Lesson Plans Colour Map of Sinbad Story World

MAP OF SINBAD’S WORLD Year Group/Key Stage

KS 1 & 2, Year Groups 1 - 4

Curriculum Links

English – Speaking & Listening / Geography / Design & Technology / Art & Design

Length of Session

1 or 2 class sessions

Key Vocabulary

3-D / maps / landscapes / story world /

Resources

Boxes – large & small, paint, fabric, yoghurt or other small and large pots, papers inc. newspapers – anything you can find!

Introduction The stories in The Voyages of Sinbad took place in their own geography, which included more familiar features such as the market, the deck of the ship, the sea, the island and the city, but also more difficult ideas such as the belly of the whale. Creating a map of this story world will enhance the children’s imagination of how and where the story took place.

Lesson Aims To encourage pupils to •

Respond imaginatively to and communicate the imagined geography of the story

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Apply their understanding of the storyline and descriptions of the settings to a physical environment

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Communicate their imaginative responses to the stories they have heard through visual art

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Retell the stories in relation to visual prompts

Activities Stimulate a class discussion by asking the children to describe the story of The Voyages of Sinbad, drawing out the different places and settings where the story took place. Then ask the children to create a 3-dimentional map of Sinbad’s story world using an imaginative array of materials. Small puppets of the creatures and characters can also be created to add to the map. Encourage the children to think about how they might create areas such as up in the sky or under the sea.

Method and Organisation The 3-D maps could be created in small groups or as a whole class. The maps will need space to be created, either a table in the classroom or on the floor maybe in a larger space such as the school hall.

If more than one group or class came to see the show it might be interesting to compare the maps with each other.

Extended Activities Create opportunities for the children to use the map to retell the story. If you have space, making a really big map in the hall using large cardboard boxes and other large sculptures will give you a space to act out the story with the map becoming the theatre set.

If you choose for the 3-D maps to be created on a small scale, they could be used to create a wall display to celebrate the project.