1 Ask your classmates a question, e.g. Do you know who the Sun's favourite bird was?
2 Use the words of a famous person or a character from a
film, book, etc. e.g. As Dumbledore said about his Phoenix,
Fawkes: Ah! Fascinating creatures, Phoenixes.'
3 Make a statement, e.g. Many cultures have their own stories
about the Phoenix.
4 Play some sounds, music or a song, e.g. Listen to this extract
from a Harry Potter film,
5 Get your classmates to use their senses, e.g. Close your
eyes. You are flying through the air. Your feathers are You
are singing ...!
6 Tell a joke, e.g. Why did the Phoenix fly east? Because it was
too far to walk!