Silly Dilly

This lesson plan introduces children to the story “Silly Dilly,” focused on a character named Dilly, a security-themed Lina bird with a unique mix of dark colours. The lesson plan includes interactive storytelling, character introductions, creative activities, and a card game to engage children in learning about roles and skills through imaginative play.

• Characters and Story Introduction: The story features Dilly, a dark-coloured Lina bird in Fledge Town, alongside supporting characters like Orrin (construction), Gwana (protective), Bun (hospitality), and Navi (transport). Children learn about the characters’ colours, roles, and the naming tradition in Fledge Town.
• Storytelling and Interaction: The story “Silly Dilly” is read with emphasis on sequencing objects and characters that appear, encouraging children to recall and discuss the order of events and items like leaves, Bun, a book, glove, hammer, and Gwana.
• Character Traits and Skills: Dilly’s role as a security bird involves concentration, good hiding, listening, and watching skills. The story highlights Dilly’s distinctive multi-coloured feathers, inspired by a dark hen’s iridescent feathers, to spark curiosity about roles and individuality.
• Creative Activity - Making Lina Birds: Children create their own Lina bird using coloured feathers that match their “dot sheets,” glue them on worksheets, and name their birds based on the dominant feather colour, fostering creativity and personal expression.
• Reflecting on Skills and Roles: After creating their birds, children complete worksheets to link feather colours to personal skills and interests, encouraging self-reflection about their abilities and future career aspirations.
• Future Career Exploration: The lesson connects to earlier activities where children imagined future jobs, prompting them to compare past and current ideas about their careers and reflect on ongoing changes in their interests.
• Fledge Town Swap Shop Game: An optional activity involves playing a card game where children collect character cards, use magpie cards to steal, and swap shop cards to exchange cards, reinforcing knowledge of characters and roles through play.
• Game Instructions: Detailed instructions explain how to play the Swap Shop game, including how to collect cards, use magpie and swap shop cards, and the goal of collecting six-character cards to win, promoting social interaction and strategic thinking.