https://padlet.com/lcrawford44/pawgn6q8j87e8dfp This collection is built on the principle that learners who journey thoughtfully through a wide range of texts can build a deeper understanding of themes, ideas, genres and concepts. These texts sensitively deal with the reality of people driven to leave their home land in search of greater safety, well-being or understanding. en-us 2021-08-31 13:12:41 UTC 2025-10-24 07:09:48 UTC hello@padlet.com lcrawford44 https://padlet.com/lcrawford44/pawgn6q8j87e8dfp/wish/1707099184 KS2 A young boy being cared for in a children's home chooses a yellow umbrella over a new toy. What does this reveal about him and his past life?]]> 2021-08-31 13:33:28 UTC https://padlet.com/lcrawford44/pawgn6q8j87e8dfp/wish/1707099184 lcrawford44 https://padlet.com/lcrawford44/pawgn6q8j87e8dfp/wish/1707106577 KS1-2 Who or what is the strange creature who arrives with the suitcase? Should the other animals believe what he says he has inside? and should they trust him at all...?]]> 2021-08-31 13:36:17 UTC https://padlet.com/lcrawford44/pawgn6q8j87e8dfp/wish/1707106577 lcrawford44 https://padlet.com/lcrawford44/pawgn6q8j87e8dfp/wish/1707118249 KS1-2 The voice of a child who deserves to be more than a label, as he travels with his mother: hopefully to a safer life. Asks questions of the reader to engage and invite empathy.]]> 2021-08-31 13:40:46 UTC https://padlet.com/lcrawford44/pawgn6q8j87e8dfp/wish/1707118249 lcrawford44 https://padlet.com/lcrawford44/pawgn6q8j87e8dfp/wish/1707128139 KS2 From the perspective of a child, fleeing with their mother after the loss of their father. Access to an otherwise harrowing tale is supported by stylised, symbolic illustrations that grow empathy, understanding and hope.]]> 2021-08-31 13:44:35 UTC https://padlet.com/lcrawford44/pawgn6q8j87e8dfp/wish/1707128139 lcrawford44 https://padlet.com/lcrawford44/pawgn6q8j87e8dfp/wish/1707149490 KS2-3 a small group of refugees float, powerless on a raft in the ocean. Young Rami's only possession is his violin and the story of love and freedom that led to its creation. incorporates themes of the power of story and music to sustain the soul.]]> 2021-08-31 13:52:50 UTC https://padlet.com/lcrawford44/pawgn6q8j87e8dfp/wish/1707149490 lcrawford44 https://padlet.com/lcrawford44/pawgn6q8j87e8dfp/wish/1707156965 KS2-3 Rich and thought provoking collaborative writing project that could be mirrored in a school community and lead to further positive action to support refugees]]> 2021-08-31 13:55:54 UTC https://padlet.com/lcrawford44/pawgn6q8j87e8dfp/wish/1707156965 lcrawford44 https://padlet.com/lcrawford44/pawgn6q8j87e8dfp/wish/1707189497 KS2-3 Is it a poem, or a sermon? Donne was a poet and minister, living at a time of colonialism and discovery. Explore the text's powerful extended metaphor and let your learners' decide.]]> 2021-08-31 14:08:25 UTC https://padlet.com/lcrawford44/pawgn6q8j87e8dfp/wish/1707189497 lcrawford44 https://padlet.com/lcrawford44/pawgn6q8j87e8dfp/wish/1707205332 KS1-3 Any learner can be supported to make meaning from this dramatic, narrative painting based on mid-19th century passage to the Australian colony. How does each character feel about leaving their homeland? Do they feel differently? what has made them leave? What will their journey be like?]]> 2021-08-31 14:13:57 UTC https://padlet.com/lcrawford44/pawgn6q8j87e8dfp/wish/1707205332 lcrawford44 https://padlet.com/lcrawford44/pawgn6q8j87e8dfp/wish/1707237829 KS2-3 An information text with a guiding narrative voice as well as case studies and vignettes from the famous and influential]]> 2021-08-31 14:26:04 UTC https://padlet.com/lcrawford44/pawgn6q8j87e8dfp/wish/1707237829 lcrawford44 https://padlet.com/lcrawford44/pawgn6q8j87e8dfp/wish/1707244312 KS2-KS3 transition: Written with the usual comic first person bounce of Cottrell-Boyce, and the same coming-of-age transformation of a somewhat unreliable 11 year old narrator who takes two boys from Mongolia under her wing at school.]]> 2021-08-31 14:28:30 UTC https://padlet.com/lcrawford44/pawgn6q8j87e8dfp/wish/1707244312 lcrawford44 https://padlet.com/lcrawford44/pawgn6q8j87e8dfp/wish/1707248684 2021-08-31 14:29:58 UTC https://padlet.com/lcrawford44/pawgn6q8j87e8dfp/wish/1707248684 lcrawford44 https://padlet.com/lcrawford44/pawgn6q8j87e8dfp/wish/1707256496 2021-08-31 14:32:54 UTC https://padlet.com/lcrawford44/pawgn6q8j87e8dfp/wish/1707256496 lcrawford44 https://padlet.com/lcrawford44/pawgn6q8j87e8dfp/wish/1707259712 KS2 Story of migration from Italy to U.S. told by grandfather to his grandchild through the objects he brought with him in a matchbox: great for developing symbolic significance of objects and their true value]]> 2021-08-31 14:34:01 UTC https://padlet.com/lcrawford44/pawgn6q8j87e8dfp/wish/1707259712 lcrawford44 https://padlet.com/lcrawford44/pawgn6q8j87e8dfp/wish/1707261506 UKS2-3: We open with one of the painful realities of our time: refugees floating in the ocean in and flimsy inflatable dinghy. Flashbacks gradually reveal how two young brothers came to be on the boat - and begin to reveal what may become of them. Powerful. Painful. Necessary.]]> 2021-08-31 14:34:41 UTC https://padlet.com/lcrawford44/pawgn6q8j87e8dfp/wish/1707261506 lcrawford44 https://padlet.com/lcrawford44/pawgn6q8j87e8dfp/wish/1707263069 2021-08-31 14:35:16 UTC https://padlet.com/lcrawford44/pawgn6q8j87e8dfp/wish/1707263069 lcrawford44 https://padlet.com/lcrawford44/pawgn6q8j87e8dfp/wish/1707264483 2021-08-31 14:35:45 UTC https://padlet.com/lcrawford44/pawgn6q8j87e8dfp/wish/1707264483 lcrawford44 https://padlet.com/lcrawford44/pawgn6q8j87e8dfp/wish/1707266660 2021-08-31 14:36:34 UTC https://padlet.com/lcrawford44/pawgn6q8j87e8dfp/wish/1707266660 lcrawford44 https://padlet.com/lcrawford44/pawgn6q8j87e8dfp/wish/1707269005 2021-08-31 14:37:29 UTC https://padlet.com/lcrawford44/pawgn6q8j87e8dfp/wish/1707269005 lcrawford44 https://padlet.com/lcrawford44/pawgn6q8j87e8dfp/wish/1707271728 KS1]]> 2021-08-31 14:38:30 UTC https://padlet.com/lcrawford44/pawgn6q8j87e8dfp/wish/1707271728 lcrawford44 https://padlet.com/lcrawford44/pawgn6q8j87e8dfp/wish/1707272788 2021-08-31 14:38:54 UTC https://padlet.com/lcrawford44/pawgn6q8j87e8dfp/wish/1707272788 lcrawford44 https://padlet.com/lcrawford44/pawgn6q8j87e8dfp/wish/1707274466 2021-08-31 14:39:32 UTC https://padlet.com/lcrawford44/pawgn6q8j87e8dfp/wish/1707274466 lcrawford44 https://padlet.com/lcrawford44/pawgn6q8j87e8dfp/wish/1707279699 2021-08-31 14:41:25 UTC https://padlet.com/lcrawford44/pawgn6q8j87e8dfp/wish/1707279699 lcrawford44 https://padlet.com/lcrawford44/pawgn6q8j87e8dfp/wish/1707284472 2021-08-31 14:43:10 UTC https://padlet.com/lcrawford44/pawgn6q8j87e8dfp/wish/1707284472 lcrawford44 https://padlet.com/lcrawford44/pawgn6q8j87e8dfp/wish/1707293570 2021-08-31 14:46:48 UTC https://padlet.com/lcrawford44/pawgn6q8j87e8dfp/wish/1707293570 lcrawford44 https://padlet.com/lcrawford44/pawgn6q8j87e8dfp/wish/1707295621 2021-08-31 14:47:39 UTC https://padlet.com/lcrawford44/pawgn6q8j87e8dfp/wish/1707295621 lcrawford44 https://padlet.com/lcrawford44/pawgn6q8j87e8dfp/wish/1707308475 2021-08-31 14:52:48 UTC https://padlet.com/lcrawford44/pawgn6q8j87e8dfp/wish/1707308475 lcrawford44 https://padlet.com/lcrawford44/pawgn6q8j87e8dfp/wish/1707310239 2021-08-31 14:53:34 UTC https://padlet.com/lcrawford44/pawgn6q8j87e8dfp/wish/1707310239 lcrawford44 https://padlet.com/lcrawford44/pawgn6q8j87e8dfp/wish/1707313525 2021-08-31 14:54:49 UTC https://padlet.com/lcrawford44/pawgn6q8j87e8dfp/wish/1707313525 lcrawford44 https://padlet.com/lcrawford44/pawgn6q8j87e8dfp/wish/1707319089 2021-08-31 14:56:59 UTC https://padlet.com/lcrawford44/pawgn6q8j87e8dfp/wish/1707319089 lcrawford44 https://padlet.com/lcrawford44/pawgn6q8j87e8dfp/wish/1707323164 2021-08-31 14:58:41 UTC https://padlet.com/lcrawford44/pawgn6q8j87e8dfp/wish/1707323164 lcrawford44 https://padlet.com/lcrawford44/pawgn6q8j87e8dfp/wish/1707324947 2021-08-31 14:59:27 UTC https://padlet.com/lcrawford44/pawgn6q8j87e8dfp/wish/1707324947 lcrawford44 https://padlet.com/lcrawford44/pawgn6q8j87e8dfp/wish/1889445192 2021-11-14 16:56:40 UTC https://padlet.com/lcrawford44/pawgn6q8j87e8dfp/wish/1889445192 lcrawford44 https://padlet.com/lcrawford44/pawgn6q8j87e8dfp/wish/2610570391 "All migration is an act of imagination" Shaun Tan - children's book illustrators postcards for an exhibition]]> 2023-05-31 13:49:46 UTC https://padlet.com/lcrawford44/pawgn6q8j87e8dfp/wish/2610570391 lcrawford44 https://padlet.com/lcrawford44/pawgn6q8j87e8dfp/wish/2610572951 Highly symbolic tale of children fleeing without a parent to cross a border wall to safety]]> 2023-05-31 13:52:21 UTC https://padlet.com/lcrawford44/pawgn6q8j87e8dfp/wish/2610572951 lcrawford44 https://padlet.com/lcrawford44/pawgn6q8j87e8dfp/wish/2654842746 2023-08-02 14:35:29 UTC https://padlet.com/lcrawford44/pawgn6q8j87e8dfp/wish/2654842746 lcrawford44 https://padlet.com/lcrawford44/pawgn6q8j87e8dfp/wish/2654843482 2023-08-02 14:37:01 UTC https://padlet.com/lcrawford44/pawgn6q8j87e8dfp/wish/2654843482