Desert island challenge
Main Subject
Category
Spoken language: Discussion and debate
Resource type
Student activity
Worksheet
Authors
Michael Morpurgo
Books
Kensuke's Kingdom
Focus
Spoken language
A collaborative discussion task based on Kensuke's Kindom by Michael Morpurgo.
Children have to imagine that they will be alone on a desert island for seven nights. In a group children discuss and agree on six items they would take and their reasons for choosing them. thinking and decision-making resource.
A good discussion and thinking task encouraging children to make their arguments and to develop skills of persuasion to convince their peers.
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