Stella and the Seagull

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Possible curriculum links: This text can link with almost any area of the curriculum as the outcome could be an interview with anything!

Grammar and punctuation focus: Prepositional phrases as part of expanded noun phrase to add detail after the noun (Y4) and/or used adverbially (Y3); nouns and pronouns for clarity and cohesion; using dictionaries for definitions. Coffee house Caffè Nero has announced the 16-strong shortlist for the inaugural Nero Book Awards, recognising the outstanding books of the past 12...

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I knew exactly what to do. I’d done this hundreds of times, see.First of all I flew down and just stood about where the kids could see me and almost straight away this little boy says, This is a rewrite of one of our most popular sequences. It is a fast-paced novel featuring the adventures of three cats desperately trying to survive multiple threats. The winners of the Diverse Book Awards 2023 have been announced, with one winner from each of the four categories announced: Picture book, Children... This is a hilarious book where you get to imagine animals with big personalities. The interview style creates the voice of the animals but you learn lots of accurate information too.

Possible curriculum links: Science – understanding plants, animals and materials in their environment Take those kids on the beach yesterday. About thirty kids and a couple of teachers...school trip to the seaside. I watched them very closely as they sat down on the sand to have their picnic. Sometimes when that happens, a teacher or a Mum or Dad says ‘Don’t feed the seagulls. It just encourages them.’ But yesterday, the teachers were talking to each other and they didn’t notice when the girl threw a crust in my direction. Planned outcome/focus: Children create their own ‘Interview…’ with other creatures, people or even objects in a Q&A style like Andy Seed’s original. Contrasting two interviewees allows children to create a distinctive voice for each.

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Bestselling author Alexandra Christo, author of TikTok sensation To Kill a Kingdom, introduces her new book, The Night Hunt (Hot Key Books), a dark... It’s great being a seagull. If you’re a seagull like me, you can go wherever you want. You can float in the sea, you can walk about on the land, and you can fly through the air even when the weather’s rough. Seagulls ain’t scared of storms. Seagulls ain’t scared of nothing. Grammar and punctuation focus (includes revision and application of Y3/4 grammar to convey atmosphere and develop character): expanded noun phrases for conveying precise imagery; adverbials (prepositional phrases); dialogue to advance the action and to develop character; building suspense and atmosphere; verb choices; colons and semi-colons between clauses

The Primary School Library Alliance is calling on the government to match-fund the private investment it has brought into helping primary schools c... Planned outcome/focus: Children write letters asking companies and organisations to help improve something in their own local area. I was having a lovely time, but then the trouble started. Some of those kids were just throwing the food they didn’t want onto the sand. They didn’t put it in a bin, they just threw it away. And that’s when other seagulls noticed what was going on. Like I said, we seagulls never miss the chance of a free feed, and in no time there were about twenty of us all circling round the kids, First of all I flew down and just stood about where the kids could see me and almost straight away this little boy says,Stella and the Seagull is an empowering story about one little girl who inspires her entire community to take action on plastic pollution. I flew further down the beach to enjoy my cake. I could hear little voice saying, ‘Mrs Nelson! Mrs Nelson! Someone’s stolen my cake!’

This assessed writing from I Don’t Believe it, Archie! is an example of the writing that comes out of the teaching sequence. It has been assessed and annotated to exemplify the assessment criteria for year 4. Dapo Adeola, Tracy Darnton, Joseph Coelho and Chitra Soundar are among the 19 authors and illustrators longlisted for the Inclusive Books for Child... Our Oceans need our help, and Finn the Fortunate Tiger Shark is a beautiful book which will delight and engage young children on this critical issue. And when read by Jeremy Irons it sounds magical. Please buy the book and spread the word."Stella and the Seagull is perfect to inspire children aged 5-8 to make a difference and shows you're never too young to be a force for good. It also sensitively introduces issues such as pollution, single-use plastics, wildlife welfare and personal responsibility. This is a book that will be used regularly in my school to support all these topics in a positive way.