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How to Catch a Dragon

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Dragons are a super exciting topic if you're looking at fantasy with your little ones. These dragon activities help Early Years children if you're reading a storybook about dragons. Or they're a fun enhancement if you're learning about them over St. Georges Day or Chinese New Year too! You're sure to find lots you can have fun with for a whole range of related topics and subjects.

I really don't know how to feel about How to Catch a Dragon by Adam Wallace and illustrated by Andy Elkerton. On the one hand, I really wanted to enjoy the story, but on the other, it's just kind of missing the mark. And I get that perhaps not all children's books have to make sense, but there are certain things about this book that give me pause. And it all comes down to Chinese culture and diversity. My trip took me to a very remote location to observe and assist catching Komodo dragons. The dragons are found on a small group of islands in Indonesia. This program was situated in Riung, Flores where the dragons have been poorly studied and the population is not well known at all. One of the aims of this project is to fill in gaps such as these. There is Chinese text incorporated in illustrations throughout the book. As an educator, I would love to know the translations for this text as it would add to the educational value. Overall: this series would be a bigger hit, in my household, if it was a heartier/lengthier story. Maybe we weren't the optimal demographic for this read but we still enjoyed it.Each resource in our Pie Corbett KS2 Non-Fiction Collection contains an original text in Powerpoint form plus a PDF full of ideas for helping children to create their own. Text types covered include persuasive writing, instructions and non-chronological reports. Use shared writing to model the writing, pitching it at the right level given your children’s abilities. They can then follow this by writing up instructions for their own different methods for dragon trapping. I keep trying these books and I'm always so disappointed. The way the book is written, the words don't flow the way they should and I continually have to stop and kind of re-read the words in my head and then find some sort of flow so that it fits better. Learning all about these wonderful imaginary creatures can be brilliant fun. Children are sure to love hearing all about them and using them in loads of fun dragon activities. Early Years is the perfect time to add some spark to your subjects to keep your children engaged and encouraged to learn. Dragon Activities for Early Years

I thought the book was cool because the pictures were bright and cheerful. I especially liked the dragon. I think the rhyming made the story more fun. I was a bit confused with the Mandarin characters that were randomly given because there weren't any explanations or even ways to pronounce them. My favorite parts were when the kids threw money around and when the dragon looked around the building with a mischievous look. Get inspired with a hoard of brilliant dragon activities for Early Years children to enjoy. You can use them to inspire their learning or to enhance their play. There are activities and resources to support a variety of your Early Learning Goals, and each one is made by practitioners with you in mind. So you can trust that each resource here is relevant for your needs. The Komodo dragon is truly unique among reptiles. The juveniles bare a close resemblance to their closest living relatives in the Varanus genus but the adults with their sheer mass and remarkable feeding ecology sets them apart from all other monitor lizards. The largest lizard in the world with a deadly bite label gives them global recognition. This being said there is much conservation significance with this species. I loved the story's message. I think it was saying that even though they're really awesome, you don't need a dragon to be happy.Successful traps offer a Komodo dragon ready for data collection to support research of the species. The data includes measurements, weight and blood sample collection for genetics. Each Dragon is also micro chipped to be catalogued for population study. That last line has two syllables too many. And for what? It's a picture book. We can see the red tail. The words "real" and "red" could've been left out, and the verse would've been improved immensely. The meter is like this throughout the book, with random numbers of syllables. I don't really care if the last words rhyme or not; when the meter is this clumsy, it's difficult to read. Once the children know the basic model, work out the underlying pattern and language features. Children can then use these to work on a class version using a different method for dragon trapping. With that said, I did really enjoy most of the artwork and though the meter of the poetry is way off, it didn't bother me so much that it took too much away from the story. I don't think a kid is really going to mind that either, but I will admit that I do think it takes a little bit away from the overall song-feel of the tale, which I believe was the purpose of rhyming in the first place. The story is simple and nice. This fun book will take you on a chase through a beautifully illustrated cultural holiday, leaving hints of popular traditions and decorations as the group of diverse friends follow a long red dragon tail through town, attempting to catch it at every turn. With bright colors and textured details, this picture book will keep little listeners occupied with its busy illustrations.

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