Sprout Boy - 2015 BBC Trailer
'There once was a sprout with love to give.'
He is looking for friends to spend Christmas with.
Sadly, no one seems to like sprouts.
Learning opportunities.
"I love Christmas pudding and would go without,
but nobody ever liked a sprout."
He is looking for friends to spend Christmas with.
Sadly, no one seems to like sprouts.
Learning opportunities.
- Collect words that rhyme with 'sprout.'
- Use the collected words to create rhyming couplets.
- Retell the story in the 3rd person detailing his journey and adding vivid description of each setting.
- Introduce new characters who do not like sprouts - favourite book characters, members of school staff, the dinner ladies etc.
- Follow the given rhyming pattern:
"I love Christmas pudding and would go without,
but nobody ever liked a sprout."
- Retell the narrative in the 1st person detailing how the sprout feels in each section of the film.
- Punctuate the speech, add replies from 'Sprout' and punctuate the dialogue accurately.
- Write an opposites version of the tale - 'Everyone loves a sprout.'
- Change the character - carrot, Yorkshire pudding, roast potatoes - Children can choose whether everyone loves or hates these new characters.