Oggi's Odd, Odd Sock

This lesson plan centres on the story “Oggi’s Odd, Odd Sock,” designed to teach children about recycling and various job roles through engaging activities involving characters called Lina birds. It encourages creativity, role exploration, and environmental awareness using storytelling, crafts, and games.

• Introduction to Characters and Story: Children are introduced to Oggi, an olive-coloured Lina bird who acts as a collector, along with supporting characters representing different industries. The story emphasises recognising objects and sequencing events.
• Story Engagement and Sequencing: The story highlights objects such as a 50p coin, headband, wooden spoon, sock, and characters Yell and Navi. Children are tasked with recalling the order of these items to enhance listening and memory skills.
• Character and Role Reflection: After the story, children discuss Oggi’s role and skills, encouraging them to think about collecting ideas and learning about different roles they might enjoy. Worksheets support this reflection.
• Creative Activities with Socks: The lesson includes a craft activity where children bring to school odd socks to create sock puppets or other imaginative items, inspired by suggestions from story characters like Bun, Yell, Bear, and Navi. This fosters creativity and recycling awareness.
• Role Identification Through Craft: Children analyse their Lina birds created after Dilly’s story and reflect on what their feather colours signify about themselves.
• Future Career Exploration: The lesson revisits children’s earlier drawings of future jobs to compare and reflect on how their aspirations may have changed, promoting self-awareness and goal setting.
• Interactive Question Game: An ‘Ask Me Question’ activity encourages story recall and peer discussion through a set of ten questions, enhancing comprehension and communication skills.
• Fledge Town Swap Shop Game: The plan includes a card game using cards that the children have coloured and collected throughout previous lessons. Magpie cards are used to steal, and swap shop cards to exchange, reinforcing memory, strategy, and social interaction.