Hello everybody.

I'm Miss Corbett and welcome to today's lesson, character setting and plot in the story "Paddington." I can't wait for today's lesson 'cause one of my favourite things to do is read and get stuck into books and talk about how we feel about them.

For this lesson, I will need you to have your listening ears, your looking eyes, and your thinking brain.

You will also need somebody to share your ideas with nearby.

As well as that you will need your own copy of the 2014 HarperCollins Children's Book edition of Paddington by Michael Bond and illustrated by R.

W.

Alley for this lesson.

And really, you need someone to read that to you.

Can you make sure you've got your copy and you could wave this at me? Pause the video now.

Have you got it with you? Now, we are not going to read it all straight away, so I would like you to put it down in front of you and no peeking.

Let's get started.

And here is the outcome for today's lesson.

I can explore the character setting and plot in the story "Paddington".

And here are our key words that will help us get there.

First, listen and repeat them after me in your loud and proud voice.

You might have heard some of them before and some of them might be new.

Let's see, are you ready? My turn, your turn.

Character.

Setting.

Plot.

Prediction.

Fiction.

Fantastic, thank you so much for joining in with me.

A character is a person or animal in a story like the troll in "The Three Billy Goats Gruff" or Jack in "Jack and the Beanstalk".

A setting is where the story takes place, and that might be a real place or a fictional place.

The plot is what happens in the story, the main events.

A prediction is making a guess using what we already know.

And fiction are stories that have been made that have made-up characters, places, and adventures that did not happen in real life.

So let's see where we can see our keywords in our lesson.

The first part of the lesson is introducing the story.

We will explore a new story in this lesson, which is so exciting.

Here are some clues.

Can you guess what the book is? If I say a clue and you think you have a prediction, I wouldn't like you to say it.

Keep your voices off.

I just want you to put your hands on your head and then see which clue you get it at.

If you don't get it in any of the clues, that's okay as well because by the end of this lesson I think you'll know this story quite well.

Are you ready? Listening, voice is off.

This book is a fiction story all about a bear who has travelled a long way from home.

Does anybody think they know? This book has been made into a film series and a television series.

And the main character's favourite food is marmalade sandwiches.

Can you predict the title of the book? I predict the title is.

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Did you make a prediction? Let's see if you are right.

The title of the book is "Paddington".

Well done.

Put your finger on your nose if you've heard of Paddington before.

Fantastic.

You may have heard of "Paddington" by having read the story, watched the films, or watched the television programme.

Stories can be read in a book, read online, so on a tablet or on the screen, told through film, through song, through television programmes, or through poetry.

Have you read, so seen in a book or on a tablet, or watched anything about "Paddington" before? Can you share with your person next to you? If you have, off you go.

Fantastic.

Now I'm really excited for this lesson because I have read most of the "Paddington" stories.

I have watched the film and I've seen the television series.

The "Paddington Bear" stories are a series of books, which means lots of books all about the same thing, written by the author Michael Bond and illustrated by R.

W.

Alley.

Now here is a timeline.

Because Michael Bond actually started the adventure of "Paddington" quite a long time ago.

In 1958, which is almost 70 years ago, Michael Bond wrote the story, "A Bear Called Paddington".

Then in 2014, so almost 50 years later, the "Paddington" film came out.

And in 2018, the final "Paddington" story was written by Michael Bond.

So the "Paddington" series and Paddington Bear as a character has been around for a really long time.

Michael Bond wrote 14 different books about Paddington Bear, all full of Paddington adventures.

I am going to have a look at the front cover.

Okay, are you looking at your front cover? I'm looking at mine.

I'm going to tell you what I notice.

Hmm, I can see the title "Paddington." Can you see that? I can see, oh, a bear wearing a red hat.

What's the bear holding? Let me look closely.

The bear is holding a suitcase with a tag that says "Wanted on voyage".

Now voyage is another word for journey.

Now, it's your turn.

You are going to look at the front cover and just like I did, tell the person nearby or me what you can see.

I can see.

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Fantastic.

Now we have explored the front cover, I think we are ready to get started because I just can't wait anymore.

You are going to read or listen to the first six pages of the story, and I wonder who you will meet in the first six pages.

Happy listening.

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Fantastic.

The characters are the people or animals in a story.

Which characters have we met so far? Hmm, have a think.

Hmm.

We have met Mr. and Mrs. Brown and a bear.

I think we can probably predict what that bear is called, but he hasn't got a name just yet.

So which of these are characters in the story "Paddington"? Listen carefully.

Mrs. Brown? Mrs. Blue? Mr. Brown? A pigeon? Hmm? A character is a person or animal in the story that the story is about, that is part of the story, hmm.

If you want, you could look back in the book to help you.

Pause the video now.

Let's see.

Mrs. Brown and Mr. Brown are characters in the story.

Mrs. Blue is not a character.

And I can see a pigeon in the illustrations, but the pigeon isn't mentioned in the story, isn't part of the story.

It just happens to be there, so it isn't a character.

Well done everybody.

So have a think.

We've read the first six pages.

Don't think about what else you know about the bear.

Just think about what you know about the bear so far in the story, only what we've learned so far.

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Let's see, I heard some great ideas.

I heard that the bear is at Paddington Station.

Oh, a train station.

I heard that he really likes marmalade sandwiches.

I wonder if you like marmalade sandwiches.

I know I do.

He has travelled from Peru, which is in South America.

He needs someone to look after him.

He can speak.

Can real bears speak? No.

He has a suitcase, a blue coat, and a red hat.

Now we've talked a little bit about what we know about the bear.

So you are going to list everything you know about the bear and then you will make a prediction about what you think will happen next in the story.

If you know about the adventures of Paddington already from the books, programmes or films, you could also discuss what you remember.

So first of all, list everything you know about the bear.

Second, make a prediction about what you think will happen next.

And if you already know what might happen next, you can share what you remember too.

I know that and I predict.

Pause the video now.

Fantastic, I loved how excited you were getting talking about the story, one of my favourite things.

here are some things that I heard.

I know that the bear can speak and he wears clothes.

This means it's a fiction story.

I love that detective work.

So you realise that bears don't speak and they don't wear clothes.

So it must be a made-up fiction story.

And I heard a prediction.

I predict that the Brown family will care for the bear.

I wonder if you agree or disagree.

What did you predict? Amazing job.

The next part of the lesson, we will be reading more of the story to explore the characters and setting.

So far, we have been introduced to some characters and the setting.

But what is a setting? Hmm? A setting is where a story takes place.

Where does the story start? You might want to look back in the book or you might just remember.

Pause the video now.

Well done if you said that the story starts or begins in Paddington Station.

Paddington Station is a real train station in London, the capital city of England.

It is an underground tube station, I wonder if you recognise that logo, and also a national railway station.

So it means people in London can travel underground if they want, but also it's a station that people use to get in and out of London.

So that means it is a very busy place full of people travelling to and from different places.

I wonder, have you ever been to a train station and where did you travel to? Pause the video now.

Great.

So it's great if you have been to a train station.

Don't worry if you haven't 'cause we can use Paddington's adventures to help us imagine that we are.

Did you know that there is a real statue of our main character in Paddington Station? There it is.

So if you go to the real Paddington Station in London, I wonder if you can find this statue.

That shows that even though the character is fictional, this is real and lots of people visit it every day, which shows us how important the character and the stories written by Michael Bond are to people.

I would like you to look back through the illustrations that we've seen so far on pages one to six.

I'm having a look.

I can see lots of people.

I can see pigeons.

I can see cafes.

I can see trains.

I would like you to describe the setting of the train station by starting your sentences with I can see.

Pause the video now.

Great, I was listening out to some of the things that you said and I heard I can see train platforms and their numbers.

So the platform is where each train goes from so you know that you are getting on the right train going to the right place.

I can see train station workers.

So lots of people work in train stations to make sure that everybody gets to their right journey.

I can see lots of passengers holding their luggage and their tickets.

Now you are going to listen to more of the story.

You are going to read pages seven to 10 and you are going to stop at the word bar.

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I really hope you're enjoying the story as much as I am.

Mr. and Mrs. Brown have named him "Paddington" and they offered to take him home with them.

How might you describe them then as people? They've given him a name and they've offered to take him home with them.

How could you describe them? Are they mean people? Are they kind people? What do we think? They are? Try and think of as many adjectives to describe them.

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Fantastic.

Here are some adjectives that could describe them.

They are kind.

They are helpful.

They are caring.

They are thoughtful.

I wonder if you thought of any of those.

Now you're going to listen to some more.

You are going to read pages 11 to 16 and you're going to stop at the word thing with a question mark.

I really hope you enjoy the next part of the story.

Pause the video now.

Are you enjoying it so far? I know I am.

We have now learned even more about Paddington.

We have learned that Paddington has a name, Paddington, and he is clumsy, which means he might fall over things or make mistakes.

We've learned that London where he's landed is different to Peru where he's travelled from.

We've also learned that he's been given the name Paddington.

We've learned that Paddington is friendly because he's very friendly and kind.

And that Paddington gets quite hungry and thirsty quickly.

These pages can tell us more also not just about the characters but about the setting.

There I can see lots of buses and cars as they've come out of the station.

I wonder whether you saw them too, and special type of cars, taxis, which drive people around to where they need to go.

There are some friendly people there all waving and smiling at Paddington.

The story is set in London.

It is a sunny day.

I wonder, do you know anything about London? Maybe you've visited before.

Maybe you've seen it in a book or on the television.

What do you know about London? I'll start us off.

I know that London is a city in the south of England.

Pause the video now and share what you know about the setting, London.

Wow, you already know so much already.

And don't worry if you don't because I'm sure in these lessons, we will find out some more.

Now London is a real place, but that doesn't mean that our story is real.

Just because it's set in a real place doesn't mean that the adventures and the characters are real.

So where is the setting of the Paddington story? Is it Peru? London? Or Mr. and Mrs. Brown? Hmm, I'm going to give you 10 seconds to decide.

Ten.

Five.

And zero.

The setting of the Paddington story is London.

Peru is also a place and it could be a setting, but it's not where we, we don't actually see it in the story.

It's just talked about.

And Mr. and Mrs. Brown isn't a setting.

They are? Characters.

Well done.

So let's summarise what we have read so far.

Mr. and Mrs. Brown were in Paddington station and they noticed a lost bear.

The lost bear explained he had travelled from Peru.

They offered to take him to their home and named him Paddington.

Paddington has been introduced to some parts of London through his journey in the taxi.

So let's see what you know about the characters and the setting of the story so far.

I'm going to say the question and you are going to answer them in full sentences out loud.

So your first question is, where did Paddington travel from? Paddington travelled from.

Why do you think they named the bear Paddington? I think they named him Paddington because.

And finally, this question, your answers may be different to somebody else's.

How would you feel if you met a bear on a train platform? I would feel.

So, you are going to answer those questions and compare them to the answers of the person nearby.

Pause the video now.

Fantastic, let's see your answers.

Where did Paddington travel from? Paddington travelled from Peru.

Well done.

It's a long way to travel.

Why do you think they named the bear Paddington? Think about that setting of the story where it starts.

I think they named him Paddington because they met him at Paddington Station.

I think so too.

How would you feel if you met a bear on a train platform? Now your answer might be different to this, but here's an example.

I would feel shocked and confused because I've never seen a talking bear before.

Maybe you'd feel happy and excited because you love bears.

Maybe you'd feel a bit afraid 'cause you thought bears were a bit scary.

I wonder, was your answer the same or different to somebody else's or mine? Well done.

Now onto the final part of the lesson where we get to finish the story, exploring the plot.

You are going to read the next few pages, pages 17 to 20, and you're going to stop at the word Judy.

I really hope you enjoy.

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Fantastic.

We have now met more characters and we are in a new setting.

So we've gone from the train station to driving around London to now the Brown family home.

Mrs. Bird, one of our new characters, has told Paddington to have a bath.

Hmm? Bears don't usually have baths and I've never seen a bear run a bath.

Hmm.

What do you predict will happen next? I predict.

Pause the video now.

Great predicting everybody.

Now, before we find out what happens to Paddington in the bath, which adjective could you use to describe how Mrs. Bird feels about having Paddington in the house? You could use the illustrations to help you with this too.

Have a look at her face.

Is she happy about having him in the house? Is she excited about having him in the house? Or is she shocked about having him in the house? Have a look back at the illustrations and pause the video.

Mrs. Bird feels.

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I think Mrs. Bird feels shocked because she has never seen a bear in a house before.

I wonder whether her feelings will change as the adventures go on.

I think that Mrs. Bird is very shocked to have a messy bear in the house.

But I think Judy, another character, is really happy and excited to meet him.

So the characters might feel differently depending on who they are.

Now you are going to find out what happens to Paddington in the bath and how the story ends.

You are going to listen and read to the end of the story.

I really hope you enjoy.

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We have finally got to the end of the story and I've really enjoyed it.

So I hope you have too.

We know the names of all of the main characters.

Paddington or Paddington Bear, Mr. Brown, Mrs. Brown, Judy Brown, youngest daughter, Jonathan Brown, the younger son, and Mrs. Bird, who lives in their house as part of their family too.

Who is your favourite character and why? I think my favourite character is Mrs. Brown 'cause she is very kind and caring towards Paddington.

I wonder who your favourite character is and why.

My favourite character is, because.

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I loved hearing your different opinions.

Well done.

We might have different opinions about a story that we have read, and that's okay.

So for example, one person might say, "My favourite character is Paddington because he is so clumsy, funny, and polite, which means he has good manners." "My favourite character is Judy because she is so kind and caring towards Paddington." So now we have got to the end of the story, we can summarise the plot, which means explain it.

The plot is what happens in the story.

So here are the main events.

First, Mr. and Mrs. Brown meet Paddington.

Then Mr. and Mrs. Brown offer to take him home.

Paddington meets people and sees the sites in London.

Paddington then meets the rest of the Brown family and he floods the bathroom.

Finally, the family let him settle in and give him his favourite marmalade sandwich.

So, now we have got to the end of the story.

We can really think about how we feel about it, how we think about the characters, the setting, and the plot.

But different people may have different responses to a story.

Sharing your opinion about a story really helps you to start to know what stories you do and do not enjoy.

And we can think about these questions to help us think about that in a respectful and kind way.

What was your favourite part of the story? Don't answer this yet.

My favourite part of the story was when Paddington slipped on all of the cakes because it was so funny.

And I've explained why was that your favourite part? So I've used because to explain why.

Who was your favourite character and why? I've already told you that my favourite character was Mrs. Brown because she's so caring.

Is there anything about the book that you would change? Hmm.

I would maybe change the start of the book 'cause at the start I didn't really like seeing Paddington on his own.

So now, you are going to ask those questions to the person nearby and then you will answer them yourself.

So what was your favourite part of the story and why? My favourite part was, because.

Who was your favourite character and why? My favourite character was, because.

And is there anything about the book that you would change? If there isn't, then you can say that.

I would change.

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I loved how carefully you listened to the person nearby and how you said your answers so brilliantly.

Here's some examples that I heard.

My favourite part was when Paddington was clumsy in the cafe and then again in the bath, oh, I forgot about that bit, because it was funny.

My favourite character is Mr. Brown because he is quite silly, but he is also caring towards others.

I would change the story by seeing more of the sights in London.

What a great idea.

If you think that, I would really recommend you reading some of the other Paddington adventures 'cause you can see him goes to lots of different places.

So "Paddington at Rainbow's End", he goes to the markets.

"Paddington at the Palace", he goes to Buckingham Palace.

So you could maybe have a look at some other Paddington adventures if you want to see more of London.

What a brilliant lesson.

We have learned and followed a story from the beginning, the middle, all the way to the end.

We know that the "Paddington" book series is now also told through as well as books, film, and television programmes.

"Paddington" is a fictional story set in London and people may have different responses or opinions about a story such as their favourite part, their character, or their moment.

I really hope you enjoyed reading "Paddington" with me and sharing your views on it.

I loved it.

So I really hope to see you again soon.

Bye.