National Simultaneous Storytime 2022| Cleverbean
3  Lessons
Grade: K - 6

National Simultaneous Storytime 2022

On Wednesday 25th May 2022, National Simultaneous Storytime kicks off. This year the talented author and illustrator Josh Pyke and Ronojoy Ghosh will be sharing their beautiful story ‘Family Tree’. To celebrate this incredible event, Cleverbean has created lessons and resources to make the most of this story and develop excitement and connections in your students prior to reading. We've partnered with Australian Library And Information Association (ALIA) to make our lessons and resources free to support this initiative that brings joy to over a million children.

3  Lessons
Grade: K - 6

National Simultaneous Storytime 2022

On Wednesday 25th May 2022, National Simultaneous Storytime kicks off. This year the talented author and illustrator Josh Pyke and Ronojoy Ghosh will be sharing their beautiful story ‘Family Tree’. To celebrate this incredible event, Cleverbean has created lessons and resources to make the most of this story and develop excitement and connections in your students prior to reading. We've partnered with Australian Library And Information Association (ALIA) to make our lessons and resources free to support this initiative that brings joy to over a million children.

Essential Question/s
  • How can we make connections to the book ‘Family Tree’ to develop a greater understanding of the text.
General Capabilities
  • Literacy
  • Critical and Creative thinking
Lessons
3  Lessons
Lesson  1
A fun literacy lesson for F-2 in response to this year’s National Simultaneous Storytime text, Josh Pyke and Ronojoy Ghosh’s wonderful book, “Family Tree”. Students reflect on their ‘roots’ (people or things of importance) and ‘growing leaves’ (their dreams for the future). This lesson produces a gorgeous display for students to showcase their work, in the creation of a class family tree.

NSS 2022 Family Tree - Roots and Dreams

Making connections to the book ‘Family Tree’, by sharing our own ‘roots’ and ‘leaves.'

Connecting
K-2
Lesson  2
A fun literacy lesson for grade 3-6 in response to this year’s National Simultaneous Storytime text, Josh Pyke and Ronojoy Ghosh’s wonderful book, “Family Tree”. Students reflect on the people, places, events and culture that have helped them to grow and create their own ‘growth tree’.

NSS 2022 Family Tree - My Growth Tree

Responding to a text and making connections.

Connecting
4-6
Lesson  3
A fun literacy lesson for F-6 in response to this year’s National Simultaneous Storytime text, Josh Pyke and Ronojoy Ghosh’s wonderful book, “Family Tree”. Students reflect on their ‘roots’ (people or things of importance) and ‘growing leaves’ (their dreams for the future). This lesson produces a gorgeous display for students to showcase their work, in the creation of a class family tree.

NSS 2022 Family Tree - Image Of My Life

Make connections to the book ‘Family Tree’, by creating a visual image that summarises celebration of family and community in my life.

Connecting
K-6
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