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.
Write a profile for Dr Samuel Johnson.
Learn all about the life of Dr Samuel Johnson.
A profile for Dr Samuel Johnson.
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A simple story structure sheet for Space Story.
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Cut out the sentences and arrange the main events of Space story: Miss Wacky's day out in the correct order.
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Read through the closing thought with the children and talk about the ideas in it.
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Let the children demonstrate how well they’ve understood Space Story: Miss Wacky’s Day Out with these comprehension questions.
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Teach personification in poetry with this charming poem from Joshua Seigal.
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Talking about the size of the universe is a great time to improve children’s vocabulary relating to size.
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Develop children’s understanding of the main characters in Space Story with these fun crew profile sheets.
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Write the character’s own thoughts and ideas inside the outline; write other people’s thoughts and ideas about the character on the outside.
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Play this fun game to help with the concept of position and movement.
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Practise number skills with these space-themed activity sheets for KS1.
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Use this sheet to develop children’s subject vocabulary and support writing activities.
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Story starter: Marcus Bole is left on the Moon but what happens next?
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Learn about the Father of Science, Sir Isaac Newton with this short biography.
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Our space fact cards are packed with information about all of the planets in our solar system.
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Our downloadable space fact card templates make great class displays and are perfect for children to use when presenting their findings to the class.
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These image-only space fact cards are ready for children to add their own facts. Use on the whiteboard or on tablet computers.
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Reinforce number bonds with these space-themed activity sheets for KS1.
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This collection of nebulas will be great inspiration for music, art and poetry.
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Show the children the risk assessment form you use for school visits.
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Reward your Early Years and KS1 storytellers with this Space Story themed certificate.
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Introduce children to Isaac Newton’s discoveries and develop listening skills at the same time with this entertaining radio play.
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Reward your KS2 storytellers with this Space Story themed certificate.
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Our ‘Storytelling prompts’ for Space story: Miss Wacky's day out are the perfect accompaniment to your storytelling lessons. These prompts come with keyword phrases from the story.
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Our ‘Storytelling prompts’ for Space story: Miss Wacky's day out are the perfect accompaniment to your storytelling lessons. These prompts come with keywords.
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Our ‘Storytelling prompts’ for Space story: Miss Wacky's day out are the perfect accompaniment to your storytelling lessons. These pictorial prompts come without any text.
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Use our step-by-step guide to setting up a Twitter account.
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Marcus met a new friend on the moon. This profile picture can be used when setting up a Twitter account for an alien that you
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Recreate our Space Story adventure with this editable playscript.
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Information and activity ideas based on Add Hox: Spaceman Scientist by Cleo Mussi.
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Introduce children to Isaac Newton’s discoveries and develop listening skills at the same time with this entertaining radio play.
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The transcript of Episode 2 of Amadeus Jones' radio play to use alongside ‘The fall guy’ from the Space topic.
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