Read books such as Margaret Mahy or Joy Cowley Writes . Discuss the different processes for how the two authors write a story. At the end of their research, the children choose one of these authors and write a profile on one of them. Children go to Sunshine Author and Illustrator Profiles to find out about other authors and illustrators. Children make up covers or draw characters from the books that the authors or illustrators have done and present it as a mobile.
Art Children choose their favourite book and design a new cover for it.
Children choose a story and make puppets based on the characters in that story. They work dialogue for the main events in the story and act out the play using their puppets. Science Talk about how we use forests to make paper. Find out ways to use forests more effectively. Mathematics Investigate timelines.