Dangerous Trainers by Susan Gates
Next steps: when reading stories, think carefully about the different characters, what they might feel and why. Notice the ways in which authors develop character.
Ideas | |
| 1. | Make a list of descriptions that portray the menace of the trainers, e.g. "big slurpy purple tongues". Underline the words that remind pupils of animals, e.g. "carnivorous". Discuss the imagination and feelings of the narrator in the story. |
| 2. | Find phrases in the text that make the trainers seem like ordinary trainers, e.g. "It's your fault, not your trainers." Compare Mum's common-sense response with the narrator's imagination and his brother's doubts. |
| 3. | Encourage children to recall strange events in dreams. Ask them to write or tell as much as they remember. Talk about the way a character can change in a dream, e.g. become brave. |
| 4. | Imagine who found the trainers on the bus. Write the story of what happened to 'The Trainers on the Bus.' Read the stories aloud and discuss which ones portray the dangerousness of the trainers. |
Series:
TreeTops
Reading Stage:
TreeTops Stage 11
Book Band:
KS2 Y3 (P4) Brown