Room on the Broom has a delightful rhyme that almost sounds like song, or music - any picture book that rhymes like this is a pleasure to read out loud. The story just flows so well, it's fun to read, and pleasurable to the ear. Doesn't stop a kid from interrupting, though! Why did the witch let the animals on her broom? Would you have made room on the broom for the animals?

A really good read-aloud story, with great rhythm, rhyme and repetitive elements. My son is 16 months old, and Room on the Broom is currently his second favourite book - he goes and gets it himself from his book shelf most days, which is really cute.Maths: We have range Room on the Broom activities covering Numbers and Shape, Space and Measure, all with a fun witchy twist! Get started with this colourful Addition Worksheet. It was first published by Macmillan in 2001 ( ISBN 9780803726574) and since been made into an animated film, narrated by Simon Pegg and starring the voices of Martin Clunes, Rob Brydon, Sally Hawkins, David Walliams, Gillian Anderson and Timothy Spall. The animated film was nominated for an Academy Award for best short animated film in 2013. [3] Admittedly his favourite book in the whole wide world is a bland little story about monkeys - but it does have a button which makes monkey noises when you press it, so I can see the appeal! If the animals only helped the witch because they wanted something in return, does this make it a selfish act? And you can never get them started on fantasy too young - good witches and bad dragons - perfect! We'll get him reading Tolkien before he's ten...

This fun (and a little bit spooky!) collection of witch and animal themed resources is perfect for exploring Julia Donaldson’s popular story, Room on the Broom, with early years children. Planning your lessons around a familiar story is a great way to engage and excite your class and add a splash of magic to your lessons - especially in the run-up to Halloween! If you think your children might like to become magical witches or flying animals, why not plan a fun topic using these exciting Room on the Broom activities? Early years children will love using their imaginations as they brew up magic potions using this Potion Recipe Writing Frame and this Magic Cauldron Playdough Mat… Made by practitioners, for each area of learning in the EYFS.

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Though directed at sons, the guidance presented is sensible for kids of all genders navigating life. I studied Drama and French at Bristol University, where I met Malcolm, a guitar-playing medic to whom I’m now married.

A witch and her cat fly around on a broom and the witch accidentally drops some of her things. Other animals on the ground return her items to her and ask for a ride on the broom. The witch says yes to them all, but is there room for all of these new friends? Physical Development: Try our well-designed Pencil Control Worksheets to aid children’s fine motor development, all while enjoying the story’s magical themes. The broom broke when the frog “jumped for joy.” Was it the frog’s fault that the broom broke? Who’s fault was it? Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler raises questions about what it means to be a friend, helping others, and teamwork. Throughout the story, many different animals help the witch collect items that she has lost. In return, she makes room for them on her broom. At the end of the book, the animals must unite and work together to save the witch from the mean dragon.I have a little boy and love reading to him, so this reading list will cover the classic (and new) children’s stories we’re enjoying together. I also continued to write “grown-up” songs and perform them in folk clubs and on the radio, and have recently released two CDs of these songs. Following the resounding success of my Locus Quest, I faced a dilemma: which reading list to follow it up with? Variety is the spice of life, so I’ve decided to diversify and pursue six different lists simultaneously. This book falls into my BEDTIME STORIES list. If the animals knew that the witch could not make room on her broom for them, do you think they still would have helped her? Think about a time when you have worked with a team. Were you successful in what you wanted to accomplish?

The book was made into an audiobook narrated by Josie Lawrence and adapted for the stage by Tall Stories Theatre Company in 2008, and has toured around the United Kingdom and the rest of the world since then. Noisy books aside, this is the best. He likes to point at the witch and the cat and the dog and the bird and the frog. He likes to mimic the dramatic, booming, Brian Blessed-esque voice I used for the ' down came the broom' line, around which each verse hinges. Literacy: Discover a fab collection of resources to cover Literacy aims, including vocabulary mats, writing frames, and more. The rhymes are wonderful and the characters are lovable. The TV show is so well done that it outshines the book a bit, at least for someone who saw that first and read the book later. They adapted the show faithfully to the work and it fills in many gaps. Still, everything is here in the story, accept that the cat does not want the other animals on the broom. That was added for the show. But the glee of the witch is here with her loyal animals. Expressive arts and design: Our role-play resources are perfect for helping children take an imaginative approach to learning as they become a witch or their favourite animal.Funnily enough, I find it harder to write not in verse, though I feel I am now getting the hang of it! My novel THE GIANTS AND THE JONESES is going to be made into a film by the same team who made the Harry Potter movies, and I have written three books of stories about the anarchic PRINCESS MIRROR-BELLE who appears from the mirror and disrupts the life of an otherwise ordinary eight-year-old. I have just finished writing a novel for teenagers. This, archetype-ally, is about the power of the Crone. She cares for others and they become loyal to her. They area force for good. She is not alone after all her children are gone. It's a great representation of that.