Here is a book talk mat with activities for the story “The Lion Inside” by Rachel Bright. It is perfect for using during Children’s Mental Health Week, or when exploring the theme of being brave.

Here is a book talk mat with activities for the story “The Koala Who Could” by Rachel Bright. It is perfect for using during Children’s Mental Health Week, or when exploring the theme of trying something new.

Here is a book talk mat with activities for the story “Mr Wolf’s Pancakes” by Jan Fearnly. The book tells the story of Mr Wolf, who wants to make some pancakes, and his fairy tale neighbours. It is perfect for using at home during distance learning or in class with learners to celebrate Pancake Tuesday! The activity mat has some lovely activities to explore and celebrate Pancake Tuesday with children. There are a range of literacy, art and research tasks included.

Here is a book talk mat with activities for the story “The Dot” by Peter H. Reynolds. It is perfect for using during Children’s Mental Health Week, or when exploring the theme of Growth Mindset.

Here is a book talk mat with activities for the story “Worrysaurus” by Rachel Bright. It is perfect for using during Children’s Mental Health Week, or when exploring the theme of worries.

Here is an activity mat full of ideas to celebrate Roald Dahl Day on September 13th! The activities are related to the author and are not specific to any of his books. It is perfect for using in class or at home with learners - some of these activities could be completed at home as family learning activities. There are a range of literacy, art and research tasks included.

This is a powerful poetry lesson for Earth Day. These “I am” poems are written from the point of view of planet earth. There is a planning sheet for the first draft as well as a redraft sheet to make a lovely poetry display.

Here is a book talk mat with activities for the story “The Three Little Pigs." It is perfect for using at home during distance learning or in class with learners to celebrate World Book Day or as part of a Traditional Tales topic. The activity mat has some lovely activities to explore and celebrate the story of The Three Little Pigs with children. There are a range of literacy, art, STEM and research tasks included.

Here is a book talk mat with activities for the story “The Great Race” by Christopher Corr. The book tells the story of the Chinese Zodiac and the beginnings of Lunar New Year, or Chinese New Year. It is perfect for using at home during distance learning or in class with learners. The activity mat has some lovely activities to explore origins of the story of Lunar New Year with children. The activities can easily be used with any version of the story of the Chinese Zodiac. There are a range of literacy, art and research tasks included.

This is a lovely poetry lesson focusing on diamante poems about the way we treat our planet for Earth Day. There is a planning sheet for the first draft as well as a redraft sheet to make a lovely poetry display.

March is Women’s History Month and a perfect time to explore the beautiful books by Kate Pankhurst with children. Here is a book talk mat with activities for the story “Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World” by Kate Pankhurst. The book shares the stories of amazing women and their achievements. The book if full of beautifully illustrated stories of brave, clever and strong women. This set has 3 activity mats included. The first mat is full of general activities that you could use in lessons to explore the book as a whole. The second and third pages are full of activities which are specific to each individual fantastic woman. The activity mats have some lovely activities to explore these amazing stories with children. There is a range of literacy, art, STEM and research tasks included.

Here is a book talk mat with activities for the story “Hansel and Gretel." It is perfect for using at home during distance learning or in class with learners to celebrate World Book Day or as part of a Traditional Tales topic. The activity mat has some lovely activities to explore and celebrate the story of Hansel and Gretel with children. There are a range of literacy, art, STEM and research tasks included.

Here is a book talk mat with activities for the story “Jack and the Beanstalk." It is perfect for using at home during distance learning or in class with learners to celebrate World Book Day or as part of a Traditional Tales topic. The activity mat has some lovely activities to explore and celebrate the story of Jack and the Beanstalk with children. There are a range of literacy, art, STEM and research tasks included.

Here is a book talk mat with activities for the story “How to Catch a Dragon” by Adam Wallace. It is perfect for using at home during distance learning or in class with learners. The activity mat has some lovely activities to explore the traditions of Chinese New Year with children. There are links to videos and craft activities included.

Here is a book talk mat with activities for the story “Little Red Riding Hood." It is perfect for using at home during distance learning or in class with learners to celebrate World Book Day or as part of a Traditional Tales topic. The activity mat has some lovely activities to explore and celebrate the story of Little Red Riding Hood with children. There are a range of literacy, art, STEM and research tasks included.

Here is a book talk mat with activities for the story “Goldilocks and the Three Bears." It is perfect for using at home during distance learning or in class with learners to celebrate World Book Day or as part of a Traditional Tales topic. The activity mat has some lovely activities to explore and celebrate the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears with children. There are a range of literacy, art STEM and research tasks included.

Here is a book talk mat with activities for the story “The Runaway Pancake." This traditional tale is great for younger readers, and is sometimes known as “The Enormous Pancake.” It is perfect for using at home during distance learning or in class with learners to celebrate Pancake Tuesday! The activity mat has some lovely activities to explore and celebrate Pancake Tuesday with children. There are a range of literacy, art and research tasks included.

This engaging and interactive lesson encourages children to read for information and take notes all about bees! There are 26 mini fact cards which share information about the appearance of bees, their habitat, diet and fun facts. There is also a note taking page for the children to record the facts in their own words. This resource can be used as a scavenger hunt style activity outdoors (or indoors!) for children to hunt, find and gather information, or as a group reading activity in class. It would be a perfect activity for World Bee Day on 20th May! Tip: Print each of the different categories onto different coloured paper to help children find each fact category and make sure they don’t miss any out!

Here is a book talk mat with activities for the story “Fantastically Great Women Who Saved the Planet” by Kate Pankhurst. The book shares the stories of amazing women who have spent their lives protecting the Earth and all living things . The book if full of beautifully illustrated stories of brave, clever and strong women. This set has 4 activity mats included. The first mat is full of general activities that you could use in lessons to explore the book as a whole. The second, third and fourth pages are full of activities which are specific to each individual fantastic woman. This activity mat would be perfect to explore during Earth Day, as part of a sustainability or environmental education topic or during Women’s History Month in March. The activity mats have some lovely activities to explore these amazing stories with children. There is a range of literacy, art, STEM and research tasks included.

Here is a book talk mat with activities for the story “Bee My Friend." It is perfect for using in class with learners or to send home as a home learning activity grid for families to explore this text. It would also be perfect to use when celebrating and learning about Earth Day or as part of a minibeast topic. There are a range of literacy, art, STEM and research tasks included related to the topic of bees.