Author: Narelle Adams

Connect:
The Terrible Suitcase
How do you cheer yourself up when you feel really angry?
Ask a friend how they cheer themselves up.

Question:
The Terrible Suitcase
If you could swap one of your toys to get something fantastic, what would you like to receive and why?

Prediction:
The Terrible Suitcase
Predict the next thing that the large box might become in Imagination Corner. What will the next adventure be about?

Visualise:
The Terrible Suitcase
Draw a picture of something interesting in a SECRET compartment of a suitcase & explain what it is & the adventure that happens when it is found.
play inside it.

Create:
The Terrible Suitcase
Create a rocket either on paper or on the computer. Make sure you label the parts and what they are used for.

Summarize/Evaluate:
The Terrible Suitcase
Why is Imaginary play so much fun? How do people feel in a new place? How can we help new people settle in?

Connect:
With Nan
Think about your last walk, where did you go?
What did you see?

Question:
With Nan
Find some information on one animal that uses
camouflage?
Record your answer and information onto your poster

Prediction:
With Nan
What would you find if you went for a walk along the beach. Name 5 things you might see

Visualise:
With Nan
Draw a picture which shows
ONE of the favourite things that people like to
DO with their grandmothers

Create:
With Nan
Why is it so important to sometimes walk slowly and notice what is around us?
Why are grandparents so important?

Summarize/Evaluate
With Nan
Create a “walk” either as a drawing or written story, what do you think might find along the way. How would they be camouflaged

Connect:
Too Many Elephants in this House
If YOU could have a house full of animals, which animal would you choose? Why? What would you like them to do?
Create: Find photos of a favourite toy animal, in lots of different places

Question:
Too Many Elephants in this House
Research What is the difference between
African and Asian elephants?

Prediction:
Too Many Elephants in this House
What do you predict that Eric would tell his friends later about his day?

Visualise:
Too Many Elephants in this House
Draw a picture showing the sort of fun things YOU would do with an elephant.

Create:
Too Many Elephants in this House
On the computer find photos of a
favourite toy animal, in lots of different places

Summarize/Evaluate:
Too Many Elephants in this House
What is Eric’s clever idea to solve the problem of too many elephants?
What is the power of IMAGINATION?

Connect:
Pros and Cons of being a Frog
Do you have a friend who is very
DIFFERENT from you?
Write a story about what they are like & what
is so awesome about them.

Question:
Pros and Cons of being a Frog
Find all the places where the FONT
changes in the story.
Why are these changes made?
What do the different fonts express?

Create:
With Nan
Why is it so important to sometimes walk slowly and notice what is around us?
Why are grandparents so important?

Summarize/Evaluate
With Nan
Create a “walk” either as a drawing or written story, what do you think might find along the way. How would they be camouflaged

Connect:
Pros and Cons of being a Frog
Do you have a friend who is very
DIFFERENT from you?
Write a story about what they are like & what
is so awesome about them.

Question:
Pros and Cons of being a Frog
Find all the places where the FONT
changes in the story.
Why are these changes made?
What do the different fonts express?

Prediction:
Pros and Cons of being a Frog
In your group make up your own alphabet.
What symbols would you use?

Visualise:
Pros and Cons of being a Frog
Draw and explain the MOST AMAZING DRESS UP COSTUME and the fun you would have in it.

Create:
Pros and Cons of being a Frog
Create your own wild self at
http://www.buildyourwildself.com/

Summarize/Evaluate
Pros and Cons of being a Frog
Make up a PROs and CONs
list of having friends

Connect:
Peggy
What is your FAVOURITE flower?
Find a photo and write why you like it

Question:
Peggy
Look at Peggy’s days at the beginning of the book and at the end.
What has changed and why?

Prediction:
Peggy
What do you predict was Peggy’s
favourite thing
she experienced
in her day in the city?

Visualise:
Peggy
Draw a picture of the wind
carrying an amazing surprise
into YOUR garden
Explain about what it is & an adventure it causes.

Create:
Peggy
What did Peggy tell the pigeons
about her day?
Finish off this sentence Today a big wind came and….

Summarize/Evaluate:
Peggy
Design a special house for a pet.

Connect:
It’s a Miroocool
Where do you put your tooth when it has come out?

Question:
It’s a Miroocool
What would YOU wish for, on the first star?

Prediction:
It’s a Miroocool
What else do you think might
be in Audrey’s treasure box?

Visualise:
It’s a Miroocool
Draw a picture of the tooth fairy.

Create:
It’s a Miroocool
In your group make your own treasure hunt, on paper. Leave a trail of clues so friends can find your hidden treasure

Summarize/Evaluate
It’s a Miroocool
Draw a story map where Audrey went & what she did: Map, rock arrow, trail of breadcrumbs, note with drawing

Draw a pcture showing the sort of fun things YOU would do with an elephant.

Draw a picture showing the sort of fun things YOU would do with an elephant.