Katie In London

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As usual, there are a range of activities to cover reading, phonics, English, maths, and your afternoon (topic sessions). In English for this week, the children will return to looking at a particular text, in this case Katie in London. The activities are all based around this, so please ensure you read the top doccument before opening the resources (as this will help to make them make sense).

Find the prices of different tourist attractions in London. If you were to go with an adult, how much would they cost? If you were to go with two adults and a friend, what would the new price be? He has made regular appearances at the National Galleries in Edinburgh and London and visits many schools, and arts and literary festivals. Find out how people travel to, from and around London. Are there any examples of transport shown in the book?Bob Mortimer wins 2023 Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction with The Satsuma Complex

Find photos of different places in London and use these as inspiration for your own art work (see Resources below). Find photos of London and make a photo guide about London with your own narration. You could use a program like Windows Movie Maker or iMovie to do this. Write a diary entry from Katie’s point of view about her trip to London. Could you write a diary entry from the Lion’s point of view? The story can be used in numerous ways within the classroom. What initially comes to mind is using this story within geography and using maps of London to pinpoint the famous sights mentioned within the book. The children could possibly find out how people travel to, from and around London. Are there any examples of transport shown in the book? Compare photos of parts of London with the illustrations in the story. How are they similar / different?Below are the activities for those of you continuing to learn from home this week. As some of the childrenreturn to the classroom this week, I would just like to say that I will be supporting both those at home, and those within school.