What can you see inside the bottle? What is that place? Is it a miniature village inside an ordinary-sized bottle, or an ordinary-sized village inside a giant bottle? Has it always been inside the bottle? Does anyone live there? Can they feel the waves...
Describe this setting. Consider the buildings (shapes, sizes, materials, colours), the landscape and wildlife. Who lives here? Is there more to this place that we can't see? Why are there so many archways and walkways? Who is in charge here? Where does the river...
Before showing the picture: Share the title: 'Village'. Ask children to draw what they imagine this picture to look like, with as much detail as possible. Show the picture: How is yours similar/different? What is surprising? What do you wonder? Whose picture was the closest (if...