George's Marvellous Medicine

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It made George choke and splutter. It was a smell unlike any he had smelt before. It was a brutal, bewitching smell, spicy and staggering, fierce and frenzied, full of wizardry and magic. You could also explore Frobscottle by creating recipes for the magical drink where bubbles go down instead of up. Is this possible? Matilda Look at different types of materials… Which ones would dissolve in George’s medicine? Which ones would melt? Which ones would float / sink?

Comic Strip Creation: Have the children create comic strips depicting their favourite scenes or moments from the book. Encourage them to use dialogue and captions to retell the story in a visual format. James meets different minibeasts whilst travelling in the giant peach which leads to an exploration of the different animals and their natural habitats and diets. What size are they naturally? How much would they need to grow to be the size in the story?The BFG catches children’s dreams in jars – ask your children to explore how best to create their own dream jars. Adding fizzy vitamin tablets to oil creates a wonderful lava lamp; adding glitter and colour creates a lovely dreamlike effect. Look at the cover of the book (if available). Based on the cover, what do you think will happen in the book? BTW, I also note that in their incompetence, the vandals actually left in several references to an "aerosol can" (pp.16 & 18). What child in this day and age has ever seen an aerosol spray can of deodorant? For heaven's sake, think of the children - and the ozone layer! While eight-year-old George Kranky's parents are out grocery shopping, his elderly maternal grandmother bosses him around and bullies him. She intimidates him by saying that she likes to eat insects and he wonders briefly if she's a witch. As a punishment for her regular abuse, he decides to make a magic medicine to replace her old prescription one. He collects a variety of ingredients from around the family farm including deodorant and shampoo from the bathroom, floor polish from the laundry room, horseradish sauce and gin from the kitchen, animal medicines, engine oil and anti-freeze from the garage, and brown paint to mimic the colour of the original medicine. Another memorable section of the story is when Mr Twit tries to stretch Mrs Twit using balloons. In the story, 60 helium filled balloons make her fly but how many would he actually need? Dr Ryan Marks, an engineer at Cardiff University, worked out that a normal balloon can lift 5.5g. If Mrs Twit weighed 70kg how many would you need? The children could investigate their estimates with small toys and party balloons.

Puffin is an imprint of Penguin Random House, the world’s number-one publisher representing a vibrant community of publishing houses marked by unparalleled success. Through our world of stories, Puffin aims to open up the world to every child. Our mission is to inspire children to feel they can be and do anything, and to create readers for life. Mr Fox enlists the help of his family and animal friends to escape the terrifying farmers in this classic tale. Working within Scratch children could design an escape path for the fox family, avoiding the diggers, guns and floods the farmers use to try to kill them.Her abdomen begins to swell, and puff out as if she was being forced by air. Her face turns a lime green during this process. Ouellette, Jennifer (17 December 2020). "Don't try this at home: George's Marvelous Medicine is quite toxic" . Retrieved 23 December 2020.