World Study Guide Literature Series Mary Poppins Suggested ages Created by: Susan Williams & Katherine Reader. Sample file

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1 to laugh, play & grow together World Study Guide Literature Series Mary Poppins Suggested ages 5-15 Created by: Susan Williams & Katherine Reader Published by: World for Learning, LLC. For more information: or Copyright 2011 World for Learning, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Permission to reproduce materials in this World Study Guide is granted to the original purchaser only, for individual noncommercial use only. Reproducing these materials for any other use, such as commercial, co-op, classroom, school or school-wide system use is strictly prohibited. These materials may not be redistributed or transmitted in any form or by any means without written permission from the publisher. For co-op/class/school licensing fees or group sales discounts please contact World for Learning, LLC. directly at World for Learning, LLC., our products and/or content, is in no way associated with or endorsed by The Walt Disney Company. We may make references to Disney characters, property, trademarks, etc. we make these for editorial purposes only. We hope to share our personal thoughts, ideas and experiences of The Walt Disney Company and the Walt Disney World Resort with other families in order to help them create their own special memories. 2

2 Table of Contents About World for Learning 4 Exploring the Classics 5 Instructions 6 World Study Guide Layout: Mary Poppins 12 Introduction to Mary Poppins 14 World Study Guide Cover/Sticker Page 15 Author Study 16 Timeline 19 Book Study 23 Vocabulary 31 English Recipes 44 The Great Taste Test 47 The Novel vs. The Movie 49 Practically Perfect in Every Way Proper English Tea Activity: Create Your Own Proper Place Setting Placemat Memory Book 62 Just for Fun/Stickers 68 Writing Assignment: Create Your Own Mad Lib 70 World Links to Disney: Movies and Walt Disney World Activity: The Music of Mary Poppins Resources

3 About World for Learning Thank you for visiting our World for Learning Our amazing journey began in 2009 when our families homeschool journeys crossed paths. We met when we were both new to the Central Florida area -- trying to find friends and interesting opportunities to support our families learning efforts. As most homeschool moms do, we started talking about our curriculum choices, educational styles, and the many amazing field trips we were planning and enjoying as a way to help our children bring their learning to life. We have boys, and our boys are curious, so they like to learn by doing and experiencing. As we started to pull our resources and plan activities together we couldn t think of any place better than Walt Disney World for our families to learn and share together! We are both planners, therefore we always do our homework to prepare for our adventures. We look for resources, include activities that will help our children use all of their senses and learning styles, and we create meaningful tools to capture our memories. Over time we have created lesson plans, lapbooks, scrapbooks, co-ops and more to help support our families learning and we have enjoyed every minute of it. Our dream is to share our experiences and passions for learning and Disney with other families so they can bring a little magic to their days as they laugh, play and grow together. We hope you enjoy sharing our World for Learning! Kat & Susan When you are curious, you find lots of interesting things to do." - Walt Disney 4

4 Exploring the Classics There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate's loot on Treasure Island. - Walt Disney World Study Guides - Literature From the publisher: Books and stories are a big part of our lives. There is something very special about curling up on the couch with our children reading a story out loud, or having them read to themselves and then share their excitement for the story with us. Stories allow us to learn and grow, to be transported to places far away, and experience exciting adventures. They can help to teach facts or morals, or provide interesting discussion starters. Books provide endless opportunities for learning, but we also believe they provide an excellent starting point for sharing. A few years ago we decided to start a book club for our children. We wanted to introduce them to classic literature titles and give them an opportunity to share the stories with their friends. It sounded like such a noble idea, but the reality was that our group consisted of all boys what could we do to help them warm up to the idea of a book club? We decided to do what we liked best, and that was tie our learning to our favorite field trip location Walt Disney World. Disney has done an amazing job of using classic stories as a basis for so many of their movies and theme park attractions. We started looking through the list of titles they drew their inspiration from and we knew we had found a great starting point. These World Study Guides for Literature have been used in our own book club and they are definitely child approved! We have enjoyed many group activities, discussions and learning adventures using these guides and we hope they help your family create your own very special memories as well. Happy Reading, Kat & Susan 5

5 Instructions What is a World Study Guide? World Study Guides are a unique hands-on learning tool that can ignite interest and excitement for virtually any subject. Using simple materials typically found around the house, children can easily create a wonderful visual documentation of what they ve learned. Flexibility is yours with our World Study Guides! You will find that these guides can be used in a variety of ways to help support your family s learning style and needs. For example: You can print a complete World Study Guide for each child or have your family work together to complete one Guide. If your child likes to write he/she can complete each piece independently. If they aren t as fond of writing they can recite the information to a parent or older sibling and have them document the information. World Study Guides can even be used with a wide range of ages and abilities as information can be as broad or as specific in focus as you like -- with a lot or a little detail added, and information documented in bullet or sentence form. There is no right or wrong way to complete a World Study Guide. We are giving you permission to make this your own and have fun! Additionally, World Study Guides provide you with a treasured keepsake for years to come. Once complete, they can be easily stored and showcased as a portfolio of your child s educational growth and development over the years. 6

6 Materials Needed These are the basic materials needed to create and complete a World Study Guide (including all of your mini-books): File folder in color of choice Printer Printer paper: White and/or colored multipurpose paper (normal lb. weight) Various colored card stock (typically 65 lb. weight) Scissors Ruler Glue sticks Tape (clear packing tape and regular Scotch tape) Stapler Pencil Hole punch (3-hole punch is easiest) Optional materials: Full sheet label paper (a.k.a. sticker paper ) Velcro dots Brads Crafting/braiding cord or colored craft string Laminator Book ring General Assembly Instructions World Study Guides are unique in that once complete, you have a self-contained Guide that is designed to be stored easily in a 3-ring binder OR magazine file holder. Either way is easily stored/displayed on a bookshelf. To begin, you will need to collect the following materials: File folder in color of choice 1 sheet of colored card stock to match color of your file folder 2 sheets of colored card stock in color(s) of choice Scissors Glue stick Ruler Pencil Clear packing tape 3-hole punch (optional only used if storing in 3-ring binder) Velcro dot (optional) 7

7 1. Measure your folder to 11 1/4 inches and trim off excess (approximately 1/2 inch). 2. Trim off tab of file folder so that you have a straight edge. 3. Look at the spine of your file folder. It is automatically creased, with 2 additional scored lines. Refold the file folder on the opposite most scored line, so that the ends of the folder no longer meet. 4. Set your file folder aside and pick up your matching piece of card stock. Fold in half vertically. 5. Open your piece of card stock and using a glue stick, spread glue down the middle crease only. Fold back together on the crease as pictured below. 8

8 6. Lay folded piece of card stock in front of you. Measure in 1 inch from the creased side and fold over. 7. Without undoing your glue or 1-inch fold, open your card stock in front of you. Using a glue stick, spread glue over entire inside. Do not fold closed yet. 8. Place your closed file folder in front of you, with the shorter side on top. Pick up your gluey piece of card stock. Hold the 1-inch folded crease face down and line up with long edge of file folder. Do not seal closed your gluey card stock yet. 9. Slide the shorter side of the file folder into the gluey piece of card stock and seal closed. By adding this extra piece of card stock, your file folder is now wider and the ends meet again when closed. 10. This is how your folder will look when open. Notice the 1-inch fold you previously created in your card stock on the right. This will be used later to help keep your World Study Guide closed World for Learning All Rights 9

9 10. Next, you will need your 2 additional sheets of colored card stock and clear packing tape. Place file folder open in front of you and take 1 sheet of card stock and lay to the right of your file folder s middle fold. The edge of your card stock will be approximately 1/4 inch in from the 1-inch folded edge of your file folder. For durability, tape seam on both sides. 11. Take other piece of card stock and 3-hole punch on one side. Attach this sheet of colored card stock to the edge of your last sheet of card stock, leaving a 1/8 inch gap between pages to allow for easier folding. For durability, tape seam on both sides. This is the side with the 3-hole punch. 12. When open, your World Study Guide should now resemble the pictures below. Fold the card stock pages inward on top of each other to close (pages show suggested layout of finished project). 13.If you plan on storing your completed World Study Guide in a 3-ring binder, use your 3-hole punch on the folded edge of Guide. Affix Velcro dot on the 1-inch fold of file folder to secure World Study Guide closed World for Learning All Rights Reserved 10

10 14. Print the World Study Guide cover page (page 15) on sticker paper, cut out on outer blue lines and affix to front of completed Guide. If you do not have sticker paper, simply print on regular white paper and glue to cover. Mini Book Terms to Know As you cut and assemble your various mini-books throughout the World Study Guide, you ll need to be familiar with a few terms that come from the world of origami: Mountain Fold: Fold paper in half so that the crease is on top (figure 1). file Figure 1 Valley Fold: Fold paper in half so that the crease is on bottom (figure 2). Figure 2 Accordion Fold: A combination of mountain and valley folds to pleat the paper (similar to a Japanese fan) (figure 3). Figure 3 Sample 11

11 World Study Guide Layout: Mary Poppins On the following pages you will find directions and templates for the mini-books included in the World Study Guide. We have found it is easier to make all of the mini-books and assemble the World Study Guide before our families begin reading and discussing the book, but feel free to assemble and complete the Guide in any way that works best for you. Below is our suggestion for placing the mini-books inside the World Study Guide World for Learning All Rights Reserved 12

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13 Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers Summary One fine autumn evening, as the east wind blows, Mary Poppins arrives at Number Seventeen Cherry-Tree Lane. She is the most unusual nanny the Banks family has every seen (it s not every day you see a lady sliding UP a banister!). She immediately gets to work caring for the children, filling their days with interesting and extraordinary adventures. Author P.L. Travers was born Helen Lyndon Goff in 1899 in Maryborough, in the Australian province of Queensland. Her father was a banker named Travers Robert Goff. After his death Helen (along with her mother and sisters) moved to New South Wales, Australia to live with Helen s aunt. As a teenager Helen began writing and successfully published her poetry and magazine articles. As a young woman she also began a career as an actress, touring around Australia with a Shakespearean company. In 1924 Helen moved to England, adopted her pen name P.L. Travers, and continued her writing career by publishing travel articles and poetry. Travers was inspired by the author J.M. Barrie and his famous novel Peter Pan, as well as the Irish poet Williams Butler Yeats. Travers published Mary Poppins in 1934 and it was an immediate success. She continued to write books and poems throughout the rest of her life, including seven additional Mary Poppins stories. Travers had one child, a son she adopted in P.L. Travers died at the age of 96. Brief timeline of the author s life: 1899 Helen Lyndon Goff born in Maryborough, Queensland, Australia on August 9th 1907 Moves with her family to New South Wales, Australia 1924 Moves to England 1934 Mary Poppins published 1940 Adopts her son Camillus Travers 1964 The Disney musical adaptation of Mary Poppins released 1977 Travers is made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire 1996 Dies in London, England on April 23rd Suggested Resources Mary Poppins (Odyssey Classics) by P.L. Travers Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers 14

14 World Study Guide Literature Series Name: P.L. Travers 15

15 Author Study Assembly directions: Print on cardstock. Cut out each book page along outer black outline. Stack pages in order. Bind on left (binding options: staple, brads, twine, cord, etc.). Store in Author Study pocket. How to use: Research the author to learn more about who he was and what inspired him to write this book. My author study of: Date of birth: Death: Nationality: Photo from 16

16 Notable Works: Interesting Fact(s): Notable Awards: 17

17 SIDE FLAP Fold back and glue to OUTSIDE of BACK piece. SIDE FLAP Fold back and glue to OUTSIDE of BACK piece. Author Study Pocket: Print on cardstock. Cut out on outer black lines (do not cut any inner lines). Valley fold back piece up behind graphic. Fold side flaps back and glue in place on top of back piece. Store your Author Study in this pocket. file Fold line; do not cut. BACK Sample Valley fold up behind graphic. Once pocket is complete, glue this part to World Study Guide. 18