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Educational and fun audiobooks for children and families. A variety of genres await and each podcast comes with podcast specific questions assessing retrieval, sequencing, SPaG, prediction, inference and note taking skills. Ideal as an independent classroom activity, intervention exercise OR homework task.
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Friday Aug 07, 2020
Roald Dahl's "Revolting Rhymes" episode 2
Friday Aug 07, 2020
Friday Aug 07, 2020
This is the second part of three installments reading Roald Dahl's "Revolting Rhymes". In this podcast I read aloud the tales of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves and Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
Poem one starts straight after the intro music, poem two starts at 8.20
Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
Where did the king write to to find a wife?
Why does Dahl describe the mirror as a ‘curious toy’?
After how long did the mirror start to rebel against the queen?
What did the Huntsman really bring back to the queen?
What job did the dwarves used to do?
Which horse does the mirror say will win?
How do the dwarves get money to gamble on it?
Do you think the moral of this story is suitable?
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
How does Dahl feel about Goldilocks at the start of the poem?
What was on the breakfast table?
What does ‘plonked’ mean?
The phrase “lousy chair” could mean one of two things – what could this be?
Where are the beds?
What do the bears end up eating? Is this a suitable finish?
Go through the poem again and note down the negative words used to describe Goldilocks and magpie any new ones.
Friday Aug 07, 2020
Roald Dahl's "Revolting Rhymes" episode 1
Friday Aug 07, 2020
Friday Aug 07, 2020
This is the first part of three installments reading Roald Dahl's "Revolting Rhymes". In this podcast I read aloud the tales of Cinderella and Jack and the Beanstalk.
Just so you know there is a tiny bit of bad language (more rude than sweary) around the 7.20-7.25 mark if you want to filter or miss out. I'm just reading what's on the page!!!!
Poem one starts straight after the intro music, poem 2 starts at 8.30
Cinderella
Why do you think Roald Dahl warns you at the very start of the poem?
What does ‘cooked up’ mean?
How did Cinderella feel when the fairy appeared?
What was the crate of beer for? How does this make you feel about the prince?
When the prince found the owner of the show what did he do?
Who did Cinderella marry?
Which version of Cinderella do you prefer and why?
Jack and the Beanstalk
What colour was the cow?
Which word tells you mum threw the bean away?
What did Jack mean when he described the giant as having ‘a clever nose’?
Once Jack had his wash, he smelt like what…?
What do you think the moral of this rewritten tale is?
Which version of Jack and the Beanstalk do you prefer and why?
Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
Spywatch chapter 10
Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
Chapter 10 - Captured
Who out of the children was turning out to be the leader?
How did the children discover what was in the boxes? Why were the children disappointed by this?
How did Polly fall over?
What did Millington do to make sure the phone no longer worked?
Where did Mary kick Grainger?
Where did Grainger and Millington trap Norman and Mary?
What were Grainger and Millington REALLY up to?
At the end of the story where do Norman, Dennis and Mary end up living?
Why was the answer “Give it to the goat” a funny reply?
“Behind the laughter there was sadness”. How do you think Norman is feeling at the end of the story?
Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
Spywatch episode 9
Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
Chapter 9 - The Secret Quarry
Who was hammering the door of the greenhouse?
Who can’t whistle?
Where did children believe the tunnel led to?
What did Grainger have in his hand to threaten the children?
What did the children think was in the boxes? What do YOU think they are full of?
Why has Luigi been arrested? Why do you think Grainger did this?
Who might Vivienne be calling?
Do you think Mike Johnson’s advice is good and genuine? Should they do as they are told?
Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
Spywatch episode 8
Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
Chapter 8 - The Pilot
Which word tells you how the pilot showed the children where to sit?
What food did the children give the pilot?
Where did the children put the pilot’s papers?
How did Grainger accidentally get involved?
Who spoke German to the pilot? Do you think this suspicious?
How does Amy react to their story?
What is a crucifix? What does it symbolise?
Do you think Mary is wise to follow Grainger into the woods? Why?
Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
Spywatch episode 7
Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
Chapter 7 - Surprise
What does Polly mean when she says ‘it was one of theirs’ ?
Through where did Norman take a shortcut?
What do you think might have been in the brown paper package?
What presents did Norman get for his birthday?
Why was the cake Norman's mum brought not real?
Do you think the items in the suitcase mean anything?
Did all the cake get eaten?
What would you do in the children’s situation at the end of the chapter?
Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
Spywatch chapter 6
Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
Chapter 6 - Bombs In The Country
What is the lady’s real name and where did she sleep?
How many sweets were left in Mary’s coat pocket?
Where did Mary hide?
What ‘base’ do you think Grainger and Millington are arguing about?
What did Mary keep eating under her bed sheets?
What did Belling say her job was? Do you think she is telling the truth?
Mike Johnson left the children two presents – what were they?
How might you have acted in Polly and Norman’s position when you saw the plane?
Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
Spywatch chapter 5
Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
Chapter 5 - The Poster Comes To Life
Where had Norman’s mother moved to?
Who had sent Luigi to work on the farm?
What were the four steps Mary had to do to get the clothes clean?
What did the GI want to do at the riverbank?
Where did the children hide when Millington came into the greenhouse?
Why did the lost lady look familiar? Do you they are right to be wary?
Which two characters have Kodak and Leica cameras?
Why do you think the woman at the door angry?
Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
Spywatch chapter 4
Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
Chapter 4 - Trouble For Mary
How did Mary know that Millington and Grainger were definitely up to something?
Why do the children NOT think Millington is a spy?
What three items of food were on the notices in the shop?
Where does Millington eventually put the pound note?
What did the yellow circle indicate?
Do you think Luigi will cause trouble on the farm? Why?
What did Mary get for supper?
The author says about Millington: “She sounded like Mary’s father”. What do you think Mary’s father is like?
Monday Aug 03, 2020
Spywatch chapter 3
Monday Aug 03, 2020
Monday Aug 03, 2020
Chapter 3 - Spies All Around
How does ‘hammered’ describe the knocking at the door?
Where was the meeting taking place?
Why do you think Millington lied about where Mary was?
Although wearing gas masks seemed like a good idea – what were the main two problems?
What does a ‘spiv’ do?
What disguises did Mr Jenkins suggest spies might be wearing?
What had happened to Mary’s chocolate?
What might Grainger be up to in the middle of the night?
Monday Aug 03, 2020
Spywatch chapter 2
Monday Aug 03, 2020
Monday Aug 03, 2020
Chapter 2 - Grainger Danger
Who is Polly?
Why are Norman and Dennis so shocked at the sight of their breakfast?
What does Mary have for breakfast and what does Miss Millington have?
Miss Millington says “Clear the table”. Which sentence type is this?
After Norman puts his foot in a cowpat, name 4 places or animals the children visit in the farmyard.
How does the phrase ‘inching closer’ help describe how the cows were moving?
Who does Amy pay rent to?
Why can’t you milk a bull?
Instead of using her proper name, how does Grainger refer to Amy Hobbs when he talks to Millington?
Monday Aug 03, 2020
Spywatch Chapter 1
Monday Aug 03, 2020
Monday Aug 03, 2020
The next book I'm reading is the Look and Read book "Spywatch", a BBC School series that originally aired in 1996. It starred Lesley Joseph as Miss Millington, a young Russell Tovey as Dennis and Keith Barron as the older version of Norman, who was the focus of the modern day educational inserts. Access to episodes from almost the whole Look and Read canon can be found at https://www.youtube.com/c/lookandreadtv and you can find out further information about the shows by following their twitter account at https://twitter.com/LookandReadTV
Chapter 1 - Sent Away
Who is Mrs. Thompson?
Why did Norman have to put a label around his neck? What might have been on it?
Why might Mary have still been wearing her school uniform?
Do you think Mary likes chocolate too? Why?
What did Mrs Hobbs give Norman to eat?
How might Miss Millington make sure Mary doesn’t go ‘snooping around’ ?
Where did Amy find Dennis and why was he there?
What do you think the author meant when he describes Dennis and Norman as ‘the lucky ones’?
Who or what might be at the window?