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Young Lambton loved a spot of fishing but when he cast his line into the lake, he wasn’t expecting his catch to be a fat, slime-strung, squirming worm. And that was just the very beginning of his problems....
This retelling of The terrible tale of the Lambton Worm comes from storyteller Tony Wilson.
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Can the children sequence the story events in the right order?
Use the map on your whiteboard to help children visualise the key events in The terrible tale of the Lambton Wom.
A thinking verse for your assembly on legends.
Use the photos of Penshaw Hill in your Lambton Worm book trailer or in your work on the legend of the Lambton Worm.
Find out why the River Thames is bendy and the River Glyme shaped like a dog.
A short legend by Tony Wilson. Ask the children to listen to the language used. What do they notice?
Use this sheet to help group and classify the plants and animals on the ‘Classify me’ PDF slideshow.
Challenge the children to group and classify the animals and plants shown, using the ‘Classification’ activity sheet to help them.
Use these story cards to give children some starting points when writing myths.
Use these story cards to give children some starting points when writing their own legends.
Recreate The terrible tale of the Lambton Worm with this editable playscript.
Place names can reveal secrets about a place and help spark children’s imaginations too. Could these be a clue to a new ‘legend’?
Hone those critical thinking skills! We learn about artist Matthew Roby and his work Walkies, Rex! and investigate looking after your own mythical creature.
Use this resource to help you discuss the key features of a myth and a legend?
A story planner for help children plan and structure their own myths.
A story planner and an example to follow. Perfect for helping children plan and structure their own legends.
Boudicca is often thought to be as much myth as she is historical figure. This resource has valuable background information for children about the Celtic queen.
Use the photos of Lord Thomas Thornycroft’s Boudicca statue as part of an historical investigation.
Everything you need to know about our friend the comma whilst also learning about fronted adverbials, subordinate clauses and commas in direct speech.
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Use this storyboard for planning book trailers.
Download the cover image for The terrible tale of the Lambton Worm to use in your Lambton Worm book trailers.
We’ve supplied everything you need to make your book trailer for The terrible tale of the Lambton Worm.
A text-only version of The terrible tale of the Lambton Worm for use in book trailers.
Our myths and legends fact cards look at the White Horse of Uffington, the Brecon Beacons, the Giant's Causeway and Arthur's Seat. They're a great start as children set off on their voyage of discovery. Use on the whiteboard or on tablet computers.
Also available with or without text and images and also as a blank printable template.
Perfect for getting children to research facts of some of our most famous myths and legends, these image-only fact cards look at the White Horse of Uffington, the Brecon Beacons, the Giant's Causeway and Arthur's Seat.
Our creative topics and their springboard stories...
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