Benny Bungarra’s Big Bush Clean Up
Book details
Author: Sally Morgan
Topics:
- Waste
- Animals and their habitats
- Human impact on the environment.
Summary:
Australian animals discover that they need to clean their homes as they find their animal friends affected by plastic waste.
Teaching Ideas
Free teaching resources for this book are available below. This includes:
- a Youtube link to a recording of the book
- a lesson plan with suggested activities
- a PowerPoint presentation for teachers
- a student worksheet
Youtube Video: Benny Bungarra’s Big Bush Clean Up
Teaching Resources:
Adaptable across all primary levels.
Lesson Plan One:
Duration: One lesson
Curriculum Links: Art, Science, Literacy.
Literacy Skills: Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking.
This lesson is about some man made dangers that have an impact on animals and their habitats.
In the story Benny Bungarra’s Big Bush Clean Up, Australian animals discover that they need to clean their homes as they find their animal friends affected by such things as plastics, fishing lines.
Students will be inspired by this story to write a retell of the story, substituting with animals in their local community and the items that endanger these animals.
Lesson Plan Two:
Duration: Three lessons
Curriculum Links: Art, Science, Literacy.
Literacy Skills: Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking.
This lesson is about some man made dangers that have an impact on animals and their habitats.
In the story Benny Bungarra’s Big Bush Clean Up Australian animals discover that they need to clean their homes as they find their animal friends affected by such things as plastics, fishing line.
Students will reflect on the retell that they undertook in lesson 1 and develop a short puppet play which they will perform to an audience