Lila and the Secret of Rain: 1

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Persuading mean convincing. We want something to think the way we do, believe what we believe or change someone’s mind. You are sharing your OPINION. Your children can either highlight the adjectives within the sentences or use the word bank to insert the adjectives to complete the sentences. Your class must include capital letters for: the beginning of sentences, opening speech and proper nouns. We had added in simple and complex sentences to add in full stops. Lila and the Secret of Rain: the perfect book to teach about different cultures and contrasting localities in KS1 with related worksheets, activities and display materials. We have differentiated this resource so that you can choose which would best suit your class. We have included a blank template with questions and things to reflect on, as well as multiple choice.

This is a challenging Y2 activity that focuses on homophones and near homophones. Your class will read through the sentences and highlight words that are homophones or they can choose the homophone that completes the sentences.As a multicultural text, it presents the ethnic group in authentic dress and nods to their traditional beliefs. It doesn't really explain anything about being Kenyan, though. However, Lila is an individual and not just a representation of her ethnic group. David's most recent picture book The Great Nursery Rhyme Disaster was chosen as one of the children's books of the year 2008 by Nicolette Jones of The Sunday Times and has been shortlisted for the 2009 Sheffield Children's Book Award. Shine Moon Shine was chosen as one of the top ten picture books of 2008 by The Bookbag.

Lila and the secret of rain is all about a young girl who lives in a Kenyan village. It is very hot and the sun burns all day every day. It is so hot all the villagers stay inside during the day. It is too hot to do their chores. The well has dried up because of the heat and the villagers are beginning to worry. Lila's grandfather shares a secret with Lila. Lila goes on a mission to the highest mountain and tells the sky of her saddest times. Nothing seems to work and Lila begins to cry. A breeze begins and the sky begins to change colour. It is full of Lila's sadness. Then the rain begins to fall. The villagers were very happy and celebrated the rain by singing and dancing. Lila and her grandfather now share the secret of rain. We have taken some of the lovely vocabulary used in The Secret of Rain and created three resources to help your Year 1 | Year 2 class understand the words used in context of the story as well as looking at a few definitions. I liked all the discribing words in the book.I like Lila because Lila was crying at the top of the mountain. Your KS1 class will read through the sentences and decide whether the statements are true or false.Discuss and do a project in regard to weather and climate. You could talk about legends and secrets. I think this book is very appealing to kids. I talks about the courage of one girl and how she saves her village. It talks about different cultures and climates. There are so many ways to use this book and I feel it is something that kids could really relate too. This resource aimed at Year 1 and Year focuses on adjectives throughout the story of The Secret of Rain. We have differentiated this resource to cater for Y1 and Year 2 classes. Your class will underline the letters that should be capital letters and add in the full stops to punctuate the sentences.