ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND

Students’ Activity Book

Primary Three Literature Appreciation Programme

Name: __________________________ ( ) Class: 3/ __

Chapter 1: Down the rabbit holeHow strange…?

It appeared 7 times.

What about you? Would you think it was strange if you were Alice? Why or why not?

Falling down the rabbit holeRead the rest of the chapter from pg 2 – 7.

I think it is strange/ a little strange/ not strange (circle

accordingly) because

1. strange because rabbits cannot talk in real life/ rabbits do

not talk in human language in real life.

2. a little strange because I think rabbits may speak human

language however we are unaware.

3. not strange because this is Alice’s dream so anything can

happen here/this is a fantasy story.

“There was nothing really strange about seeing a rabbit. And Alice was not very surprised when the Rabbit said, ‘Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be late!’ (Perhaps it was a little strange, Alice thought later, but at that time she was not surprised.) - page 2

Count how many times the word ‘strange’ has appeared in Chapter One.

After writing down your thoughts, share them with your partner.

Date: _________________

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As a class, act out the scene where Alice fell into the rabbit hole. Then, discuss what was so strange about it.Directions for acting: Choose three students to act as Alice, White Rabbit and Narrator. The rest of the class will read in chorus. For the characters- Alice and White Rabbit, focus on the emotions expressed through the voice, facial and bodily movements. For the chorus, focus on the decreasing excitement in the voice as the story progresses.

DOWN THE RABBIT HOLECharactersAliceWhite RabbitNarratorWhite Rabbit: [anxiously] Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be late!Narrator: The Rabbit took a watch out of its pocket, looked at it and hurried down a rabbit hole.Chorus: Down the hole the Rabbit went. Down and down it went.Narrator: Alice followed suit and went down the hole.Chorus: Down the hole Alice went. Down and down she went.Alice: [astonished] Look! Books on the cupboard… and pictures on the wall.Narrator: She had time to take things out of a cupboard. She had time to put them back. In cupboards lower down the hole.Chorus: Down the hole Alice went. Falling slowly down the hole.Alice: After a fall like this, I can fall anywhere! I can fall and I won’t cry!Chorus: [getting bored] Down the hole Alice went. Down and down she went.Alice: How far have I fallen? Perhaps I’m near the centre of the earth.Chorus: [getting bored] Down the hole Alice went. Down and down she went.Alice: Perhaps I’m four thousand miles down!Chorus: [getting bored] Down the hole Alice went. Down and down she went.Narrator: Down, down, down. Would she ever stop falling? Alice: [Yawn loudly]Narrator: Alice was nearly asleep when suddenly, she sat on the ground!White Rabbit: Oh my ears and whiskers! How late it’s getting!

Complete the following with your class teacher as your class discuss what was strange about falling down the rabbit hole.

Tip for discussion: Give examples of what was strange about falling down the rabbit hole in the story and compare them with how it is like falling down in real life.

Falling down in real life Falling down the rabbit hole (pg 2-3)

Falls very fast

No time to take things out and put things back further down

Painful when you land on the ground

Falls very slowly

Had time to take things out and put things back in cupboards further down

She did not hurt herself when she landed

1. Falling down the rabbit hole (pg 2-3)

It was strange because Alice fell down very slowly and she even had time to take things out from cupboards and put them in cupboards further down the hole . She also did not hurt herself when she landed.

Chapter SummaryTurn to page 45 and complete the “While Reading” activity for

Chapter 1 by re-ordering the sentences.

Then complete a chapter summary by writing and/or drawing what happened in the beginning of

the story and key events in this chapter.

Date: _________________

Beginning Where did the story take place?When did the story take place?Who were the characters at the beginning of the story?What were they doing?Alice was in the garden with her sister who was reading a book. However she was bored.Alice then fell asleep and she had a dream. She saw a White rabbit talking to itself and reading time on his watch.

Event 1: Falling Down the Rabbit Hole What happened here? Was there a problem(s)?What did the character(s) do to solve the problem(s)?

Alice followed the White rabbit down the rabbit hole and she fell very slowly.

It took such a long time to reach the ground that she nearly fell asleep.

Event 2: Exploring the Long, Dark RoomWhat happened here? Was there a problem(s)?What did the character(s) do to solve the problem(s)?

Alice could not enter the garden because the door was too small. When she became smaller after drinking from a bottle that says “Drink Me”,

she could not reach the key to open the door.

Quality of Chapter Summary(awarded by teachers)

My Notes

My favourite quotes or phrases from this chapter:

One thing I have learnt about Alice is that she ______________________________________________________________________. The sentence that tells me so is “_______________________________________________________________” from page(s) ______.

Suggested answers for “One thing I have learnt about Alice”:

1. she enjoys reading picture books with conversation“And what is the use of a book,' thought Alice, 'without pictures or

conversations?”2. she is impulsive/rash/adventurous

“She did not stop to think, and when the Rabbit ran down a large rabbithole, Alice followed it immediately.”

3. she is good in her studies/she has good memory“Alice was very good at her school lessons and could remember a lot of things like this.”

4. she talks to herself when she faces a problem“She was a strange child, and often talked to herself like this.”. 'Come now,' she said. 'Stop crying at once. What's the use of crying?'

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ProblemAlice was only 8cm tall so she wanted to get a little bigger.

Attempt 1

Alice broke off a piece from opposite sides of the mushroom and ate the piece in her left hand.

Attempt 2

Alice brought up her right hand through the leaves and ate a little piece from the other piece of mushroom.

Attempt 3

Alice ate from one hand again.

Attempt 4

Alice ate from the other hand until she was about twenty-five centimeters tall.

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Unsuccessful attempt because she grew so tall that her head was as high as the tallest tree in the wood.

Unsuccessful attempt because she got smaller at once but it was still not the right height.

Unsuccessful attempt because it was still not the right height.

Successful attempt because she was now twenty-five centimeters tall which was just right for her.

My Notes One thing I have learnt about Alice is that she is beginning to accept the strange behaviour of the characters in Wonderland.

Evidence: The Duchess…pushed the baby into Alice’s arms and hurried out of the room.

“Oh, the poor little thing!” said Alice, looking at the baby, which had a very strange face. – pg 19

Alice was not really surprised at this, because so many strange things were happening today… - pg21

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Chapter 5: A mad tea-partyWhat made this a mad tea-party?There were some things that the Mad Hatter and March Hare said and did that were illogical. Listen to the audio recording of this chapter, paying attention to the conversation at the tea-party. Write them in the speech bubbles and box provided. Then discuss with your class why their speech did not make sense.

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Why is a bird like a desk? Have some coffee.

This is illogical because

there was no coffee in the teapot for Alice to drink.

I told you that butter wasn’t good for watches.

This is illogical because he is asking for a reason why a bird is like a desk when there is nothing in common between the two.

This is illogical because watches do not run on butter, instead they run on batteries.

What did Mad Hatter and March Hare do to the Dormouse that seemed illogical?

The March Hare poured a little hot tea on the Dornouse’s nose when it fell asleep.

They tried to squeeze the Dormouse into the teapot.

Read chapter 6 and build up the profile of the Queen by circling her attributes and filling in missing information in the space provided.

Profile of the QueenType human object animal magical

Size tiny normal huge humongous Personality friendly forgiving impatient brave kind

unreasonable understanding intelligent boastfulquick-witted quick-tempered caring curious

Likes - red roses- croquet- people to praise her - to threaten others - people to respond to her quickly- to shout

Dislikes - white roses- cats

others to disobey herOften says “Off with his head”

What others - demanding/fussy (gardeners)

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Date: _________________

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