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Help children plan and write their own versions of The Christmas Wish using these storyboarding templates or get them to map the story following a reading or storytelling.

Help the children to understand the story structure by asking them to create a story map for The Christmas Wish. 

Use these images of the front and back cover of The Christmas Wish in conjunction with the ‘Explore the story’ lesson in the Snow topic.

Let the children demonstrate how well they’ve understood The Christmas Wish with these comprehension questions.

Take a look at the techniques that Clare Bevan used when writing The Christmas Wish.

Print-friendly The Christmas Wish: Poems and raps perfect hand-outs for learning off by heart.

Use these text-only resource sheets to explore the language of The Christmas Wish and examine some of the author’s writing techniques. 

Let children's imaginations run riot with this activity that's perfect for discussing where ideas come from.

Give the children time to think about what their Christmas wish would be.

A perfect snowy game for reinforcing concepts of shape and size while exercising a bit of creativity along the way.