21 Sep Lightkeeper
Where is this? What is the town called? How many people live here? What buildings can you see? Does this tell you anything about this town? Who is the person at the top of the 'tower'? Is that person the lightkeeper? How do you...
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20 Sep A Place to Call Home
Describe this setting. Try to include all of the details that someone else might miss! Who lives here? Draw the character(s). Why do you think this person lives here? What makes this house suitable for them? Think of a character who definitely wouldn't live here....
19 Sep Go to Bed!
Grammar warm up: List all of the verbs in this picture. Can you think of any more to add? [e.g. laugh, smile, hold, hug...
15 Sep The Resting Traveller
Who is this man? Is he a good or bad character? Explain your opinion and support it with evidence. What is he doing? Why did he stop here? Why does he have a sword? Does he know how to fight? Was the tree already...
14 Sep Life of Pi
Describe this island. Add your vocabulary ideas to the vocabulary builder. Where is this place? Does anyone live here? What kinds of plants and animals grow/live here? What is the boy doing? Why is he on his hands and knees? Has he been here...
13 Sep Charlie Bucket
What kind of character is Charlie? Describe him using only 3 words. What do you know for certain about Charlie? What can you infer? What is the golden ticket for? How does Charlie feel about it? If you were to find a golden ticket,...
11 Sep Violinist
What do you think is happening here? What happens when the lady plays the violin? Is she the only one with this power? What are the other people doing? What's happening to the ground? What will happen to the building? What other sounds can...
10 Sep Mother of Dragons
Describe each dragon, considering its appearance and personality. How are they different? How are they similar? Who is this lady? Why is she known as the 'mother of dragons'? Where did she get the dragon eggs? Did she find them? Was she given them?...
09 Sep Max’s Submarine
Name the animals you can see in this picture. How did they get here? What are they doing? Are they all doing the same thing? Are they working as a team? Why is it important that they work together? Can you think of a...
06 Sep Ghost Stories
What is happening here? Why are the owls sitting in a circle around the fire? Why are there lots of young owls but only one adult owl? How are the young adults feeling? Tell the ghost story that the adult owl might be telling....