"Mad Magpie" by Gregg Dreise - HOT Literacy Resources

This is one of my most popular resources (58 pages!).

"Mad Magpie" is an inspiring picture book by Australian First Nations author and illustrator, Gregg Dreise. Mad Magpie tells the story of Guluu, an angry magpie who is being teased by a gang of butcher birds and he has trouble controlling his anger. When Guluu seeks advice, his Elders tell him to stay calm like the river, to ignore the butcher birds and to be strong on the inside. The book has strong bullying prevention messages told through an engaging narrative story, that embeds wisdom from the Elders.

It is a perfect story for teachers interested in establishing a positive and supportive classroom culture, or for schools implementing bullying prevention strategies.

Free teacher notes and details about how to purchase the book are available via the Magabala Books website.

This resource can be used for the following cross-curricula purposes and also for NAIDOC Week studies.

Curriculum Integration:

• Australian Indigenous Perspectives
• Australian animals research (birds)
• Social and emotional well-being – teasing, bullying prevention and strategies, ignoring taunts
• Visual art – Indigenous Australian art forms
• Music – analysing song lyrics
• Reading comprehension strategies; vocabulary, character traits, making connections

This reading comprehension resource includes HOT literacy and knowledge-building tasks based on the book:

• Text connections
• Character traits
• Word work
• Synonyms
• Shades of meaning: synonyms for “anger”
• Magpie - bullying strategies for action
• Idioms for anger
• Magpie - bullying thermometer
• Proverbs, sayings and idioms about birds
• Research graphic organisers
• Bookmarks

Please note that you will need a copy of the picture book to make the best use of this resource.

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