This is a barrier game, to be used alongside the topic of Handa's Surprise. The resource features a background of the setting of Handa's Surprise, as well as images of some of the characters and objects mentioned in the book. To play the game, children work in pairs and sit back to back so they cannot see each other's boards. They take it in turns to place one of the images on the bo\rd and then say to their partner using descriptive words, where they have placed it. E.g.- 'I have placed Handa on the far left of the setting just in front of the house'. The partner must then take the identical image and try to place it in the same place as their partner using their partner's instructions as a guide. The children take it in turns, continuing until all of the images are placed on the board. The children can then turn around and see if their boards look similar. -Good way to incorporate spekaing and listening skills into Literacy -Children can use a wide range of adjectives to describe their image and where they have placed it

Guided Reading questions for Bob Robber and Dancing Jane. These are aimed at Year 2 and are linked to the 5 reading domains and the Greater Depth TAFS for End of KS1 assessment.