What the Ladybird Heard

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P1 children (and older siblings) might be interested to hear the story being told by Julia Donaldson. Julia explains how she came to write this story and some of her other songs and books. There is even a guest appearance by one of her favourite characters - https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/authors-live-on-demand/julia-donaldson For P1 (and older siblings) - Learn how to draw a ladybird with illustrator, Lydia Monks - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpleGh5-6zU There are follow on videos from which the children can learn to draw all the characters in the book. Helen has worked as a digital marketing consultant (IDM qualified) with various organisations, including Channel Mum, Truprint, Talk to Mums, and Micro Scooters. She loves to be creative in the brand campaigns she works on. Invite the children to dress up like one of the characters from the book and re-tell the story for a friend, grandparent or other relative over Skype or Facetime. Ladybird pencil control -these sheets can be used form your child to practise their pencil control.

Have fun with this interactive ladybird counting game - https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/ladybird-spotsRemember to explore our teaching ideas for the sequel, What the Ladybird Heard Next. Teaching Ideas and Resources: English Build a Bug Hotel and see who comes to visit. You can keep a guest log and see if the visitors change, over the different seasons - https://www.yocom/watch?v=OexxoXo9uFk

We shared the room on the broom activitiesnot so long ago, and we do hope you had a chance to print them out. There are also these printable sharing a shell activities we know your little ones will love in addition to the ones we are sharing today. To maximize the learning fun, why not prepare these Gruffalo food ideas, you’ll find quite a few delicious ideas. Think of some speech bubbles to show what the ladybird might be thinking at each point in the story. Identify the rhyming words used throughout the book. Can you make your own rhyming dictionary, adding other rhyming words for the ones found? Can’t you just see the excitement on your little ones faces when they enter this magical world? Certainly an experience that is not to be missed as this will be something they will remember for years to come.Draw a map of the farm on the coordinate grid (see Resources below) and use the coordinates / compass directions to show somebody how to move from one place to another. It gives 51%+ profits to Reverence for Life, who fund a number of important initiatives in Africa, including bringing running water and basic equipment to a school in Tanzania. By using food dye, colour a water tray or if at home, have fun at bath-time – by making the Red Sea! Allow the children to experiment with different sized containers to explore volume. Many children will also find playing with water emotionally soothing. Ladybird writing sheets - we often use sheets like these in class to help encourage children to have a go at writing. Your child could use these sheets to have a go at writing a few words linked to the story (animal names for example) or to write a sentence about something that happened in the book.

Look at the illustrations of the farm in the book. Look at the different textures used on the tree / grass / buildings. Can you try to recreate these textures using different art materials? We have another wonderful set to share with you today, this time we are sharingPrintable What the Ladybird Heard activities. Create a simple model of the farm and use some programmable robots (e.g. roamer, remote control vehicles) to move around it. Could you decorate the roamer so that it looks like the ladybird?The ladybird whispered into each animal’s ear. Think of other words that describe how we can communicate with others (e.g. shouted, screamed, hissed, chattered). Think about what stealing means and why it is wrong. How would you feel if someone stole from you? What happens to people who steal things from others?

Why not have a red lunch – what foods can the children think of which are red in colour? They may want to have strawberries, watermelon, jelly or even a jam sandwich! Since giving up being a business analyst when juggling travel, work and kids proved too complicated, she founded KiddyCharts so she could be with her kids, and use those grey cells at the same time. The thieves ‘crept’ into the farm. Think of synonyms which describe how people can move. Can you demonstrate each one (e.g. sprint, crawled, paced). Look at the adjectives that are used to describe each animal. How many other adjectives can you think of to describe them? Use the animal posters (see Resources below) and write adjectives on them. Look at the pictures of the farm at the start and end of the book. Can you describe how they are different?

So many lovely little ladybirds on this printable sheet. They all look alike don’t they. But do they really? Let’s take a closer look and find that one special one. It sure isn’t an easy task, trust us it took us a while. Did you spot it yet? Messy play. Making red playdough - https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/howto/guide/playdough-recipe Add some food dye to colour the playdough.