LESSON PLAN - World Book Day

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MAIN ACTIVITIES• The Patented Prototype for Perfect ParentsRead up to page 12 where there is a description of what perfect parents might be like. Use this as a basisfor a class discussion: What does a perfect parent look like? What do they do?Fix a large outline of a person onto the wall. Working in small groups, children can add labelled picturesto the outline. E.g. a large wallet for dishing out pocket money, a shopping bag full of treats, or a big smile(as the perfect parent would never get cross). Now challenge children to consider what the consequencesof these ideas might be. E.g. if you only ate treats, what would happen? If your parents were happy nomatter what you did, what kind of person might you grow up to be?• Family therapyEnjoy reading the rest of the book. Agree with children that Horrid Henry’s parents are trying to managehim, just as he’s trying to manage them. Carry out role-play interviews with the parents on one side andHorrid Henry on the other. Explore how each feels using the sentence starters on the activity sheet RoleplayInterview Starters. Can they see things from both points of view? Invite children to share timeswhen they’ve thought something was unfair. Why do they think their parents acted as they did?• A really brilliant bookTell children that they’re going to create a class book: Top Secret Tips for Teacher Taming. Discussthe ways in which teachers encourage children do what they want—e.g. merit points, gold stars, awards,detentions, time out, etc.Using Henry’s Tips as a model, brainstorm what children could get away with if they tamed their teacher.Together agree some section headings for the book such as:• How to make your teacher do your work for you• How to get your own way at break times• How to avoid doing any homework• How to get out of assembly• How to enjoy unhealthy snacks instead of fruitDivide the class into groups, and allocate a different section of the book to each one. What would theirtop tips be? Use their ideas as the basis for a discussion about what the atmosphere would be like in theclass if this guide were followed. What would the consequences be?Activities provided by CHILD EDUCATION resource bank www.childed.co.uk
EXTENSION ACTIVITIES• But I said ‘No!’Use the activity sheet Seeing Both Sides, to further explore seeing situations from the point of view ofothers. Ask children to act them out to the rest of the class. For each one, can the class find a compromise?• Them’s the rulesGive out a selection of cards from the activity sheet, Rules, rules, rules, for children to read in small groups.Take turns to share them with the rest of the class, and then sort them using overlapping PE hoops tocreate a Venn diagram on the floor. The labels should be Rules Horrid Henry would like, Rules Henry’sparents would like and Rules Henry and his parents would like.Which side has more rules? Why do you think that is? How could you ensure that there are more rules inthe overlap section?PLENARYEncourage children to share their responses to these killer questions:• What do you think Horrid Henry would be like as an adult?• What kind of parent do you think he would be?• Would you like to be horrid like Henry? Why? Why not?FURTHER READING• The Most Impossible Parents by Brian Patten (walker)• The Adventures of Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey (scholastic)• My Brother’s Hot Cross Bottom by Jeremy Strong (puffin)• Agatha Parrot and the Mushroom Boy by Kjartan Poskitt (egmont)• Ghost Buddy: Zero to Hero by Henry Winkler (scholastic)• Horrid Henry’s website www.horridhenry.co.ukActivities provided by CHILD EDUCATION resource bank www.childed.co.uk
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