Draw and label a ‘before and after’ diagram of the Iron Man. Start with a picture of the Iron Man at the top of the cliff, then a picture of the Iron Man after the fall. Use evidence from the text to carefully label your diagram. Be a ‘Word Detective’ and search for examples of powerful verbs in Chapter 1. Explain how the verbs are used. Sort them into groups; verbs that describe activity and verbs that describe stillness. Can you use any of these verbs in sentences of your own? The Iron Man, illus. by George Adamson: “English language textbook with Japanese annotations” by Yuuichi Hashimoto. Tokyo: Shinozaki Shorin, 1980 I think nobody knew the Iron man was falling as I do not think anybody was at the beach at the time so nobody saw the iron man fall he was also far in the distance so nobody saw him. If people saw him the just probably thought it was just a old pile of junk falling of the cliff. The Iron Man, illus. by Laura Carlin. London: Walker Books in collaboration with Faber and Faber, 2010 ISBN 978-1-4063-2957-5 Use the comprehensive range of vocabulary cards and writing frames to help children work on their literacy skills and reinforce all the important lessons in the story. The word cards would be a fantastic aid to children when completing writing activities.

Rautamies, transl. into Finnish of The Iron Man by Sinikka Sajama; illus. Andrew Davidson. Karkkila: Kustannus-Mäkelä, 1993 ISBN 978-951-873-267-2 Use these The Iron Man teaching resources to create engaging lessons for your KS2 pupils. Your class will learn all about the characterisation in the story that inspired the well-known feature film, 'The Iron Giant' - as well as work on their writing, reading and even fine motor skills as they craft their way through these engaging (and of course, educational) resources. Whether you're looking for inspiration for activities based on the Iron Man book or you're after display materials for your classroom, you can find what you're looking for right here. What The Iron Man book resources are there?Make a stop-motion animation based on the story or about another robot. Look at these examples for inspiration: Faber and Faber published a new edition in 1985 with illustrations by Andrew Davidson, for which Hughes and Davidson won the Kurt Maschler Award, or the Emils. From 1982 to 1999 that award recognised one British "work of imagination for children, in which text and illustration are integrated so that each enhances and balances the other." [3] [4] The 1985 Davidson edition was published in Britain and America (retaining 'giant') and there were re-issues with the Davidson illustrations, including some with other cover artists. Yet the novel has been re-illustrated by at least two others, Dirk Zimmer and Laura Carlin (current, Walker Books). [2] L'Uomo di ferro, transl. into Italian of The Iron Man by Ilva Tron; illus. by Andrew Davidson; Junior Mondadori series. Milan: Mondadori, 2003 ISBN 88-04-43681-6

Talk aboutthe story If you pause after each chapter you could talk about: Ch1: What might happen next. Ch 2: What the farmers could do about the Iron Man and how Hogarth felt. Ch 3: How the Iron Man felt about being in the scrapyard. Ch 4: What the Iron Man’s idea to save the world from the space-bat-angel-dragon might be After finishing the story you could talk about: Favourite parts of the story and anything your child wonders about. What everyone thinks about the Iron Man at the beginning of the story and at the end –and why this changes. in Schools Catalogue 2023–24, 1414 in Education Catalogue 2023–24, 496 in UK Primary September 2023 and 220 in UK Primary Autumn 2023 Format The Iron Man’s challenge at the end of the story involves laying on some flames. What happens when different materials are heated? Why do they change in these ways?A Vasember, transl. into Hungarian of The Iron Man by Katalin Damokos, illus. György Korga . Budapest: Móra Könyvkiadó, 1981 ISBN 978-963-11-2373-9

Why not make your classroom look the part, too? This beautifully illustrated The Iron Man Display Bannerfeatures characters and settings from the story, as well as the title. Perfect for heading a display on the book. L'Uomo di Ferro: Lotta di giganti per la salvezza della terra, transl. into Italian of The Iron Man by Sandra Georgini, illus. by George Adamson. Milan: Biblioteca Universale, Rizzoli, 1977 I think the iron man is a good character because he was only trying to get some metal to eat . So that is why he ate the farmers tractors . However , I think that the iron man is a bad character as well because he ate the farmers tractors without asking . If the iron man has asked then they could have given spare metal to the iron man , that wouldn’t have caused a problem .Think about the properties of different materials. What might have happened if the ‘Iron Man’ was made of wood, plastic, fabric or jelly? Plan an experiment to test the strength of different materials. In 1999, Warner Bros. released an animated film using the novel as a basis, titled The Iron Giant, directed by Brad Bird and co-produced by Pete Townshend. Der Eisenmann, transl. into German of The Iron Man by U.-M. Gutzschhahn, illus. by Jindra Čapek. Frankfurt-am-Main: S. Fischer (Fischer Taschenbuch) 1997 ISBN 3-596-80154-0 All upcoming public events are going ahead as planned and you can find more information on our events blog L'Uomo di ferro, transl. into Italian of The Iron Man by Ilva Tron, illus. by I. Bruno. Milan: Oscar junior, Mondadori, 2013 ISBN 978-88-04-62032-7