April 2015
Early Childhood
Teacher Notes and Activities
Billie’s Underwater Adventure
By Sally Rippin & Illustrated by Alisa Coburn
Publisher: Hardie Grant Egmont
ISBN 9781760124427
$14.95
Billie is off on an underwater adventure! Will she be able to save her friends from the
great gloopy sea monster?
Themes:
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Imagination
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Overcoming disappointment
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Sharing
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Sea creatures
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Playing with friends
Discussion Points
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Why do you think that Billie didn't want to go to Kinder? Do you sometimes feel that way about
going to school?
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How did Billie react when she couldn't be a mermaid? Have you ever reacted like this when
something didn't go the way that you wanted it to?
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Who and what helped Billie get over her disappointment of not being a mermaid?
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The children all imagined that they were sea creatures? Do you ever play games like this with
your friends?
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Can you name some of the sea creatures that were in their ‘Underwater Adventure’?
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The children all had a delicious sea banquet of items like seashell cakes, starfish pies and
seaweed spaghetti. As a class, look at the page spread of this and see how many others you can
see.
Activities:
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Just like the children do at the at the end of the story, make and decorate ‘sea creature mobiles’
out of paper plates. Then display them all around your classroom!
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With the help and under the supervision of your teacher, you may like to have a look at the Billie
B. Brown website (www.billiebbrown.com). You will find some fun activities to do!
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