Demonstrate the Letter Generator for students. Ask students to choose characters from The Jolly Postman and share one of the scenarios below: I loved the myriad ways in which the author pays homage to different fairy tales, although many of the humorous references may go over a young child's head. Join the jolly postman with his mailbag of delightful deliveries for Dorothy from Oz, Alice from Wonderland, and other favorite storybook characters." [15] See also [ edit ] Janet Ahlberg was a commended runner up for the 1986 Greenaway Medal [7] [b] and she won the 1991 Greenaway for the sequel. [5] The annual award by the Library Association then recognised the year's best children's book illustration by a British subject. The Jolly Postman is one of my favourite picture books. The book encompasses multimodality and intertextuality flawlessly. The book is eye catching and young children will be engaged in it because it involves them getting each letter out of the envelopes.

Read the book, being sure to read and display each letter and envelope. As you read each letter, you might pass the piece to students to look at more closely as you continue reading. Alternatively, The Jolly Postman is a series of three books including 1991 and 1995 sequels to The Jolly Postman, or Other people's letters. In the U.K., the first book won the Red House Children's Book Award and the Kurt Maschler Award. [3] [4] The second book won the 1991 Greenaway Medal for British children's book illustration. [5] Summary [ edit ]

Learning objectives

Students participate as knowledgeable, reflective, creative, and critical members of a variety of literacy communities. Maths: Data handling. Pricing for different letters- Size of the envelopes and/or size of the stamps dependent- how much will it cost to send a particular letter first or second class. Additionally, we also have some great 'The Jolly Postman' activities and games so that you can make your lesson interactive. For example, this Jolly Postman Roleplay Activityis a great way to get your students thinking about the characters from the story. One of the characters from the book has decided that it would be nice to create a community garden. Write letters that the characters might share about the plans. Teaching wise I feel that this book has a lot to offer, this book could be used in a letter writing unit of literacy work, I feel this book could also be used in a unit of work about careers and jobs, with the obvious use of a postman. I also feel it could be stretched further and used in a unit of work about community, including work about our neighbours and/or manners, due to the contrast between the bears and the witch in the story for example.

I absolutely love this book, another favourite for my sister and I when we were younger. The author creates a unique story through joining classic fairytales and their characters such as little red riding hood and the three little pigs into one storyline. The author uses a similar style of writing along with rhyme which adds to the effect of the text.

Kate Greenaway Medal". 2007(?). Curriculum Lab. Elihu Burritt Library. Central Connecticut State University ( CCSU). Retrieved 2012-07-19. It also can be tied in with subjects like maths or geography with the use of adding prices to the hobgoblin supplies sheet and making a map of the postman's journey. The cross-curricular links for this book are Geography, Art and Design and Drama. Creating a map for the Postman allows children to explore direction and distances, designing a stamp/postcard allows them to explore their creativity and through acting out the story of The Jolly Postman children begin to understand how written stories can be adapted to physical movement and also explore how to embody the characteristic of each character.

One of the characters from the book wants to start a community recycling center. Write letters that the characters might send or receive in this scenario. The colored drawings in this book are wonderful too, and you can look at them all day and every day and never grow tired of them.Talk with the students about the different types of letters that a letter carrier has to deliver. For example, there are formal letters, chatty notes, and invitations. Discover the magic of letters with this much-loved rhyming tale, which has delighted readers for generations. When I saw this book I thought it was so very special. I kept it around to share with my grandkids when they were young, and it is still in my personal library. Read this years ago when WW was small. I will bring the Jolly Postman out from storage and give him a re-read.

Students read a wide range of literature from many periods in many genres to build an understanding of the many dimensions (e.g., philosophical, ethical, aesthetic) of human experience. One of the characters from the book would like to start a town newspaper. Write letters that the characters might send or receive in this scenario. Story Books Story Titles T-V The Jolly Postman - Allan Ahlberg and Janet Ahlberg The Jolly Postman - Allan Ahlberg and Janet Ahlberg Primary ResourcesThat’s where this book comes in, that’s how this book makes me feel. Happy and joyful, it makes me think of my childhood and how special it was. I continue to this day to read this to myself every Christmas and one day I will read it to my children, hopefully one Christmas to theirs too. According to CCSU, some runners up through 2002 were Commended (from 1959) or Highly Commended (from 1974). There were 99 commendations of both kinds in 44 years including six in 1986. Review the chart of characteristics created in the previous session. Answer any questions students have. It has a range of letters including: invitations, a manual letters, a postcard, which could be a good introduction to letter writing. Role play area as a post office would enable children to create stamps for envelopes and write their own letters.