Year Group/Key Stage KS 1 & 2, Year Groups 1 - 4

Introduction

The stories in The Voyages of Sinbad took place in their own geography, which included more

familiar features such as the market, the deck of the ship, the sea, the island and the city, but

also more difficult ideas such as the belly of the whale. Creating a map of this story world will

enhance the children’s imagination of how and where the story took place.

Curriculum Links English – Speaking & Listening / Geography /

Design & Technology / Art & Design

Length of Session 1 or 2 class sessions

Key Vocabulary 3-D / maps / landscapes / story world /

Resources Boxes – large & small, paint, fabric, yoghurt or

other small and large pots, papers inc. newspapers – anything you can find!

MAP OF SINBAD’S WORLD

Lesson Aims To encourage pupils to

• Respond imaginatively to and communicate the imagined geography of the story

• Apply their understanding of the storyline and descriptions of the settings to a physical

environment

• Communicate their imaginative responses to the stories they have heard through visual art

• Retell the stories in relation to visual prompts

Activities

Stimulate a class discussion by asking the children to describe the story of The Voyages of Sinbad,

drawing out the different places and settings where the story took place. Then ask the children to create

a 3-dimentional map of Sinbad’s story world using an imaginative array of materials. Small puppets of

the creatures and characters can also be created to add to the map. Encourage the children to think

about how they might create areas such as up in the sky or under the sea.

Method and Organisation

The 3-D maps could be created in small groups or as a whole class. The maps will need space to be

created, either a table in the classroom or on the floor maybe in a larger space such as the school hall.

If more than one group or class came to see the show it might be interesting to compare the maps with

each other.

Extended Activities

Create opportunities for the children to use the map to retell the story. If you have space, making a

really big map in the hall using large cardboard boxes and other large sculptures will give you a space

to act out the story with the map becoming the theatre set.

If you choose for the 3-D maps to be created on a small scale, they could be used to create a wall

display to celebrate the project.