The jolly postman learning resource provides activities to bring literacy learning to life in the classroom, making links between the fictional. A fun and exciting story with beautiful illustrations, which lends itself to wonderful lesson planning. It follows the jolly postman about his day as he visits various fairy tale characters and delivers their mail which you get to open up and really remove from pages that are envelopes. The jolly christmas postman mailbox ornament left brain. Activities and games teaching resources for eyfs early years. Write a letter to a family memberfriendfather christmas make your own post office at home a few envelopes, pretend stamps and some money is a great start. The sequel follows the jolly postman on christmas eve as he delivers a variety of cards, games and letters to recognisable fairy tale characters such as the three.
Hello aracelir, thanks for taking the time to let us know how. Bought this for our 3 and 5 year olds as they loved the jolly postman book as did i. Preschool christmas, christmas activities, christmas crafts, christmas ideas, jolly christmas postman, christmas bulletin boards, early years classroom, seasons activities, traditional tales goldilocks and the three bears part 5. Story map the jolly christmas postman teachit primary. Professional the jolly postman allan ahlberg and janet ahlberg teaching resources. Photograph the jolly postman took time off from his busy rounds to collect the childrens letters for santa and kick off the festive season at east prescot road nursery school in liverpool. Mar 04, 2019 the jolly postman programme is a literacy learning experience for early years children inspired by the muchloved book by allan ahlberg. The jolly postman resources christmas a set of resources from the story the jolly christmas postman, including a range of activities for the children to complete independently from the story. The jolly postman allan ahlberg and janet ahlberg teaching resources for key stage 1 year year created for teachers, by teachers. Subtitled other peoples letters, this is a stupendous and original picture book. The jolly postman, corebooks clpe centre for literacy in. The jolly postmans christmas thorpe lea primary school.
The planning seeks to spark childrens interests and excitement. Features 33 teaching ideas and accompanying resources. Christmas ideas, jolly christmas postman, christmas bulletin boards, early years classroom, seasons activities, traditional tales. Teaching on the jolly postman the jolly postman book, jolly christmas.
In todays post, i will tell you all about one of my favourite kids christmas books, the jolly christmas postman that has all those elements and more. The jolly christmas postman tells the wonderful story of a mailman who delivers letters to favorite fairy tale characters like little red riding hood and humpty dumpty. Dec 15, 20 a set of resources from the story the jolly christmas postman, including a range of activities for the children to complete independently from the story. Christmas drama christmas writing christmas themes christmas maths santa christmas jolly christmas postman christmas activities autumn activities dramatic play themes a gorgeous, bumper 97 page dramatic play printable with mostly everything that you will need to set up a mrs claus kitchen dramatic play in your home cornerrole play area. The jolly christmas postman childrens books wiki fandom. This one is a must for fans of the original jolly postman book. Story map activity resource pack to support teaching on the jolly christmas postman. Large a2 envelopes to support teaching on the jolly christmas postman. Dec 01, 2016 dec 1, 2016 early years christmas tree fine motor control. A lovely activity pack for retelling the story the jolly christmas postman. Eyfs lesson plan and enhancement ideas to support teaching on. There is so much detail here in the illustrations and the witty text in each letter. Great to use as a prompt for retelling the story a talk for writing approach. Beebot picture cards to support teaching on the jolly.
Prepare your children for the new multiplication tables check in 2019 and ensure they continue to hone their multiplication and division skills through years 5 and 6. Our reception classroom role play will also be transformed into the jolly. For this years reception class, eyfs topic, jolly postman, we not only did our. Bee bot picture cards to support teaching on the jolly christmas postman pdf postal worker bee bot jacket pdf. We have lots of teaching ideas to explore for this wellloved book by janet and allan. Fairy tale theme, fairy tales, jolly christmas postman, red riding hood story, people who help us, reception class, eyfs activities, traditional tales, geography lessons. The jolly postman resources christmas teaching resources. The jolly christmas postman allan ahlberg and janet ahlberg please sign in or join for free to suggest a change for this resource. The fun continues on 14 december when the whole nursery pays a visit to father christmas. He has a letter of apology for the three bears from goldilocks, a postcard from jack for the giant, a solicitors letter on behalf of little red ridinghood for the wolf who ate grandma, and so on. The jolly postman planning year 1 teaching resources. A lovely board game to support teaching on the jolly christmas postman and practice counting skills too.
Writing area christmas card station and the jolly postman. See more ideas about eyfs, map activities and jolly christmas postman. Christmas postman board game to support teaching on the jolly. Early years planning the jolly postman early years. Jolly rhyming verses and charming illustrations from janet and allan ahlberg give the jolly christmas postman an irresistible appeal to both young and old readers. Suitable for foundation stage, ks1 and early ks2 age 4 8 years the jolly christmas postman is a followon book from the original story of the jolly postman.
Preschool christmas, christmas activities, christmas crafts, christmas ideas, jolly christmas postman, christmas bulletin boards, early years classroom, seasons activities, traditional tales many writing opportunities in the classroom generate strong writers outside of the classroom. To talk about christmas with fiveyearold childrenfantastic helpful. Early years christmas tree fine motor control jolly. Santa reads the christmas classic, the jolly christmas postman, from his grotto at hamleys. See more ideas about early years classroom, creative area and year 1 classroom. A fun, interactive session for 57 year olds, celebrating the classic jolly postman books. Huge discounts on the latest and bestselling childrens books. Santa reads the jolly christmas postman from hamleys. Imaginative activities to make links between fact and fiction and support literacy learning across the curriculum.
A lovely set of picture cards showing the different locations the jolly christmas postman visits on his journey. Get the little ones to follow the jolly postman as he delivers mail and calculate how far he travels in the fun fairy tale miles printable math worksheet for kids. Please see our full disclosure policy here the christmas inspiration the jolly christmas postman is written by my alltime favourite kids authors janet and allan ahlberg they also wrote peepo and each peach, pear, plum. See more ideas about jolly christmas postman, christmas and people who help us. The jolly christmas postman is an amusing tale that follows the journey of a postman doing the rounds on his bicycle on christmas eve. Eyfs lesson plan and enhancement ideas to support teaching. The jolly christmas postman allan ahlberg and janet ahlberg. Use this fantastic resource to take the stress out of planning and inspire your the jolly christmas postman themed lessons. The jolly postman delivers cards and letters to various fairytale characters. Download now its christmas eve and the jolly postman is delivering greetings to various fairytale characters theres a card for baby bear, a game appropriately called beware for red riding hood from mr wolf, a getwell jigsaw for hospitalised humpty dumpty and three more surprise envelopes containing letters, cards, etc. Jolly christmas postman story stones for early literacy.
At the library we were very lucky and had a story read to us followed by a variety of. Most of the letters contain activities for the children to do such as a game or jigsaw etc. Bulletin boardsearly years classroomseasons activitiestraditional tales. The jolly christmas postman by early years academy tpt. Make use of our gardens and take your early years, ks1, or ks2 class outside to learn. Early years foundation stage medium term plan 30 60. Kids of all ages will enjoy this, discovering something new every time. Plus they get to play with tape and toilet paper rolls my daughters favorite crafting supplies. A set of useful templates perfect for your children to write their own letters. Diy story stones for early literacy inspired by the. This fantastic resource includes ideas for lessons, as well as indoor and outdoor enhancements, for this theme.
This is a cross curricula unit with questions and activities aligned with common core state standards, uk language arts, and canadian c. See more ideas about jolly christmas postman, christmas and eyfs. In 2016, the postal museum secured a fiveyear license agreement with penguin random house and threeyear funding from john lyons charity to develop the programme, including salary costs for a project officer. These planning and assessment resources for eyfs and ks1 will help you to cover. The jolly christmas postman the jolly postman by allan ahlberg 10oct20 hardcover. Resources resources home early years prek and kindergarten primary elementary middle school secondary high school whole school special. Preschool christmaschristmas activitieschristmas craftschristmas ideasjolly christmas postmanchristmas bulletin boardsearly years classroomseasons. Early years enhanced planning brainstorm for the jolly postman this is an early years planning brainstorm to use as a starting point for provocation ideas to enable the environment. This mailbox ornament inspired by the book helps kids pretend to be a part of the magical tale.
Talking table set up a talking table with a basket. A 1 day only literacy plan of the jolly christmas postman. Story map activity resource pack to support teaching. The jolly postman what superheroes do we know already.
Jolly christmas postman inspired sensory bin for toddlers. Its helpful if children already know this story before reading the jolly christmas postman but not essential. A genre study of letters with the jolly postman readwritethink. The children had decided that janet and allan ahlbergs creation was their favourite book character. To view these you will need the free adobe acrobat reader.
See more ideas about jolly christmas postman, people who help us and christmas. Some of the worksheets displayed are the jolly postman, candlewick press e classroom ideas, teachers intouch lesson plans, this unit will explore friendly letters, writers at work, genre characteristics, fairy tales unit, early years foundation stage medium term plan 30. Resource pack to support teaching on the jolly christmas postman. Christmas postman board game eyfs, early years, planning, christmas, maths, janet and allan ahlberg, the jolly christmas postman large a2 envelopes to support teaching on the jolly christmas postman. Showing top 8 worksheets in the category jolly postman. See more ideas about katie morag, teaching geography and key stages. Booktopia has the jolly postman or other peoples letters, the jolly postman by janet ahlberg. Christmas postman board game eyfs, early years, planning, christmas, maths, janet and allan. Find jolly postman lesson plans and teaching resources. Dec 01, 2014 this post contains amazon affiliates links for your convenience. The jolly christmas postman allan ahlberg and janet ahlberg teaching resources for eyfs early years. Beebot picture cards to support teaching on the jolly christmas postman contains. In this delightful story by british authors janet and allan ahlberg, the jolly postman goes from home to home in a fairytale kingdom, delivering letters to goldilocks, cinderella, hansel and gretel, and other wellknown characters.
The fun continues on 14 december when the whole nursery pays a visit to father christmas in nearby. On his back he carries a sack bursting full of letters, cards, and presents that he delivers to all sorts of wellloved characters from different traditional tales and nursery rhymes. See here for a video of the original book, the jolly postman, read aloud watch the the jolly postman. I am a postman activities early years teaching resource. Nov 22, 2011 this is a nice activity booklet based on the jolly postman story great to use during a book topic. Youngsters will love peeping in the envelopes and discovering the cards and presents tucked away for each familiar character from the getwell gift for humpty dumpty to the special treat for the jolly postman, this book is a first. Story map the jolly christmas postman use the images to sequence events from the story to create a story map. The book is a sequel to the jolly postman who delivers letters to familiar characters from fairy tales. Show the design of the book, focusing on the fact that some pages tell parts of the story in rhyme while some pages are actually the letters that the postman. Learning through play learning and exploring through play. Plus, earn scholastic rewards for your school with every purchase over. I originally ordered the jolly postman christmas edition for my daughters christmas eve box and we enjoyed it so much together that i ordered this one right there and then on.
Early years planning the jolly postman early years staffroom. The jolly postman activities and games early years eyfs. As we read the stories we are learning different actions to help up remember them, we are then using these actions to retell the stories to one another. He gets to deliver mail to all your kids favorite fairy tale characters. Superman super girl wonder woman thor the incredibles. The jolly postman allan ahlberg and janet ahlberg primary resources the jolly postman allan ahlberg and janet ahlberg support your teaching on the story the jolly postman, by allan ahlberg and janet ahlberg that narrates the story of a postman who delivers letters to different famous characters from traditional fairy tales. The postman delivers letters to famous fictional characters from other books. The jolly christmas postman is an excellent book for introducing letter writing and communications, sequencing events, and retelling fairy tales and nursery rhymes. Dont forget for a chance to win all the books santa reads and a. Ideas for activities at home linked to the jolly christmas postman topic. As the postman delivers his letters to the wicked witch, the giant mr. Dec 08, 2004 photograph the jolly postman took time off from his busy rounds to collect the childrens letters for santa and kick off the festive season at east prescot road nursery school in liverpool. A learning activity is have the students write a letter to the postman. There are so many things about christmas that i love, but nothings better right now than curling up with my 3 year old son, onetime, and sharing some tales of santa, his reindeer and the magic of christmas eve.