The Worlds Worst Children - Lesson 2 - Peter Picker PowerPoint

Embark on a whimsical educational journey with a set of English teaching resources focused on the character 'Peter Picker' from "The World's Worst Children". The lesson plan includes a variety of activities that align with the national curriculum's literacy objectives. The first activity invites students to enhance their understanding of the text by asking relevant questions to a volunteer embodying Peter Picker, delving into his peculiar habits and the consequences of his actions. In the second activity, children work in pairs using dictionaries to discover and record the meanings of specific words from the story, with an online timer adding a fun competitive edge to the task.

The lesson continues with a creative writing exercise where students draft and design a book cover for their own 'worst child' character, including a descriptive first page that captures the character's appearance and unique traits. They then share and refine their work through peer feedback, focusing on the use of adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions, fronted adverbials, and vocabulary choice. The fourth activity challenges students to retrieve information from the text by writing and answering questions in a playful, competitive game format. Lastly, the lesson takes an imaginative turn into design and technology, where groups of students generate ideas and create their own 'mega bogey', incorporating materials and components to bring their designs to life, inspired by the text and their own creativity.