Mini Picturebook Lesson 13: Hundred Feet Tall by Benjamin Scheuer & Jemima Williams

Notes

Synopsis	A story about a young rabbit who finds a seed on an autumn day and takes it home and plants it. As it sprouts, the rabbit is thrilled to watch it grow “a hundred feet tall.”
Lesson access	via url-link or QR-Code
Equipment for child	tablet, phone or laptop, internet connection, perhaps headphones
Materials	dictionary (online or paper), craft materials
Language Skills	listening, vocabulary (verbs), speaking (read aloud)
Cross-curricular Links	science, geography, maths, music
Values	love and friendship, growth and change, care and patience
World Event Day	World Tree Day

Equipment: dictionary (online or paper), calculator, tablet or laptop & internet connection and perhaps headphones

Materials: coloured pens and pencils, ruler

Time: 20-30 minutes

STEP 1: Look at the Cover

Look	Do you notice anything unusual about the rabbit?
Look	What is the rabbit holding in his paws?
Look	What shape is the rabbit’s nose?
Check	Which parts of a tree do you know in English?
Calculate	How high is 100 feet in meters?
Predict	What do you think is the connection between the rabbit and the tree?
Check	Look up the meaning of the words ‘seed’, ‘height’ and ‘boughs’ in your dictionary.

Step 2 and Step 3: Listen and Watch

Part A	Listen and watch for general understanding and enjoyment.
Part B	Listen and watch again and answer the questions, pause and replay when you need to.
	Where does rabbit find the seed?
	What does rabbit promise the seed?
	What does rabbit do with the seed?
	How does rabbit feel about planting a seed?
	Why did the seed grow? What did rabbit give the seed?
	What did the tree say ‘thank you’ for?
	Why does rabbit have to move the tree out of the jar?
	Which friends come with him to replant the tree?
	What does the tree hope rabbit will do?

Step 4: Add your Voice

Review & Sing- Along	Watch the story again and repeat the chorus and then sing along with the author. Sing-Along
Review & Move	Watch the story and stretch as tall as you can each time you hear ‘100 feet tall’.
Review & Play	Listen for the rhyming words in the story. Play a rhyming bingo game with family members or classmates.
Research	Check the meaning of the expression ‘to stand tall’. Who stands tall in this story?
Personal response	Does size matter when you stand tall? Is it important to stand tall? How can you help somebody to stand tall?
Create	Colour in rabbit’s growing tree.
Observe	Look out of the window, can you see any trees? What type of trees are they and how tall do you think they are?
Think	What do you think is the message of this story?
Your opinion	Which is your favourite part of the story? Why?

Step 5: Share and Evaluate your work

Share	Send your work to your teacher or share in your virtual classroom.
Evaluate	Complete the evaluation sheet to reflect on your learning.

Want More?

Listen for the rhyming words in the story. Play a rhyming bingo game with family members or classmates.

Hundred Feet Tall by Benjamin Scheuerand illustrated by Jemima Williams, published by Simon & Schuster 2020