Peggy

As part of our upcoming Book Week celebrations, students in grade 2 read one of the Children's Book Council of Australia's short-listed books for 2013, 'Peggy', by Anna Walker.

This delightful picture book tells the story of a chicken named Peggy, who gets lost one blustery day when the wind picks her up and drops her off in the heart of Melbourne city. In this strange new world, Peggy finds herself embarking on some strange new adventures, eventually finding her way home with the help of a lady carrying sunflowers, and some clever pigeons.

Students enjoyed making their very own 'Peggy' using plasticine. Students explored how to manipulate the plasticine using their hands and fingers. We discovered that plasticine is much easier to use after it has been warmed up in our hands. Students were then shown how to create three-dimensional shapes to form the head, body, wings, beak and eyes of their chicken. Students used a special technique to join the body parts together and added feathers for a tail.

We think they are just adorable!

If you would like to find out more about Peggy, click the link below to watch a short animation based on this book!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6fwlJxNoMM