundownhouseFrench town. that everlived.ShewasbornasGabrielleChanelinacharity Coco Chanelwasoneofthemostfamousfashiondesigners 1932 COCO CHANEL COCO (Born 1883•Died1971) 1936 sparkly sequins… to bestylishyoudon’tneedwearcorsetsor But astimewenton,Cocoshowedthemthat Gabrielle asthegreatdesigner,CocoChanel. That’s whyeveryonenowrememberstheyoung …and tobedifferentisthemostelegantthingofall. to-wear styles changedwomen’sto-wear clothesforever. became aworldwidefashioniconandhercomfortable,easy- years latersheunveiledherfirstperfume,ChanelNo5.She Chanel openedacouturehousein31RueCambonandthree freed womenfromcorsets–tooktheworldbystorm.In1918 designs –whichwerestraighterandshorterthannormal, started tosellclothesaswellhats.Hersimple,elegant opened herfirstshopin Paris. Soonshehadmoreshopsand In 1908shebecameahat-maker andsoonafterwards 1937 1962 events, such as the First andSecondWorld First events, asthe such Wars. yourcreate own including important timelineofherlife, ofCocoChaneland dates and death birth Add the your opinion. support Give reasons to designisimportant? fashion Do you think too’? differently peoplethink might make other ‘beingdifferent ideathat aboutthe What doyou think illustration? inthe isdepicted country Which illustration? How many CocoChanelinthis to are references there Be bold, be brave, dream BIG! Discover inspirational lives from around the world.
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