We love this book because it is:
about the importance of friendship
a perfect accompaniment to teaching about the continents
full of opportunities to extend through continuous provision
Learning opportunities:
PSED: loneliness
PSED: friendship
C&L: add some speech bubbles to the story. What would the penguin say to the boy at different points in the story?
C&L: introduction to similes (The waves were as big as mountains)
C&L: pack your own suitcase for the journey - what would you need now; what would you need later?
C&L; write a postcard home
C&L: share the children’s favourite stories as the boy does with the penguin
Science: floating & sinking
Science: habitats ~ penguins
Geography: continents ~ find Antarctica & the UK.
Geography: climates ~ look at how the temperature will change on their journey