Reception Read Handa’s Surprise

Reception Billington have been learning about Handa’s Surprise.

Handa is part of the Luo tribe in south-west Kenya. She decides to take seven pieces of delicious fruit to her friend, Akeyo, who lives in the neighbouring village. But as Handa wonders, ‘I wonder what fruit Akeyo will like best?’, a series of sneaky animals start to steal the fruit from Handa’s basket.

In class, the children tasted different tropical fruit such as pineapple and passion fruit. They also acted out Handa’s walk in the school grounds, each playing the parts of different animals and fruit.