Books to Share
- Read Custard the Dragon by Ogden Nash (resources). Did this poem make you laugh? What sort of dragon is Custard? Are dragons in stories normally like this?
- Read Tell Me A Dragon. What do you think of the illustrations in the book? Which was your favourite of the dragons? Can you describe it? Why is it your favourite?
- Read The Dragon Machine up to the page with the map. What sort of places do the dragons hide in, and what sort of problems have they caused? What other trouble might they get into?
- Continue and finish The Dragon Machine. Where does George go to in his machine? If you had a machine like that, where would you travel to?
- Which has been everyone’s favourite book this week… Custard, Tell Me A Dragon or The Dragon Machine? Why so? Enjoy rereading children’s favourite text.
Poetry/Rhyme of the Week: Make copies of the first two verses of Custard the Dragon. Recite with children, enjoying the rhymes, then send home for children to share with parents/carers.