Essential Information
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Key Stage | SEND |
| School Subject | Communication, Drama, Geography, History, Literacy, Music, Science |
Discover this suite of films and resources for SEND teachers and pupils, linking the picture book Immi by Karin Littlewood and the collections at the National Maritime Museum.
The films have been made in consultation with SEND teachers and consultants and are accompanied by a resource pack of classroom activities.
Connections across the ocean
Below are two films based on the picture book Immi, presented by author and illustrator, Karin Littlewood.
SEND learners can meet the main character Immi, engage with the story's sensory elements and its themes of friendship, multinational cultures and identities. The videos will increase SEND learners' familiarity with the National Maritime Museum and its galleries.
Join us as we embark on an adventure that will take us from the ‘Polar Worlds’ to the ‘Pacific Encounters’.
Immi's story
In the video above, join Karin as we enter Immi's world. Explore the sights and sounds of the Arctic that Immi calls home, as we journey around the National Maritime Museum's Polar Worlds gallery.
Follow along, as Immi’s igloo becomes the most colourful thing in the land.
This video is supported by key word signing.
Activity: 'Immi's igloo'
In the video above Karin and Noel are at the National Maritime Museum and are making their own igloo. Watch as they fish out interesting objects from their ice hole and paint them on their igloo.
How colourful will it get?
This video is supported by key word signing. It has clear pauses to allow this video to be used effectively in a classroom environment.
Teacher resource pack
To engage with Immi's world further please find a link to the 'Immi teachers' resource pack' below.
This resource pack includes suggestions for activities and prompts with meaningful multiple entry points for teachers wishing to create lesson plans inspired by Immi.
With grateful thanks
These videos and resource were generously funded by Kusuma Trust and created in collaboration with Westminster Special Schools and Pop Up Projects.
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Onsite SEND School Sessions and Resources
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Banner image: Aurora Sherbert by MaryBeth Kiczenski, shortlisted in Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2022 Aurorae category