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with children’s storybook Ranjit's Rainbow Tigers by Tracy Kewley
with illustrations by Jessica Knight
The topic of Traders opens up an exotic world, rich in stories, ideas and exploration and our story Ranjit’s Rainbow Tigers, leads the way.
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with children’s storybook Ranjit's Rainbow Tigers by Tracy Kewley
with illustrations by Jessica Knight
The topic of Traders opens up an exotic world, rich in stories, ideas and exploration and our story Ranjit’s Rainbow Tigers, leads the way.
An assembly looking at Madagascar is perfect for showing the richness of our world and a great place for children to showcase their work.
Vanilla is one of the world’s best-loved flavours. We use it in everything from ice cream to skin cream. Madagascar is among the world's principal suppliers of this exotic spice but the life for the vanilla farmers in Madagascar is tough. Let’s investigate!
There’s a lot going on in the life of our little creature in A Grub’s Tale. We see how his life is a mystery to him and without a parent or brothers and sisters, he is worried and unsure of his future.
Learn about the magnificent Indian temple, the Taj Mahal, and also the Indian art of zardosi embroidery.
This resource helps with problem solving and multiplication and addition skills.
The children must use their persuasive and thinking skills to make as many complete cards as they can.
Look at the story from different characters points of view – we look at Ranjit, Naani and Mrs Bannerjee.
Discuss word choices and how a word can affect the mood of writing with these synonyms.
How much of Ranjit’s Rainbow Tigers has been remembered?
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Ranjit has written a story about a kind tiger. Can the children help Ranjit improve his work?
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Talk about this market scene. What can children see in the picture?
Ranjit's Rainbow Tigers is a heart-warming story with some emotional themes. Chris McDonnell explains how you can talk about bereavement sensitively in class.
The bazaar in our story is just one part of a great trading heritage. Bazaars sprung up all over Asia as a way to trade in the goods that made their way along The Silk Road.
A Trading Week or Enterprise Fair is a great way to encourage creativity and enterprise, as well as providing a valuable 'real-life' context for developing literacy and number skills.
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