aliens in underpants activity pack
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Use this free activity pack to accompany the Children's Classic Aliens in Underpants Save the World. Packed with learning ideas and free resources. For more free learning resources visit: http://www.freeflashcards4kids.blogspot.co.ukTRANSCRIPT
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TODDLER BOOKSA C T I V I T Y PA C K
BY CLAIRE FREEDMAN &
BENCORT
ALIENS IN
UNDERPANTS SAVE
THE WORLD
Reading to ChildrenA childs reading ability and love of read-
ing is one of the single biggest indicators
of how well they will do at school and in
later life. There really is no greater gi
you can give your child.
When reading to your child try the following: Read the tle with them and point to it
Hold the book so they can see clearly
Get them to help when turning the pages
Engage them by reading in a clear andanimated voice
If there is a complicated or new word checkyour child understands itif not give anexplanaon and model its use in a sentence.
Try use dierent voices and accents for the
dierent characters this is fun for them butwill also help them to understand whichcharacter is speaking.
Point to the illustraons as you read, askthem quesons like Why is he smiling? orWhat do you think will happen next?
Aliens in Underpants Save the World
By Claire Freedman and Ben Cort
Contents:P.1-Reading to Children
P.2-Acvity Ideas
P.3-Philosophy Smulus
P.4-Songs & Music
P.5 Printable Matching Game
P.6&7-Printable Aliens
P.8-Alien Size Sort Game
P.9-10-Alien and Pants
Templates
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Aliens in Underpants Save the World
By Claire Freedman and Ben Cort
NotesN.B There are free resources at the
back of this pack to help you
complete the acvies
While You Read
1. Look at the colours on pp.1-2 and pp.3-4 what are the main colours used?
2. How many re engines are there on pp.9-10?
3. How do the aliens save the world?
4. Can you spot the alien hiding on the lastpage?
Creative Play
Give children a template of a pair of underpants oncard and get them to design their own pair (p.9)
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Younger children could colour in a print out of an alien(p.10)
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Make aliens out of toilet rolls and googley eyes
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Create a Story Bag for the book (see p.6)
Learning Games Sort alien and underpants cut outs into small,
medium and large (p.8)
Do a treasure hunt using toy or cut out aliens
(pp.6-7)
Acts like an alien and walk round the room
walking like an alien
Act out the story as a play
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Big QuestionsMany childrens books make great smulus for
philosophical discussion. Dont be put o by the
noon of philosophy kids are natural
philosophers always asking why. Below are
some of the Big Quesons that arise from the
book.
Why is it wrong to steal?
How would you feel if someonestole from you?
Is it ever OK to steal? Why?
Is it OK to do something naughty ifsomething good will happen as aresult?
Why was it a good thing that thealiens stole the underpants fromearth?
Literacy From theBook
Think of words beginning with A
Think of words beginning with U
Use the keywords matching game
When you read aloud get yourchildren to shout out the last wordof the second sentence i.e. theword that rhymes
Notes
Aliens in Underpants Save the World
By Claire Freedman and Ben Cort
Is it OK to
steal?BIG QUESTION
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Aliens in Underpants Save the World
By Claire Freedman and Ben Cort
Notes Songs and MusicSing this song about aliens:
THREE LITTLE MEN IN A FLYING SAUCERThree little men in a flying saucerFlew round the earth one dayThe looked left and right
But they didnt like the sight
So one of them flew awayTwo little men in a flying saucerFlew round the earth one dayThe looked left and rightBut they didnt like the sight
So one of them flew awayOne little man in a flying saucerFlew round the earth one dayHe looked left and right
But he didnt like the sight
So he just flew away
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Alien
Underpants
Meteor
Earth
Fire Engine
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You can use these aliens for the following:
The Story Bag
The Treasure Hunt
Print out the pages cut out the individual images and then laminate if you want them to last. If you havent got a laminator
then try print them out on to card.
For the Story Bag:Keep the images in a bag along with the book and any other props you have or can make. When you read the story empty out
the story bag and get your children to act out the story and get involved as you read it to them. Other things you could
include in the story bag are underpants, toy aliens, a picture of planet Earth, a picture of a meteor, a toy re engine and so
on.
For the Treasure Hunt:Hide the images of the six aliens around the room and get your children to nd them.
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You can use these aliens for the following:
The Story Bag
The Treasure Hunt
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