LESSON PLAN - World Book Day

LESSON PLANfor Tom Gates: Best BookDay Ever! (so far)UPPER KEY STAGE 2It’s Book Week in Oakfield School andEVERYONE is very excited. Including all theteachers, who are making costumes of their own.Discover why Tom Gates thinks it’s the Best BookDay EVER! (so far)…GO TOwww.worldbookday.com/resources/schools/primaryschoolsto download morelesson plans and activitysheets based on books bytop authors.WARM UP• Fancy dressFor Tom Gates, last year’s Book Week competition didn’t go exactly to plan. Read the first section of the bookwhere he describes how his Iron Man alter-ego came gift wrapped, and Frankie was all too easy to find. Theninvite children to brainstorm with a friend their own book-themed fancy dress suggestions. They could simplydraw their costume ideas, or you could hold your own competition. It’s up to you whether you join them—asTom points out, ‘it’s the only time you can point AND laugh at a teacher and not get into trouble’! Alternatively,children could unleash their sartorial creativity by designing a World Book Day hat.• The big book swapAnother highlight for Tom is the opportunity to swap a book. Rather than swapping permanently, suggestchildren bring in their favourite read and swap with a friend for a guided reading session. Each pair could feedback to the class what they liked about the book they have read.• Who would read a book like this?Invite every child in the class or all the staff to type up the blurb from their favourite book and say why theywould recommend it. Create a display which challenges you to match up the individual’s photo to theirfavourite book. Are there any unexpected surprises?Activities provided by CHILD EDUCATION resource bank www.childed.co.uk

MAIN ACTIVITIES• Monstrous mash-upTom creates a ‘truly revolting’ Smug Mug monster, inspired by irritating classmate Marcus Meldrew.• Group children in threes.• The first child should draw the monster’s head(s) at the top of the page and then fold over the paper sothat just the neck is showing.• The next child can draw the arms and body, then fold over as before, leaving the final member of thegroup to draw its legs and feet.• The paper can then be unfolded to reveal the monster. In addition to drawing its features, challengechildren at each stage to write a monstrous description.Alternatively, cut out the cards on activity sheet Monstrous mash-up. Use the description cards to inspirechildren to create their own monster pictures or models to match.• Slugs leave icky marks everywhereTom enjoys this slimy mnemonic! Suggest other suitable words such as aliens, space or monsters andencourage children to create their own mnemonics and spelling rhymes—the sillier the better! They could goon to write (and illustrate) acrostic poems in the same vein.• Cartoon capersExplore with children the layout of the book. Encourage them to think about the different ways that themeaning of the words is emphasised through the use of capitals and fonts as well as pictures, speech bubblesand sound effects.• Using the activity sheet Comic strip template, invite children to turn the Tom Gates story into a cartoon,planning carefully which part of the story will go in each frame.• How can they show clearly what Tom is thinking or feeling at different points?• What captions should go with each section?By the way, the template is also great for creating your own Alien Scale Monster cartoon!Activities provided by CHILD EDUCATION resource bank www.childed.co.uk