The Jolly Postman & The Jolly Christmas Postman By Allan Ahlberg and Janet Ahlberg 2 Books Collection Set

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If you’re looking to set the scene, for your Jolly Christmas Postman EYFS learning experience, we've got a range of eye-catching display materials which have been hand-drawn by our talented team of illustrators. Create some vibrant display boards for your learning area, to support the topic of The Jolly Christmas Postman in EYFS. They’ll also help young learners to stay engaged, whilst submerged in the theme! How to make a Jolly Christmas Postman lesson plan Plan a party and work out problems such as; “how many buns will we need if 4 people are coming and they want 2 buns each?”

Looking for some ideas for your Jolly Christmas Postman planning? Then you've come to the right place. Data Handling — Children can draw up a bar chart to record the different kinds of mail that the characters get. This is great for developing children's observation and data handling skills. Make a list of where people in the class have been on holiday. Can you find the places on a map? Did you send a postcard?The Jolly Christmas Postman is a children's storybook written by Janet and Allan Ahlberg in 1991. It is a follow-up to the original storybook 'The Jolly Postman' which was released a few years before in 1986. With easy-to-digest content, children can carry on living the tale through lovely spin-offs of the original story - it’ll be a story that never ends!

With this lovely collection of enhancement ideas, you’ll be able to deliver the much-loved Jolly Christmas Postman to EYFS with ease! 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. Watch the first minute of this video of Allan Ahlberg talking about how he and Janet got the idea for the book from their daughter playing with the post. Where do you get ideas for stories? Younger children will gain much enjoyment from taking out and seeing the cards. Not to mention the familiar characters, rhyming text and humour! Older children will be able to start reading the story and also the letters inside, all on their own. This will greatly support their creative writing skills through imagination and writing.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. Allan Ahlberg has published over 100 children’s books and with his late wife Janet, created many award-winning children’s picture books, including It Was a Dark and Stormy Night, Funnybones, Each Peach Pear Plum and Peepo! The Jolly Christmas Postman is the seasonal sequel of, the Kate Greenaway Medal winning, The Jolly Postman which, after 35 years, remains one of the most innovative and interactive children’s books available. The Jolly Postman has sold more than six million copies, Allan Ahlberg told The Guardian in 2006. It made innovative use of envelopes to include letters, cards, games and a tiny book. [2]