Teaching activities and resources to aid in the teaching of Narrative poetry. Resources include pre-reading activities to ensure students get the most out of the text as it is read for the first time. Cover Reveal: as each new section of the cover is revealed allow pupils to predict what the book may be about. Do patterns, images, text, fonts etc provide any clues about the text? Vocabulary exercise: new vocabulary which will be used in the text can be researched and defined by the children prior to reading the text to enhance comprehension. Analysis of text: a range of activities to investigate the characters, events, structure and features of the narrative poem. The recommended texts are 'The Marvellous Mrs McToot' available on TES here: www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-marvellous-mrs-mctoot-extended-narrative-poem-11446654 This text is complimented by the texts available in this TES Bundle deal: www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-music-and-magic-narrative-poem-trilogy-11477087 or www.tes.com/teaching-resource/narrative-poems-collection-11477089

What you'd expect from the title; a calming song to sing with young children as they prepare to sleep and help them with their bedtime routine.

A simple & beautiful rhyming picture book for young children about all sorts of different kisses.

A popular classic; 'If You're Happy and You Know It' is the perfect sing along eBook for any young child. Incorporating text and photographs of other children and families, sing, dance, jump and shout.

A great summer holiday challenge... Kids can't be wrapped up in cotton wool forever. A few bumps and bruises go a long way. There are things that children have been doing since the dawn of mankind and other things they are just discovering. This is our collection of fun activities we believe all children to be able to experience and accomplish before they grow up and we’ve split them loosely into the following categories: Go Old School Crafts & Hobbies Life Skills Explore Be At One With Nature Have Fun Outdoors Visit Animals Be Good Make Food An Experience Rely On The Weather Ride Be Around People Get Wet Have fun with your children and achieve challenges like these with them: 2. Go a whole weekend without tech! 7. Learn to ride a bike 20. Help to fix something 40. Watch a sunrise/sunset 56. Sleep in a tent 91. Draw a face on a boiled egg 111. Learn to swim How many will your kids achieve?

* Alternative versions of this book are also available titled 'I Like Kindergarten', 'I Like Nursery' & 'I Like Preschool' with the same content. 'I Like School' is a wonderful picture book from the I Like Reading series for younger children. Delightful pictures and simple rhymes will help your children prepare for school.

* Alternative versions of this book are also available titled 'I Like Kindergarten', 'I Like School' & 'I Like Nursery' with the same content. 'I Like Preschool' is a wonderful picture book from the I Like Reading series for younger children. Delightful pictures and simple rhymes will help your children prepare for preschool.

I Like Food is another rhyming picture book from the I Like Reading Series which will encourage children to discuss foods they like.

I Like Actions is another instalment from the I Like Reading series which encourage your little learners to recognise and discuss a wide range of things. You can use each question to initiate simple conversations and interactions with your child. I Like Actions introduces a range of physical activities, crafts, tasks and everyday actions to engage and initiate interactions with young children. It is also a good introduction to teaching verbs.

A great resource for educators and parents. Thinking about questions is a great way to develop thinking skills. Some questions may be answered in seconds and others may start debates which last for days. Some of these questions make us think about peoples place in the world (72 - If humans eat animals, why don’t we allow animals to eat humans?), others question what we know (125 - Are clouds alive?), which others are just downright pointless (17 - If you had to have either a moustache or a beard, which would you choose?). Each question however will exercise brains. The most important thing to remember is to support the reasons for your answer by explaining your arguments It is important to know that there are no right answer to any of these questions. Also you are also invited to go off at tangents and interpret each question as you wish. An interesting approach could be to think out what would be the positive aspects of your argument, the negative aspects of the argument and would be other interesting points to consider. For example: (Q91) How would life be different if money grew on trees? Positive: - Everyone would have access to money. - No one would be poor. - You could plant more trees. Negative: - Would money be worth less is there was more of it? - If money grew outdoors, would people be more likely to steel it from your tree? Interesting: - Who would own the trees? - Would different trees grow different values of money? (Q128) What would happen if all cars were the same color? Positive: - Choosing a car would be easier. - With fewer options to manufacture, cars would be easier to manufacture and cheaper. - Repairing damage would be easier. Negative: - Emergency services vehicles may not be obvious. - It would be difficult to find your car in a car park. - It would be boring. - It would be difficult for police to track criminals. Interesting: - People could customise their cars with interesting patterns to make them stand out. - Would cars be customized in different ways?

Simple but very effective. Print and position of the door of your classroom to remind students that only positive, 'can do' attitudes are acceptable in your classroom.