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Summary of the storyPongo and his wife, Missis, live happily in London with their owners, Mr and MrsDearly. One day, the nasty Cruella de Vil moves into the neighbourhood. She likesfur coats and takes an unhealthy interest in the Dalmatians’ beautiful coats. Pongoand Missis become parents which is a happy time until the puppies go missing.Pongo and Missis set out to save their puppies from Cruella de Vil, helped byfriendly dogs along the way. They discover that Cruella has stolen many, manyother puppies. The adventure ends happily when the Dearlys agree to take careof all the rescued Dalmatians and Cruella goes away.
Background to the ReaderDodie Smith (1896-1990) was the pseudonym sometimes used by C. L. Anthony. Born inManchester, Smith wrote children’s stories and novels and also plays and several volumes of anautobiography. The Hundred and One Dalmatians was published in 1956 and remains popular until thisday. It was made into a Walt Disney film, ‘One Hundred and One Dalmatians’, in 1961 and re-made in1996 as ‘101 Dalmatians’. In 2000 a new film ‘102 Dalmatians’ was released. Dodie Smith herselfcontinued to write into the 1980s.
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The Hundred and One Dalmatians
Teacher’s NotesLevel 3
Topics and themes
Animals Dogs are the main theme of the book.The story, which is told by two dogs, Missis andPongo, describes life for pet dogs. Other themes are:Missis and Pongo have puppies; the different breedsof dogs; dogs in town; dogs in the country or on afarm. With older pupils work can be done on the useof animals for their fur.
Colours The dogs and Cruella’s clothes are blackand white. The dogs become dirty and look black,when they are washed they are white again. Areblack and white colours or are they the absence ofcolour? Are they opposites?
The country The story takes place in both townand country, which can be contrasted from theillustrations.
Family The Dearly family have no children, but theyhave two dogs, which begin their own family whenthe puppies arrive. How are dog families differentfrom human ones?
Film/media/TVThe story has also been filmed by Disney, whichmany pupils may have seen. It may be available forclassrooms.
FriendshipsMissis and Pongo meet other dogs when they lookfor their puppies. They don’t know one another, buthelp them find their puppies. How have pupils foundtheir friends?
NumbersThe story is full of numbers. It provides pupils withpractice in counting. Many pages could be used forspeed counting – who are the first pair to count thedog/spots on the page?
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Making use of the Reader
Invent-a-Pet Begin by asking the pupils to describethe dogs in the Reader. There are, of course, lots ofDalmatians plus, on pages 15, 17, and 18 there areillustrations of different breeds (Labradors, Corgis,Pekinese). Following on from vocabulary work, forexample, black or brown, spotty or plain, large orsmall, long- or short-haired, ask the pupils to give adescription of their ideal dog and then draw it. The Yes-No game Prepare some questionsbeforehand on the characters in the story. Tell thepupils you are thinking of one of the characters fromthe story and they have to ask questions to find out
which one. Tell them you will only answer yes or no.Give the pupils examples: is it a man? Is he a goodman? for example.
Dalmatian Hand-Puppets Give the pupils onewhite sock (or white paper bag) each. Using a blackfelt-tipped pen, the pupils work together to decoratetheir Dalmatian hand-puppets. Then, in pairs, onecan be Missis and the other. From short promptssuch as, ‘what do Missis and Pongo say to eachother when they find that their puppies are gone?’,‘What do Missis and Pongo say to each other whenthey are in Cruella de Vil’s house?’ their puppetstalk to one another.
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The Hundred and One Dalmatians
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A Day in the Life… After the reading, the pupilswork together with you, to compose a day in thelife of the Dalmatians. This can be done intimetable form (8am: the Dalmatians wake up,
for example) which can go up on the wall. This isa fun way to revise past simple verb forms, usefulday-to-day vocabulary, telling the time, andwriting skills.
Chants
The language in each chant recycleslanguage from the Reader, so it isbest to do activities with the chantsafter pupils have read the book.
• pupils listen to the chant oncassette one or two times,clapping their hands or tappingtheir desks in time with the rhythm
• pupils then say the chant, verse byverse, together with the cassette,beating the rhythm as they speak,until they are familiar with thewords and the rhythm
• you can then split the class into 2or 3 groups and each group cansay one verse of the chant in turn
Chant 1Beep, beep, helloooo!I’m Cruella de VilBeep, beepAnd I’m always cold
Beep, beepI’d love a Dalmatian coatBeep, beepAnd those puppies look good
Beep, beepI’ll take them and make a coat …So goodbye puppies!I’m Cruella de Vil!
Chant 2‘Grrr!’ said Lucky‘Grrr!’ said Cadpig‘Grrr!’ said Roly Poly‘Help!’ said Missis
‘Help!’ said Missis‘Help!’ said Pongo‘Hahahah!’ cried Cruella‘Grrr!’ said the puppies
‘Woooow!’ the dogs whispered‘Aargh!’ cried Cruella‘Jump!’ said PongoOff they go!
Chant 3One, two, three, fourHow many puppies?Five, six, seven, eightHow many more?
Fifty-one, fifty-twoWhew! I’m tired!Fifty-three, fifty fourHow many more?
Ninety-eight, ninety-nineNearly thereOne hundred, one hundred and oneBut how many spots?!
Notes on the activities in the Factsheet
1. Spot the difference. The pupilscircle the differences in box B.You could also encourage themto write the differences betweenthe two pictures.
2. The pupils answer the questions‘true’ or ‘false’.
3. The pupils fill in the blanks oncethey have decided on the correctanswer. They may need someguidance with this if it includesnew vocabulary, but there areillustrations to help.
4. The pupils follow the numbers tomake a picture from the book.Encourage them to colour it inand to write about it.
Using the accompanying audio cassette
During listening Let half the class put up theirhands when they hear humans who are talkingand the other half when it is the dogs.
Sound effects Ask pupils to join in with thesound effects: growling, barking, ‘help’, beep,wow, etc
In the Back of the Reader3. a. There are six people in the story (nine in the illustrations).b. There are other dogs on pages 15, 17, and 18. 4. a. 2, b. 15, c. 7, d. 100, e. 101.
In the Factsheet
1. In box B. the differences are as follows: Cruella’s boots are adifferent shape, Mr Dearly does not have an umbrella,Cruella’s necklace is missing, some of the Dalmatians’ spotson head are missing, the Dalmatians are not on leads.
2. a. false, b. false c. true, d. false e. true, f. true, g. false3. a. cow, b. chicken, c. cat, d. sheep, e. lion.4. The picture is of Pongo from page 16 of the Reader.
Answers to the activities
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Activity 2
Read the sentences and write ‘True’ or ‘False’.
a. Missis and Pongo are cats.
b. They live in Australia.
c. Cruella de Vil is always cold.
d. Missis and Pongo have five puppies.
e. Dalmatians have spots.
f. Cruella de Vil steals the puppies.
g. Mr and Mrs Dearly are very angry when Missis and Pongo return.
Activity 1
Spot the DifferenceFind five differences between the two pictures.
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Activity 3
Finish the sentences. The pictures can help you.
Example: A puppy is a young dog.
a. A calf is a young ___________________ .
b. A chick is a young ___________________ .
c. A kitten is a young ___________________ .
d. A lamb is a young ___________________ .
e. A cub is a young ___________________ .
Activity 4
Follow the numbers with a pencil to make a picture. Who is it? Write thename and a sentence about them.
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