TEACHING RESOURCES

The Catch 7-9

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A young fisherman's meagre catch is stolen by a fox who leads him to the catch of a lifetime.

Teaching ideas
Create an emotions graph tracking the boys emotions through the eventsin the story. 
    - Waiting with anticipation for the first catch, 
    - The distress caused by seeing the injured fox,
    - Anger at the fox stealing the fish, 
    - Chasing the fox,
    - Surprise and excitement at seeing the giant fish, 
    - Trying to catch it, 
    - The catch at the end. 
There are many points to discuss such as where the boy is from, why he has to fish for food, what happens t the fox at the end? Why?
Younger children could describe the giant fish, they could also mak rods and paper fish to have a go at catching themselves.

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