Off through the snow the Postman rides, with more than a meal in his insides. He’s all shook up and all of a-quiver, and it’s not just the cold that makes him shiver. There’s a letter he’d rather not deliver… Past Winners". Red House Children's Book Award (redhousechildrensbookaward.co.uk) . Retrieved 2015-10-14. The story follows The Jolly Postman as he delivers letters and parcels to various characters from popular children's stories. All our teaching materials and resources are teacher-created. A Twinkl membership gives you access to trusted content to inspire great lessons and engage your learners. Ideas for The Jolly Christmas Postman Planning for Year 1 pupils: If your first lesson is for the aim 'Personal, Social and Emotional Development', for example, you could follow the indoor enhancements suggestions and make your main activity making Christmas cards and sharing them with the class.

There are lots of rhymes in the story; see how many you can spot together. Say them together and learn some new ones. Print off the nursery rhyme book– your child can illustrate the rhymes they know to create their very own nursery rhyme book. Do some festive baking together The postman has lots of festive treats on his round including little mince pies at The Gingerbread Man’s house. Look here for a recipe for mince pies. Sing some songs about transport; for example ‘The Wheels on the Bus’ or ‘Down at the Station, Early in the Morning’. a b "The jolly postman, or, Other people's letters" (one catalogue record for the first U.S. edition). WorldCat. Retrieved 2012-07-19.We've also made sure to include a variety of resources that you can incorporate in core lessons such as maths and English. A good example of this is this Jolly Christmas Postman-themed number counting worksheet, which you can use to add a dash of festivity to your end of term maths lessons. Alternatively, you could also incorporate our range of word searches and word mats to help your pupils practice their spelling. As you can see, there are plenty of ways that you can include The Jolly Christmas Postman in your teaching, no matter the subject. Children will love the festive theme and be engaged and excited to learn. Included in this The Jolly Christmas Postman selection are handy worksheets, colouring activities and games. Each resource has been designed by real teachers, meaning that you can rest assured that they are suitable for KS1 children and in line with the standards and objectives of the National Curriculum. They will help you to save time in creating an enjoyable and interactive learning experience for young learners. If you're looking for some ideas to inspire your The Jolly Christmas Postman planning for Year 1 and 2, then you've come to the right place! This resource is full of teaching ideas that cover all aspects of the KS1 framework.

Our 'The Jolly Postman' resources also include everything you need to create beautiful displays for your classroom. Your students can get involved in the making of your displays by contributing their own work to be put on the classroom wall. Put the Humpty Dumpty jigsaw puzzle together and play ‘What’s the Time Mister Wolf!’ and BEWARE! The gift from the wolf to Red Riding Hood (you will need a dice and counters). Play the story Read more books by Allan Ahlberg, titles include: The Jolly Postman * Each Peach Pear Plum Happy Families Peepo Burglar Bill *See more lovemybooks ideas Tell stories together The Jolly Christmas Postman follows a postman on Christmas Eve as he delivers letters by bicycle to characters from traditional children's stories that are well known in Britain. These are characters like the Big Bad Wolf, Red Riding Hood, and the Three Bears.It’s Christmas Eve and the Jolly Postman is delivering greetings to various fairy-tale characters – there’s a card for Baby Bear, a game appropriately called ‘Beware’ for Red Riding Hood from Mr Wolf, a get-well jigsaw for hospitalised Humpty Dumpty and three more surprise gifts. The Jolly Postman follows an unnamed mail carrier as he delivers letters by bicycle to characters from traditional children's stories that are well known in Britain. Following each sheet of narrative verse and illustration, there is one shaped like an envelope and containing one of the postman's deliveries. Each envelope is opened and its enclosure read at that point in the story.