Exploring the
big ideas and making connections to different concepts around them became a
reality for Form 4 today with their interaction with the author Mr. Deepak
Dalal.
Mr. Dalal is a
chemical engineer who gave up this profession to write stories for children. He
writes on the theme of conservation which the students related to their PYP
theme Sharing the Planet. A short video was shared discussing the migratory birds
and their reasons and hardships. This helped students make connections between
the reasons for bird migration and human migration both majorly migrating
because of survival.
He introduced
his Feather Tales- Talon the Falcon and A flamingo in the garden. Sharing the story got the students curious to
know more and were quickly seen enthusiastic to get a personal copy to read.
His stories also apprised students of various birds like the falcon, flamingo,
bulbuls, Magpie Robin and sunbird.
The stories developed
an attribute of appreciation for the beauty of birds and acknowledge the
unlikely friendships of birds and animals showing extraordinary courage and
empathy towards caged birds.
