The interactive nature of this lovely book could help to draw them in and start to engage with the experience. As an alternative to letter writing, use the interactive Postcard Creator to create original postcards. According to CCSU, some runners up through 2002 were Commended (from 1959) or Highly Commended (from 1974). Are there any significant land features which could be placed on the map, if so the children could be taught some of the representations used on real life maps?

The Jolly Postman, is a book which follows the day of the Jolly Postman who delivers letters, postcards and other items to a variety of well known fairytale creatures. With this wonderful selection of tools, you will be able to create wonderfully exciting lessons for your students to enjoy. By including pages shaped as envelopes, Janet and Allan Ahlberg have added the element of curiosity to this book, as it instantly becomes interactive, enabling children to delve into the envelopes to retrieve each letter. And as I posted this review, I saw that they have other similar books, so perhaps this format is not so novel after all.Despite the simplicity of the poetic text, it still includes some funny ideas, and again the illustrations though deceptively simple also contain some nice background details. I especially like the Jolly Postman being given a glass of Champagne in the middle of his round and then being rather wobbly on his bike afterwards! A wonderful selection of 'The Jolly Postman' resources with everything you need to support your teaching on this lovely children's book. It’s one of my favourites and even as an adult I enjoy my annual reading of the story and opening all the envelopes. Use the Type of Letter Worksheet, categorize the letters delivered by The Jolly Postman, based upon the class's letter description chart.

The Jolly Postman must surely be one of the most innovative and interactive books for young children. Evidence from across the sector and submissions from teachers to give an idea of the current situation in primary school libraries; the benefits they bring to pupils and the.Luckily my children took good care of their books and this only came out at Christmas because the new version is made of flimsier paper and I don't think will hold up to 20 years of love as the original one has. I loved this clever, beautifully illustrated story giving an insight into the correspondence of some well-known fairytale characters. Children will love recognising their favourite characters, and will be so excited to open all the letters to see what is inside.

Probably should have read this last night but my youngest daughter, Scarlett, wasn’t complaining either way. Like sitting down and writing a letter to far away family, or watching a child’s beaming face as they post that letter to Santa, knowing he will read it and get to work making that toy with his elves. The first letter we open is from Goldilocks and it is addressed to Baby Bear at Three Bears' Cottage. Starting with a Christmas Card for Baby Bear that included a very funny joke from Goldilocks, whilst The Gingerbread Man received a book within a book - honestly this had everything.What other familiar characters has the Jolly Postman managed to visit on his travels, how has our Jolly Postman’s day been, and who has invited him in for a cup of tea (green tea at that)? This is a magical Christmas tale following the journey of the Jolly Postman delivering his letters at Christmas time.