Some time ago, we read Nimmi’s Dreadtastic Detective Days, and although it is longer than most of the other books I choose for Read, Write, Explore, we enjoyed it. It’s funny and engaging, and there’s so much we can do with the book!
Nimmi’s Bizuper Birthday is no different. Like in Lucky Girl, Nimmi finds herself eating (and sharing) all kinds of … interesting … foods. How can she admit that the chocolate-like things she distributes are jowar banana bites?
The hapless Nimmi finds herself in one coil after another as she navigates her way through a birthday that is nothing short of bizuper.
Portmanteau Words
I love portmanteau words! When we put two words together—like bizarre and super to get bizuper—we have a portmanteau word. We’ll do a quick quiz about words that have come into being in exactly this way, before we go on to invent a few of our own.
Word Games
How can we read a book about Scrabble and not play word games of our own? I’ll create a puzzle based on the book, following which I’ll ask the children to create word puzzles for the others to solve too.
Funny Poem
Writing humour is always difficult, but a birthday that doesn’t quite end up like we expected it to is a great prompt! We’ll work with rhyme and meter, and then we’ll go on to writing a funny poem of our own.
Join a programme!
Read, Write, Explore combines the fun of a book club with an introduction to creative writing. One class every two weeks is devoted to writing of some sort, making the programme perfect for creative children who aren’t yet committed to writing.
For those who already enjoy writing and are excited about improving their craft, registrations are also open for a 12-week creative writing programme for the same age-group, which I run twice a year. Pick one based on what you (or your child) is likely to enjoy more!
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