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Another Reading Programme Comes to an End!

posted on July 10, 2021

"Moin and the Monster was my favourite book because there's a sequel!" said one child, holding up Moin and the Monster Songster."Mine was The Very Glum Life of Tootoolu Toop," said another. "It was mysterious and magical!""I liked Fantastic Mr Fox. But my all-time favourite is The Witches."And in the midst of all that, one child held up Dragonflies, Jigsaws and Seashells, her eyes shining as she told me she got it, was reading it and loved it so far.How could I not have enjoyed this reading programme? Six children, three books, 12 online interactions. It was perfect in so many ways! Moin and the Monster The first book we read together was Moin and the Monster. With this one, we did an all-time favourite activity - creating a monster together and naming it. Then, the children worked with rhymes and then made a monster rhyme of their own. Shapeshifting … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Children, Workshops Tagged With: creative writing, Fantastic Mr Fox, limericks, magical stories, Moin and the Monster, online reading programme, reading, rhyme, The Very Glum Life of Tootoolu Toop