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

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

Our podcast for the Snow topic sees the wife of Captain Scott being interviewed and gives a taste of what it would have been like back in Great Britain while Captain Scott and his team were adventuring in the South Pole.

These edited extracts are a challenging read and make for pretty grim reading but they could be tackled by older children with adult support.

Use this game as a fun way to recall what children have learned about Captain Scott.

Catch Clare Bevan's rhythm and rhyme bug with these perky poems. Perfect for chanting aloud, learning off by heart and as inspiration for the children's own poetry.

Perfect for your Christmas production or scaled-down class assembly production, our editable playscript can be adapted for as few or as many children or you need to accommodate.

A step-by-step guide to using The Christmas Wish .kmz file in Google Earth™.