This book can be a really good resource for Year two children to share as a class to engage in thought processes.

At first, Lila doesn’t think the sky is listening, but then a flash of lightning and a bolt of thunder precedes a gentle rain. It was a nice depiction of an African culture and would be a great integration to many different lessons. Lila's grandfather shares a secret with Lila that she must walk to the highest point on the hill and narrate her tale of difficulties to the Sky. The resource and vocabulary are quite challenging so the working with some of Year 1 children in a focus group is recommended.This can also be used to talk about natural resources and how different cultures rely on it and how they use it. Lila and the secret of Rain - Teaching Slides is a PowerPoint presentation which contains a range of task modelling, group activities and teaching and learning opportunities that teachers can use as they explore the focus text in this English unit from Focus Education. Lila is so worried that when her grandfather whispers to her the secret of making the rain fall, she decides to do something about it — even if it means confronting the sky itself. David's most recent picture book The Great Nursery Rhyme Disaster was chosen as one of the children's books of the year 2008 by Nicolette Jones of The Sunday Times and has been shortlisted for the 2009 Sheffield Children's Book Award. This is an amazing book that encourages children to consider that others live differently than we do.

Lila and the Secret of Rain: the perfect book to teach about different cultures and contrasting localities in KS1 with related worksheets, activities and display materials.This resource pack will ensure that your pupils include all of the important features when writing a diary entry while saving you hours of preparation time.