The Jolly Christmas Postman (The Jolly Postman)

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There's a card for Baby Bear, a game appropriately called 'Beware' for Red Riding Hood from Mr Wolf, a get-well jigsaw for Humpty Dumpty and many more! But, can he deliver it all by Christmas? about The Jolly Postman: imaginative learning resources for early years, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 Your learning objectives for this lesson could be about reading names and practising pencil control. Make a list of where people in the class have been on holiday. Can you find the places on a map? Did you send a postcard? The illustrations are so adorable, I can't wait to read this to my youngest grandkids, the older one already loves it.

Make a class version of the book by splitting into groups, so that each group can make one section. If you’re looking to set the scene, for your Jolly Christmas Postman EYFS learning experience, we've got a range of eye-catching display materials which have been hand-drawn by our talented team of illustrators. Create some vibrant display boards for your learning area, to support the topic of The Jolly Christmas Postman in EYFS. They’ll also help young learners to stay engaged, whilst submerged in the theme! How to make a Jolly Christmas Postman lesson plan

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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?

Little hands will love opening the envelopes to read the post in this magical story, full of festive, fairy tale surprises! 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.

Younger children will gain much enjoyment from taking out and seeing the cards. Not to mention the familiar characters, rhyming text and humour! Older children will be able to start reading the story and also the letters inside, all on their own. This will greatly support their creative writing skills through imagination and writing. The National Literacy Trust is a registered charity no. 1116260 and a company limited by guarantee no. 5836486 registered in England and Wales and a registered charity in Scotland no. SC042944.

On a big piece of paper children could draw a map with the postman’s route and the places he visits. Talk about the map together and all the places the postman visits. Make a nursery rhyme book 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.a b "The jolly postman, or, Other people's letters" (first U.S. edition). Library of Congress Catalog Record. Retrieved 2012-08-31. Janet Ahlberg was a commended runner up for the 1986 Greenaway Medal [7] [b] and she won the 1991 Greenaway for the sequel. [5] The annual award by the Library Association then recognised the year's best children's book illustration by a British subject. 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. 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.

Perfect for the time leading up to the Christmas period as fun and engaging learning activities for children to take part in. 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. Explore practical and creative approaches to develop pupils’ reading skills and develop tools and resources for effective whole school practice. Join the Jolly Postman as he delivers letters in fairy-tale land in this fun, interactive story book! The Jolly Christmas Postman follows a postman on Christmas Eve as he delivers letters by bicycle to characters from traditional children's stories that are well known in Britain. These are characters like the Big Bad Wolf, Red Riding Hood, and the Three Bears.

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Write your own letters, postcards and invitations to the characters in the book, or perhaps characters from other traditional tales. The Jolly Christmas Postman has been delighting children for generations, making it the perfect book to share on Christmas Eve! Read more books by Allan Ahlberg, titles include: The Jolly Postman * Each Peach Pear Plum Happy Families Peepo Burglar Bill *See more lovemybooks ideas Tell stories together 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.