Where the Sea meets the Sky

One brave little sea otter is on a quest to find the place where the sea meets the sky. But however far she travels, home is never far away.

English:

Collect the rhyming words in the story and use them to make your own rhyming dictionary.
Retell the story from Sophie’s point of view. Can you write her diary entry?
Write postcards from Sophie to her mum at different points in the story.
Try to find unfamiliar words in the story (e.g. peculiar, chuckled, gasp). Can you find some definitions for these words?
Think of some speech / thought bubbles for Sophie on each page of the story.
Write an acrostic poem based on the word HORIZON.

Design a poster that teaches children what horizontal and vertical mean? How can the word horizon help us with the meaning of ‘horizontal’?
Count the number of times different animals have been shown in the illustrations (e.g. sea otters, whales, seagulls) and make a tally chart / bar graph to show the results.

Choose one of the animals in the story (e.g. sea otter, walrus, whale) and find out more about it. Could you write a report to teach others what you have discovered?
Make a food chain / web that includes living things you might find in the sea.
Investigate different underwater habitats and make lists of living things you might find in each.

Design a game in which Sophie has to reach the horizon and avoid some obstacles.
Create an animation that shows a beach or underwater scene.

Watch some videos that show underwater scenes. Can you create your own illustrations / paintings of different sea creatures?
Look at the page that uses four illustrations side by side to show a sequence of events. Can you use a similar technique to tell (or retell) a story?
Look at the illustrations of the fish on the inside covers. Can you create pictures of animals that use different shades of a single colour?

Listen to the soundtracks of movies that are set in / near the sea (e.g. Finding Nemo, Moana). Can you compose a melody to accompany a movie version of this story?

Draw a map that shows the locations in the story. Add labels or illustrations to show the activities that took place in different parts.
Discuss the importance of looking after the seas and oceans. What can we do to protect them?

Learn about people who have explored the seas in the past. Where did they go? What did they discover?

Sophie is curious to find out what can be found at the horizon. What does it mean to be curious? Think of a time when you have shown curiosity.