The Lighthouse Keeper's Lunch

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Role-play the different characters in the story (Mr and Mrs Grinling, Hamish the cat, and the seagulls). How were they feeling at different points in the story? On a trip to the beach with their children, the Armitages saw a wire which ran from the cliff to the lighthouse and their son wanted to know what it was for. David suggested it was for the lighthouse keeper’s lunch…

Use this lighthouse tour video to describe the inside and outside of a lighthouse, as well as the amazing views from the top. Children could look at light alongside this text. Looking at sources of light, the lighthouse is one can you think of any other.Hopefully you can now do the story and innovate as one unit and then another unit on factfiles/Non-chronological reports. Write a set of instructions that teach someone how to make a delicious sandwich for Mr Grinling’s lunch. Talk with the children about the different methods Mrs Grinling tries in her attempts to foil the seagulls. What is her plan in each case, and why does the mustard work best in the end? Now divide the children into pairs or groups, and ask them to come up with some alternative plans for stopping the seagulls eating the lunch. Encourage them to think creatively and to come up with wild and unusual ideas, as well as the more obvious suggestions.

Stunning lighthouse pictures: http://abduzeedo.com/amazing-pictures-lighthouses Activity 3: Grace under pressure

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The lighthouse keeper’s lunch is ‘delicious’. Can you think of any synonyms? Can you think of any antonyms?