What happens?
Dorothy and Toto followed the Yellow Brick Road towards the Emerald City. Munchkins bowed to her for destroying the wicked witch and setting them free. They thought Dorothy was a great sorceress because she was wearing silver shoes and had white in her dress. On her journey, Dorothy met a Scarecrow, she told him she was going to ask the great wizard Oz to help her to return home. The Scarecrow wondered if the wizard could give him brains.
Have a think ..
Take a moment to think about these questions:
Dorothy helped the scarecrow – have you ever helped anyone? Do you think it feels better to help someone or to be helped by someone?
The scarecrow’s mouth is just painted on. So how can Dorothy hear him speak?
How would you feel if a scarecrow or some other inanimate object spoke to you?
Focus on .. scarecrows
In Chapter 3 Dorothy meets and rescues the scarecrow who is finding it very boring being stuck on a pole trying to scare away birds.
Find out more
Watch this video to find out about scarecrows in all shapes and sizes.
Challenge yourself!
Can you make or draw your own scarecrow?
Here’s one way
More to explore
If you loved this chapter, why not check out some more ideas
More to read
These books should be available through your secondary school librarian. If we’ve found a free version online, we’ve added a link.
The scarecrow by Danny Weston is a scary scarecrow story.
Blame my brain by Nicola Morgan is a humorous look at how the teenage brain works.
