Find photos of different places in London and use these as inspiration for your own art work (see Resources below). Look at maps of London. What famous places can you find? Could you challenge a friend to find different places in London? Can you find the places mentioned in the story? Look at the use of speech marks in the story. Can you turn this direct speech into indirect speech? James Mayhew's first book for children was Katie's Pictures Show, (Orchard Books 1989) establishing the long running series about a child's adventures in an art gallery. Many of his books have a cultural agenda and James is passionate about introducing children to art, music, opera, ballet and traditional tales.

Dystopian Fiction Books Everyone Should Read: Explore The Darker Side of Possible Worlds and Alternative FuturesIdentify shapes in the illustrations. How many squares, rectangles, triangles or circles can you see? Find the prices of different tourist attractions in London. If you were to go with an adult, how much would they cost? If you were to go with two adults and a friend, what would the new price be?

He has made regular appearances at the National Galleries in Edinburgh and London and visits many schools, and arts and literary festivals. As usual, there are a range of activities to cover reading, phonics, English, maths, and your afternoon (topic sessions). In English for this week, the children will return to looking at a particular text, in this case Katie in London. The activities are all based around this, so please ensure you read the top doccument before opening the resources (as this will help to make them make sense). It depicts all the famous London sights such as Trafalgar Square, St Paul's' Cathedral,The Tower of London, Tower Bridge, the London Eye and the Houses of Parliament.Find photos of London and make a photo guide about London with your own narration. You could use a program like Windows Movie Maker or iMovie to do this. He has also created designs and illustrations for the Kirov Mariinsky Opera of St Petersburg and in 1994 won the New York Times award for one of the ten best illustrated books on the year (The Boy and The Cloth of Dreams).