The Jolly Postman & The Jolly Christmas Postman By Allan Ahlberg and Janet Ahlberg 2 Books Collection Set

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On a big piece of paper children could draw a map with the postman’s route and the places he visits. Talk about the map together and all the places the postman visits. Make a nursery rhyme book

Venn Diagrams — Children can use a Venn diagram to compare and contrast two of the fairytale characters in the story. What are their similarities and differences? The Jolly Postman follows an unnamed mail carrier as he delivers letters by bicycle to characters from traditional children's stories that are well known in Britain. Following each sheet of narrative verse and illustration, there is one shaped like an envelope and containing one of the postman's deliveries. Each envelope is opened and its enclosure read at that point in the story. Start off with this Lesson Plan Template. There's room for you to write the learning objectives, which resources you're going to use, the plan for your main activity, and more.Alternatively, The Jolly Postman is a series of three books including 1991 and 1995 sequels to The Jolly Postman, or Other people's letters. In the U.K., the first book won the Red House Children's Book Award and the Kurt Maschler Award. [3] [4] The second book won the 1991 Greenaway Medal for British children's book illustration. [5] Summary [ edit ] Each piece of content has been designed by real teachers, meaning you can rest assured that they are suitable for EYFS children, whilst remaining in line with the standards and objectives of the National Curriculum. Janet Ahlberg was a commended runner up for the 1986 Greenaway Medal [7] [b] and she won the 1991 Greenaway for the sequel. [5] The annual award by the Library Association then recognised the year's best children's book illustration by a British subject. Remind the children about road safety. How do you keep safe when you are out on your bike or scooter?

Share the story The book is a sequel to The Jolly Postman who delivers letters to familiar characters from fairy tales. It’s helpful if children already know this story before reading The Jolly Christmas Postman but not essential. See here for a video of the original book, The Jolly Postman, read aloud Watch the The Jolly Postman storyWe've also made sure to include a variety of resources that you can incorporate in core lessons such as maths and English. A good example of this is this Jolly Christmas Postman-themed number counting worksheet, which you can use to add a dash of festivity to your end of term maths lessons. Alternatively, you could also incorporate our range of word searches and word mats to help your pupils practice their spelling.

The award-winning Jolly Christmas Postman is the ultimate children’s picture book. There should be a copy beneath every Christmas tree in every house with young children!

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The Jolly Postman or Other People's Letters is an interactive children's picture book by Janet and Allan Ahlberg. The innovative project required five years to complete, and much discussion with both the publisher Heinemann and the printer before it was issued in 1986. The first subject heading assigned by WorldCat is "Toy and movable books". Little, Brown published a U.S. edition in the same year. Story Continuation — After you finish reading the story, children can get creative and write up what they think would happen next. This is a brilliant way for children to practise their writing skills and test their reading comprehension. If you’re looking to set the scene, for your Jolly Christmas Postman EYFS learning experience, we've got a range of eye-catching display materials which have been hand-drawn by our talented team of illustrators. Create some vibrant display boards for your learning area, to support the topic of The Jolly Christmas Postman in EYFS. They’ll also help young learners to stay engaged, whilst submerged in the theme! How to make a Jolly Christmas Postman lesson plan Join the jolly postman with his mailbag of delightful deliveries for Dorothy from Oz, Alice from Wonderland, and other favorite storybook characters." [15] See also [ edit ]