We love this book because it is:
a brilliant & memorable way to teach the importance of good manners
really funny
a chaotic adventure featuring lots of fairytale characters
Learning opportunities:
C&L: rhyme
C&L: write speech bubbles for Bill for one of the pages
C&L: write a list of when you need to say please or thank you during the day
Maths ~ can you keep count of how many times you say please or thank you during the day?
Reading ~ how many fairytale characters can you spot in the book? Which other stories have you seen them in?
Writing ~ create a cartoon strip of another mishap when Bill forgets to say please
Writing ~ write a thank you card to someone
Art ~ draw a picture of what might happen when Bill remembers to say thank you
PSED ~ why are good manners important?
PSED ~ challenge - are you manners so impressive that other teachers in school will notice?