Activity sheet
My One-Minute Expert Talk
Pip is an expert on snails. What's your child an expert on? A cut-out card to plan a one-minute talk: the true thing first, three facts, and a last line.
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Lou Vella
Lou Vella“It's nearly my turn. It's still not my turn.”
Five People Ahead: Not Till Friday
Six names on the Expert Talks list. Pip is last.
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What happens
Expert Talks. Six names on the board, and Pip is last. Five people ahead of her. WHOLE people. Five. She has three snail facts ready, a box with a snail in it, and nerves that grow with every name.
A warm, gently funny chapter book about waiting for your turn when your tummy is wobbling, and finding out you can do it anyway. For every child who dreads standing up in front of the class.
Comes as
- Picture bookRhyming · 32 pages · ages 8–12
- Chapter bookFunny prose · 16 short chapters · ages 8–12
Aussie words, for readers overseas
- year level grade
Free to print
Printables for this book
Free for home and the classroom. Print as many as you like.
Activity sheet
My Five-Day Countdown
For a big turn coming up. Cross off a day, circle the size of the wobble, notice where it's felt, and write down what helped.
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