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Story Books Story Titles T-V The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark - Jill Tomlinson The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark - Jill Tomlinson She has chosen to read The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark. which follows the story of Plop, a baby barn owl and aligns with this year's theme of 'Growing Together'. The author uses the phrase ‘a fountain of dancing stars sprang up from the ground’ to describe the fireworks. Can you think of other ways of describing your favourite fireworks? cfe2-l-47c-the-owl-who-was-afraid-of-the-dark-differentiated-reading-comprehension-activity-higher.pdf Fear of dark: resource list". Clinical Reference Systems. EBSCO Publishing. 31 May 2007 . Retrieved 2009-01-01.

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THE OWL WHO WAS AFRAID OF THE DARK.(Review)". Publishers Weekly. 16 July 2001 . Retrieved 2009-01-01. I'm glad this resource is useful! Thanks for letting us know :) Why not fly over to this area to find even more fab resources: If you’re looking for materials to support teaching on The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark, you’ve come to the right place. These differentiated comprehension questions are the perfect reading exercise to accommodate a range of abilities in your class. On 13 February 2022, the BBC broadcast the story on their CBeebies Bedtime Story programme, read by Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge. All of the books in the Literacy Out of the Box series have been chosen for their outdoor settings and because they lend themselves easily to Learning for Sustainability across the curriculum.

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Reading comprehension activities are essential in any literacy class, and there are many reasons why. Here are just a few of the benefits they will provide for your child: The author describes Plop as fat, fluffy, soft and perfect. Can you think of other adjectives? Can you find synonyms for these words? The chapter titles all begin with ‘Dark is?’. Can you think of other ways of describing the dark? Could you write another chapter for the story linked to your description? Who might the owl meet in your chapter? The Owl who was Afraid of the Dark Chapter 1 Comprehension for Whole Class Guided Reading includes differentiated questions and activities based on chapter one of the popular story by Jill Tomlinson.* We recommend using this novel with Year 2. In the first chapter, Plop (a baby barn owl) tells his mum that he is afraid of the dark and wants to be a day bird. His mum suggests that he should get to know more about the dark before he makes up his mind! So Plop goes to speak to a boy who is collecting fire wood for a bonfire. The boy explains that he is excited about the dark as that is when the fireworks start. Plop and his parents enjoy watching the fireworks in the dark. Use these differentiated worksheets to help your children plan and write their own chapter for 'The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark'.Make a timetable that shows the things that you do on a typical day. Add the things that Plop does during his day. How are they similar / different? The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark is a children's book by Jill Tomlinson, of which there is also an audio version read by Maureen Lipman. [1] It was published in 1968, illustrated by Joanne Cole, and an abridged edition illustrated by Paul Howard published in 2001. [2] Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, will become the first member of the Royal Family to read a CBeebies Bedtime Story. At the end, you’ll have a good idea of where children are with their reading comprehension and what they need to do to progress. The above video may be from a third-party source. We accept no responsibility for any videos from third-party sources. Please let us know if the video is no longer working.

The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark - Chapter 1 by Jill The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark - Chapter 1 by Jill

The story is about a young barn owl called Plop, who is frightened of the dark. The plot is divided into seven chapters, each covering a night during which Plop learns something new about the dark: dark is exciting, dark is kind, dark is fun, dark is necessary, dark is fascinating, dark is wonderful and dark is beautiful. Plop is gradually persuaded that the dark has its advantages.

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The Owl who was Afraid of the Dark Chapter 1 teacher questions and answers relevant to the chapter, differentiated challenge activities and challenge activity answers. The book shows what constellations are, especially Orion's belt, and has been adapted as a show at the London Planetarium. [3] There have been stage adaptations of the book by Simon Reade [4] and Tina Williams [5] Plop makes an ‘EEEEEEEK’ sound for the young lady. Think about the different noises that animals make. How do they use these to communicate with each other?

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxpDHna1xgI&ab_channel=UNEnvironmentProgrammeUNEnvironmentProgramme Blog Posts Write a report about owls. What is their habitat? What do they eat? What special abilities do they have? Mrs Barn Owl explains that the dark can be ‘silver or blue or grey or lots of other colours’. Can you paint a picture showing dark scenes in different colours?We’ve included an answer key for these questions on The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark (chapters 1 to 7). There’s no need to mark them all yourself if you’re short on time! Simply have children swap their papers with a partner and mark each other’s answers. This will let you focus on other parts of the lesson.