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TEACHER’S GUIDE Jesse Goossens & Marije Tolman Jumping Penguins & Crying Crocodiles (Lemniscaat)

FINDTHEILLUSTRATIONOFTHEJUMPINGPENGUINS

Jumpingpenguins

Showthechildrentheillustration.Tellthemthatpenguinscanlaunchthemselvesoutofthewaterontodryland.Theycanjumpupto1.80metreshighwhentheydothat.

Howhighhasthepenguininthepicturejumped?Letthechildrenmeasureitindifferentways.Suggestions:measureitoutusingyourfingers,measureitwithapieceofthread,measureitbylayingbuttonsinarow,measureitusingameasuringtool.

Buildahightowerusingblocks.Howmanyblockstallisthetower?Next,buildtowersusingplasticcups,sponges,books,Duploblocks,etc.Whichtoweristhetallest?

PenguinPE

Gototheexerciseroomwiththechildren.Preparefourcornersaccordingtothedescriptionsbelow.

Dividethechildrenintofourgroups.Tellthemthattheyarepenguins.Eachgroupofpenguinsstartsinoneofthecorners.Showthechildrenwhattodoineachcorner.Agreeonasignalthatyouwillgivewhenitistimetomoveontothenextcorner.Switchcornerseveryfewminutes.

Thelaunch Penguinscanlaunchthemselvesoutofthewaterontoland.Placeahighhorsebenchwithathickmattressbehindit.UseaPEbenchtocreatearampuptothehorsebenchontheotherside.Thechildrenwalkupontothehorsebenchviatherampandlaunchthemselvesbyjumpingashighastheycan.

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Waddling Penguinswaddleacrosstheice.Setupabalancebeamandabench.Thechildrenwaddleacrossthem.Givethepenguinsanobstaclebyplacinganicefloe(cone)onthebeamorbench.

Gettheeggtotheotherside Penguinstransporttheireggsontheirfeet.Placetwoconessomedistanceapartandprovideanumberofballs.Thechildrensqueezeaballbetweentheircalvesandwaddleorhoptotheotherside.Howmanyeggsmakethetripwithout“breaking”?

Feedingfish Penguinslovefish.MrandMrsPenguinbothfeedtheirchildren.Placeanumberofhoopsonthefloorandplacetoysorstuffedpenguinsinthem.Placearopesomedistanceaway.Placetoyfishbytherope.Thechildrenarepenguinmumsanddadsandstandbehindtherope,throwingfishattheirchildreninthehoop(nest).

Countingpenguins Lookatthepicture.Countthepenguins.Markthebellyofeachclearlyvisiblepenguinwithanumber(optionallymakeanduseaphotocopyofthepicture).Askthechildrenquestions.

Suggestions:•Pointatthepenguinwiththenumber5.•Pointatpenguin11.•Whichpenguinisnexttonumber9?•Whichpenguinsareoneithersideofnumber13?

“P”animals Openthebooktotheimageofthepenguinsandaskthechildrenwhatthefirstletteroftheword“penguin”is.AskthechildrentocomeupwithmoreanimalsthatstartwiththePsound.

Suggestions:puss,panda,parrot,pelican,parakeet,panther,pigeon,peacock,pony,puma,puffin,pig.

LookfortheanimalsinthebookthatstartwithaPandreadouttheassociateddid-you-know.

Find...Tellthechildrenariddlebasedonadid-you-knowaboutoneoftheanimalsinJumpingPenguinsandCryingCrocodiles.Thechildrenpagethroughthebooktofindthecorrectanimal.

Suggestions:•Thisanimalhaseightarmsandswimsinthesea.•Thisanimalhasalotofspinesonitsback,butit’snotahedgehog.•Thisanimalisahorsethatcanswim.•Thisanimalhastwohumpsonitsbackandlivesinthedesert.•Thisanimallivesatnight.Itsleepsindarkcaves.

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Aproudpenguin Drawapenguinonyellowpaper.Tellthechildrenhowtheycandothis:drawahorizontallineatthebottomofthesheet.Then,drawanarchthatconnectstotheendsoftheline.Thisisthepenguin’sbody.Drawitsstomachatthebottomofthebody.Thestomachisthesameshapeasthebody.Drawatriangleforitsbeakandtwocirclesforitseyes.Givethepenguinwingsoneithersideofthebody,andtwofeet.

Thechildrenfilloutthepenguinwithtornbitsofwhiteandblackglossypaper.Thebeakandlegsarefilledwithorangeglossypaper.

Acolourfulparrot InJumpingPenguinsandCryingCrocodiles,findthepageabouttheparrot.Askthechildrenwhatcoloursaparrotcanhave.Giveeachchildasheetofpaper.Letthemdrawaparrotusingbrightlycolouredcrayons.Afterthat,theycancolourtheparrotin.Givetheparrotabeautifultailbygluingthinstripsofcolouredpapertoitsbottom.

Lesson suggestions written by Anke van Boxmeer and Els van Dijck