{"id":1922,"date":"2020-04-14T11:54:37","date_gmt":"2020-04-14T11:54:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/learningoutdoorssupportteam\/?page_id=1922"},"modified":"2021-02-05T11:30:43","modified_gmt":"2021-02-05T11:30:43","slug":"horton-hears-a-who-literacy-activities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/learningoutdoorssupportteam\/horton-hears-a-who-literacy-activities\/","title":{"rendered":"Horton Hears a Who! – Literacy Activities"},"content":{"rendered":"

Horton Hears a Who!<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is a Dr Suess book with a powerful message \u2013 \u2018 A person\u2019s a person, no matter how small.\u2019\u00a0 Watch Jeff Goldblum reading the story before trying out some of the activities You Tube \u2013 Horton Hears a Who!\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

These activities are suitable for learners working at Early to Second Level depending on the level of support.<\/p>\n

Literacy Activities<\/strong><\/p>\n

Horton Teacher Support Notes<\/a> include a number of Literacy Lesson resources.\u00a0 For further Teaching and Learning ideas see below.<\/p>\n

Horton Hears a Who! – Mind Map<\/a> provides an overview of an IDL topic based on the book.\u00a0 Activities relating to all curricular areas can be accessed from the\u00a0Remote Learning <\/a>landing page.<\/p>\n

See below for further Literacy suggestions for Horton Hears a Who!<\/p>\n

Who Make Believe<\/strong><\/p>\n

CfE Es and Os\u00a0 Writing LIT 0-19a, Writing LIT1-20a<\/p>\n

Go on a hunt for small natural objects outdoors.\u00a0\u00a0 If you can\u2019t go outdoors at all, search for objects waiting to go into the recycling bin.<\/p>\n

Are these objects being used by tiny Whos? How are they being used? Are pieces of dandelion fluff being used as tiny parachutes?\u00a0 Are empty snail shells being used as Who fun parks? A Who might build a boat using a tiny leaf for a sail. Get some inspiration from<\/p>\n

Nature Detectives – Leaf Boats<\/a><\/p>\n

Write, tell or act out a story based on this new world you have discovered.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Find the Rhymes<\/strong><\/p>\n

CfE Es and Os\u00a0 Writing LIT 1-28a \/ LIT 1-29a and\u00a0 Writing LIT 2-27a<\/p>\n

Read the book and look for the\u00a0 rhymes Dr Seuss uses to tell the\u00a0 story (cool\/pool, yelp\/help ..).\u00a0 Why do you think some authors choose to tell stories in rhyme?<\/p>\n

Begin a collection of rhyming words of your own.\u00a0 Ask everyone in your household to help out.<\/p>\n

Design a Missing Poster \u2013 <\/strong>Help us find the Whos<\/em><\/p>\n

CfE Es and Os\u00a0 Wrting LIT 1 \u2013 26a and LIT 2 -26a<\/p>\n

You may have seen posters around your community put up by people who are searching for a missing pet cat or dog.\u00a0 The posters normally include a photograph of the missing pet and a few words to describing them.\u00a0 In Horton Hears a Who!<\/em> the Whos are so tiny that no-one in the Jungle of Nool has ever seen them.\u00a0 Until the very end of the story only Horton has even heard them.\u00a0 Designing a poster for Whos is going to be a real challenge!<\/p>\n

Take a look at some good poster design examples Poster Examples<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Your poster should tell us<\/p>\n