Prepare children for the key themes of the story by discussing their ideas of belonging and times when they have felt the need to conform. Warm thinking up with open questions such as, “Is it important to fit in?” and “Do we all see things in the same way?” Have children think about other stories from books, television and film where “difference” defines a character and marks them out for bullying, for greatness, or maybe both. Encourage students to visit somewhere local to them and with which they are already very familiar – perhaps a park, shopping centre or churchyard – and describe it as Davey might, by combining imaginative use of their senses with the most creative language they can generate. Having delved into his conscience, recreate the scene with Sam, Alex and Davey in simple freeze-frame, and have children suggest the thoughts going through each character’s mind. Take suggestions, too, on body language for each boy at that dreadful moment.

discuss and evaluate how authors use language, including figurative language, considering the impact on the readerCloud Busting describes a lifechanging experience, and could be a life-changing book. Questions that will be worthy of deeper discussion may include: Despite his mum’s insistence, Sam doesn’t want to be friends with Davey. He thinks Davey is a first-class, grade A, top-of-the-dung-heap moron. But one day Davey saves Sam’s life and a bond is formed between them. Sam is still embarrassed to be seen with Davey, but little by little he has to admit that when it’s just the two of them, Davey is a lot of fun. But then something terrible happens to Davey.

give well-structured descriptions, explanations and narratives for different purposes, including for expressing feelings This book is amazing I read it at school in guided reading I reccomend it to anyone who is ready to read chapter books it is not hard to read at all

Davey and Sam should have gone to the park to go Cloud Busting together and become best friends again, this time not in secret.

I loved this book because it is a poem book. this fiction book is good and my favourite character is Alice because she's pretty and nice. I would recommend this book to my friends. urn:lcp:cloudbusting0000blac:epub:69683768-31ba-4f13-b675-c42999251909 Foldoutcount 0 Identifier cloudbusting0000blac Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t3d05kf1k Invoice 1652 Isbn 0385607962 Lccn 2005391209 Ocr tesseract 5.0.0-beta-20210815 Ocr_detected_lang en Ocr_detected_lang_conf 1.0000 Ocr_detected_script Latin Ocr_detected_script_conf 0.8795 Ocr_module_version 0.0.13 Ocr_parameters -l eng Old_pallet IA-WL-2000057 Openlibrary_edition It is hard to define as a poem / novel but it covers issues of bullying, being new in school and many aspects of friendship and trust. It could be used for PHSE sessions but I have read it out loud to 3 different year 5 / 6 classes and they all got engrossed in the plot beyond the poetry. It was also noticeable that the boys in particular wanted to know more about what would happen next. - Result!!Many scenes in the book lend themselves to exploration through dramatic reconstruction, or even just freeze-framing. Try a conscience corridor/ decision alley to examine Sam’s decision not to chase after Davey in Chapter 11:

I wonder how it feels to be so full of light, so full of joy, and yet so small when compared to the sky.

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This is a poem so its different to what i would usually have. There were lots of different techniques of poem structures. Some were rhyming and some were haikus. I wrated it a 3 because it was very easy and i didn't understand it at first but then i got the point of it. Cloud Busting is a story about Dave who is a new student in the school who stays few doors away from Sam’s house and Sam who is a bully. It is a well-written, easy-to-read tale written in poetic form. It is a story about friendship, emotions, love, and bullying and peer pressure. I found the characters very believable, especially Dave and Sam themselves. They're not perfect but they're still likable characters who are easy to relate to on some level—even if you don't identify with them 100%. This article about a children's novel of the 2000s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. In their independent activities, children will explore how and why the characters of Davey and Sam changed throughout the story. In the alternative activity, children are invited to take part in a whole-class discussion about conformity. Cloud Busting is a captivating story about one of the harshest aspects of school life for many children – the painful, destructive act of bullying. This story features Sam, the bully and Davey, his victim as the main characters. As is the case in most such situations, Sam is not short of supporters and Davey’s suffering is the sort that would tug at many hearts. This is very much a tale of emotions: pain, fear, confidence at both extremes of the spectrum, the blush of a schoolboy crush and - after a period of reflection induced by a potentially life threatening incident - finally, regret on the bully’s part.