Lesson video

Hello everybody, I'm Ms. Corbett and welcome to today's lesson, Thinking from Paddington and Floella Benjamin's Perspective.

Now, I can't wait for today's lesson, 'cause we are no longer going to be ourselves, but we are going to imagine that we are either Paddington or Floella Benjamin.

Very exciting.

So, for this lesson, you'll need your imagination to imagine you are the characters.

You'll need your listening ears, your thinking brain and your looking eyes.

You'll also need someone to talk to as well as that you'll need somebody to read you and have the copies of two books.

You'll need the 2014 edition of Paddington from Harper Collins Children's Books by Michael Bond.

And you will need the 2020 Macmillan Children's Books edition of "Coming to England" by Floella Benjamin.

Can you pause the video and make sure you have both of those books now? Off you go.

Great.

Can you put your books in front of you, so you're not distracted? Are you looking this way? Are you ready to go? Let's get started.

Here is the outcome for today's lesson.

I can think from another person or characters perspective and these key words will help us to get there.

First of all, you are going to repeat them after me in a loud and proud voice.

Are you ready? My turn, then your turn.

Character, emotion, facial expression, perspective.

Thank you for joining in with me.

Let's look at what they mean.

A character is a person or animal in a story, like Paddington Bear.

An emotion is a feeling or mood like happiness or sadness or excitement.

Facial expression is a way of communicating emotion through the face.

So if I am happy, I might smile.

If I am grumpy, I might frown.

Perspective, a perspective is a point of view.

It's imagining that we are thinking from maybe our own point of view or someone else's point of view.

The first part of our lesson will be thinking from Paddington's perspective.

Rereading a story helps us to remember the plot as well as notice details in the text and the illustrations.

So, you are going to read and enjoy Paddington without stopping.

I hope you got your listening ears on and I hope you enjoy.

Pause the video now.

Did you enjoy listening listening to the story? I know I did.

So, what does this story tell us, about what type of character Paddington is? Is he a mean character? Is he a kind character? Is he a sensible character? Is he a silly character? Can you have a go at describing Paddington to the person nearby? Paddington is, pause the video now.

Great suggestions.

So, which adjective do you think best describes how Paddington feels at the end of the story? So, imagine Paddington at the end, he's on the sofa, all cuddled up after a very long day.

Is he feeling relaxed, energetic or lonely? I'm going to give you five seconds to decide.

Five, four, three, two and one.

Paddington is feeling? Relaxed, because he is so tired after such an adventure.

So, you are going to imagine that you are Paddington and you are going to think about how he's feeling at different points of the story.

This means you are thinking from his perspective.

There's our key word.

So, you are no longer yourselves, but you are Paddington.

And the words that you might use when you are Paddington are, I, I am Paddington.

Me, my, mine.

We or us.

Using these words, it's speaking in the first person, because we're not talking about Paddington anymore.

We are imagining that we are him.

So, we're talking about ourself.

Thinking from someone else's perspective helps us to imagine how they are feeling.

Our feelings are the emotions that we have about something so we might feel happy.

And then emotions can often be expressed on the outside of your body.

If you are happy inside, you might be smiling, you might be giggling, you might be laughing or bouncing up and down.

Thinking from someone else's perspective, means you will have to pretend that you are no longer yourself and think from Paddington's point of view, imagining you are him.

To help us with this, we can look back at the words and illustrations in the story.

First you will freeze frame and show me how you feel.

Then together we will generate adjectives to describe these emotions.

Make sure you have your book ready.

Have you got it? Let me see.

Fantastic.

Have a look at Paddington on pages three and four.

I'm going to give you a few seconds to get there.

Now, first it is my turn to be Paddington.

So, I am no longer Ms. Corbert.

I am Paddington.

Lovely to meet you.

I am Paddington.

I have just got off the train and arrived somewhere unfamiliar.

How do I feel? It's my turn to freeze frame.

How do I feel? Are you ready to repeat it after me? I feel confused.

I feel confused because I've never seen this place before.

I feel lonely.

I also feel lonely as I am all on my own.

Confused and lonely are great adjectives.

Can we put them in our head to remember them? Now, I would like you to look at Paddington on page eight.

I'll give you time to do that now.

Great, so this time you are Paddington, nice to meet you Paddington.

Two people have walked over to you and they have invited you to their home.

How do you feel? Are you ready to freeze frame? Show me those facial expressions and those actions.

Freeze frame.

I'm looking.

I feel, I think you are thinking, I feel relieved.

Phew, that I'm not on my own anymore.

You feel relieved and I think you feel excited to see a new place.

You feel excited? Good job.

My turn again.

I'm going to look at Paddington on page 12.

I am Paddington.

I have eaten lots of cakes and pastries, but then I slipped all over the cafe and made a mess.

How do I feel? Freeze frame.

Should I show you how I was feeling? I feel stuffed.

Your turn.

I feel stuffed full of delicious food.

I also feel embarrassed.

I feel embarrassed and I am embarrassed, because I am so clumsy.

Now, it's your turn.

Look at Paddington on pages 15 and 16.

You are Paddington.

You are in a taxi.

It's that the page that you are on? Seeing London for the first time.

I'm just going to give you some time to find it.

Have a look at him.

Are you to show me how you feel Paddington? How do you feel? Freeze frame.

I'm watching.

I've got an idea.

I think you feel amazed.

You feel amazed.

You feel amazed at all of the places and new things to see.

And I can see lots of smiling.

You feel happy.

You feel happy because everyone is so friendly.

Great job.

Now you are going to keep imagining that you are Paddington and answer these questions.

And don't forget it's not a memory test.

So, you can use the book to help you.

Are you ready to hear my questions? Which station did you arrive at? I arrived at.

Why do you think the brown family decided to offer to take you home? I think they offered to take me home with them because and then how did you feel when you were driving through London? I felt, I would like you to pause the video and answer those questions.

Off you go.

Fantastic.

I love that you answered those questions from Paddington's perspective.

Using those first person words.

Here are some answers you might have given.

Which station did you arrive at? I arrived at Paddington station after travelling from Peru.

Did you get that one? Well done.

Why do you think the Brown family decided to offer to take you home? Your answer might be the same as this or it might be a bit different.

I think they offered to take me home with them, because they were friendly, kind and a bit curious.

And finally, how did you feel when you were driving through London? I felt excited and very welcomed by the kind people there.

Maybe you used that other word we used earlier.

Amazed or happy.

Fantastic.

I wonder, were your answers to questions two and three the same or were they different? Fantastic.

Let's move on to the second part of our lesson, thinking from Floella's perspective.

Like with Paddington, we know that rereading a book helps us to remember the plot as well as notice details in the text of illustrations.

This time we are going to read and enjoy, coming to England without stopping.

Can you pause the video? Happy listening.

Great job.

I wonder, just like we did with Paddington, what does this story or book tell us, about what type of person Floella is? Floella is strong, Floella is confident.

Floella is musical.

Floella is kind.

Floella is curious.

Which adjectives could you use to describe her? Pause the video now.

Great descriptions everyone.

So, what do you think which adjective best describes how Floella feels at the end of the book? So, think about where she's up to.

We've followed her all the way to be around a grownup and she's been honoured by the queen.

Does she feel A, lonely, B, proud or C, angry? I'm going to give you five seconds to decide.

Five, four and zero.

I think she feels proud of all that she has achieved.

She doesn't feel lonely, because she's surrounded by lots of people and she definitely doesn't feel angry.

So, this time you are going to imagine that you are no longer Paddington, but you are Floella Benjamin.

Wow.

And you are going to think about how she is feeling at different points of her life as told in the book.

This means you are thinking from her perspective.

So, we're going to imagine that we are now her.

So, we will use words like I, me, my, mine, we and us.

First you will freeze frame and show me how you feel.

Then we will generate adjectives to describe those emotions.

Make sure you have your book ready.

Have a look at Floella on page eight.

I am Floella.

I have just been told that I will be moving to England in a letter from my parents.

Have you got that page? Okay, I'm looking at Floella and I'm thinking about how I would feel as well.

I'm ready to freeze frame.

Okay.

I feel overjoyed because I miss my parents and I can't wait to see them.

But I also feel a little nervous, because it is somewhere new.

Now it is your turn.

Have a look at Floella on pages 11 and 12.

When you are on the boat, you are wondering what England will be like.

Have a think, have a look at the illustrations.

Get ready to show me on your face.

How do you feel? Freeze frame.

Interesting.

Thank you Floella.

I feel, I think that I can see that you feel curious.

You feel curious.

You feel curious, because you've already learned about England in school but you've never been.

I can also see though some excited faces.

You feel excited.

You feel excited to see a new place.

Great job.

Now, it's my turn again.

Look at Floella on pages 15 and 16 where you have arrived in London but the people aren't very friendly.

So, this time I'm Floella.

Look at my facial expression.

I'm Floella.

I've arrived in London, but the people aren't very friendly.

How do I feel? Freeze frame.

So, I've moved my body to make it quite small.

I have a bit of a frown and a bit of a sad expression.

And that's because I feel confused, because I don't know why people aren't being kind.

I feel confused.

Thank you.

Now, it's your turn.

Look at Floella on pages 23 and 24, because this time you are Floella.

You are being honoured by the queen.

Are you on that page? I wonder how do you feel to be honoured by the queen? Freeze frame.

I can see lots more confidence than I had when I was like this.

I can see much happier expressions, because I think you feel proud.

You feel proud, because you have achieved so much in your life.

You also feel honoured.

You feel honoured to meet the queen.

Thank goodness those emotions changed.

So, being proud means you are happy with something that you have achieved.

You feel a sense of pride if you have achieved something that you have worked hard on or faced challenges to achieve it.

Here are some words you could use that mean the same.

Proud, accomplished.

Can we say that? Accomplished.

Very good, pleased, successful.

Floella was proud because she achieved her honour from the queen after all of her successes and hard work.

What are you proud of yourself for? I remember feeling really proud when I passed my driving test.

I also feel, remember when I was younger, feeling really proud when I did a dance exam at my dance school.

Maybe you'll be proud of yourself, your personality, your kindness.

Maybe it's some for some learning that you've done.

Maybe it's something that you've done outside of your learning.

Can you pause the video? I am proud of, off you go.

So, not only have we thought from Paddington's perspective and Floella's perspective, we've also just thought from our own perspective what we feel proud of ourselves for.

But now you are no longer yourselves again.

You are Floella.

Hi Floella.

You are Floella and you're going to answer these questions.

Don't forget, you can use the book to help you.

Are you ready? What did your brother say England will be like.

He said England will be like an? Who did you think you were going to see when you got off the boat? I thought I was going to see.

And finally, how did you feel when you were at school? I felt, pause the video now and answer those questions.

Amazing.

Let's see some of the answers you may have given.

Now, some of them have right and wrong answers, but some of them you might have used, some different descriptions.

What did your brother say England will be like? He said England will be like an iceberg.

And was he correct? No.

Who did you think you were going to see when you got off the boat? I thought I was going to see the queen.

Did she see the queen straight away? No, but has she seen the queen since? Yes.

How did you feel when you were at school? I felt unaccepted.

So, not accepted by others, not included.

I felt unaccepted and upset, because people weren't very welcoming.

I wonder which adjective you use to describe, maybe confused, nervous, disappointed, upset.

Fantastic answering.

What a fun lesson.

We have learned that one way of inferring or understanding a character's feelings is looking at their expressions in an illustration.

Another way is reading about how they move, what they do, what they say and trying to imagine how actions might make them feel.

Thinking from their perspective.

Because thinking from their perspective, you have shown that you understand the events in the books.

Discussing the feelings of others, help to generate powerful adjectives to describe an emotion or event.

Amazed, overjoyed, disappointed, proud.

Using I, me or my is a way of speaking in the first person from your or imagining from someone else's perspective.

Thank you for learning with me today and I really hope you enjoyed being those different people and characters.

I hope to see you again soon.

Bye.