The Jolly Christmas Postman (The Jolly Postman)

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For the 'Something a little different...' section, your pupils could role-play being at the post office and posting their Christmas cards. Free The Jolly Postman: imaginative learning resources for early years, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 This comprehensive collection of teaching materials has a variety of different activities for you to use in class. Each resource has been designed to help you plan interactive lessons and allow you to focus on what matters most - educating children. All of these resources are also perfectly suited for use at home, whether as festive homework tasks or as part of home school lesson plans. Watch the first minute of this video of Allan Ahlberg talking about how he and Janet got the idea for the book from their daughter playing with the post. Where do you get ideas for stories? Plan a party and work out problems such as; “how many buns will we need if 4 people are coming and they want 2 buns each?”

Age 3-7 This very special book is perfect for sharing at Christmas time. The jolly postman does his rounds on a snowy Christmas Eve. The postman’s round eventually takes him to Father Christmas’ workshop and an exciting trip on his sledge with lots of special deliveries to make. This book is very interactive with interesting Christmas mail and presents to take out of the envelopes and share. Put the Humpty Dumpty jigsaw puzzle together and play ‘What’s the Time Mister Wolf!’ and BEWARE! The gift from the wolf to Red Riding Hood (you will need a dice and counters). Play the story The Jolly Christmas Postman morals teach children all about giving and sharing. This includes great selflessness as he travels far and wide, stopping at nothing to make sure that all the fairytale characters across the land receive their gifts and have a lovely Christmas. Janet Ahlberg was a commended runner up for the 1986 Greenaway Medal [7] [b] and she won the 1991 Greenaway for the sequel. [5] The annual award by the Library Association then recognised the year's best children's book illustration by a British subject. I loved the myriad ways in which the author pays homage to different fairy tales, although many of the humorous references may go over a young child's head.Following The Jolly Postman's success, the Ahlbergs and Heinemann produced two sequels. The latter, third in the series, was published after Janet's death in 1994. For the second book, The Jolly Christmas Postman, she won her second Kate Greenaway Medal. [5] The Jolly Christmas Postman follows a postman on Christmas Eve as he delivers letters by bicycle to characters from traditional children's stories that are well known in Britain. These are characters like the Big Bad Wolf, Red Riding Hood, and the Three Bears. Kate Greenaway Medal". 2007(?). Curriculum Lab. Elihu Burritt Library. Central Connecticut State University ( CCSU). Retrieved 2012-07-19. This is a great way to build cross-curricular links across your teaching. You can use these The Jolly Christmas Postman planning ideas for Year 1 to structure your lessons and produce a thorough plan for your teaching on this lovely book.

Janet Ahlberg (1944-1994) was a British children's book illustrator, and the co-creator, together with her husband Allan Ahlberg, of the best-selling Jolly Postman series. Born as Janet Hall in Yorkshire in 1944, she studied at Sunderland Technical College, where she met Ahlberg. The two married in 1969, and began to work together, publishing their first co-venture - The Old Joke Book - in 1976. She won the 1978 Kate Greenaway Medal from the British Library Association - an award recognizing the year's best children's book illustration by a British subject - for Each Peach Pear Plum. Venn Diagrams — Children can use a Venn diagram to compare and contrast two of the fairytale characters in the story. What are their similarities and differences? Make a list of where people in the class have been on holiday. Can you find the places on a map? Did you send a postcard?The Jolly Christmas Postman is a children's storybook written by Janet and Allan Ahlberg in 1991. It is a follow-up to the original storybook 'The Jolly Postman' which was released a few years before in 1986. Past Winners". Red House Children's Book Award (redhousechildrensbookaward.co.uk) . Retrieved 2015-10-14.

We also have resources to help your students develop their writing and literacy skills such as this easy to print Word Mat. What is The Jolly Postman? The story follows The Jolly Postman as he delivers letters and parcels to various characters from popular children's stories. For more like this see our Story Map to Support Teaching on the Jolly Postman. More jolly postman planning EYFS activities and resources With this lovely collection of teaching materials, you will be able to introduce your pupils to the much-loved storybook 'The Jolly Christmas Postman' by Janet and Allan Ahlberg. All of these resources are perfect for adding some festive fun to your lessons in the build-up to the Christmas holidays. Story Books Story Titles T-V T-V - The Jolly Christmas Postman - Allan Ahlberg and Janet Ahlberg The Jolly Christmas Postman - Allan Ahlberg and Janet Ahlberg Primary ResourcesThe colored drawings in this book are wonderful too, and you can look at them all day and every day and never grow tired of them. This is such an enchanting book. My girls have enjoyed reading and re-reading the letters from the postman, the jigsaw puzzle from Humpty Dumpty, a postcard from the big bad wolf and my very favorite, the peek through from the door of a house into the outside world of the Postman, just incredible.

They’ll also help you to save time in creating an enjoyable and interactive learning experience for the younger learners.

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If you're looking for some ideas to inspire your The Jolly Christmas Postman planning for Year 1 and 2, then you've come to the right place! This resource is full of teaching ideas that cover all aspects of the KS1 framework. Read more books by Allan Ahlberg, titles include: The Jolly Postman * Each Peach Pear Plum Happy Families Peepo Burglar Bill *See more lovemybooks ideas Tell stories together On a big piece of paper children could draw a map with the postman’s route and the places he visits. Talk about the map together and all the places the postman visits. Make a nursery rhyme book Discover the magic of letters with this much-loved rhyming tale, which has delighted readers for generations. Each piece of content has been designed by real teachers, meaning you can rest assured that they are suitable for EYFS children, whilst remaining in line with the standards and objectives of the National Curriculum.