The Robot and the Bluebird: 1

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A Robot with a broken heart is sent to the scrapheap. An exhausted, migrating Bluebird shelters where the Robot’s heart used to be; he builds her a nest of wires.

Identifying, discussing and collecting effective words and phrases which capture the reader’s interest and imagination e.g. metaphors, similes Compositional Axes: The Vertical Axes create a given or new structure. The left side is called the given with elements of the image being known or understood. The right side is known as the new, as we do not know what is going to happen The Horizontal Axes place different elements in the upper and lower sections of the image, these structures are known as either the idealor real. In the upper section of an image the elements that are represented are referred to as idealand the elements that are represented in the bottom section of an image are referred to as the real Ideal Real Given New This is a very useful activity that encourages your class to include full stops in their independent writing as well as recognising where the punctuation should go in a passage from the story.This is a weeks whole class reading based on the book The Bluebird and the Robot. These are all PowerPoints with differentiated resources - and the planning is in the notes sections of the slides. tears at the heartstrings . . . Readers of Lucas's previous titles will find his style as distinctive and his words as warming as ever." ( Independent on Sunday) We are very much looking forward to brighter and lighter days so we can get outside more so roll on Spring. If you need to speak to us please catch us at the gate or speak to Mrs Bartlett in the office. High atop a pile of rubbish sits a lonely Robot with a broken heart. Then one winter's day, a Bluebird appears, fighting against the freezing wind. When the Robot offers her a home in the empty space where his heart used to be, neither of them can predict what astonishing things will happen. Together the newfound friends set off on a memorable journey that will change them both. Based on finding and collecting adjective, metaphors, similes and explaining why the author has used the different phrases.

David Lucas’s poetic voice makes The Robot and the Bluebird sing. Lilting cadences give this tale a lightness and a fairytale touch reminiscent of Oscar Wilde, but with a Burtonesque twist.’ Irish Times This story is absolutely stunning. It's about hope gained after heartbreak, purpose, companionship, sacrifice, and love. It's probably about so much more but discover those meanings for yourself. Write down at least 3 questions that you would like to ask ‘The Dark’– don’t forget to use a question mark at the end of your question, begin with a capital letter and make them as interesting as you can!Free writing – any writing about the text (ideas include description of the robot/bluebird, book review, own story of where the bird came from/journey)

Go on a walk around your local area. Write down or take a photo of three human features that you can see and three physical features that you can see. I wonder who can find a feature that could be either human or physical? The Firefighting Robot. By: Jacob Kemble. What is it?. Name: OLE (Pronounced “oh-luh”) and means (Off-road Loescheinheit) It’s a St. Bernard sized bug Designed by Professor Ulrich Wohlgemuth from Germany. Specifications. Made from fire-resistant ceramic-fiber compounds. a poignant book . . . Its simple pictures steer the story away from sentimentality, and its readers will take a while to grow out of it." ( Telegraph) A strange yet satisfying story of an odd friendship, a tale of love and sacrifice. I think it will take a couple more reads to wrap my head around this unique book, but I was moved by the robot and what he does for the bluebird, and the fourth grade students listening were affected as well. ... Lots of drama can come out of this book, thinking about how the robot feels and creating freeze frames of certain points in the story and saying how a character might feel.

Prachtig prentenboek waarin twee van mijn favoriete wezens samenkomen: robots en vogels. De tekeningen zijn bijzonder mooi, net als het verhaal - al is dit wel een beetje triest. Toch genoot ik van De robot en het blauwe vogeltje.