Whatever Next!

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Share the Story Read aloud Read the book aloud allowing time for children to enjoy looking at the beautiful black and white and colour illustrations. Why not use inspire some problem-solving in your classroom by using this fun listto decide which 10 things you will take into space?

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Jill Murphy's brilliant tale, Whatever Next is an exciting space-themed story to share with your EYFS or KS1 class. As you are watching or reading the story together, encourage your child to talk about what they can see on the page, or point to the pictures as you say what you can see.Draw a picture from the point of view of one of the passengers on the plane who sees Baby Bear and Owl flying up to the moon. Sometimes you become stuck and just need someone else to give you a focus and this does all of that. This also includes a week planning of inviting guests to a picnic on the moon, writing invitations, designing their own picnic and acting out a moon landing. Use the wonderful 'Whatever Next' story by Jill Murphy to complete this lovely adult lead activity - what would you want to take to the moon with you?

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We had a lovely time with Whatever Next- first I read the story to Miles, then we read it again with his dad there too and Miles loved telling him what was happening and showing him the animals. Give children a large piece of paper and paints or crayons to paint a picture of their journey to the moon.

We had a good chat about who might live in the holes on the moon and I think he was surprised to find that Baby Bear didn't find anyone there. Songs and rhymes: Sing these rhymes about space and space travel: Zoom, Zoom, Zoom, Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star, and Hey Diddle Diddle. We talked about imagination and how we could use different things to pretend - we do a lot of duplo and painting but don't play many imaginative games, so it was very helpful to have this prompt.

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Find a big cardboard box or plastic storage containerfor therocket and gather ‘space boots’ and a helmet, a favourite toy and supplies for the journey. All children will need later is a cardboard box and they will be able to imagine they are off to the moon themselves! The recipe contains full details of what you will need, along with step-by-step instructions on how to make it. It includes Notebook presentations, lesson plans, differentiated resources to match each activity such as word banks, story maps and worksheets.Cardboard box play: Use a large cardboard box and make it into a rocket, a train or anything else your child wants! This lighthearted story, written by Jill Murphy, will captivate young children’s imaginations as Baby Bear makes his own rocket and goes on a trip to the moon! You will find many creative activities based on each book to make reading even more enjoyable and interactive.