I love this video, it is emotional, interesting and really funny. The video tells the story of a milk carton trying to find a missing son to reunite him with his family. The carton encounters numerous different challenges both good and bad but nothing stops him on trying to complete his mission.
Teaching Resources
- Ask the children to write the journey of the milk carton in 1st person.
- How does the carton's emotions change during his journey, what are his high points/low points?
- What do you think the carton's view on people are? What evidence can you find to support that decision?
- Show the children the screen from 3minutes to 3.30. Ask the children to write a atmospheric description of the setting.
- Look at the interactions he has with different people, what may have been said?
- Compare the feelings of the family at the beginning and the end, how do these differ and why?
- Do you think the carton is happy at the end despite being in the trash? Why what makes you think this?
- Ask the children to write similes and metaphors of objects that seem bigger/scarier to the carton.
- Children could write another story of a journey of another inanimate object.