No Outsiders: What the Jackdaw saw - Julia Donaldson and Nick Sharratt

                 

                           

A small number of the picture books used in the No Outsiders scheme are now out of print so I have replaced them with new books that fit the No Outsiders ethos.

All picture books used in No Outsiders can be ordered from letterboxlibrary

Year 2

Text: What the Jackdaw saw by Julia Donaldson and Nick Sharratt Lesson plan by Andrew Moffat / equalitiesprimary

Learning intention: To communicate in different ways

Success criteria: I know there are different ways to communicate, I can learn to use sign language

Starter: What is sign language? When is sign language used? Who can use sign language?

Main: Read “What the Jackdaw saw”; discuss why do all the animals in the story touch their head when Jackdaw speaks to them? What does touching your head mean in sign language? Why do you think the animals use sign language to communicate with owl? Why does jackdaw use sign language at the end of the story?

Role play: Put the children in to a circle and ask for a volunteer to be Jackdaw. Jackdaw flies around the circle asking children to come to the party. Each child tries to warn Jackdaw about the storm using signing. Look at the sign words at the back of the book; children could choose “storm” or “danger” signing. After a few children have tried to warn Jackdaw, have everyone blow and make lightning and thunder actions to make a storm. Jackdaw falls to ground. Then ask for someone to pick up jackdaw and explain what everyone was trying to communicate. Everyone teach Jackdaw how to sign storm / danger. Show jackdaw how to sign “Thank you” (fingers to chin and bring fingers forward like blowing a kiss but below the mouth)

Activity: Does anyone in the class know signing? Can they teach the class some words? Look at the sign words listed at the back of the book. Practice as a class. Children record by drawing and labelling diagrams: the sign for danger and thank you.

Plenary: If someone came to our class who was deaf, how might they feel? What could other children do to make sure no one felt like an outsider?

Afl questions: Why is learning to sign useful? Why should people who are not deaf learn words in sign language?

"No Outsiders in our school: Teaching the Equality Act in Primary Schools" by Andrew Moffat

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