Whatever Next!

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Draw a picture from the point of view of one of the passengers on the plane who sees Baby Bear and Owl flying up to the moon. Set out a picnic tea on a blanket for your child dressed as Baby Bear on the moon, children canfind a few toys to join in.

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All children will need later is a cardboard box and they will be able to imagine they are off to the moon themselves! Find out about the history of space flight and the different astronauts who have landed on the moon. Use WordArt (or a paint program) to create eye-catching examples of words linked to onomatopoeia (like ‘Whoosh’ and ‘BUMP’).You could add one or two questions as well, for example do children think Baby Bear really went to the moon? Songs and rhymes: Sing these rhymes about space and space travel: Zoom, Zoom, Zoom, Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star, and Hey Diddle Diddle. Draw a labelled diagram of a rocket for Baby Bear, showing the different parts and special features. Sometimes you become stuck and just need someone else to give you a focus and this does all of that.

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Give children a large piece of paper and paints or crayons to paint a picture of their journey to the moon. Cardboard box play: Use a large cardboard box and make it into a rocket, a train or anything else your child wants!It's age relevant it's also one of those stories that has that magic appeal it's not illuminous and ridiculous when compared to the real world. Share the Story Read aloud Read the book aloud allowing time for children to enjoy looking at the beautiful black and white and colour illustrations.

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It also contains a main learning intention, key questions and vocabulary, details of resources, differentiation, ideas for extension into continuous provision and opportunities for observation and assessment.

You will find many creative activities based on each book to make reading even more enjoyable and interactive. With one or two props, his teddy, some food for the journey and more than a little imagination he whooshes off on his journey meeting a friendly owl on the way.

Whatever Next - Teaching Ideas

This lighthearted story, written by Jill Murphy, will captivate young children’s imaginations as Baby Bear makes his own rocket and goes on a trip to the moon! The recipe contains full details of what you will need, along with step-by-step instructions on how to make it. This is a weeks lesson plan for learning and then writing the story of ‘Whatever Next’ by Jill Murphy. As you are watching or reading the story together, encourage your child to talk about what they can see on the page, or point to the pictures as you say what you can see. It includes Notebook presentations, lesson plans, differentiated resources to match each activity such as word banks, story maps and worksheets.

It opens up so many avenues for extended learning both indoors and out, it's taken us on a journey and we love it, we'll certaintly send in some pictures! Find a big cardboard box or plastic storage containerfor therocket and gather ‘space boots’ and a helmet, a favourite toy and supplies for the journey. This also includes a week planning of inviting guests to a picnic on the moon, writing invitations, designing their own picnic and acting out a moon landing. Why not use inspire some problem-solving in your classroom by using this fun listto decide which 10 things you will take into space? We had a lovely time with Whatever Next- first I read the story to Miles, then we read it again with his dad there too and Miles loved telling him what was happening and showing him the animals.