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This is a really old-fashioned story and book… but old-fashioned can still be good, can’t it?
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Language of text: French
Type of text: Myths and Legends or Fairy Tales / picture book
Author or source: Natha Caputo / Pierre Belvès; published by Flammarion Jeunesse
Intended age of students: Key Stage 2/3
Source reference: 9782081601123
This is the story of a sort of a pie (une galette) that rolls away from its baker, teases animals in the forest, and… well, I bet you can guess what happens at the end!
Approaches:
The children will love singing the galette’s song which will be displayed on the board (see picture below) so it can help recap work on phonics – then they can also all join in with it throughout the story. Most of the story is actually very repetitive, so you can decide with your children which parts they can also read with you.
The children can for instance join in with just the word “galette” and the names of the animals when the reader stops and points at those pictures.
More confident children or children who find the chorus too hard will certainly be able to join in with “galette, galette, je vais te manger!”. These are just examples.
Rationale:
This story is a well-known traditional children’s story in France and is perfect to use to introduce a lesson on “la galette des rois” around 6th January. Click here for other suggestions to mark that date.
Outcomes:
The children will love joining in with the story and will learn about what can happen when you get a little too arrogant…
Topics or themes:
Cultural: l’épiphanie in January; animals
Grammar:
Any you would like to highlight; the text is quite complex grammatically speaking; I personally use it for work on nouns and adjectives.
How much time required:
half a lesson
You will find some amazing resources (including cards of the animals) to help you develop the text further here.
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Read out about the other books about “galette” which I recommend by clicking here!
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Merci !
Nathalie