Five Minutes' Peace (Large Family)

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So, taking refuge in the bathroom, she fills herself a hot, foamy bubble bath and takes in a tray of her favourite breakfast and the morning paper. Before long, the exuberant youngsters clamber into the bath, forcing their mother to seek refuge elsewhere. Well, we’re here to help with our collection of Five Minutes’ Peace resources that are ideal to use with children both in the classroom and at home. Deciding to sneak off for a relaxing bubble bath, she carefully sets a tray with tea, toast and cake, and quietly heads towards the door. The charming, colourful illustrations are full of warmth and humour, with lots of detail to explore.

Five Minutes' Peace Display Banner - Showcase your children's learning all about this lovely story with our eye-catching display banner. This light-hearted picture book is a welcome addition to the Simon and Casper series, and touches on some common issues experienced by many toddlers, such as jealousy, unfairness and sibling rivalry. This extremely funny, beautifully observed portrayal of everyday family life will delight young readers and is sure to resonate with parents. But there’s never a dull moment with the Large family, and it soon becomes clear that mum’s quiet time is to be very short-lived! Created in collaboration with Walker Books, our Five Minutes’ Peace Word Mat is the perfect tool to support children in writing about this well-loved children’s book.It’s ideal to use both in the classroom and at home to aid children with spelling, as well as develop their confidence in writing independently.

You’ll download a colourful descriptive word mat packed with exciting adjectives to inspire children’s imagination and enhance their vocabulary.

Mrs Large the elephant looks despairingly at the chaos caused by her three boisterous children as they messily eat their breakfast.

Five Minutes’ Peace Stick Puppets - Encourage children to retell the story through play using these fun stick puppets.

Five Minutes’ Peace Word Cards - Explore more of the exciting vocabulary used in the book with these illustrated word cards.