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17 Mar “Mom, I want to be an astronaut!”

Share the image without showing the title. What can you infer about the boy’s personality and interests? How old is he? What do you think he wants to be when he grows up? Why? Share the title. Is this the first time he’s told his...

16 Mar Wolf

Describe this image without using the words ‘white’, ‘fluffy’ or ‘cold’. Spelling focus: Why do we write ‘wolf’ (singular) and ‘wolves’ (plural)? Are there any other words which follow this spelling pattern? What are the wolves doing? Why are they in a pack of three?...

15 Mar Ghost Hunting

Show the image without sharing the title first. Where is this? What else is in this setting that you can’t see? Which genre does this setting suit? Why? What are the boys doing? Why are their expressions so different? What can they see/hear/feel? Whose house is...

14 Mar Omnidrone & Bob

Vocabulary focus: What does the prefix omni- mean? Can you find any other words beginning with omni-? What do they have in common? What is an omnidrone? Where is this? Describe the setting using your senses. What is the omnidrone doing to Bob? Is someone...

13 Mar Adrift

What is the woman doing? Where is she? Why is she lying on the floor? How is she feeling? Why? What happened to her clothes? What happened to the building? Why is the TV off air? Are the leaves and acorns important? Is the house...

12 Mar Another Rainy Day

First share the title – ‘Another Rainy Day’ – without showing the image. Ask children to draw what they imagine this picture to look like. Tell them there is one person and one animal in the picture. After drawing, ask them to compare the two...

11 Mar Spectra of Valhalla

What can you see? What do you think is happening here? Why are the warriors walking through the water? Why do their bodies look like skeletons? Are they Viking warriors? What happened to them? What happened to the longship? What/where is Valhalla? Do you think it is...

10 Mar Sky Fall

What happened to the moon, clouds and stars? How did it happen? How are the animals involved? What time of year is it? How do you know? How might the moon be returned to the sky? Design a machine to get the moon, stars and clouds...

09 Mar Song

What is the bird on the left doing? How do you know? Do you think that the bird’s song is good or bad? Why? Does that bird often sing? What is the bird on the right thinking? What might it say when the other bird...

08 Mar Let’s Leave

What’s happening here? Why is the woman in red holding two suitcases? Why is the woman in black making a bubble over her? What will happen when the bubble is completely formed? Is there someone inside the smaller bubble? If you could travel in a...