Films pour enfants

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

Commentary: Casse-croûte

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: Casse-croûte

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 in PDF

Created with the support of the Ministry of National Education and the CNC.

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

Draw a food chain diagram (Question the world) (3-11 years)
Educational activities offered by Christophe Defaye based on the film Casse-croûte.

Theme

Living World

Genre & keywords

Living World, Narrative, snack, animals, nature, forest

Recommended age

3 years old

Duration

58 s

Title

Casse-croûte

Realization

burcu sankur Geoffrey Godet

Production

2016

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