Handa's Surprise

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Share the story Read aloud Before reading the book, encourage children to look at the cover and to talk about the characters and what they think is happening. You’ll find a vast collection of resources for you to use, including display items, word cards, activities, worksheets and more. The Handa’s Surprise book also has lots of opportunities to start a discussion about different cultures and countries. From Ceip La Maquina Things to make and do Act it out Children can use animal toys and real or pretend fruit to act out the story.

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Age 3-7 This clever, simple story, set in Kenya, tells of Handa’s journey from her home to her friend’s village with a present of fruit that she has picked specially. Your children can reinforce their understanding of the story by putting together these story sequencing cards. For your younger children, you could use these themed worksheets to help your children with their pencil control. Draw a fruit Children can choose one of the fruits Handa carries to her friend and draw it in as much detail as possible, choosing colours carefully and noticing patterns and textures. Make a zigzag book Using card or paper, children can make a zigzag book and draw the story with each scene of the story on a different page.As the animals sneak out of the bush to steal Handa’s fruits, you could ask your children to shout out what animal it is as a fun activity whilst reading.

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You can help bring the magic of Handa’s Surprise into your KYFS or KS1 classroom with Twink’s range of colourful and engaging support materials.Tell the story Using the pictures, children can turn the pages and retell the story in their own words.

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You could make a delightful display wall in the classroom and use this bright display banner as the heading. She often wrote about diverse cultures to a UK audience and because of this, Handa’s Surprise was included in the Guardian newspaper’s top "50 best culturally diverse children's books”. Then they can add their own writing to tell the story, using the repeated phrases, or in their own words.You can discuss with your children how people live in Kenya and more about the people’s culture and traditions.