Directed by: EricBrevig

Certificate: U(containsverymildlanguageandslapstick)

Running time: 80minsRelease date: 11February2011

Synopsis:JellystoneParkhasbeenlosingbusiness,soconnivingMayorBrownhasdecidedtoshutitdownandselltheland.Facedwiththelossofhishome,YogiBearandBooBoojoinforceswithRangerSmithtofindawaytosavetheparkfromclosingforever.

These Study Notes are suitable for ICT, Science and Literacy at KS1 and KS2

Yogi BearStudy Notes

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Before seeing the film

1. JellystonePark,whereYogiBearlives,takesitsnamefromYellowstoneNationalParkinAmerica.Usetheinternet(e.g.www.yellowstonepark.com)toresearchthisrealparkandlookforanswerstothefollowingquestions:

z WhatwildlifecanyoufindinYellowstone?z Whatnaturalwonderswouldyoufindthere?z Whatcanpeopleseeanddowhentheyvisit?

2. UseyourresearchtolistallthedifferentwildlifethatliveinYellowstone.Alistcanbefoundathttp://yellowstonepark.com/natural-wonders/wildlife/

z Grouptheanimalsintotheirhabitats,mountain,meadowandstreams.z Define the following terms as a class: predator, prey, scavenger, herbivore,carnivoreandomnivore.z Linkthesetermstoanimalsyoulisted.

3. YogiandBooBoo love foodandcan’thelpstealingpicnicbaskets.Whynothavepicnicsatyourlocalpark?Itcouldbepartofyourdaytriptothecinema.Childrencanpreparefoodandplanamenufortheirbaskets.Asaclass,considerthedifferentfoodgroupsandwhatmakesabalanced,healthydiet.Makesurethebasketprovidesfoodfromeachgroup,protein,carbohydrates,fatsandfibre.

After seeing the film1. TohelpattracttouriststoJellystone(orYellowstone)Parkthinkofwaystoadvertise

thepark tosightseersand families.Lookbackat your researchaboutYellowstoneNationalPark.Whatfeaturesoftheparkmightbeofinteresttoholidaymakers?Createapersuasive information leaflet that provides touristswith everything they need toknow.

2. Thinkaboutyourownlocalpark.Doesitneedimproving?Dotherightpeopleuseitandtakecareofit?Takeactionandwritealettertothecounciltomakesuggestionsforhowtheparkcouldbeimprovedandattractmorepeople.Islitteringaproblem?Createapersuasivepostertoencouragepeopletoputtheirdiscardedfoodpackaginginthebinsprovided.

3. ThefilmfeaturesacharactercalledRachel,adocumentaryfilmmakerwhowantstoshowYogiandBooBoointheirnaturalhabitat.Explorethehabitatsinandaroundyourschoolandcreateafilmaboutthemini-beastsandwildlifethatyoudiscover.WatchTVnature-documentariestogetideasforwritingvoiceovernarration.

Written by Matthew Poyton

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