‘The Kindest Red’ by Ibtihaj Muhammad is a great book about a common school event: the school photograph. It touches on the themes of kindness, friendship and belonging.  This activity pack contains 6 different activities for children aged 5 -9. Empathy task - children can think about their lives and document how they get ready for school photos. Drawing task - children create a self or family portrait. Writing task - this task allows children to write about their perfect world. Self-efficacy task - an opportunity for children to think about ways in which they are special and unique. Reading task - comprehension questions to support children in understanding the themes in the text in greater depth(2 pages). Imaginative drawing task - like the lead character Asiyah, children can draw a picture of their ideal world as they see it.

Enjoy the FREEBIE resource! The story ‘Lubna and Pebble’ is a wonderful story about a child and her dad seeking a new life. Children will recognise the need for friendship and the bonds Lubna forms. Once you’ve used this FREEBIE resource, be sure to check out the full resource package on TES. Wordsearch on key words and themes In the full resource package you will find 7 activities suitable for children in KS1 and KS2 which provide opportunities to be creative, thoughtful and develop reading and interpreting skills.