Who are the children in the basket? Where did they come from? Where are they going? Do their parents know where they are? How did they manage to capture the moon for their balloon? Can you think of a way to capture the moon? What's the best way? Develop your...
How would you describe this scene? Be sure to appeal to the reader's senses - what can you see, hear, smell, feel? Where is this? How do you know? Is it always cold here? Who made the footprints? Why is there only one shop open? What do you notice about...
With just a couple of school weeks to go before the Christmas break, there are a lot of great ideas and resources to be used in the classroom. Here's my round-up of the best. NORAD tracks Santa Many of you will have tracked Santa's movements on Christmas...
Grammar warm up: List all of the verbs you can think of related to this picture (e.g. splashing, swimming, watching...
Where is Santa? What has happened? Can he move? How? Why does he have his eyes closed and a smile on his face? What is inside Santa's sack? Why is it so full? Help Santa! He's got too many gifts for his old sack. Design a new one for him -...
What does the prefix 'retro-' mean? Can you think of other words containing it? Why do you think this picture is called 'Retro City'? How would you describe the buildings? Use the Zone of Relevance resources - click here to download. Which of these words/phrases best describe...
Describe this scene. Can you use onomatopoeia? What is the duck doing? Why is it sheltering beneath the tree root? Ducks spend most of their time in water, so why doesn't this one like rain? What is it thinking? Are there any other ducks around? Does the weather reflect the duck's...
Explain what is happening in this picture. Now try to think of an alternative explanation - what else could be happening? Is everything as it seems? Is the tree being picked up or lowered? How do you know? Why this tree? Is it special? Is it the...
What is this? Who lives here? Male or female? Age? What is their personality like? Why do you think this? Why did they choose to live in a teapot? Why is there steam/smoke coming out of the spout? What is the house like inside? Draw the room(s). Write a property listing...
