31 May Unknown Specimen
Who is this man? Describe his personality. What does he do for a living? What does he have in the jar? Why is it an 'unknown specimen'? Where did it come from? What can it do? Does anyone else know about it? Where is...
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29 May Dreamwalking
Where do the two doors lead? Are they in the same house? What is the man doing? Is he awake? Why is he carrying a glass? Why is there a lamp on the grass? Where do you go when you dream? Draw, paint or...
27 May Impossible
Spelling link: Explore the prefix 'im-'. How many words can you think of/find in a dictionary beginning with 'im-'? What do you think the prefix means? Grammar link: Prepositions. Write a sentence containing each of the prepositions: on through beneath along behind above Why...
26 May The Boat
Look at the picture and imagine that you are a detective responsible for finding out what happened here. What do you know for certain? What questions do you have? Compare your questions to the ones below - did you think of any others? Did...
22 May Tornado
Describe the building. What's unusual about it? Have you ever seen a building like this? Where do you think this is? Who might be inside? Who's in the room with the light on? Why is there a tornado over this building? Is it going...
20 May The Red Umbrella
Describe this setting. Compare this setting to your own local environment. What's similar and what's different? Where do you think this is? What do you think the sign says on the building in the centre? Who rings the bell? What do they ring it...
19 May The Tree
Who is climbing the tree? Why? Why is there a tree in the ocean? How do you know that it's an ocean? Will the person ever be able to get down? Who is on the boat in the distance? Write a poem titled 'The...
18 May Because You Never Travel Alone
Where is this? What is the woman doing? Why? Does the large person know that she's there? Do you think the woman is strong enough to stop the large person's foot? What else might she do to prevent herself from getting squashed? Why was...
13 May Melvin the Sad… (ish) Robot – Writing Competition
Find out more about the writing competition here. Where did Melvin come from? Who created him? Why is he ‘sad… (ish)’? How old is he? What does he carry in his bag? Does he have any hobbies or interests? What makes him happy? What makes...
12 May Lunch Break
What are these men doing? Why are they having lunch on the girder? Are they worried that they might fall? How did they get the food up here? Why is Superman sitting with them? What do you think they're talking about? Write this scene...