Choose one of the animals in the film and create a fact file about them, including information about their habitat, diet, life cycle etc.
Create a food chain that includes a fox.
Computing
Create a short animation showing an animal moving across a scene.
Art
The filmmaker visited a museum and used a blue whale skeleton there for reference. Try sketching skeletons, either from real life or from photographs.
On the blog there are a lot of stills from the film. Try stopping the film at a point you like and recreating the picture using paints or pastels.
Music
Create a soundtrack for a section of the film. Which instruments or sound effects could you use?
Listen to the piano section from 10:13 to 10:31. How does this melody make you feel? Try composing your own simple melody on a keyboard or glockenspiel.
Geography
Visit this website to learn more about coastal erosion, including the formation of stacks. Do you think the stack in the film is possible?
Research the forest biome and create a leaflet explaining its features.
Stepping stones are used to cross water. What other ways do animals and humans cross water?
Physical education
Create a dance based on this story. How can you show the journey? What music would you use to dance to?
Languages
Find out the words for the animals in the film in the language you are studying, or in a few different languages. For example, in French a fox is “un renard”, while in Spanish is is “el zorro”.
Twelve photos of castles and fortifications around the UK. Can your children find out more about the places in the pictures? Can they identify the similarities / differences between them?
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