Mini Picturebook Lesson 18: Croc and Bird by Alexis Deacon

Notes

Synopsis	Two eggs sitting side by side on the sand hatch. Out comes a bird and a crocodile who think they are brothers.
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, art and design
Values	love, sibling relationships, accepting differences, animal instincts
World Event Day	Sibling Day

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

Materials to make music: pens, water glasses, your own instruments

Time: 20-30 minutes

STEP 1: Look at the Cover

Look & Think	What do you see on the front cover? Do you think the eggs are the same or different? Where do you think the eggs are? How do you think they got there?
Research	Find five creatures that hatch from eggs?
Read & Notice	Read the title. What do you notice about the letters? Which creature is Croc an abbreviation for?
Predict	Which creatures do you think are going to hatch from these eggs?
Predict	What sounds do you think you will hear as the eggs hatch?
Research	How do baby birds feed? How do baby crocodiles feed?
Check	Look up the meaning of these verbs: to wait, to look for, to chew, to grow, to bask, to fluff out, to swim/fly off, to perch.

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.
	Which creatures hatch from the eggs? Were you surprised?
	What sounds do you hear as they hatch?
	What is the first thing bird says? What is the first thing crocodile says?
	What did they do when the sun rose?
	What did bird and crocodile practise together? What were they both good at?
	What happened when they were out hunting? Where did the river take them?
	What did bird and crocodile realise when they saw other birds and crocodiles?
	What did crocodile do the next day? What did the other crocodiles say?
	What did bird do at lunch time? What did the other birds say?
	What did crocodile do in the evening?
	What did bird do when it got dark? Is that what the other birds do?
	Where did bird find crocodile?
	Why couldn’t bird and crocodile sleep?

Step 4: Add your Voice

Think	How do you think the two eggs arrived in the sand? Where do you think the parents are?
Review	Remember the different things bird and crocodile practised together.
Review & Join in	Watch the story again and join in with Alexis Deacon when he makes the sound effects and actions. Make your own sound effects and actions.
Research	How do birds keep warm?
Create	Create your own song for crocodile to greet the sun. Use water glasses, pens or your own instruments to make a tune.
Observe	Look out of your window. Do you see any birds? What type of birds are they?
Personal response	Do you have a family member or friend who is different to you? Describe him or her.
Move	Crocodile likes to shimmy. Dance the Shimmy with crocodile. Dance the Shimmy
Act out	Act out the last part of the story.
Think	What do you think is the message of this story?
Your opinion	Which is your favourite part of the story? Why?