How to Catch a Star
by Oliver Jeffers
This is a lovely story about a little boy that wants to catch a star. Again I used the Hamilton Trust planning scheme to get ideas for this unit. Browse down for our display work.
Brainstorming Adjectives
Brainstorm adjectives about a star...bright, golden, glittery, luminous etc
We also describe the rocket...a red speedy rocket, a fast gigantic rocket, a fun pointy rocket.
How would you catch a star?
We always have a lively discussion about how we could possibly catch a star.
What will you do with your star?
Children write about what they would do when they catch their star. Some cute answers from the past include taking the star to see the Eiffel Tower in Paris and taking the star out to a birthday dinner.
Similes
After reading Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, we discuss similes...what can a star be like? A star is like a diamond, a wish, a piece of salt, a speck of glitter.
Writing poems
We finish off by writing our own night time poems.
