Taking inspiration from our #FirstChapterFriday book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, we used our knowledge of magnetic materials to build hands-off maze games. Pairs had to guide Charlie all the way to the factory without touching him! 🍫✨ Amazing team work 👏🏻

Grief, guilt, and two sisters who can't stop clashing. This week's First Chapter Friday features the author reading from Sisters Alone, a novel in verse. Full reading here: https://bit.ly/4xBUXbQ #FirstChapterFriday #SistersAlone #NovelInVerse

“He was as tall as a house!" 🤖🏠 Today we dove into Ted Hughes’ The Iron Man, investigating how the author uses vivid adjectives and powerful similes to bring this giant creature to life. #FirstChapterFriday

Gobblefunk isn't just silly words—it’s metalinguistics in action! For #FirstChapterFriday last week, we read Roald Dahl's The BFG and decoded his made-up vocabulary using root words. Ask pupils if they can translate any BFG-isms at home 🏡

First Chapter Friday: Jack Wong, author/illustrator of Goodbye Koi, on the real memory behind the book, a childhood move and the pet koi fish he never learned the fate of. A child's eye view of big change.
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