Beginning with a detailed plan for structuring a halfterms work on michael morpurgo, this book presents activities that focus on narrative structure, character development, settings and themes. It uses a lot of imagination and is a book which in my opinion would fit all age groups and maybe book types. Resource information gap activity to prepare for the reading of michael morpurgos butterfly lion. Michael morpurgo month primary teaching ideas and book. It can be used for homework or to test that students have read and. Sep 10, 2015 the butterfly lion teaching ideas and resources. Michael morpurgo is the author of over 60 books for children, including sams duck, the butterfly lion, the wreck of the zanzibar, and kensukes kingdom. The story was about a boy and his white lion, someday they get separated but that isnt stopping the boy from trying everything to reunite again with his friend. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. The butterfly lion is a book that should be shared. Resources linked to the butterfly lion book by michael morpurgo.
The lady proceeds to tell him about the story of her husband and his pet white lion. It uses a lot of imagination and is a book which in my opinion would fit all age groups and maybe book. Use michael morpugos book the butterfly lion as the starting point for learning in your classroom with our free teaching ideas and activities. This was the perfect activity to help my students practice plot for their benchmark tests. It is an ideal story to read a chapter a day to your class. The principle here is that readers will be unable to complete the questions by. After rain the blue butterflies descended to drink and the lion appeared to turn blue.
He comes across a house and meets the old woman, millie. Winner the smarties prize and the writers guild award for childrens fiction. Themes and issues addressed in this novel include war, separation, loneliness, and the supernatural. The butterfly lion is a story about a boy who runs away from and meets an old lady in his way. This lesson plan increases comprehension of the book, the butterfly lion. Website all free resources for the butterfly lion on the tes. In 1982, he published his widelyacclaimed book war horse. They are inseparable until bertie is sent to boarding school. The children will need to think about the key messages to get across to the lion to help him survive such as how to hunt, how to live with other lions and a lions daily routine to include in a survival manual for lion cubs. Great to be used as a quiz, as a test, as followup activities or whilereading exercises. This pdf resource book brings you a wealth of inspiring activities, discussion ideas and guided reading notes based on the butterfly lion.
Bertie rescues an orphaned white lion cub and they are inseparable until bertie is sent to boarding school far away in england and the lion is sold to a circus. Reading response activity pack the butterfly lion a set of reading response activities perfect for use as part of guided reading sessions or for independent work. Click download or read online button to get the butterfly lion book now. Activities in this book topic include writing a persuasive letter from the main characters perspective in boarding school, a survival guide for lions and a plot outline. They remain inseparable until bertie has to go away to boarding school and the lion is sold to a circus. Were reading the book as a class reader for my 9 year old students. Literature activities based on the book the butterfly lion for 6th grade students. You will be tested on the meaning of the word compound, a structure that bertie builds in the book and the. The butterfly lion by michael morpurgo is a classic childrens tale suited for use in ks2. A set of comprehension questions related to chapters of the butterfly lion by michael morpurgo.
This was the first book i read by michael morpirgo its all about a butterfly lion and a little boy, the little boy finds him. The butterfly lion written by michael morpurgo published by harpercollins all text is of the author and illustrator please print off and read at your. Reasons for and against keeping the lion worksheet cause and effect worksheet favourite. It was first published in great britain by collins in 1996, and won the 1996 smarties book prize. They are inseparable until bertie is sent to boarding school far away in england and the lion is sold to a circus. Butterfly lion ks2 literacy full plan with resources 24 lessons tes. Designed for group work, notetaking and jigsawing by exploring the themes of first world war, boarding schools, blue butterflies, chalk figures, circuses and white lions. Timesaving lesson plans, activities and an assessment. Information gaptes resource information gap activity to prepare for the reading of michael morpurgos butterfly lion. Free ebook the butterfly lion author michael morpurgo and christian birmingham use michael morpugos book the butterfly lion as the starting point for learning in your classroom with our free teaching ideas and activities. Private peaceful won the 2005 red house childrens book award and the blue peter book of the year award. The butterfly lion is the story of a young boy and a lion. The butterfly lion by michael morpurgo teaching resources. Introductory activities based on the cover themes in the novel comprehension questions for each chapter persuasive writing.
The butterfly lion michael morpurgo book, teaching resources, story. All in all, i wholeheartedly recommend the butterfly lion to story lovers young and old alike. Michael morpurgo is a british novelist, playwright, librettist, and poet, renowned for his works such as the butterfly lion and the war horse. The movement of the butterflies made the lion look alive. Butterflies activities, kindergarten art, spring art. When he and the lion are separated, bertie promises to find the lion, and his adventures unfold through the years and across continents during the great war.
The butterfly lion teaching ideas and resources with images. Bertie swears that one day they will see one another again, but the butterfly lion. From the hillside he hears the womans voice and promises to look after the butterfly lion and never to forget their story. Explore more than 14 the butterfly lion resources for teachers, parents and pupils as well as related resources on michael morpurgo.
Nov 07, 2011 to celebrate the release of the collectors edition of the butterfly lion, watch michael reading an extract and talking about the inspiration behind the book. Read the butterfly lion over the course of several days, using the opportunity to discuss, compare and analyse it. The butterfly lion written by michael morpurgo published by harpercollins all text is of the author and illustrator please print off and read at your leisure. Ivereading he ping you choose books for chi dren lovereading. The story explores the childhood of bertie in africa, his move to britain, his friendship with. Im the english coordinator at a small little school and i took on the task last year of developing a guided reading programme for ks2 as i. There are four different texts with a common question sheet. Bertie rescues an orphaned white lion cub from the african veld.
This set of plot elements clip and flip task cards includes 8 short story cards and 40 selfcorrecting question cards to help students practice identifying the five main plot elements in text exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. To begin it would be useful to look at examples of survival guides available to humans, both written and tv based. Butterfly read, write, stamp 3d butterfly with writing prompt butterfly alphabet book caterpillar sight word activity butterfly letter assessments butterfly book mark butterfly color by letter many more activities are in the very hungry caterpillar literacy section. The book was a bit short but it had an amazing story. A magical story that spans many decades, this book provides a motivating and memorable way of teaching children to control shifts in time in their own writing. Jun 08, 2015 the butterfly lion by michael morpurgo the butterfly lion. Private peaceful won the 2005 red house childrens book award and the blue peter book. It includes activities based on the book except for the last two chapters. A lyrical and moving tale of a young boy growing up in africa, and his lifelong friendship with a white lion. Butterfly lion vocabulary bookmark teaching resources. Buy a cheap copy of the butterfly lion book by michael morpurgo. The butterfly lion english esl worksheets for distance learning. Sign up to hear about michaels events, news and childrens books by email. The butterfly lion by michael morpurgo is the story of a young boy, michael, who runs away from his boarding school.
Perform roleplay, write dialogue, use adverbials, and finally produce a new chapter for the book. Thameside junior school in grays, essex has created this beautiful video based on micahael morpurgos book of the. Bertie swears that one day they will see one another again, but the butterfly lion ensures that their friendship will never be forgotten. Nov 24, 2011 the butterfly lion ebook written by michael morpurgo. Michael morpurgo the butterfly lion reading youtube. You will be tested on the meaning of the word compound, a structure that bertie builds in the book and the place that michael runs away from at the beginning of the butterfly lion.
Listen to the story and think about how the author moves from one period to another. Im the english coordinator at a small little school and i took on the task last year of developing a guided reading programme for ks2 as i noticed this wa. The butterfly lion this is one of 16 activities to try during michael morpurgo month, each of which explores an extract from a different book written by the world famous author. These could easily be played in the school library or presented on the school website. The butterfly lion download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Designed to help year 3 independent readers with the butterfly lion by michael morpurgo. After each reading you and the class could discuss the events of that days chapter.
Used with year 5, possibly suitable for year 6 as well. The story of a young boy who rescues an orphaned white lion cub from the african bush. Reading response activity pack the butterfly lion teachit primary. Includes a range of retrieval and inference questions plus some short writing tasks.
This pdf resource book brings you a wealth of inspiring activities, discussion ideas and guided reading notes based on the butterfly lion huge variety of speaking, listening and creative activities. Jun 04, 2007 this book would make an excellent movie. The butterfly lion is a childrens novel by michael morpurgo. The book was adapted into a stage play by daniel buckroyd of the mercury theatre, colchester, which toured the uk in 20. Complete the whole caboodle or pick and choose activities. Give yourself a couple of hours to curl up with this book and be transported by this moving, lyrical, haunting, magical tale. They have been doing reading comprehension work on each chapter so i. Dec 30, 2011 to begin it would be useful to look at examples of survival guides available to humans, both written and tv based. The butterfly lion ebook written by michael morpurgo. The butterfly lion, by michael morpurgo esl worksheet by. Synopsis the butterfly lion link to reading zone the talking horse.
Butterfly lion michael morpurgo collaborative learning. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the butterfly lion. The butterfly lion teaching resources michael morpurgo. The butterfly lion by michael morpurgo ks1 book topic for. Complete guidedclose reading unit of work based on michael morpurgos the butterfly lion, which includes. Jan 25, 2019 the butterfly lion this is one of 16 activities to try during michael morpurgo month, each of which explores an extract from a different book written by the world famous author. Michael started his writing career in 1974 with it never rained.
In the butterfly lion, michael morpurgo combined these ideas. Instruction and activities are used for before, during, and after. The butterfly lion teaching guide muinteoir valerie. Keira found the book a little too long, but really liked the twist at the end. Butterfly lion jigsaw activity notes for teachers collaborative reading materials with an information gap. Im the english coordinator at a small little school and i took on the task last year of developing a guided reading programme for ks2 as i noticed this was missing from the school. Activities based 0n the butterfly lion facts and figures the butterfly lion.
I think that the butterfly lion is an book which involves alot of adventure but is also sad at times in the book. I personally loved this book, the book had few pages and the font was a bit bigger than the usual font ost books come in. Full literacy unit on the butterfly lion by michael morpurgo. Pdf the butterfly lion download full pdf book download. A boy learns of berties friendship with a white lion in south africa. When he and the lion are separated, bertie promises to find the lion, and his adventures. The butterfly lion michael morpurgo book, teaching. He won the 1995 whitbread childrens book award for the wreck of the zanzibar, the 1996 nestle smarties book prize for the butterfly lion, and the 2000 childrens book award for kensukes kingdom. The butterfly lion by michael morpurgo and christian birmingham. Bertie and his wife made a chalk memorial to their white lion.
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