IDEAS FOR TEACHERS by Sarah McIntyre - Liverpool ...... Look at famous artworks of the sea. There...
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THERE'S A SHARK IN THE BATH
by Sarah McIntyreIDEAS FOR TEACHERS
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Take a look at the endpapers for 'There's a Shark in the
Bath'.
List all of the nouns that Sarah McIntyre has drawn in this
undersea setting. Return to these nouns and build a
descriptive phrase around them using adjectives, verbs and
adverbs-
e.g. tiny crabs scuttle around the sandy sea-bed.
Choose your favourite phrases and record onto strips of
paper and then rearrange the strips of paper into an 'Under
The Sea' poem. Which order is most effective? Why might
this be? Share with a friend. Which language choices do
they find to be effective? Can they help you to improve your
poem.
Use books and web resources to identify the creatures and plants that Sarah McIntyre has
illustrated on the endpapers. Create factfiles on the types of life that can be found under the
sea.
THE SEA
Further Sea-Life Related Reading
Barry the Fish with Fingers- Sue Hendra
Commotion in the Ocean- Giles Andreae
Sharing a Shell- Julia Donaldson and Lydia
Monks
Hooray for Fish- Lucy Cousins
This Is Not My Hat- Jon Klassen
Flotsam- David Wiesner
Mister Seahorse- Eric Carle
Flip Flap Ocean- Axel Scheffler
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http://easyscienceforkids.com/all-about-fish/
http://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/animals/sea-
life/strange-sea-creatures/
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/animals/fi
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http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/fish1.htm
http://www.ducksters.com/animals/fish.php
Look at famous artworks of the sea. There are some examples at -
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/gallery/2013/jul/13/10-best-sea-pictures. How do the
different artworks make you feel? What do you notice about the use of colour? Why may the
artist have chosen to use colour in this way? Look at Sarah McIntyre's use of colour? Would you
expect this in a sea picture? What is the effect of using colour this way? Experiment with colour
to create your own sea artworks.
Further Shark Related Reading
Surprising Sharks- Nicola Davies and
James Croft
Smart About Sharks- Owen Davey
Shark in the Park- Nick Sharratt
Shark Vs Train: Chris Barton and Tom
Litchenheld
Smily Shark: Ruth Galloway
Wigglesbottom Primary: The Shark in the
Pool- Pamela Butchart and Becka Moor
Shark School: Davy Ocean and Aaron
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Look at how Sarah McIntyre depicts the different
members of the shark family. They all are the same
basic shape and design but have different features
to distinguish them from each other- moustache,
eye-lashes, braces. How would you draw other
members of the shark family? Grandma? Grandad?
Can you create a shark family 'photo' album?
Could you write a guide to help other people who
may encounter this family? Would you have different
tactics for each member of the family?
Don't forget to check out Sarah's free resources
for this text
at http://www.jabberworks.co.uk/theres-a-shark-
in-the-bath/
You could sing the classic camp-fire
song 'BABY SHARK'. There's a version
of this
at https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=XqZsoesa55w
http://www.kidzone.ws/sharks/
http://discoverykids.com/category/sharks
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http://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/a
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Compare Sarah's shark to photographs of sharks. Which features are the same? Which have
been exaggerated or altered? Why might that be? What is the effect of this?
Can you create your own illustration of a shark? What do you want the audience to know
about this shark? What feature can you highlight in order to make this point?
How would you describe your character? Develop a range of descriptive vocabulary and
display this in a frame around your illustration.
Look at Dulcie's body language in the illustrations. What do
they tell you about the way she feels and how she is going to
handle this strange situation? Use dramatic techniques such
as hot-seating and freeze-framing to explore Dulcie's feelings
at the different points in the story.
Don't forget to check out Sarah's free resources for this text
at http://www.jabberworks.co.uk/theres-a-shark-in-the-bath/
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How will Dulcie deal with the
elephant in her cereal? Does
she need similar tactics to the
shark? Roleplay the scenario
and then create your own
picture book to show what
Dulcie does next.
Choose a scene from the story and draw
in comic book form. Include thought
bubbles to represent what is going on in
Dulcie's mind. What is she thinking as
she brushes a shark's teeth?
Take time to explore Sarah McIntyre's
illustrations of 'There's A Shark in the Bath'
and discuss the visual jokes.
Include some picture-only jokes in your story
of the elephant in the cereal.
Look at the ways that Dulcie manages to
catch, trick and ultimately defeat the
sharks. Develop a list of adjectives for her
heroic actions and further develop into a
kennings poem that lists the ways that she
is a hero
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shark-catcher
paste-squeezer
tooth-brusher
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Further Hero Related Reading
Max The Brave- Ed Vere
The Brave Beast- Chris Judge
Scaredy Squirrel- Melanie Watt
Superkid- Claire Freedman and Sarah
McIntyre
About Sarah McIntyre
Illustrator and writer Sarah McIntyre is easy to spot in her pointy glasses and hats. Sometimes she writes and draws picture books
and comics herself, sometimes she illustrates books for other people, including Giles Andreae, Alan MacDonald, Gillian Rogerson, Anne
Cottringer and Claire Freedman. When she makes books with Philip Reeve, they both brainstorm the story ideas together, then Philip
writes them and Sarah illustrates them. But occasionally they swap roles for a bit. And they love dressing up.
Information from www.jabberworks.co.uk
Sarah’s books have won several awards, including: * The Independent Bookshop Week children’s award 2016 – Pugs of
the Frozen North, with Philip Reeve * UKLA Book Award 2015 – Oliver and the Seawigs, with Philip
Reeve * Prix Enfantasie 2015- Oliver and the Seawigs, translated into
French by Raphaële Eschenbrenner * The Leeds Graphic Novel Award 2011 (now called The Young
People’s Comic Award) – Vern and Lettuce * The Bishop’s Stortford Picture Book Award 2010 – Morris the
Mankiest Monster, with Giles Andreae * The Sheffield Children’s Book Award, Overall Winner 2010 –
Morris the Mankiest Monster, with Giles Andreae