Understanding the World ELG: The Natural World. Explore the natural world around them, making observations and drawing pictures of animals and plants; This thought-provoking picture book charts the eventful journey made by Stanley, a discarded plastic carrier bag, who is swept into the sea. As he drifts through the ocean waves, he is mistaken for a jellyfish and swallowed by a series of unsuspecting animals. Understanding the World ELG: Past and Present. Know some similarities and differences between things in the past and now, drawing on their experiences and what has been read in class;

Expressive Arts and Design ELG: Creating with Materials. Make use of props and materials when role playing characters in narratives and stories. Make a recycling diary for your home to record the different types (and amounts) of waste that you recycle in a week. Understanding the World ELG: The Natural World. Know some similarities and differences between the natural world around them and contrasting environments, drawing on their experiences and what has been read in class.Again, this might be a useful activity to cut out the passages to allow your class to work and rework their sequence should they need to. Mathematics ELG: Numerical Patterns. Compare quantities up to 10 in different contexts, recognising when one quantity is greater than, less than or the same as the other quantity; After the story we reused plastic milk containers to create storage of plastic bags. To make your own, you will need a washed out milk container, a pair of sharp scissors and these instructions. Somebody Swallowed Stanley is a story about the dangers of plastic pollution and tells us how we can reuse our plastic to make sure it doesn’t end up being eaten by sea creatures! Stanley falls into the sea and floats in amongst a swarm of shimmering jellyfish. At first glance, Stanley could almost be mistaken for just another sea creature, but:

We have taken some of the lovely vocabulary used in Somebody Swallowed Stanley and create this resource. Sea otter Sophie is snuggling on her mummy’s tummy in the sea when she asks mum what the horizon is. Yet when mum goes to catch a fish, Sophie spies a lighthouse on the horizon and decides to investigate... The blue balloon in the story takes the little boy and his dog Kipper on an exciting journey into space. Where might the magical blue balloon take you? Working either individually or in very small groups, talk to the children about imaginary journeys. Record their narratives, and provide dressing-up clothes and props to reflect their ideas so they can act out and further develop their journeys. Take photographs, scribe the children’s words and turn them into a book of stories to share with the whole group.Rewrite the story (or a part of it) in the form of a playscript. What would Stanley and the animals say? Understanding the World ELG: People, Culture and Communities. Describe their immediate environment using knowledge from observation, discussion, stories, non-fiction texts and maps; Understanding the World ELG The Natural World. Understand some important processes and changes in the natural world around them, including the seasons and changing states of matter. This story is lovely and very thought-provoking. Stanley is a discarded plastic bag and he makes a very eventful journey through the sea. He is mistaken for a jellyfish and eaten by a number of unfortunate animals. Understanding the World ELG: The Natural World- Understand some important processes and changes in the natural world around them, including the seasons and changing states of matter.

This powerpoint includes 7 weeks worth of literacy activities based on the book Somebody Swallowed Stanley by Sarah Roberts. Week 1 looks at character emotions, speech/thought bubbles and alliteration. Week 2 looks at the author Sarah Roberts and the issue of plastic pollution in our seas to prepare children for making their own news report in week 3. Week 4 looks at how people around the world have reused plastic in various sculptures and artwork, children will follow instructions to make a kite, discuss the importance of instructions and write their own set including imperative verbs. Understanding the World ELG: People, Culture and Communities. Describe their immediate environment using knowledge from observation, discussion, stories, non-fiction texts and mapsGood and useful to read with younger children when teaching Science or the topic of materials and using plastic and the effects it has especially on animals under the sea.- powerful message We have also included an activity whereby your class will match the questions to the answers. This would be best completed after cutting out the questions and answers and allow your class to rearrange should they need to. Your can choose from a range of resources within this activity to see which best suits your KS1 class. Understanding the World ELG: Past and Present. Understand the past through settings, characters and events encountered in books read in class and storytelling. Look at photos and videos of jellyfish and make some illustrations or paintings of them. Combine the pictures made by everyone in your class to make a huge underwater display.