Rewrite the story from the point of view of Mr Bear. How was he feeling at each point in the story?

Mr Bear is tired but all the sounds around him are stopping him from sleeping. Join in with the story and add the different sound effects. Will Mr Bear get to sleep in the end? Mr. Bear has a long night ahead of him, but morning brings . . PEACE AT LAST story and pictures by Jill Murphy Booklist Reviewers' Choice, 1980 IRA-CBC Children's Choice, 1981 * \"A good bedtime read-aloud. . . . Rich, warm illustrations . . . create a properly somnambulant mood that both —soothes and amuses.\" Booklist, starred review \"Big, beautifully colored pictures leap with jovial surprises.\" — Publishers Weekly \"An engaging vignette of family life. . . . The pictures have warmth and humor, and the story is told in brisk, forthright —style with an appealing refrain. . . . Recommended.\" Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books \"Especially appealing.\" —The Christian Science Monitor Hardcoveredition available from Dial Books for Young Readers 2 Park Avenue New York, New York 10016 Peace at Last is a children’s picture book by Jill Murphy. You can watch the National Literacy Trust reading the story below! Four ways to explore the story:

Look at the use of capital letters in the story. Why has the author written some words in CAPITALS? Mrs. Bear began to snore. \"SNORE,\" went Mrs. Bear. \"SNORE, SNORE, SNORE.\" \"Oh, NO!\" said Mr. Bear, \"I can't stand THIS.\" So he got up and went to sleep in Baby Bear's room.

Find out about animals that are nocturnal. What do they do at night time? What do they do during the day? Teach your little ones all about this popular children's book with our range of Peace At Last activities and resources. Use role-play props and masks to bring this book to life. Your kids can have fun during class and at play, pretending to be Mr or Mrs Bear and making up their own noises. fWatch this video which retells the story. Could you record your own voice reading the story with lots of expression? Play ‘I hear with my little ear’. Listen to what sounds you can hear outside in the garden or inside. Say “I hear, with my little ear, something that sounds like…” and try to copy the noise with your voice. Our range of Peace At Last activities are the perfect way to support children's learning in phonics, reading and communication skills.Created by teachers especially for younger learners, these Peace At Last activities engage children with reading and help turn this lovely picture book into a learning opportunity.

Look at photographs of night time scenes (see Resources below).?Can you use these to draw / paint your own pictures of places at night? Design a machine that might help Mr Bear sleep. You could use this example from Wallace and Gromit to give you some ideas: Mr Bear hears lots of sounds during the night. Can you find the words which describe these sounds? Can you think of any other words that describe a sound? Think about how Mr Bear will sleep the next night. Ask your child, “Will there be different sounds keeping Mr Bear awake? What might they be?”

Mr Bear eats a sandwich in the middle of the night. Write a set of instructions to teach someone how to make their own delicious sandwich. Can you write one of the stories in Mr. Bear’s newspaper? What news events might have taken place that day?

Peace At Last is a lovely picture book with rhyme, repetition and lots of familiar sounds, making it perfect for younger learners at the start of their reading journey. You can encourage children to read aloud and have fun making all the different noises - it's great phonics practice. 'Peace At Last' Activities Write a description of what it is like in your house at night. What does it look like? What does it sound like? What does it feel like? Pretend to be an aeroplane. Move around and make a sound like an aeroplane, just like baby bear. Do this with different vehicles, such as a car, a train and a boat. Find out why we need sleep. How does it help our bodies? What happens if we don’t get as much sleep as we need? Look at the shape of Mr Bear’s feet in the pictures. Can you find out about the footprints of different creatures? How are they similar / different?

Use the speech to rewrite the story in the form of a play script.?Can you act out the story with some friends? Jill Murphy wrote and published 'Peace At Last' in 1980 - it was her first book. You might know Jill Murphy as the author of the super popular "The Worst Witch" series. The moon is shown in a number of illustrations. Use a book about space to find out about the moon and how it affects us here on Earth.