Use this resource with the Explore the story and Reading detectives lessons from our Books topic.
Cut out and arrange the story events of Ferdinand Forest and the pirate pickle in order.
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,
…Use the map on your whiteboard to help children visualise the key events in The terrible tale of the Lambton Wom.
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.
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
…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
…Our myths and legends fact card templates make great class displays and are perfect for children to use when presenting their fact findings to the class.
Reward your Early Years and KS1 storytellers with this Lambton Worm themed certificate.
Reward your KS2 storytellers for their retellings of the Lambton Worm with this themed certificate.
Join Amadeus Jones on another time-travelling adventure....
Amadeus and Boris are on the hunt for Simon, Amadeus’s adventuring scientist father. What will they learn in the forests of Sherwood?
The Green Man is found in many cultures around the world. What can children find out about him?
A short myth by storyteller Tony Wilson created using the ‘Myth cards’ and ‘Myths story planner’.
Develop speaking skills and learn about the characters from Sherwood Forest with this Outlaw game.
These image-only ‘Storytelling prompts’ for The terrible tale of the Lambton Worm are the perfect accompaniment to your storytelling lessons.
Our ‘Storytelling prompts’ come with keyword prompts for The terrible tale of the Lambton Worm are the perfect accompaniment to your storytelling lessons.
These ‘Storytelling prompts’ have images and keyword phrases from The terrible tale of the Lambton Worm and are the perfect accompaniment to your storytelling lessons.
What would it really be like to have a mythical creature as a pet?
All the data you need for the 'What a greedy worm!' activity in the 'Taking shape' maths lesson.
Challenge the children to name and list the properties of these 2D and 3D shapes.
Three bite-sized legends, 'George and the dragon', 'Arthur and the sword in the stone' and 'Robin Hood and the golden arrow'.
Challenge the children to name and list the properties of these 2D and 3D shapes.
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