Whatever Next!

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Baby Bear and Owl fly past millions of stars. How many is a million? Can you write a million in digits? Could you act out the story with some friends? Which characters will you need to have? Will you use any props?

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Whatever Next! is a children’s picture book by Jill Murphy. You can watch the National Literacy Trust reading the story below! Four ways to explore the story with your child We talked about imagination and how we could use different things to pretend - we do a lot of duplo and painting but don't play many imaginative games, so it was very helpful to have this prompt. One day we were making paper books and Miles made one inspired by Whatever Next. He told me story and did the pictures, I just transcribed what he said. Mummy Bear and Baby Bear made quite an impression on him!’ 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. Make a picture Words for Life is created by the National Literacy Trust and supported by UK publishers with funding for its creation from the DfE and Kindred 2. Read the book again allowing children to join in with words they might remember such as WHOOSH! BUMP! Or ‘Whatever next!’ Tell the storyCopy: Make a list of what you would take to the moon. The list could include food, toys and special items. This could prompt a discussion about precious things and people. Give children a large piece of paper and paints or crayons to paint a picture of their journey to the moon. Indoor picnic: Pretend you are the characters in the story. Collect items you might need for a trip to the moon, including a blanket and food for a picnic. Lay out a picnic inside and enjoy it together. There is an open envelope above the Bears’ fireplace. Could you write the letter that might have been inside it? Songs and rhymes: Sing these rhymes about space and space travel: Zoom, Zoom, Zoom, Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star, and Hey Diddle Diddle.

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It includes Notebook presentations, lesson plans, differentiated resources to match each activity such as word banks, story maps and worksheets. 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. Use WordArt (or a paint program) to create eye-catching examples of words linked to onomatopoeia (like ‘Whoosh’ and ‘BUMP’).Write a diary entry from the point of view of Baby Bear. What happened to him? How did he feel about it? Answer mum’s question… ‘Whatever Next?’ by writing a story that describes a new adventure for Baby Bear.