We're Going to Find the Monster

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We have a selection of resources that have been made in partnership with Penguin books. Children will love using the wonderful We’re Going to Find the Monster book in different lessons to learn different skills. When your child is familiar with the story encourage them to join in with parts such as ‘He’ll be grumpy and hungry.’ and ‘Look out there’s a….!’ ‘We’re Going to find the monster! Talk about the book Find out more about the BookTrust's Time to Read campaign which includes 'We're Going to Find the Monster'. We’re Going to Find the Monster Word Cards - Remind children of the key vocabulary in the story with these beautifully illustrated word cards. Created in collaboration with the book publishers, Puffin, our ‘We're Going to Find the Monster Word’ Descriptive Mat is perfect for supporting learners with descriptive writing. It’s also a great tool to develop children’s confidence in writing independently.

Are you reading the adventure-filled picture book ‘We’re Going to Find the Monster’ with your class? Perhaps you’re now looking for some exciting activities to extend children’s learning! If this sounds like you, then we’re certain that you’ll find our We’re Going to Find the Monster Word Mat useful. Ask questions and talk about the book. Picture books can be a great way to talk through your child’s fears and worries, or to help them deal with their emotions. Give them space to talk, and ask how they feel about the situations in the story.Invite children to explore and talk about the wonderful story 'We're Going to Find the Monster' using these colourful cut-outs. We’re Going to Find the Monster Reading Comprehension - Develop children’s comprehension skills with this fun comprehension mat. We’re Going to Find the Monster Descriptive Word Mat - Enhance children’s character and setting descriptions with this colourful writing mat. Are you looking for even more resources like these? Browse our entire library of ‘We’re Going to Find the Monster’ resources here. Join two intrepid adventurers as their imaginations transform their house into a wild wonderland - and their big brother becomes a mighty monster. A joy to read-aloud with its cumulative refrain, and full of funny, relatable characters, this is a contemporary celebration of creativity, fantasy and family.

You can uplevel children’s writing even further with our We’re Going to Find the Monster Descriptive Word Mat. This is full of exciting adjectives and synonyms associated with the story.We’re Going to Find the Monster: Pencil Control Sheets. The wonderful sheets will help children practice their drawing and writing skills whilst also increasing their pencil control. Watch the video below to discover more great ways to use word mats like this one! What other We’re Going to Find the Monster resources can I use? We have a variety of resources to support your use of We’re Going to Find the Monster in the classroom. These resources have been made in partnership with Puffin and Lit in Colour to provide teachers and children with more books written by people of colour. It’s also worth noting that Adeola has illustrated the character of Charlie as having the skin condition vitiligo, which is rarely (if ever) depicted in children’s books, and there’s a note at the beginning of the book signposting readers to The Vitiligo Society for more information.