aliens in underpants activity pack

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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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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



Is it OK to

steal?BIG QUESTION


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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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aliens in underpants activity pack

Documents

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