The Great Bear (KS2, Fiction) - creative ideas for planning discussion, writing and art

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This resource contains ideas for creative literacy planning for the beautifully poignant picture book The Great Bear by Libby Gleeson with illustrations by Armin Greder.

Suitable for Key Stage 2.

It contains tried and tested ideas for:

• engaging your class in vibrant discussion
• applying their ideas to a piece of imaginative and creative writing
• illuminating their work with innovative artwork

This ‘Have you Tried?’ resource can form the basis for an outstanding, cross-curricular unit of literacy work.

Story synopsis: Across a nameless land, a traveling circus wows audiences with its star attraction: a dancing bear. One night, however, something awakens in the bear: a dream of freedom.

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