The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark: as read by HRH The Duchess of Cambridge on CBeebies Bedtime Stories

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which follows the story of Plop, a baby barn owl and aligns with this year's theme of 'Growing Together'. These differentiated comprehension questions are the perfect reading exercise to accommodate a range of abilities in your class. We’ve included an answer key for these questions on The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark (chapters 1 to 7). Orion the black cat explains that there are ‘hot scented summer nights’, ‘cold windy nights’, ‘breathless thundery nights’ and ‘fresh spring nights’. The duchess, who is the royal patron of Place2Be, a children's mental health charity, will appear on the CBeebies show to mark Children's Mental Health Week.

Download these delightful three Diary Entries lessons, based on Jill Tomlinson's 'The Owl who was Afraid of the Dark', and introduce your class to the lovable character, Plop! Once your child has moved on from The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark, why not pick their favourite book to create your own reading comprehension exercise? The book shows what constellations are, especially Orion's belt, and has been adapted as a show at the London Planetarium. Kate was seen wearing a sweater and sitting down cross-legged by a fire bowl to record her reading of the children's classic, The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark by Jill Tomlinson.The planner includes an Experiences and Outcomes web and corresponding 'I Can' statements web for Literacy, Mathematics, Health and Well-being, Technologies, Sciences and Expressive arts. The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark is a children's book by Jill Tomlinson, of which there is also an audio version read by Maureen Lipman. Story Books < Story Titles T-V The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark - Jill Tomlinson The Disgusting Sandwich - Gareth Edwards The Proudest Blue - Ibtihaj Muhammad and S.

Plop, the Baby Barn Owl, is like every Barn Owl there ever was, except for one thing–he is afraid of the dark.It’s such a special and relevant tale and perfectly represents this years’ Children’s Mental Health week theme. Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, will become the first member of the Royal Family to read a CBeebies Bedtime Story. This is a great activity for independent learning, as it lets you work on other tasks while your child reads. Barn Owl sends him down from his nest-hole to ask about the dark, and he meets a little boy waiting for the fireworks to begin, an old lady, a scout out camping, a girl who tells him about Father Christmas, a man with a telescope, and a black cat who takes him exploring. If you’re looking for materials to support teaching on The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark, you’ve come to the right place.

On 13 February 2022, the BBC broadcast the story on their CBeebies Bedtime Story programme, read by Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge. It's such a special and relevant tale and perfectly represents this years' Children's Mental Health week theme. At the end, you’ll have a good idea of where children are with their reading comprehension and what they need to do to progress.Patricia Hidalgo, director of BBC Children’s and Education, said: “I couldn’t be more proud to have the duchess read a CBeebies Bedtime Story as we mark the 20th anniversary of our CBeebies and CBBC channels. Other big names to appear on the CBeebies Bedtime Stories are Hollywood star Chris Evans, best known for playing Captain America; Foo Fighters frontman, Dave Grohl; and British actor, Tom Hiddleston. Reese Witherspoon was a recent addition to the list, which also features Chris Evans, Tom Hiddleston, Orlando Bloom and Eddie Redmayne, along with singing talent including Dolly Parton, Sir Elton John, Dave Grohl and Ed Sheeran - and children's television royalty such as Dame Floella Benjamin. Other big names lining up to open a CBeebies storybook include Bridgerton actor Regé-Jean Page, author Michael Rosen, Olympic athlete Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill, astronaut Tim Peake (who read from space), actors Emily Watson and Ewan McGregor and TV chef Nadiya Hussain.