To get you thinking:
Can you think of a name for the boy in the picture?
How does he control the carpet?
Where might the carpet have come from? Why is it in his possession?
How might the other people in the village feel about the boy and his magic carpet?
Where does the boy live?
If you had a magic carpet, how would you use it?
Can you think of a name for the boy in the picture?
How does he control the carpet?
Where might the carpet have come from? Why is it in his possession?
How might the other people in the village feel about the boy and his magic carpet?
Where does the boy live?
If you had a magic carpet, how would you use it?
To get you thinking:
What are the creatures in the photograph?
What is a ‘pod’?
How did the photographer take this picture?
How many animals do you think are in this ‘pod’?
What are they doing in the photo?
Why do they stick together like this?
Do any other land/sea animals do something similar?
Where in the world would you find creatures such as these?
Who do you think took this photo? Why did they take it?
What are the creatures in the photograph?
What is a ‘pod’?
How did the photographer take this picture?
How many animals do you think are in this ‘pod’?
What are they doing in the photo?
Why do they stick together like this?
Do any other land/sea animals do something similar?
Where in the world would you find creatures such as these?
Who do you think took this photo? Why did they take it?
To get you thinking:
What was the noise that Michael heard?
What did he see under the bed?
What will happen next?
How did he feel when he first heard the noise?
How did he feel when he looked under the bed?
What time of day do you think it is?
Have you ever been frightened of anything?
Why do things seem more frightening at night?
What was the noise that Michael heard?
What did he see under the bed?
What will happen next?
How did he feel when he first heard the noise?
How did he feel when he looked under the bed?
What time of day do you think it is?
Have you ever been frightened of anything?
Why do things seem more frightening at night?
Ideas to get you started:
What are the girl’s plans?
What are these ‘orders’ that the text refers to?
What is the girl up to?
Will anyone find out?
What might it say on her website?
Where does she get the dogs from?
Do you recognise the breed of dog in the picture?
How many has she sold so far do you think? When will she stop?
What are the girl’s plans?
What are these ‘orders’ that the text refers to?
What is the girl up to?
Will anyone find out?
What might it say on her website?
Where does she get the dogs from?
Do you recognise the breed of dog in the picture?
How many has she sold so far do you think? When will she stop?
They were beginning to regret venturing into the giant’s garden this morning…
Where do you think this diamond has come from?
Are there more where this one came from?
How do you think people will react to seeing the diamond?
How important do you think wealth is?
If people have more money, does it mean they are happier?
Sentence Starters:
- It blazed across the sky like a shooting star, lighting up the countryside for miles around, trailing behind it a tail of brilliant blue light. People gazed nervously out of their bedroom windows, marvelling at the beautiful and mysterious object hurtling by.
- In the morning, as the dust began to settle, it became clear what had fallen from the heavens… The diamond was vast! It was the size of a fully grown, adult blue whale. Glistening in the morning sunlight, the diamond reflected powerful beams of blinding light in all directions like a lighthouse.
- Crowds began to gather…
- A thousand times I've told Sam to not go in my room. He is so annoying. If there was an award for the most annoying brother in the world, Sam would win easily! Now, I can't believe these words are about to come out f my mouth, but today my brother is the 'Best Brother in the World' his sneaking around is going to make us millionaires, billionaires, zill.... well you know, the thing that comes after billionaire. We're going to be rich and it's sitting right out there in the field! Look!
Are there more where this one came from?
How do you think people will react to seeing the diamond?
How important do you think wealth is?
If people have more money, does it mean they are happier?
Sentence Starters:
- It blazed across the sky like a shooting star, lighting up the countryside for miles around, trailing behind it a tail of brilliant blue light. People gazed nervously out of their bedroom windows, marvelling at the beautiful and mysterious object hurtling by.
- In the morning, as the dust began to settle, it became clear what had fallen from the heavens… The diamond was vast! It was the size of a fully grown, adult blue whale. Glistening in the morning sunlight, the diamond reflected powerful beams of blinding light in all directions like a lighthouse.
- Crowds began to gather…
- A thousand times I've told Sam to not go in my room. He is so annoying. If there was an award for the most annoying brother in the world, Sam would win easily! Now, I can't believe these words are about to come out f my mouth, but today my brother is the 'Best Brother in the World' his sneaking around is going to make us millionaires, billionaires, zill.... well you know, the thing that comes after billionaire. We're going to be rich and it's sitting right out there in the field! Look!