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Classical 100 is a free website for primary schools in the UK. Complementing existing teaching resources, it gives pupils access to 100 pieces of fantastic classical music, from Bach to Bernstein and Handel to Haydn.

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School sessions and resources for ages 7-11 (KS2).

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Minimus is a unique Latin course for younger children. It's based on a real family who lived at Vindolanda in 100AD: Flavius, the fort commander, his wife Lepidina, their three children, assorted household slaves, their cat Vibrissa - and Minimus the mouse!

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A film guide that looks at The Jungle Book (2016), exploring its key topics and themes through informal discussion.

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Fiction 1: Classic fiction | Hamilton Trust

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Children explore the charm and challenge of classic fiction, ( The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling, Illustrated by Robert Ingpen, and A Collection of Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling). Children write a modern-day Jungle Book story, Just So Stories diary entries, and tell outrageous lies, courtesy of conjunctions.

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The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling - Mowgli's Brothers - Audiobook narrated by Ian Richardson

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Go Behind the Scenes of The Jungle Book (2016)

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Wizard of Oz Facts and Maths

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Free Early Years & Primary Teaching Resources (EYFS & KS1)

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The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum is best known as the 1939 musical with Judy Garland, which is still very popular today. It tells the story of a young girl from Kansas who is transported to a magical land, Oz, and must try and find her way home with the help of the Tinman, Lion and Scarecrow.

The resources below have been specifically created to support the teaching of this story in your key stage 1 (KS1) classroom or early years (EYFS) setting.

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The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum is best known as the 1939 musical with Judy Garland, which is still very popular today.

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The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum Lesson plans and teaching resources - Free English learning and teaching resources from Varsity Tutors.

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Teachers TV: Primary Writing - The Railway Children

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Drama Scheme of Work

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FULL Audiobook | The Railway Children All Chapters | The Railway Children Edith Nesbit

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Hallmark The Railway Children 2000 ( Hallmark TV Movies )

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Narrator: Ah the beginning. A quiet English pub by the sea on a perfect, peaceful morning. The Admiral Benbow Inn looks out across the Bristol Channel. Jim Hawkins, twelve years old, all but runs it himself. His father's died. His mother's exhausted.

Jim dreams of adventure, something to take him out of this dull workaday existence, when an old sailor, with a pigtail, a sabre cut on one cheek and a large mysterious sea-chest, comes looking for lodgings.

Billy Bones: "In the heart of the blue Caribbean..."

Jim: Good morning, sir.

Billy Bones: This be a handy cove. Much company, my young mate?

Jim: Company, sir? No. No, sir.

Billy Bones: Well then...this be the berth for me, I reckons. Come here, boy. Closer. D'you see this?

Jim: Yes, sir.

Billy Bones: There's one of these every month for ye - if ye keep a weather-eye open for a sea-faring man with one leg. One leg - ya hear me!

Jim: One leg? I'll keep a look out, sir.

Billy Bones: You call me cap'n. Hmm?

Jim: This way, captain.

Billy Bones: Now lend a hand with this here chest. I'm a plain man. Rum and bacon and eggs is what I want. Mainly rum. "Yo ho ho and up she rises, yo ho ho and up she rises..."

Narrator: So the mysterious sailor comes to stay. And Jim keeps his weather eye open. The weeks pass, and then one day another stranger arrives, thin and tall, with his legs intact - but with fingers missing. The stranger's name: Black Dog. Black Dog tells Jim he has come to see his old ship-mate Billy and talk square... But they're not friends, it seems.

Black Dog: You're a dead man walking!

Billy Bones: And you're a scurvy dog! Away with ye!

Narrator: Black Dog limps away wounded. The Captain struggles to his feet. He has the look of a man who has much to fear.

Next day another stranger turns up - a blind beggar. He slips into the inn, and presses a piece of paper into the captain's hand.

Billy Bones: Agghh! Tis the Black Spot!

Jim: Captain?

Mother: Jim, Jim. What's happening?

Narrator: But before Jim can find out more, the beggar's gone - and the captain has fallen to the floor, stone cold dead.

Turns out the captain - Billy Bones, his real name - is on the run from his old pirate crew. They're after something. Something he's hidden.

Mother: Oh Jim, we shouldn't.

Jim: I've searched the room, nothing. Whatever they want must be in here.

Mother: Oh my! What a fine suit of clothes.

Jim: He would have smelled better if he'd worn them. He did have money!

Mother: Uh! Didn't pay us a penny, mind. And me just lost your father.

Jim: Take the whole lot - let's be going.

Mother: No! I'll have my dues and not a farthing over. One...two...mmm, is that gold?

Narrator: As his mother tries to extract her rent from the bagful of doubloons, guineas and...

Mother: Pieces of eight, very nice.

Narrator: ...Jim finds an old parchment - but before he can look at it...the pirates attack.

Pirate: We're coming for you.

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Treasure Island. 1: Jim Hawkins and The Admiral Benbow

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TREASURE ISLAND - FULL AudioBook by Robert Louis Stevenson - Adventure / Pirate Fiction

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A Mary Poppins inspired unit of work in Year 4 at Greengate Junior School , Barrow-in-Furness

Following Talk for Writing training, Headteacher Sue Jackson invited an enthusiastic staff to plan a unit of work based on a creative hook and quality texts. This case study features a unit of work in Year 4 based on Mary Poppins and exemplifies some key aspects of the Talk for Writing teaching sequence in action. The unit followed a visit to the theatre production of Mary Poppins

'Engagement is the precursor to all literacy learning,' Brian Cambourne

On the first morning of the unit, the children entered the classroom to discover many umbrellas floating from the ceiling and artefacts from the story displayed. Class teacher, Elenor Chetwyndd-Knagg had designed this 'hook' to arouse children's curiosity and engage them right from the start. (The umbrellas also led to some science work and fair tests based on air resistance!)

Imitation
Elenor chose the incident of the tea party on the ceiling with Uncle Albert to learn as a model text and wrote an abridged version from the story and adapted it so that it included aspects that the children needed to focus on following the cold task. The class story map was displayed so that it could be referred to during the first week. At the end of the week the children dressed up in assembly to retell the model.

Reading as a reader

The school uses Power of Reading texts so finding other snippets and examples of similar stories, such as Nanny McPhee, from a strong literature spine gave children a broad frame of reference to support innovation. These were read to the children and explored in shared and guided reading. As homework, the children were asked to watch the original film - Elenor was keen to develop reader comprehension based on comparisons between the story on stage, screen and book. This was displayed as a Venn diagram with the children's thoughts attached as to what might be the same and different about each version.

Short-burst writing

Opportunities for writing during the first week allowed children to limber up as writers in preparation for innovation. After creating chalk drawings based on their own imaginary land the children jumped into their picture and described the setting before writing about it. These short pieces of writing were edited and improved following two feedback sessions.

Persuasive letters asking Mary Poppins were also written in role as the family. This developed a sense of the character's point of view and generated discussion about whether she would be persuaded to return or not.
Reading as a writer
Elenor also felt that the vocabulary was enhanced as the children explored words such as 'inquisitive', 'incandescent' and 'crumpets' within the context of the story and 'magpied' words and phrases. As a result, more ambitious vocabulary such as 'disconcertedly' was used in their writing.

EAL learners with IEPs where there is no reading at home, benefitted greatly from a focus on speech and vocabulary. The use of action 'mnemonics' in retelling the story and knowing the meaning enhanced the reading and the writing. Sentence structure was strengthened and verb tenses which were still an issue for these children were also areas that became a focus through the unit.

Grammar and spelling

Time spent teaching and developing adverbial starters and sentence openers generally meant less repetition in children's writing across the board. For weaker writers, they were on more 'solid ground' and able to extend sentences more confidently. Spellings and Grammar features were displayed and added to throughout the unit.
Knowing how to start
Where to start writing and what to write wasn't an issue for any of the children as everyone had something to say. Writing had become less daunting for everyone and stronger writers moved even further forward.

Less time was taken up with planning and time spent was more finely tuned and focused. Elenor felt that planning 'wasn't as ominous' and that there was an element of 'letting go and allowing it to be driven and directed by the children's needs.' Planning became a working document that had flexibility and was added to, altered and amended throughout the unit.

Elenor felt Talk for Writing had given her more freedom and that the approach had provided teachers with a refreshing new way of looking at the teaching sequence for writing. She said 'I'm enjoying teaching more and she wondered 'why haven't we always done this? It's common sense.'

The next unit was Non- Fiction Information writing based on The Star Dragon. On my next visit the Star Dragon had already made an appearance, taking a selfie, scratching messages on paper and leaving a trail of stars and rose petals in his wake. The children enthusiastically told me what had happened and orally retold the adapted text.
From such an original, creative and inspiring beginning there can only be exciting times ahead!

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A Mary Poppins inspired unit of work in Year 4 at Greengate Junior School , Barrow-in-Furness 'Winds in the North West, there's Talk for Writing coming in, like something is brewing and about to begin...'

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Barney is a solitary little boy, given to wandering off by himself. One day he is lying on the edge of a disused chalk-pit when it gives way and he lands in a sort of cave. Here he meets 'somebody with a lot of shaggy hair and two bright black eyes' wearing a rabbit skin and speaking in grunts. He names him Stig. Of course nobody believes Barney when he tells his family all about Stig, but for Barney cave-man Stig is totally real. They become great friends, learning each others ways and embarking on a series of unforgettable adventures.

Book Author: Clive King
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Teaching Ideas and Resources:

English

Write a play script about an argument between Barney and his sister Lou about it not being safe at the chalk pit.

Choose one of the main events of the story and write a diary entry about it from Barney's point of view.

Write a description of the pit and the discarded objects that can be seen at the bottom of it.

There is a creeper near to the pit called 'Old Man's Beard'. Why might it have been called this?

If you visited Stig, what presents would you take him? Think of five objects that he might find useful, explain why they are useful and why you chose them.

At the start of the story, Stig shows Barney around his 'home'. Make a page about Stig's den in the form of an estate agent's information sheet about a home for sale.

Make a character profile to describe Barney and / or Stig. What is their personality like? What are their favourite things? What are their hopes and dreams?

Imagine that you had to teach Stig how to speak. Which words would you teach him first? Why?

Barney teaches Stig lots of new skills. Can you choose one of them and write a set of instructions to teach somebody else too?

Rewrite part of the story in the first person, from Barney or Stig's point of view.

Rewrite part of the story in the present tense.

Write a prequel to the story, explaining where Stig came from.

In Chapter 4 Barney and Stig go hunting. Have a class debate to discuss the 'for' and 'against' arguments about hunting.

The Snargets call themselves 'the Lone Ranger', 'Robin Hood' and 'William Tell'. Can you find out about these characters and explain who they are?

Imagine that you are a policeman interviewing Barney about the robbery. What questions would you ask? How would he respond?

Write the policeman's report about the missing property and how it was discovered.

Write a postcard from Barney to his family to describe some of the adventures that he has.

Write a newspaper report about the missing leopard from the circus.

Write the speech that you would give to the tribe if you had the opportunity.

Think about what happens to Stig after the end of the story. Where does he go next? Will he ever meet Barney again?

The book was turned into a TV show in the 1980s. Watch the first part (below) and write a review of it. How does it compare to the book?

Computing

Make a sign to discourage people from going too near to the edge of the chalk-pit.

Design Technology

Design a new and improved den for Stig. Think about what he needs there to be comfortable (light / heat etc).

Design a new tool to help Stig with his digging.

Design a new machine to help Barney lower his gifts down to Stig.

Barney and Stig use lots of different tools when they are building things. Make a safety poster to teach people how to use them carefully.

Create a new costume that Barney or Stig could wear to the party.

Art

Make a storyboard showing the main events of the first few pages of the story.

Using the description in the book draw a picture of Stig's den.

Draw a picture of the dump at different times of day? in the bright morning sunlight, as the sun is going down and / or at night under the light of the moon.

Draw your own picture of Stig based on the book's description.

In Chapter 3, Stig draws a picture on his chalk wall using a blackened stick. Can you try to recreate the picture that he drew?

Music

Compose a theme tune for a movie version of the story.

Can use make some musical instruments using natural objects? Could you use them to make a song?

This tune was used in the audiobook. Could you compose a song to be played in a new recording?

Geography

Parts of the story take place at different times of the year. Can you explain how things change throughout the seasons?

Several places are mentioned in the story. Can you look on a map and find where it might be set?

History

In the story Stig makes a flint knife. Can you find out about different artefacts used by cavemen? How did they make these objects? What were they made from and what did they use them for?

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The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Lesson plans and teaching resources - Free English learning and teaching resources from Varsity Tutors.

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Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows Lesson plans and teaching resources - Free English learning and teaching resources from Varsity Tutors.

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Shakespeare and More The Wind in the Willows

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Shakespeare and More The Wind in the Willows Unit- free planning and resources for teaching English or literacy

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The Mole had been working very hard all the morning, spring-cleaning his little home. First with brooms, then with dusters; then on ladders and steps and chairs, with a brush and a pail of whitewash; till he had dust in his throat and eyes, and splashes of whitewash all over his black fur, and an aching back and weary arms.

He suddenly flung down his brush on the floor, said 'Bother!' and 'O blow!' and bolted out of the house without even waiting to put on his coat.

He made for the steep little tunnel which answered in his case to the gravelled drive owned by animals whose residences are nearer to the sun and air. So he scraped and scratched and scrabbled and scrooged and then he scrooged again and scrabbled and scratched and scraped, working busily with his little paws and muttering to himself, 'Up we go! Up we go!' till at last - pop! - his snout came out into the sunlight, and he found himself rolling in the warm grass of a great meadow.

'This is fine!' he said to himself. 'This is better than whitewashing!'.

Jumping off all his four legs at once, in the joy of living and the delight of spring without its cleaning, he pursued his way across the meadow till he reached the hedge on the further side.

Hither and thither through the meadows he rambled busily, along the hedgerows, across the copses, finding everywhere birds building, flowers budding, leaves thrusting. He thought his happiness was complete when, as he meandered aimlessly along, suddenly he stood by the edge of a fullfed river. Never in his life had he seen a river before. All was a-shake and a-shiver - glints and gleams and sparkles, rustle and swirl, chatter and bubble. The Mole was bewitched, entranced, fascinated.

By the side of the river he trotted and when tired at last, he sat on the bank and looked across the river. Then a dark hole in the bank opposite, just above the water's edge, caught his eye. As he gazed, something bright and small seemed to twinkle down in the heart of it, vanished, then twinkled once more like a tiny star. As he looked, it winked at him, and so declared itself to be an eye; and a small face began gradually to grow up round it.

A brown little face, with whiskers.

A grave round face, with the same twinkle in its eye that had fi rst attracted his notice.

Small neat ears and thick silky hair.It was the Water Rat!

'Hullo, Mole!' said the Water Rat.

'Hullo, Rat!' said the Mole.

The Rat stooped and unfastened a rope and hauled on it; then lightly stepped into a little boat. It was painted blue outside and white within, and was just the size for two animals; and the Mole's whole heart went out to it at once, even though he did not yet fully understand its uses.

The Rat rowed smartly across and made fast. Then he held up his forepaw as the Mole stepped down. To his surprise he found himself actually seated in the stern of a real boat.

'This has been a wonderful day!' he said, as the Rat shoved off and took to the oars again. 'Do you know, I've never been in a boat before in all my life.'

'What?' cried the Rat, open-mouthed: 'Never been in a - you never - well I - what have you been doing, then?'

'Is it so nice as all that?' asked the Mole shyly.

'Nice? It's the ONLY thing,' said the Water Rat solemnly, as he leant forward for his stroke. 'Believe me, my young friend, there is NOTHING - absolute nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats. Simply messing,' he went on dreamily: 'messing - about - in - boats; messing -'

'Look ahead, Rat!' cried the Mole suddenly.

It was too late. The boat struck the bank full tilt. Rat lay on his back at the bottom of the boat, his heels in the air.

' - about in boats - or WITH boats,' the Rat went on picking himself up with a pleasant laugh. 'In or out of 'em, it doesn't matter.

Look here! If you've really nothing else on this morning, supposing we drop down the river together, and have a long day of it?'

The Mole waggled his toes from sheer happiness, spread his chest with a sigh and leaned back blissfully into the soft cushions. 'WHAT a day I'm having!' he said. 'Let us start at once!'

'Hold hard a minute, then!' said the Rat. He climbed up into his hole above, and after a short interval reappeared staggering under a fat, wicker lunch basket. 'Shove that under your feet,' he observed to the Mole.

'What's inside it?' asked the Mole, wriggling with curiosity.

'There's cold chicken inside it,' replied the Rat; 'coldtonguecoldhamcoldbeefpickledgherkinssaladfrenchrollscresssandwichespottedmeatgingerbeerlemonadesodawater----' 'O stop, stop,' cried the Mole: 'This is too much!'

'Do you really think so?' enquired the Rat seriously. 'It's only what I always take on these little excursions.'

The Mole never heard a word he was saying. He trailed a paw in the water and dreamed long waking dreams. The Water Rat, like the good little fellow he was, rowed steadily on.

'You must think me very rude; but this is all so new to me. So - this - is - a - River!' said the Mole, pulling himself together with an effort.

'THE River,' corrected the Rat. 'And you really live by the river? What a jolly life!' 'By it and with it and on it and in it,' said the Rat. It's my world, and I don't want any other. What it hasn't got is not worth having, and what it doesn't know is not worth knowing. Lord! the times we've had together!'

'What lies over THERE' asked the Mole, waving a paw towards a background of woodland that darkly framed the watermeadows on one side of the river.

'That? O, that's just the Wild Wood,' said the Rat shortly. 'We don't go there very much, we river-bankers.'

'Aren't they - very NICE people in there?' asked the Mole.

'W-e-ll,' replied the Rat, 'let me see. The squirrels are all right. AND the rabbits - some of 'em, but rabbits are a mixed lot. And then there's Badger, of course. He lives right in the heart of it; wouldn't live anywhere else, Dear old Badger! Of course - there - are others,' explained the Rat in a hesitating sort of way. 'Weasels - and stoats - and foxes - well, you can't really trust them, and that's the fact.'

'And beyond the Wild Wood again?' asked the Mole.

'Beyond the Wild Wood comes the Wide World,' said the Rat. 'And that's something that doesn't matter, either to you or me. I've never been there, and I'm never going, nor you either, if you've got any sense at all.'

Leaving the main stream, they now passed into what seemed at fi rst sight like a little land-locked lake. The Rat brought the boat alongside the bank, made her fast, helped the still awkward Mole safely ashore, and swung out the lunch basket.

When all was ready, the Rat said, 'Now, pitch in, old fellow!' and the Mole was indeed very glad to obey, for he had started his springcleaning at a very early hour that morning.

A broad glistening muzzle showed itself above the edge of the bank and the Otter hauled himself out and shook the water from his coat.

'Such a rumpus everywhere!' he observed. 'All the world seems out on the river to-day. I came up this backwater to try and get amoment's peace, and then stumble upon you fellows!'

There was a rustle from a hedge behind them, and a stripey head, with high shoulders behind it, peered forth on them. 'Come on, old Badger!' shouted the Rat.

The Badger trotted forward a pace or two; then grunted, 'H'm! Company,' and turned his back and disappeared from view.

'That's JUST the sort of fellow he is!'observed the disappointed Rat. 'Simply hates Society! Now we shan't see any more of him today. Well, tell us, WHO'S out on the river?'

'Toad's out, for one,' replied the Otter. 'In his brand new boat; new togs, new everything!'

The two animals looked at each other and laughed.

'Once, it was nothing but sailing,' said the Rat, 'It's all the same, whatever he takes up; he gets tired of it, and starts on something fresh.'

From where they sat they could get a glimpse of the main stream across the island that separated them; just then a boat fl ashed into view, the rower - a short, stout fi gure - splashing badly and rolling a good deal, but working his hardest. The Rat stood up and hailed him, but Toad - for it was he - shook his head and settled sternly to his work.

'He'll be out of the boat in a minute if he rolls like that,' said the Rat, sitting down again. 'Well, well, I suppose we ought to be moving'.

The afternoon sun was getting low as the Rat rowed gently homewards in a dreamy mood. But the Mole was very full of lunch, and selfsatisfaction, and pride, and already quite at home in a boat (so he thought) and was getting a bit restless and presently he said, 'Ratty! Please, I want to row, now!'

The Rat shook his head with a smile. 'Not yet, my young friend,' he said - 'wait till you've had a few lessons. It's not so easy as it looks'.

The Mole was quiet for a minute or two. But he began to feel more and more jealous of Rat. He jumped up and seized the oars, so suddenly, that the Rat was taken by surprise and fell backwards off his seat with his legs in the air for the second time, while the triumphant Mole took his place.

'Stop it, you SILLY ass!' cried the Rat, from the bottom of the boat. 'You can't do it! You'll have us over!'

The Mole made a great dig at the water. He missed the surface altogether, his legs flew up above his head, and he found himself lying on top of the Rat. Greatly alarmed, he made a grab at the side of the boat, and the next moment--Sploosh! Over went the boat, and he found himself struggling in the river.

O my, how cold the water was, and O, how VERY wet it felt. Then a fi rm paw gripped him by the back of his neck. It was the Rat, and he was evidently laughing - the Mole could FEEL him laughing, right down his arm and through his paw.

The Rat got hold of an oar and shoved it under the Mole's arm; then he did the same by the other side of him and, hauled him out, and set him down on the bank, a squashy, pulpy lump of misery.

'Now, then, old fellow! Trot up and down the towing-path as hard as you can, till you're warm and dry again, while I dive for the lunch basket.'

When all was ready for a start once more, the Mole, limp and dejected, took his seat in the stern of the boat; and as they set off, he said in a low voice, broken with emotion, 'Ratty, my generous friend! I am very sorry indeed. I have been a complete ass. Will you overlook it this once and forgive me, and let things go on as before?'

'That's all right, bless you!' responded the Rat cheerily. 'Don't you think any more about it; and, look here! I really think you had better come and stop with me for a little time. And I'll teach you to row, and to swim, and you'll soon be as handy on the water as any of us.'

The Mole was so touched by his kind manner of speaking that he could fi nd no voice to answer him; and he had to brush away a tear or two with the back of his paw.

When they got home, the Rat made a bright fire in the parlour, and planted the Mole in an arm-chair in front of it, having fetched down a dressing-gown and slippers for him, and told him river stories till supper-time.

Supper was a most cheerful meal; but very shortly afterwards a terribly sleepy Mole had to be escorted upstairs by his considerate host, to the best bedroom, where he soon laid his head on his pillow in great peace and contentment, knowing that his new-found friend the River was lapping the sill of his window.

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Charlotte's Web by E. B. White Lesson plans and teaching resources - Free English learning and teaching resources from Varsity Tutors.

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A couple of weeks ago, one of the children went on a 'Gruffalo' trail & then another child came to school in a Gruffalo jumper. This lead to interesting conversation & although I would normally consider the fabulous story to be better linked with autumn, I couldn't ignore it. So we've had two weeks of enjoying activities linked with the famous books...

Here are a few of the things we've experienced...

Story Telling

... in the Small World area...

It was a really popular area & I loved listening to their story telling 🙂

& story telling with story stones...

A few people have asked how story stones are made - mine are just pictures glued on with PVA. Then I seal them with a couple of coats of PVA over the top too.

Fine Motor

We've explored a few activities... some simple threading, loom bands with one of my natural geoboards & adding 'prickles' (pegs) to Gruffalo images. The image was taken from the finger puppets activity available on Gruffalo website - I just cut the prickles off before I laminated them.

Maths Fun
Counting, sorting, ordering and pattern making... Owl Game
Out it came again...

If you wish a copy of the game, it's free to download in this post.
Homemade Game
We used a blank game board from The Early Excellence Centre & some small world animals to create this game...

Gruffalo Dough

We had great fun with this - I loved their creations!

... when I asked why this was in the microwave, I was told they were making 'Gruffalo Crumble'!

Lightbox

Woodland animals on the homemade lightbox...

Mark Making

...in soil - my intention was to do this outdoors, but the metal tray better showed the 'marks'...

... & with chalk on stones. They loved being able to wash it away & start again...

Outdoor Fun
Transient Art
Super simple!
Gruffalo Hunt...
This was fun!
Role Play
Apparently this is a Gruffalo cave... 😉
Shadow Play
The Gruffalo's Child led to discussions about shadow & so we explored them a little outside.

Building with rainbow blocks in the sunshine is beautiful! We loved the colours!

Fairy Forest

One of the boys was desperate to play with fairies after enjoying a library book, so this little fairy 'forest' was for him - it was popular with lots of the children though. We wondered if there might be fairies in the Gruffalo's forest...
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A couple of weeks ago, one of the children went on a 'Gruffalo' trail & then another child came to school in a Gruffalo jumper. This lead to interesting conversation & although I would normally consider the fabulous story to be better linked with autumn, I couldn't ignore it.

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Free Early Years & Primary Teaching Resources (EYFS & KS1)

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The story of a brave and cunning little mouse trying to evade capture by telling the other woodland creatures that he is waiting for his friend the Gruffalo. Based on an old Chinese folk tale, this story is loved by children of all ages and our extensive collection of Gruffalo resources have been designed in order to support the teaching of this wonderful story.

Please note, all of the resources in this section are 100% unofficial and contain original illustrations designed by a member of the ELHQ team. They have not been endorsed by the author or publisher in any way. If you don't already have a copy of The Gruffalo we would strongly recommend that you purchase one as it really is a fantastic story!

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The story of a brave and cunning little mouse trying to evade capture by telling the other woodland creatures that he is waiting for his friend the Gruffalo. Based on an old Chinese folk tale, this story is loved by children of all ages and our extensive collection of Gruffalo resources have been designed in order to support the teaching of this wonderful story.

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Lots of Resources in this PDF

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Explore the deep dark wood where there are animals to spot and fun games to find. There are songs to listen to and join in with and so many activity sheets with fun ideas of great stuff to do that you'll never be bored again!

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Swallows and Amazons Chatterpack.

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Swallows and Amazons - Survival Guide; a brand new resource created to celebrate the DVD release of Swallows and Amazons.

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Pirates

Play exciting CBeebies pirate games, sing along and watch fun pirate content. Get creative and enjoy a variety of CBeebies pirate makes.

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Peter Pan Explore lots of reading and writing activities to help engage children with the magical tale of the boy who never grew up. Brenda Williams' article contains lots of reading and writing activities to help engage children with the magical tale of the boy who never grew up.

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Finding Neverland Tour Educator's Resource Guide

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Teacher's Notes

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The Enchanted Forest and Folk of the Magic Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton

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Jo, Bessie and Fanny come to live at the edge of the Enchanted Wood where the trees, 'a darker green than usual,' whisper their secrets: 'Wisha-wisha-wisha.' In the wood is the Faraway Tree - a huge tree inhabited by fairy-folk and laden with fruit of all kinds from acorns to lemons.

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Have you seen the Paddington Bear movie? We loved it in the Mad House It was the perfect family feel good movie and even the husbeast enjoyed it and we will be happy to purchase it on DVD or Blue Ray when it comes out on 23rd March. It was one of the best family movies we have seen in ages.

So to celebrate the release of the movie I wanted to share with you some fabulous PB crafts and activities and also some fab free printables too.

1. Paddington Cake pops by Bakerella

2. Toilet roll Paddington Bear from Red Ted Art

3. Paddington Bear paper plate craft by J Daniels 4 Mom

4. Paddington's case busy bag from No Time for Flashcards

5. Paper plate Paddington Bear by Glue to my Crafts

6. Paddington Bear Party Bags by Makes and Takes

7. Paper plate Paddington from Crafts by Amanda

8. Paddington Bear Cupcakes by Living Locurto

9. Paddington Bear gratefulness printables by Tatertots and Jello

10. Marmalade Muffins by Mommy Snippets

11. Paddington's suitcase - a free printable from MGULIN

12. A Suitcase for Paddington Bear by Amys Wanderings

13. Toilet roll Paddington Bear by Mom to 2 posh lil divas

Free Paddington Bear Printables

We are huge fans of free printables, they are great quiet time activities and there really is something for kids of every age below. I always print out a number of copies and you could print off a free suitcase to pop them all in for each child after they have seen the movie. I particular love the story start sheets and the lesson plans.

1. Connect the Dots

2. Paddington Story Starter

3. Paddington Memory Game

4. Map Game

5. Learn to Draw Paddington's Hat

6. Paddington Word Search

7. Paddington Fill-in-the-Blank

8. Paddington Coloring Page (1)

9. Paddington Coloring Page (2)

10. Paddington Coloring Page (3)

11. Paddington Coloring Page (4)

12. Paddington Coloring Page (5)

13. Paddington Coloring Page (6)

14. PADDINGTON Activity Sheets

15. Pennington Lesson Plans

If you pop in to Pizza Express then you will find that they have the Activity sheet, which kept the MiniMads occupied when we visited over half term. It is a real treat for us to have a meal out and we had a Mummy and boys day out as it was teacher training day and we went bowling and to our local Pizza Express. We had a wonderful time and the food and service was amazing. My boys are getting older and they need something more substantial than the standard pizza's from the kids menu and they were delighted with a slightly larger size. Both the boys tucked in to dough ball starters and also finished off my prawn one which was delicious.

I love that kids get a small salad too and a free babychino. It was a really enjoyable meal and the leftover pizza was boxed up and we fed it to MadDad for dinner as he had to work!

The UK's most beloved bear, PADDINGTON, is coming to DVD and Blu-ray on 23 March 2015 - and to celebrate - we have three merchandise packs up for grabs, which includes a DVD, lunch bag, water bottle, luggage tag, stickers and balloons!

PADDINGTON is the magical adventure of a polite young Peruvian bear, who travels to London in search of a home. Finding himself lost and alone at Paddington Station, it seems that city life is not all he imagined- until he meets the Brown family, who kindly offer him a place to stay. But little do the Browns realise just how much chaos one small bear can cause- and they soon discover that their lives will never be the same again.

Based on the best-selling series by British author Michael Bond, PADDINGTON brings together an all-star cast, with Hugh Bonneville ( Downton Abbey, Monuments Men) and Sally Hawkins ( Made in Dagenham, Blue Jasmine) as Mr. & Mrs. Brown, Nicole Kidman ( The Hours, Moulin Rouge) as the evil taxidermist, Julie Walters ( Billy Elliot, Harry Potter) as Mrs. Bird the housekeeper, Jim Broadbent ( Harry Potter, The Iron Lady) as Mr. Gruber the owner of the antiques shop, Peter Capaldi ( Dr. Who) as the Browns' neighbour, Mr. Curry and Ben Whishaw as the voice of Paddington.

To be in with a chance of winning, just follow the instructions below

Paddington Goodies

PADDINGTON will be available on DVD, Blu-ray & Download from 23rd March 2015.

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Paddington Bear crafts, activities & free printables - Mum In The Madhouse

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Have you seen the Paddington Bear movie? We loved it in the Mad House It was the perfect family feel good movie and even the husbeast enjoyed it and we will be happy to purchase it on DVD or Blue Ray when it comes out on 23rd March.

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The books but also printable activity sheets

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Find all the latest Paddington Bear book and printable activities and get a sneak peek at the new Paddington movie!

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Peter Pan Lesson Plans for each year group

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Browse through our educational resources for schools based on Peter Pan and Peter Pan in Scarlet.

Choose from a selection of themed lesson plans and bring this much loved children's character to the classroom. Non-curricular activities are also available for groups.

Please note, the resources below are in PDF format and you will need Adobe reader to view them. If you don't already have Adode Reader on your computer, please download your free copy from the Adobe website.

Peter Pan lesson plans

Click on the relevant key stage to download your Peter Pan lesson plan.

Peter Pan in Scarlet lesson plans

Choose from a selection of lesson plans based on the official sequel to Peter Pan.

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Browse through our educational resources for schools based on Peter Pan and Peter Pan in Scarlet. Choose from a selection of themed lesson plans and bring this much loved children's character to the classroom. Non-curricular activities are also available for groups. Please note, the resources below are in PDF format and you will need Adobe reader to view them.

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Primary Ancient Greeks | Teaching literacy and history through Greek myths

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This website provides free, accessible and engaging materials for teaching Ancient Greece at Key Stage 2 (ages 7-11). The stories for each week are linked by a common theme and provide the introduction to a history topic. Please read ' How to use these materials ' for important information about learning objectives and teaching approaches.