Who is the person on the dragon's back? How old is he? Did he plan to fly on a dragon today? Does he know the dragon? Are they friends? Does the dragon know that there is someone on its back? How does it feel about this? Where are they?...
What is surprising about this picture? How are the hay bales floating? Are they still or moving? Who are the two people? What are they thinking? What are they going to do? Do they want to get the bales back onto the ground? Are they trying to get them all floating? What...
How is the robot feeling? How do you know? (Link to 'show not tell' writing.) Why do you think it feels this way? What has happened? What is the robot thinking? Add thought bubbles to the picture. Where is it? Why? Is this robot alone? 'Respite' means 'a short period of...
What's happening here? Why are the birds carrying the tree? Where did the tree come from? Where are they taking it? How long will it take? Will they stop on the way? What will happen when they get there? Is there anything living in the tree? [link to 'Percy the...
What do you notice about this town? How is the town floating? Why? Does it ever land? Is it always moving? Who lives in this town? What is the building with the clock on the front? How did the fire start? How will the residents escape? Who is on the ships...
Vocabulary activity - Zone of Relevance (click to download). [The vocabulary cards will need to be cut up (or, if the zone of relevance target board is laminated, children could write them onto it using whiteboard pens). I normally have them do this activity in pairs.] Which words...
Who is the person on the ladder? What are they doing? Are they doing this alone or do they have someone helping them? Did they catch the stars first? Why are the stars hung between the buildings? What will the person do with the moon? Why is he/she catching the stars and moon? Why did they...
What is the relationship between the two turtles? What are they reading? Why are they reading the book in this place? Why is the book glowing? Are the glowing stars and turtles real? How does the smaller turtle feel about the story? How do you know? What about the big turtle? How...
Grammar warm up - write a sentence about this picture...
What can the dog and the cat see out of the window? Describe the view [link to grammar objectives]. Are they looking at the same thing? Explain your thinking. Why is the dog standing up and leaning on the window sill? How does it feel about what's...