16 Jul Spirit Animal
What can you see? What do you think? What do you wonder? See think wonder What is the glowing bird? Is it real? Why is it here? Is the man going to touch it? Would he be able to? What are the glowing lights (and...
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13 Jul Paper Man
Before showing the image, ask children to draw 'Paper Man'. Show the image and ask them to compare theirs to this one. Is it what they expected? Who is 'Paper Man'? Where did he come from? Who created him? Is he real? Can Paper...
03 Jul The Man Made of Stars
Who is this man? Where did he come from? Is he the only man made of stars? How do you know? [Use of 'the' not 'a' - link to work on determiners - specific vs. general.] What is he wearing? Why do you think...
02 Jul Take Your Dog for a Walk
First, share the title without showing the image. Ask children to draw/say what they imagine the picture to be. Share the picture. What is expected/unexpected? Compare this picture to your drawing. What's similar/different? Why is this picture called 'Take Your Dog for a Walk'? Who...
22 Jun Electric Guitar
Where did the guitar come from? Who put it there? Who does it belong to? Is this electric guitar playing music? Can it? Are the birds flying away from or towards the guitar? What is the man doing? What's he holding? (A plectrum.) Why...
19 Jun Mammoth in NYC
Grammar warm up: Write sentences about this picture, each one containing a different preposition or prepositional phrase. Here are some to get you started: across behind beneath above over amongst through Where did the mammoth come from? How is it in NYC (New York...
15 Jun Man’s Best Friend
Where is this? What is the man watching? What's the dog's name? What does the dog want to do? What do you know about the man? What can you infer? Is the man wealthy? Is the man a good pet owner? Is the man...
31 May Unknown Specimen
Who is this man? Describe his personality. What does he do for a living? What does he have in the jar? Why is it an 'unknown specimen'? Where did it come from? What can it do? Does anyone else know about it? Where is...
27 May Impossible
Spelling link: Explore the prefix 'im-'. How many words can you think of/find in a dictionary beginning with 'im-'? What do you think the prefix means? Grammar link: Prepositions. Write a sentence containing each of the prepositions: on through beneath along behind above Why...