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Casse-croûte

Short film for children about the food chain

Wonderful drawings to discover the difficult law of nature.

Synopsis

A forest abundant with creatures looking for a snack. Who will eat who?

Casse-croûte
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Commentary on the film

Magnificent illustrations to invite young audiences on a delightful walk in the forest and to discover nature. A good opportunity to introduce children to the living world and the food chain. Plants, herbivores and carnivores. Who eats who? Who is eaten by whom? The film, composed like a painting on the ecosystem, will be an opportunity to draw out small morals from the different scenes.

Questions about the film

Understand the story and themes, express your feelings and develop critical thinking.

1Where does the film take place?
Describe the setting.
2Name the animals in the film.
A butterfly, a long-beaked bird, a snake, a ladybug, another bird, a caterpillar? fish.
3What bird does the bird with the long beak remind you of?
A wader. Wading birds live in aquatic environments and have long legs and also often a long beak. For example, stilts, storks, cranes, herons...
4Why do some birds have long beaks?
The shape of birds’ beaks varies depending on the feeding techniques of each species. Having a long beak is useful for catching fish. Convenient for catching fish.
5Why can't the bird eat the insect?
Because he is surprised by the snake.
6The beginning and end of the film are the same. What does this make you think of?
That it will start again. The cycle of life.

Download the film's educational activities as a PDF

Created with the support of the French Ministry of Education and the French National Center for Cinema and Animated Images (CNC).

Watching the film with the family, educational activities with parents at home and with teachers in class.

▸ Draw a food chain diagram (Exploring the world) (ages 3 to 11)
Educational activities proposed by Christophe Defaye based on the film Casse-croûte.

TitleCasse-croûte

ThemeLiving World

Genre & keywordsLiving World, Narrative, Snack, Animals, Nature, Forest

Recommended age3 years old

Duration58 s

Directorburcu sankur Geoffrey Godet

Year of production2016

Country of productionFrance

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