We have a variety of resources that support your English and Maths lessons, a great way to mix up your lesson plans and try something new! Browse through our brilliant range of activities, worksheets and roleplaying resources that all support your teaching on the brilliant children's book The Great Pet Sale. Her teacher tries to persuade her of the virtues of multiplication, but Amanda remains unconvinced--until she has an amazing dream. The video above is a great way to introduce the story to children and resources are available above to help support this story. Look after the newly arrived class pet, listen to a vet, discuss how vets help animals, role-play being a vet, weigh pets, measure out ‘medicine’ and bandage injuries.

The Great Pet Sale - Mick Inkpen - Twinkl

I believe this book was originally published in the UK and in that edition the boy bought the pets with pounds and pence. Our resources above are all very versatile giving you a range to pick from that would fit perfectly for your English or Maths lessons, so you can carry on the theme of the Great Pet Sale all day long! A lovely storysack containing role play masks, colouring sheets, story cut outs, stick puppets and word mats. I appreciate your home is not school and resources may not be easily to hand but I have included activities that can be done without too many things. Discuss exotic pets, make posters, paper chain snakes, playdough snakes, and junk model exotic habitats.Engage your students with 'The Great Pet Sale' story by Mick Inkpen using our brilliant collection of resources for Maths, English and even role play. This book could be used to not only introduce children to the concept of money, but also about budgeting and choosing what they want most.

The Great Pet Sale | Kids Books Read Aloud | Read by a Native

Everything" refers to an incredible assortment of animals from tiny terrapin at two pence each to a great big dragon for 25 pence. Children are encouraged to share both their opinions and understanding of the story, before retelling it in their independent activities, with the aid of picture prompts. Think of reasons why their pet is special and explain these to the class using an expanded sentence. Bring in your toy pets to join the class pet show, award rosettes for different reason, choose your favourite pet, draw your pet’s favourite food on a paper plate ready for the final picnic, read the thank you letter from the girl in the story. Talk about the features of the immediate environment and how environments might vary from one another.Quotations were used throughout the book, which would make teaching children the proper way to use them easy. All of our resources are paired with illustrations that children will be familiar with from The Great Pet Sale story along with lovely and bright colours to keep them engaged and excited to learn.