Strangus Derangus & Other Adventures of Little Shambu is another book that I enjoyed hot off the press. It’s a collection of short stories, perfect for my book club because we can read three full stories together in class, leaving the other three for the children to read on their own.
Role Play
There’s nothing like role play to help children understand how dialogue and all its complicated rules work! When we read The Reading Race and Yikes! Bikes!, I realised that although children love role play, many of them take a little time to figure out who’s saying what. By the end of it, though, everyone enjoys it tremendously.
Strangus Derangus & Other Adventures of Little Shambu is dialogue-rich, making it perfect for an activity of this sort!
Exhibition
In the story “Strangus Derangus”, Little Shambu sets up an exhibition of interesting things to show his friends, and he charges them to visit! What interesting things would you select for an exhibition? What stories could you tell about the things you select?
Animal Puzzles
Little Shambu loves animals, and so do most of the children I meet. It’s the perfect time to do a word puzzle on animals, and perhaps a few other animal activities too!
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I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve been asked how to inculcate the habit of reading in children.
My first response is always to tell parents to set the example–let children see you reading.
Then, create a culture around reading. Make reading fun, not educational!
And that’s why book clubs are great. They’re full of laughter and activities, making the experience of reading exciting, something that children can look forward to. The younger they start loving books, the more likely they are to keep reading!
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