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The Easter bunny is missing! Can you design a wanted poster to get him home before Easter. Make sure you describe his appearance, his personality, where he was seen last seen and his likes and dislikes.

Enacting and playing out familiar roles through role-play experiences offered outside that link into themes from the book.Carry out a role play activity from the point when Sam Sly asks the mermaid to join his circus. Should she go? What are the pros / cons of joining? Can you have a debate with somebody in your house/class about the use of animals in the circus? Do you think they should be used? Why or why not? Add story-related resources to aspects of your permanent provision so that children can develop and consolidate their learning. Ask the children where they think dangerous animals live, to assess their knowledge and understanding. Reinforce the fact that dangerous creatures such as crocodiles and snakes can only be found in zoos in this country. There are lots of characters from different stories in the book, e.g. The Big, Bad Wolf, The Woodcutter, The Gigantic Giant. Can you think of other books that they appear in and retell those stories?

Continue to share the Victorian Toy information – discuss the toy comparison sections – what are the similarities and differences?

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Animal classification– children have been able to identify and name a variety of common animals including fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals.