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Synopsis:
The empty seat at the back of Alexa’s class is now occupied by Ahmet. Ahmet is a refugee from Syria, who has been separated from his parents. Alexa and her friend make it a mission to find Ahmet’s parents before the borders shut. They travel down to London to see the queen, but get involved with her guards, resulting in becoming news famous and starting a national debate about refugees. Eventually, Ahmet is reunited with his parents.
What kind of read?
Whole class read aloud/Unit of work
Year group & why?
- Yr 6
- Real life topics
- Challenging storyline
- Beneficial to help broaden vocabulary
Tasks/Activities/Questions
1. Hot seat – what questions would you want to ask a refugee child who moved into the class?

2. Write a letter to the queen - What would you say?

3. Write a description of the market. Make sure the mood and atmosphere is created through the use of the senses. What can the narrator see, feel, smell, hear and taste?

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Synopsis:
The iron man was a tall giant creature made of iron. The locals feared the iron man, so set a trap to capture him. It worked and the iron man was buried alive. Until one day he broke free, causing panic among the farmers again. However, a farmers boy realised the iron man only wanted food (scrap metal). So, he was given a home in the local scrap metal yard. Until a new creature appeared and covered the entirety of Australia, he threatens to eat living things. Hogarth caught wind of this, so asked the iron man if he could help. And he did. He was sent over to Australia and challenged the creature and won. He was rewarded with endless amounts of scrap metal.
What type of read?
Whole class read aloud/ guided read
Year group & why?
Year 3
-It is in 5 parts, so can take your time on each part
- Pushes on from year 2
- The illustrations help bring the story to life
Tasks/Activities/Questions
1. Plan and record a radio news report about the space-bat-angel-dragon's landing in Australia

2. Create a set of instructions to explain how to put the Iron Man back together after he has been transported to Australia.

3. Read the book and then watch the film ‘the iron giant’ which the iron man is based off and compare – find the similarities and differences.

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Synopsis:
A mysterious animal has been going around solving the jungles problems, the mysterious animal is Bob (a sloth) however, the other animals do not know that. Until one day bob needs help himself, leading the other animals to find out he is the mysterious animal, making the animals realise anyone can be a hero.
What kind of read?
Whole class read aloud (home time story) / recommend read
Year group & why?
Year 1 – not as, any words, colourful pictures to help bring the story alive.
Tasks/Activities/Questions
1. Using vocabulary describe the different jungle animals.

2. Re-read the story to the children and get them to produce a storyboard

3. Questions to ask - What did sloth feel helping the other animals? How did sloth feel when he needed help?

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Synopsis:
Joe and Alice are going to a sleepover for the first time, they are very excited, and everything is going well until it’s time for bed. Alice misses her mum and Joe is scared of the shadows. Their friends help by, letting Alice call her mum and bring a light downstairs for Joe. After they all fall sleep and wake up happy and can’t wait to do move sleep overs.
What type of read?
Whole class read aloud
Year group & why?
Year 2 – the book talks about friends having sleepovers for the first time, which is mostly common at this age.
Tasks/Activities/Questions
1. Ask them what would they say to their mum on the phone?

2.Talk about what makes them scared? Can they describe it?
3. Describe their dream sleepover

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Synopsis:
The little owl has fallen from her tree, and the wolf finds her and tries to help her back up to the other owls but she can’t fly and is afraid of heights. The wolf try’s everything to help her back up the tree but he soon starts to lose his patience. Eventually he realises he isn’t being nice to the owl and apologizes and encourages her and she finally manages to fly back up to the tree branch.
What type of read?
Whole class read aloud
Year group & Why?
Year 1/2 – can use this in either year as you can talk about kindness and being kind to others.
Tasks/Activities/Questions
1. How did the owl feel when she fell? What things were Little Owl afraid of? What are you afraid of, are you afraid of heights like the owl? Why did wolf lose his patience?
2. Kindness collage - Get the children to look back through the text and add kind words to a poster shaped like a balloon, to create a display on kindness.
3. Get the children to go through the text identify key groups like nouns, verbs, adjectives etc. then as an extension task get them to use the words they have identified or their own words to write a nice sentence about something/someone.

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Synopsis:
The story is about a black explorer, who travels to the north pole with a group of explorers. They become the first people to reach the north pole. However, the story starts from when Mathew is a child and runs away from home, and the struggles he has an a black American and how he doesn’t get recognition for being one of the first people to reach the north pole.
What type of read?
Guided/recommend reading
Year group & why?
Year 4/5
- More challenging vocabulary
- Its in 3 parts, so can take your time looking at each section
- Themes involved in the book
Tasks/Activities/Questions
1. ‘Spend a day in my shoes’ – give the children a picture a shoe for each part of the story and ask them to write down Mathews feelings throughout each part of the book.

2. Diary entry – get the children to write a diary entry to Mathews sister about his trips
3.Write a newspaper report on Mathew reaching the north pole.