Group activities
Questions for discussion
· What was your favorite character, and why was that your favorite character?
· What is your favorite animal? How would you take care of your favorite animal if it was your pet?
· What was your favorite part of the story?
· How did you think Babe felt when the sheep would not listen to him at first?
· Why do you think the sheep finally respected Babe?
· How did the sheep feel when Fly said they were stupid animals?
· How did it make you feel when you helped Babe remember the password?
· How does it feel to come to a new place where you don’t know anyone?
· If you could add an animal to the play which animal would you choose?
· If you could change Babe into a different animal for the play what would it be?
Art Activity
Instructions: Students draw a picture of their favorite animal and explain why it is their favorite! Brainstormed drawings allow us to express ideas without having to write them down. Why not show ideas though a picture! Students can engage in multiple drawings at a time, allowing their minds to wander to something new or to elaborate on an existing idea with depth and detail. Afterward, students can share and talk about their drawings. Questions include: why is this animal your favorite? What features make this animal different from any other animal on the farm? What does your animal have in common with other animals. What features do you share with your favorite animal?
Kindness Show and tell ( a two-part project)
Part One: Kindness received. Students bring in an item for show-and-tell that shows how someone has been kind to them (i.e., a special gift, a card, etc.). the student can describe the kind thing their special someone has done for them and how it made them feel.
Part Two: Kindness given. Students bring in an item that shows how they have been kind to another person or animal (i.e. a picture they drew to give to mom, a toy that they like to share with others, a pet blanket or treat that they use when they are treating their pet kindly).
· What was your favorite character, and why was that your favorite character?
· What is your favorite animal? How would you take care of your favorite animal if it was your pet?
· What was your favorite part of the story?
· How did you think Babe felt when the sheep would not listen to him at first?
· Why do you think the sheep finally respected Babe?
· How did the sheep feel when Fly said they were stupid animals?
· How did it make you feel when you helped Babe remember the password?
· How does it feel to come to a new place where you don’t know anyone?
· If you could add an animal to the play which animal would you choose?
· If you could change Babe into a different animal for the play what would it be?
Art Activity
Instructions: Students draw a picture of their favorite animal and explain why it is their favorite! Brainstormed drawings allow us to express ideas without having to write them down. Why not show ideas though a picture! Students can engage in multiple drawings at a time, allowing their minds to wander to something new or to elaborate on an existing idea with depth and detail. Afterward, students can share and talk about their drawings. Questions include: why is this animal your favorite? What features make this animal different from any other animal on the farm? What does your animal have in common with other animals. What features do you share with your favorite animal?
Kindness Show and tell ( a two-part project)
Part One: Kindness received. Students bring in an item for show-and-tell that shows how someone has been kind to them (i.e., a special gift, a card, etc.). the student can describe the kind thing their special someone has done for them and how it made them feel.
Part Two: Kindness given. Students bring in an item that shows how they have been kind to another person or animal (i.e. a picture they drew to give to mom, a toy that they like to share with others, a pet blanket or treat that they use when they are treating their pet kindly).