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Pg 1-2: Discuss rhyming, the different animals – can you see the ladybird? Why is the cow wearing a rosette? Pg 9-10: discuss the map and the directions. Which animal is asleep on the map and how can you tell? What are the brown marks? Where’s the ladybird and what do you think he might be doing? Why is there a big red cross above the cow? The animals play on the greed of the robbers and get the robbers to believe in a large imaginary bird It gives 51%+ profits to Reverence for Life, who fund a number of important initiatives in Africa, including bringing running water and basic equipment to a school in Tanzania. Spin and say– Nominate a child to spin the wheel. When the wheel stops, do something! For example, name the animal; run and touch a flashcard of the animal; walk around the room like the animal; make the animal noise, etc.

Use the Farm Animals resource (see Resources below) to record words and phrases that could be used to describe each animal. We have another wonderful set to share with you today, this time we are sharingPrintable What the Ladybird Heard activities. I really enjoy writing verse, even though it can be fiendishly difficult. I used to memorise poems as a child and it means a lot to me when parents tell me their child can recite one of my books. Pg 21-22: Oh no! What’s happened? What’s the ladybird doing? Look at the fish – how do you think they are feeling? What’s Lanky Len got on his head on pg 22? How is the farmer feeling and how can you tell? A rhyming story of a ladybird who lives on a farm. The hen's eggs are being stolen by some crooks who then decide to steal the hen to make more money for themselves. The animals then come up with a plan to stop the animals taking the hen.

And Len said,\"Where's that giant bird. The super-duper Snuggly Snerd?\" \"She's rather shy,\" the goose replied. \"She must be hiding deep inside.\" f Apart from farm animal vocabulary, this story is great for learning prepositions and acquiring direction language. Of course,the kids love joining in with the animal noises too!

I grew up in a tall Victorian London house with my parents, grandmother, aunt, uncle, younger sister Mary and cat Geoffrey (who was really a prince in disguise. Mary and I would argue about which of us would marry him). Make a list of similarities / differences between this book and the original. Which do you prefer? Why? Pg 7-8: what time of day is it and how can you tell? Who’s in the van and what do they have in front of them? (Discuss/introduce nocturnal animals)Pg 5-6: why do all the animals seem much bigger? Why are they all staring at the ladybird? What do you think they might be thinking about? At DISCOVER CHILDREN’S STORY CENTRE magic really does happen, as their new Axel Schefflerand Julia Donaldsonexhibition brings 12of their most enchanting picture books to life. A World inside a Book – The Gruffalo, Dragons and other Creaturesopens to the public on Saturday 21 October 2017 – September 2018. I also continued to write “grown-up” songs and perform them in folk clubs and on the radio, and have recently released two CDs of these songs. So many lovely little ladybirds on this printable sheet. They all look alike don’t they. But do they really? Let’s take a closer look and find that one special one. It sure isn’t an easy task, trust us it took us a while. Did you spot it yet? Since giving up being a business analyst when juggling travel, work and kids proved too complicated, she founded KiddyCharts so she could be with her kids, and use those grey cells at the same time.

Funnily enough, I find it harder to write not in verse, though I feel I am now getting the hang of it! My novel THE GIANTS AND THE JONESES is going to be made into a film by the same team who made the Harry Potter movies, and I have written three books of stories about the anarchic PRINCESS MIRROR-BELLE who appears from the mirror and disrupts the life of an otherwise ordinary eight-year-old. I have just finished writing a novel for teenagers.One of my television songs, A SQUASH AND A SQUEEZE, was made into a book in 1993, with illustrations by the wonderful Axel Scheffler. It was great to hold the book in my hand without it vanishing in the air the way the songs did. This prompted me to unearth some plays I’d written for a school reading group, and since then I’ve had 20 plays published. Most children love acting and it’s a tremendous way to improve their reading.