This book is a fantastic choice for teaching children about ocean animals as there is a wide variety illustrated and labelled throughout the book. In school, he entertains his incredulous classmates with stories of diving with dolphins and meeting mermaids. We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences.

One day Tiddler is so absorbed in his day-dreams that he is swept up in a fisherman's net and then thrown back in to an unfamiliar part of the sea. An Early Reader edition of the fabulous fishy adventure from the bestselling creators of THE GRUFFALO and ZOG.Elementary teachers looking for lesson plans and activities for Tiddler: The Story Telling Fish will love this post.

Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's magical story is accompanied by a fun-filled audio CD: includes full story with music, Tiddler's Underwater Exploring Game, the Tiddler Song (plus instrumental version) and a readalong version of the story with musical page Illustrator(s): Scheffler, Axel. Check out the teaching ideas for reading comprehension strategies, grammar topics and social emotional learning skills that can be taught using this children’s book. When it comes to writing lesson plans and finding activities for Tiddler: The Story Telling Fish, we’ve already done all of the heavy lifting for you. Clutter-Free Classroom is the place where elementary teachers get the time-saving tips, ideas and resources they need to make teaching easier and more enjoyable. Children can have a go at reading the time on the clock each time we visit Miss Skate’s classroom during the story.

He moved to England in 1982 to study illustration at the Bath Academy of Art, and then set up home in London.

Dr Mark Everard tells tales about the biology of the gudgeon, gudgeon fishing, and the diverse social quirks and values of this most popular of little fishes.Each of our 400+ Starts With a Story book companions come with a teacher’s guide to make lesson planning quick and easy, printable worksheets and digital resources that cover ALL of the standards-based reading comprehension skills.

Tiddler is consistently late to school and when he gets to school he tells a tall tale about why he was late.You may want to check out our genre activities or read our blog post, How to Teach Genre to Elementary Students. He was the illustrator for Julia Donaldson's first picture book, A Squash and a Squeeze - the start of a hugely successful partnership. One day, Tiddler is distracted and thinking about the next story he will tell when he gets caught in a big fishermen’s net.