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

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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. Whilst making innovative use of envelopes, cards, and letters to create a game in just a tiny book, The Jolly Christman Postman has sold over 6 million copies. Make a class version of the book by splitting into groups, so that each group can make one section. The Jolly Postman learning resource provides activities to bring literacy learning to life in the classroom, making links between the fictional narrative of The Jolly Postman and the real history of the postal service. 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

Use the bicycle to investigate pushes and pulls. How does a bicycle work? What about a scooter? Encourage the children to describe the pushes and pulls involved. On a big piece of paper children could draw a map with the postman’s route and the places he visits. Talk about the map together and all the places the postman visits. Make a nursery rhyme bookVenn Diagrams — Children can use a Venn diagram to compare and contrast two of the fairytale characters in the story. What are their similarities and differences? We have a wide range of jolly Christmas postman EYFS activities and resources to support teaching and learning. The award-winning Jolly Christmas Postman is the ultimate children’s picture book. There should be a copy beneath every Christmas tree in every house with young children! Additionally, we also have some great 'The Jolly Postman' activities and games so that you can make your lesson interactive. For example, this Jolly Postman Roleplay Activityis a great way to get your students thinking about the characters from the story.

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. Use this PowerPoint presentation to allow children to learn the words to the song so that you can use it during a group singing activity or during an assembly. Looking for some ideas for your Jolly Christmas Postman planning? Then you've come to the right place. 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.Share the story The book is a sequel to The Jolly Postman who delivers letters to familiar characters from fairy tales. It’s helpful if children already know this story before reading The Jolly Christmas Postman but not essential. See here for a video of the original book, The Jolly Postman, read aloud Watch the The Jolly Postman story Story Continuation — After you finish reading the story, children can get creative and write up what they think would happen next. This is a brilliant way for children to practise their writing skills and test their reading comprehension. 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. The Jolly Postman delivers Christmas letters and presents to famous fairy-tale characters such as the Big Bad Wolf, Little Red Riding Hood (a game with a rather fitting name called ‘beware’!), and the Three Bears. He even has to deliver a get-well jigsaw to Humpty Dumpty.

The Jolly Postman or Other People's Letters is an interactive children's picture book by Janet and Allan Ahlberg. The innovative project required five years to complete, and much discussion with both the publisher Heinemann and the printer before it was issued in 1986. The first subject heading assigned by WorldCat is "Toy and movable books". Little, Brown published a U.S. edition in the same year. With this lovely collection of teaching materials, you will be able to introduce your pupils to the much-loved storybook 'The Jolly Christmas Postman' by Janet and Allan Ahlberg. All of these resources are perfect for adding some festive fun to your lessons in the build-up to the Christmas holidays. Each piece of content has been designed by real teachers, meaning you can rest assured that they are suitable for EYFS children, whilst remaining in line with the standards and objectives of the National Curriculum. For the 'Something a little different...' section, your pupils could role-play being at the post office and posting their Christmas cards.Alternatively, The Jolly Postman is a series of three books including 1991 and 1995 sequels to The Jolly Postman, or Other people's letters. In the U.K., the first book won the Red House Children's Book Award and the Kurt Maschler Award. [3] [4] The second book won the 1991 Greenaway Medal for British children's book illustration. [5] Summary [ edit ] If you live in the UK and use the Royal Mail Postal Service you children can mail their letters to Santa to: This brilliant teacher-made set of 'The Jolly Postman' resources is designed to save you time and make planning lessons easier. With this wonderful selection of tools, you will be able to create wonderfully exciting lessons for your students to enjoy. The story follows The Jolly Postman as he delivers letters and parcels to various characters from popular children's stories. These resources all relate to The Jolly Christmas Postman story, so that children can carry on living the tale through these fantastic resources. It’ll be a story that never ends, with lovely spin-offs of the original story, as well as interactive activities galore!