Esio Trot

Word Cloud

What words come to mind when you think of elderly people?

Drag and Drop

Mr Hoppy has a crush on ​

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who has a pet​

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called ​

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Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

Mrs Silva

tortoise

Alfie

Tortoise, tortoise,
Get bigger bigger!
Come on, tortoise,
Grow up, puff up, shoot up!
Spring up, blow up, swell up!
Put on fat, tortoise, put on fat!
Get on, get on! Gobble food!

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​Now we're going to make our own backwards poem! Decide what spell you want to cast with your poem first - then write it out, and type it in backwards into your Ipad!

Open Ended

Write your poem into the box below:

Poll

Do we think the backwards poem will actually help Alfie the tortoise grow in size?

• Yes!

• No!

Mr Hoppy seems to enjoy inventing things!

In the book, Mr Hoppy uses a long metal pole with a claw hand at the end, which he calls his 'tortoise-catcher'.

In the film, we see Mr Hoppy tries to use a ladder, before creating his own 'tortoise-catcher'.

Can you create another invention for Mr Hoppy? It needs to be able to safely transport the tortoise from Mrs Silva's balcony to Mr Hoppy's balcony.

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Reorder

Put the events of Esio Trot so far, in chronological order:

• Mr Hoppy has a crush on Mrs Silva

• We find out who Mrs Silva's pet is

• Mrs Silva says she would like Alfie to grow bigger

• Mr Hoppy gives Mrs Silva the poem

• Mr Hoppy makes a 'totoise-catcher'

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Mr Hoppy isn't being honest with Mrs Silva.
How do we feel about that? Is it right?

Poll

Is it okay to lie for love?

• Yes!

• No!

• Sometimes?

Imagine you are Mrs Silva, and you've just found out that Mr Hoppy has been lying to you.

What emotions are you feeling? Are you angry? Sad? Feeling betrayed?

How do you feel towards Mr Hoppy now?

What are you going to do next?

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​Dear Diary...

Poll

Would you forgive Mr Hoppy if you were Mrs Silva?

• Yes!

• Absolutely not!!

• Maybe, if he apologised properly

Open Ended

Which ending do you think is better? The book or the film?

Draw

Draw your own Alfie the tortoise!

In the book, Alfie ends up living in a new home - what do you think is going through his mind whilst all this is happening?

Do you think you would notice if your pet was swapped for another one?

Put yourself in Alfie's shoes - how might he feel about Mr Hoppy taking him away from Mrs Silva?

We're going to write our own kids book!

A character wants to steal an animal

The character works out a way to steal the animal

The character steals the animal

Does it work well having the animal with them?

Do they confess to stealing the animal? Do they keep the animal and not tell anyone?

We're going to write our own kids book!

Exposition:

Come up with a character who wants an animal desperately, either for themselves or to give to somebody else.

- What animal do they want to steal?
- Why do they want to steal the animal?
- How old are they? Are they at school or work?

Open Ended

How do illustrations affect story telling?