Developed by Tatjana Kokalj and Anja KokaljPublisher: Sodobnost International, Slovenian Writers

Association,Ljubljana 2008

Translated from Slovenian by Aleksandra Ceferin (September 2009)

FORGET ME NOTS STORY-TELLING WORKBOOKRabbit Emil

1. Listen/Tell the story

In the library find the book

Rabbit Emil

. Listen to part of the first story introducing rabbitEmil (pp. 4,5).Send your imagination wandering. Describe the rabbit Emil. Where does he live?Is he pleasant or mischievous? What does he like doing? Who is he afraid of? What doyou think, will the girls be able to care for the rabbit? What would the parents say, if theybrought him home?Listen to the first story till the end. Tell the story of how rabbit Emil changed from a wildanimal to a pet.

2. Make

In kindergarten/school make a rabbit from bits of packaging materials.

3. Listen/Draw

The teacher will read from the story

Rabbit Emil

, in a series of readings, which will take anumber of sessions over a period.Gaya and Agnes wait for the rabbit Emil in vain. He does not come.Listen to the story

The Button

(p. 10)Why are they worried? Are they still bringing him food? Why did rabbit Emil look for theowner of the button? Have you ever found an object, you did not know who it belongedto?Do you know, that when we meet a chimney sweep, we take hold of a button, make awish, and our wish will come true?

Draw what you wish for.

4. Listen/Tell the story/Draw a picture

Magician conjured a friend for the mouse Jon (

Magician

s Gift

, p.13).Why did the mouse wish he had a friend? How did rabbit Emil and the two girls to themouse Jon. What is a true friend like? Who is your best friend? Why do you like him/her?Draw a game or activity you like to play with your friends.

5. Listen/Guess

Someone brought a snack for the rabbit. Who?Listen to the story

The Lost Snack

(p.18).GUESS: Who has long ears and sharp teeth? Who guards the doorway with a broom allthe winter long? Who can do magic? etc.With the children in the kindergarten/school friends make up riddles. The one whoguesses correctly, sets the new riddle.

6. Listen/Play a game

Gaya asked rabbit Jack, to repair her bicycle. Why did it take so long, before Gaya couldagain ride on her bicycle? (

The Yellow Box

, p. 22)

Guess what is hidden in the box:

The teacher places several small objects into the box (e.g: carrots, button, cap, stick...)Blindfolded, touch the objects in the box and name them.

7. Listen/Make up a story

What did Agnes and Gaya get for a present? (

The Gift

, p. 28)Together make up a poem about the rabbit in write it down. You can also make up musicfor it and sing it.

8. Listen/Tell the story/Draw the picture or write

Rabbit Emil helped the fox, so that he was saved from the frozen lake (

The Frozen Lake

,p. 31).How you ever helped a friend in trouble? Tell the story.Draw a picture of how you helped your friend. You may also write a composition with thetitle

I helped my friend

9. Listen/Play roles

Listen to the stories

The Wolf

(p. 36) and

Her Whiskers

(p. 40).Enact the following scenes:Rabbit Emil is consoling/comforting the frightened fox,Lonely mouse Jon meets a lovely white mouse,Rabbit Emil in disguise scares the two girls,Gaya asks rabbit Jack to repair her bike,The smitten rabbit telephones his sweetheart.

10. Tell/Listen/Draw

What do you do when it is raining outside? Do you watch TV? Do you visit friends? Doyou listen to stories?