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Mirror - Jeannie Baker 9781406309140 (ART (In the book Mirror, there are…
Mirror - Jeannie Baker 
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Culture
In pairs discuss something you have done with your family recently. Discuss the traditions of your family
Name the place your parents and yourself were born. Talk about any other languages you speak and your favourite hobbies.
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Environmental/Geography
Imagine having a magic carpet that can fly from Sydney to Morocco. Plan a route using the internet/encyclopedia that includes travel over mountains, deserts, rainforests and oceans.
Use Google Earth as a 'magic carpet' to investigate the satellite view of Sydney. Compare the view you see to the one of Morocco.
In the bedroom page of the book, draw up a table and list all the natural things you can see and all the man-made ones you can see. Discuss the similarities and differences.
Look for animals in both parts of Mirror. Talk about what they are doing and where they live. Discuss animals that live outside your bedroom window.
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ENGLISH
Writing
Write a description for each of the settings in mirror, be careful to evoke the feelings the artwork suggests.
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Speaking & Listening
Construct a role-play with your partner. One is the boy from Morocco while the other is the boy from Sydney. Have a conversation about a scene from within the book.
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Tell a partner your version/story of Mirror. Make sure you use lots of descriptive words (nouns and adjectives) as well as action words (verbs) for explaining what is happening in the story.
Using their book box, children are to explain each item they pull out of their box to a partner.
Feely bag of objects that are familiar things from the book and children have to pull them out one by one and describe them.
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Reading & Viewing
As a class, discuss what they think the title of the book means.
Look closely at a certain page in the book and find objects that are both used in Morocco and Sydney.
As a class construct a KWL chart - What i know, what i want to know and what I've learnt
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Spelling
Choose a picture from Mirror. Make a list of as many things in the picture that you can name. Draw a picture of the item beside its name, or noun.
Comparing different languages words to Australian,
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ART
In the book Mirror, there are two items that are valued. The rug and the computer. Describe and discuss an object of value that your family owns. Draw a symbol that represents the item, these drawings are then owned by the student
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Make a character poster of the Australian boy and the Moroccan boy. Write words and phrases to describe the boy, based on the information contained in the pictures.
Create a book box. Get a box and decorate it with images from Mirror. Fill the box with things that relate to the book.
SCIENCE
Using mirrors, children will look into the mirror and try write a description of a page from the book Mirror.
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VALUES
Divide the room into 4 quarters - 'Strongly agree', 'Agree', 'Disagree' & 'Strongly disagree'. Have the students move to a corner once a statement has been made:
Morocco looks like a great place to live?
Sydney looks like a great place to live?
Morocco looks like a dangerous place to live?
Sydney looks like a dangerous place to live?
Magic carpets come from Morocco?
You can buy magic carpets in Sydney?
Children don't have to attend school in Morocco?
Families don't cook meals in Sydney?
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ICT
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Do some research into stories that contain magic carpets. Create an entertaining and imaginative presentation using powerpoint or another program.