Educational Activities in Order of Publication
Wiz Oz Activity: Character Models
Wiz OZ Activity Character Models Dear Wiz OZ Listeners, This is a Wiz Oz making activity that involves you making the main characters in the story of The Wizard of Oz. You can also use the models for the future Wizard of Oz Activities on Storynory.com that are based on the chapters. You can can [...]
Wiz Oz Activity Yellow Brick Road & Journey Map
In this Wizard of Oz activity, you can make a Yellow Brick Road Journey Map. Dorothy must follow the road of Yellow Brick, if she is to meet to the Great Oz in the Emerald city. Your map can help her find the way. Points Along Yellow Brick Road Here are some reminders to help [...]
Wiz Oz Activity 3: Dorothy & Story Sharing
Story Sharing and Storytelling is an important part of life. Maybe you have shared a story with a special friend in special place? This Wiz Oz Activity may help you with your own storytelling. Background The stories that the Tin Woodman, the Scarecrow and The Cowardly Lion share with Little Dorothy pass the time [...]
Wizard of Oz Activity 6: How to find courage
A Wizard of OZ Activity to help you find courage to achieve your wishes – like the Cowardly Lion
Wiz Oz Activity 11: How Does Oz Appear to you?
Writing and Making Activities for Chapter 10 of the Wizard of Oz. Make up your own version of the chapter and create a Wizard of Oz orange head.
Learning with Nursery Rhymes
By Eleanor Johnson, Early Years Teacher, Creator of StoryPhones www.storyphones.co.uk Not Just a Nursery Rhyme! We all have memories of singing nursery rhymes. Our first experiences will probably have been with our family and then with our teacher at school or nursery. I grew up in the North East of England and was lucky enough [...]
Wiz Oz Activity 9: Saving Friend
A writing activity to go with Chapter 9 of the Wizard of Oz
Questions for the Samurai and the Tea Master
Read the following extract from the beginning of our story, The Samurai and the Tea Master. Answer the following Questions. Comprehension 1) What kind of person is a Samurai? 2) What do you understand by the phrase “distilled essence of violence” ? 3) What are the ways in which a tea master is similar and [...]
Poetry Activity: The Tyger
Tyger Tyger by Zaff In this activity you will form your own impression of the Tyger based on the poem by William Blake. You will then create an original piece of art work based on The Tyger. William Blake was not just a poet but an artist too. He used a technique known as engraving [...]