Working with colleagues, we have found that both Early and First Level readers have been enjoying the book The Woo in the Wild Woods.
These activities were inspired by the book The Woo in the Wild Woods by Ayrshire author Greta Yorke. Listen to and watch Greta reading her book You Tube – The Woo in the Wild Woods
The Woo in the Wild Woods – An Introduction page will take you to Teacher Support Notes, an IDL topic Mind Map based on the book and links to activities to help you meet learners needs in all 8 areas of the curriculum.
Woo in the Wild Woods – Thank You Letter Lesson
CfE Es and Os Writing LIT 1 – 26a
This has been added for learners perhaps working in P1 or P2.
The activities below are suggested with learners working at Early Level but can be adapted for more confident readers and writers.
Write a Spell
CfE Es and Os LIT -1a, 0 -11a, 0 – 20a and LIT 1 – 20a
Choose one of the creatures in the story you would like to help. Jamie cast spells but the book doesn’t tell us what he said. Re read the story or watch Greta’s video to find out what kind of spells were used. A disappearing spell helped the rabbit but what would a disappearing spell sound like? Can you make up one of your own? You can writie it down or you can repeat it out loud.
A spell can be very simple but fun spells often have rhymes which make them sound more powerful. Make up your own magic words (the more silly the better). Here is one to help you get thinking:
Diggery- doo-nossy- mass disappear into the long green grass
Make a Wand
CfE Es and Os Listening and Talking LIT 0 – 04a and LIT 1- 04a
Can you follow the instructions for making your own wand?
Find a special stick and turn it into your very own wand. This video shows how you might decorate your wand and make it even more special!
Write a Guide to a Wild Place
CfE Es and Os LIT 1 -26a
Find a small wild area you know that wild creatures and bugs and beasties like to visit. It could be a scrap of waste ground at the end of your street or in your garden. It might be a corner of a wild wood. or a pot of flowers that the bees and butterflies visit and the slugs hide beneath.
Make a single sheet guide to the wild space which shows what is there and how the wildlife use it. Use one big picture (photo or drawing) or a few smaller pictures and write labels to show what makes the wild place a good place for wildlife.
This is a very simple example which tells you a little bit about a place we have called ‘The Wild Patch’.
