How to Catch a Star

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Print out the six pieces to make your own How to Catch a Star mobile craft, using the instructions below. How to Make The How to Catch a Star Mobile I gave Mr R some pens to draw on and decorate the silver stars, as foil is a different texture which he hasn’t used for mark making before. The simple illustrations can be used as a sequencing activity on a time line or a washing line as the children retell it independently. There once was a boy who followed his dream. Although the end result wasn’t exactly what he had originally planned, what he received was perfect. Oliver Jeffers does it again, as my heart was singing when I finished reading this book and I immediately, had to reread it.

Finally he sees a star ‘floating’ in the water and he thinks this is finally his chance get his prize – and so he does as a star fish washes up on the shore. The ending to this book really is uplifting and heartwarming as the little boy realises his dream and catches his very own ‘star’. It’s the sort of adventure children would love to imagine themselves in and at the same time can relate to his determination - that’s possibly why they love reading it.To celebrate 10 years of this lovely story, I have a collection of printable activity sheets to share with you all. Grab your crayons and pencils and have fun colouring in this How to Catch a Star picture. How to Catch a Star Maze

Once they were cut out we collected the together and got ready to wrap them in foil. We simply measured suitable sized squares of silver kitchen foil and put a snip either side of each star point to allow us to wrap the foil around the stars neatly. This was Oliver Jeffers’ first picture book and is a beautifully illustrated sweet story all about a little boy trying desperately to catch a star to keep as his very own. I have found that a Talk 4 Writing approach works really well with this story as it has a simple and repetitive structure that is easy to learn orally through use of a simple story map. It lends itself to fun actions too.Book Genre: Academic, Adventure, Childrens, Environment, Fantasy, Fiction, Growth Mindset, Nature, Picture Books, Psychology, School, Space, Storytime Why does the boy think the star looks really big? Connect the dots in this How to Catch a Star dot to dot activity sheet to find out. Printable How to Catch a Star Mobile Craft to Make I like to use ‘Marking Ladders’ to provide steps to success to support children’s learning – they can be easily found if you Google them. Mr Z was in charge of the drawing, and he enjoyed having the template to help him achieve a neat star shape. We made lots, using both the smaller and larger stars as templates