The Jolly Christmas Postman (The Jolly Postman)

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Venn Diagrams — Children can use a Venn diagram to compare and contrast two of the fairytale characters in the story. What are their similarities and differences? Watch the first minute of this video of Allan Ahlberg talking about how he and Janet got the idea for the book from their daughter playing with the post. Where do you get ideas for stories?

The Jolly Christmas Postman is a children's storybook. It was written by Janet and Allan Ahlberg in 1991. It’s derived from the original storybook written in 1986 'The Jolly Postman' as a follow-up. Perfect for the time leading up to the Christmas period as fun and engaging learning activities for children to take part in.You’ll find them perfect for adding some festive fun to your lessons in the build-up to the Christmas holidays, too! These resources all relate to The Jolly Christmas Postman story, so that children can carry on living the tale through these fantastic resources. It’ll be a story that never ends, with lovely spin-offs of the original story, as well as interactive activities galore! Off through the snow the Postman rides, with more than a meal in his insides. He’s all shook up and all of a-quiver, and it’s not just the cold that makes him shiver. There’s a letter he’d rather not deliver… The Jolly Christmas Postman is a children's storybook written by Janet and Allan Ahlberg in 1991. It is a follow-up to the original storybook 'The Jolly Postman' which was released a few years before in 1986. We've also included a range of colourful display materials which have been hand-drawn by our talented team of illustrators. These wonderful resources can be used to create vibrant display boards for your classroom on the topic of ' The Jolly Christmas Postman' storybook. They will also help to support your teaching by helping children to stay engaged and get excited to spend time in your learning space.

The Ahlbergs won two major British book awards for The Jolly Postman, the 1986 Kurt Maschler Award [4] and 1987 Red House Children's Book Award. The Dutch translation of the book De puike postbode won the Boekensleutel literary award in 1988. Janet and Allan Ahlberg's popular story of The Jolly Postman is brought to life in these imaginative learning resources for early years, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2, created with The Postal Museum. The resource With this lovely collection of enhancement ideas, you’ll be able to deliver the much-loved Jolly Christmas Postman to EYFS with ease! For the 'Something a little different...' section, your pupils could role-play being at the post office and posting their Christmas cards. If you want to take a deeper look at ' The Jolly Christmas Postman' storybook, then we recommend that you go through each chapter of the story with this beautifully illustrated PowerPoint. This is a great resource to introduce children to the characters and themes of this brilliant festive tale.The story follows The Jolly Postman as he delivers letters and parcels to various characters from popular children's stories. We also have resources to help your students develop their writing and literacy skills such as this easy to print Word Mat. What is The Jolly Postman? 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 ]

The Jolly Postman learning resource provides activities to bring literacy learning to life in the classroom, making links between the fictional narrative of The Jolly Postman and the real history of the postal service. a b "The jolly postman, or, Other people's letters" (first U.S. edition). Library of Congress Catalog Record. Retrieved 2012-08-31. This comprehensive collection of teaching materials has a variety of different activities for you to use in class. Each resource has been designed to help you plan interactive lessons and allow you to focus on what matters most - educating children. All of these resources are also perfectly suited for use at home, whether as festive homework tasks or as part of home school lesson plans.

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There are lots of rhymes in the story; see how many you can spot together. Say them together and learn some new ones. Print off the nursery rhyme book– your child can illustrate the rhymes they know to create their very own nursery rhyme book. Do some festive baking together The postman has lots of festive treats on his round including little mince pies at The Gingerbread Man’s house. Look here for a recipe for mince pies. That’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.Each piece of content has been designed by real teachers, meaning you can rest assured that they are suitable for EYFS children, whilst remaining in line with the standards and objectives of the National Curriculum. Bring in a selection of different types of mail. What are they for? Sort them into different types. Are any of them the same type of letter as the ones in the book? Use the bicycle to investigate pushes and pulls. How does a bicycle work? What about a scooter? Encourage the children to describe the pushes and pulls involved. Age 3-7 This very special book is perfect for sharing at Christmas time. The jolly postman does his rounds on a snowy Christmas Eve. The postman’s round eventually takes him to Father Christmas’ workshop and an exciting trip on his sledge with lots of special deliveries to make. This book is very interactive with interesting Christmas mail and presents to take out of the envelopes and share. The Jolly Christmas Postman story, (and these resources too!), includes the perfect chance to build on children's awareness of rhyming words. Children can be encouraged to find words that rhyme within the story, by how they sound the same. This makes it great for phonics teaching, too! What is The Jolly Christmas Postman?