Journey

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Collect some everyday objects in a variety of shapes and materials (a saucepan, an old bicycle wheel and an umbrella, perhaps?) and use them to spark ideas for stories. Create a box of ‘story prompts’ by writing questions on cards.

Use the title as the starting point for your own story. What might your own story about a ‘Journey’ include? Can you draw your own imaginary World? I have listed some books with super imaginary worlds in them, if you haven't read any of them I can strongly recommend all of them (with the exception of Wizard of Oz which I have't actually read, but seen the film many times!) I also have two Q&A’s that might get your students wondering about being authors themselves one day(!): Make a word bank that includes words you could use to describe the people, places and events in the story. Choose one double spread – the illustration showing the girl entering the city works well – and talk about what’s going on. What can you see, and what questions do you have? Apart from the boat, the colours in this image are muted. How does this make you feel and what do you think about it? Talk about the characters. If you could take the girl’s place in the picture, what would you hear and touch, and what emotions would you feel? Invent dialogue for the characters, and discuss what might be going to happen next. Do you think the girl can see things that we (as readers) cannot?For example: what would happen if this object…grew to be enormous? …had magic powers? …wanted a friend? …came to life? …belonged to somebody else (the queen, a lion, a visitor from outer space)? A little girl is feeling very bored one day in the summer. All of her family members are busy doing things and no one will play with her. Scooter (pretend to ride the scooter)

This book isn't an entirely original idea, but it is very well executed. The scenes are vibrant. The full spread, and sometimes double spread illustrations are highly detailed. And yet, the funny thing is, much of this is in drab colors. A vivid red is used to indicate the magic items the girl has drawn. Otherwise nothing more than a touch of gold here or a highlighted gleam of light there are used to transform the dull landscape into something living and vaguely mysterious. Mime drawing that item, if it’s really big. Pretend you have a crayon and draw some big things to help you get from place to place. Introduction to the story As part of our transition work with HSMS, all the First schools will be looking at this text. Next term (if all goes to plan), you will be studying the follow-up to this text (The Quest). It is lovely for the Y5 teachers to see what you are capable of as writers, illustrators and designers: and the work you do this term will be followed up by your new teacher, next year.Predictions, retellings in role, maps, posters, a travel diary, instructions and a story sequel. Length: LOVE that. Especially because, despite the fact that the journey in this book is by that of a young girl, it still felt very much like a personal journey for the illustrator. So reading his bio at the end didn't surprise me at all. This book really is his journey.

Ask an open question, ‘what’s happening in this picture?’ After the children have shared their responses, you may want to prompt them to think more deeply about the picture: What would the world look like from a flying carpet? Make a picture map to show the girl’s journey through the landscape in the book. To help with this, look carefully at each image for clues about the next location – for example, when the girl enters the forest, the jetty can be seen in the distance.

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I miss Owl class," Mr Wookey sighed as he gazed at their work, which was popping up on his laptop screen. Stop reading when the girl first arrives at the city. Should she go in? Why (not)? Share your thoughts with others and vote on what you think should happen next. This ‘visual literacy’ approach to a picture’s content, narrative and composition is an effective way to boost children’s speaking and listening skills and develop their critical abilities, as well as increase their enjoyment of the book. Bring a red rug into school (the sort you can roll up and carry under one arm) and use it for story sharing in small groups with an adult helper (perhaps in secret locations around the school). Invite children to sit on the rug and talk about the special places they would like to go.

She continues to watch the bird, and is startled when it is suddenly captured in a big net! Bird in a cage (Eagle pose) Have a go at staging some of the spreads in this book as tableaux. The image showing the king throwing the crayon overboard works well for this, as does the scene in which the girl steals the bird.Here are some beautiful kids yoga cards with lots of diverse students. The main set of poses is here, called a Yoga Flow. Here is a Journey Yoga Lesson Plan with … This is, in my opinion, an essential book for parents and non-parents alike. It is a work of literature, stunning in its artistry, poetic in its imagery, minimalism, and allusions. In a large, clear space, explore repetitive motions before creating a giant working ‘machine’ by combining individual actions. Start with a single child before adding each new motion to the whole.