A story about a boy who fell into a book.
These words taken from the Ferdinand Forest and the pirate pickle by Libby Taylor are often misspelled. Learn how to spell any that you don’t know using your usual method, then work with a friend to test each other.
Display the story map on your whiteboard and tell the story, image by image.
Read the ‘Travel by book’ closing thought and talk about the ideas in it during your class or school assembly.
What facts can you find in text and what can you infer?
When confronted by a question, which words matter most when trying to work out the answer?
Demonstrate the breadth of subjects in your local or school library with this library book quest.
Maths problems aren't as tricky as they first seem, start with some simple, contextual pirate problems.
These bookmarks provide a handy reminder of some common spelling rules.
Make your own vocabulary cards with these words from Ferdinand Forest and the pirate pickle.
Cut and laminate these cards for a literary treasure hunt game.
Use this chart to identify the key elements of a story.
Simple mathematical word cards, easy to cut out and perfect for discussing the four operations.
Can children match the favourite book to the teacher?
Measure the distance between the islands and round up or down the distances.
Use these A4 library posters to inspire reading in your school.
Use this editable PDF to write your Word of the Week.
Closed and open-ended comprehension activities for Ferdinand Forest and the pirate pickle.
Cut out and arrange the story events of Ferdinand Forest and the pirate pickle in order.
After all your work on Dictionary Johnson try this cross quiz. Nine tricky questions to try.
Develop the children’s understanding of the main characters in Ferdinand Forest and the pirate pickle with these fun pirate crew profile sheets.
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Match the seafaring word to its definition with these pirate vocabulary flash cards.
Can the children put these pirate-themed words from Ferdinand Forest and the pirate pickle in alphabetical order and then research what they mean?
These Ferdinand Forest and the pirate pickle ‘Wanted’ posters are the perfect space for children to develop their understanding of some of the main characters in our book.
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