The Jolly Christmas Postman Unit of Work

The Jolly Christmas Postman Unit of Work

• 57 PowerPoint Slides linked to this wonderful Festive story
• Story Exploration: Daily sessions to explore The Jolly Christmas Postman, focusing on predicting events, identifying characters, and discussing story themes.
• Character & Vocabulary Activities: Includes quizzes, vocabulary checks, and character descriptions, encouraging children to engage with the story’s language and characters.
• Christmas-themed Crafts & Activities:
  • Letter Writing Station: Children can write letters to Santa or characters from the story.
  • Snowflake Craft: Step-by-step instructions for making paper snowflakes.
  • Shivery Snow Paint Recipe: Create snowy scenes with a DIY paint recipe.
  • Nursery Rhymes and Traditional Story links
  • Character Guessing Game: Describe characters for friends to guess.
• Northern Lights & Snow Globe Facts: Fun facts about winter themes, plus a design activity for snow globes.
• Thematic Poems and Rhymes: Snowman and seasonal poems to read and create together.
• Design Challenges:
  • Sleigh Design: Draw or craft a sleigh for Santa.
  • Santa’s Christmas Eve Treat: Design a lovely treat for Santa
• Quiz & Discussion Prompts: Reflective questions and discussions based on story events and character choices.
• All links to resources and websites embedded into PowerPoint