Cloud Busting: Puffin Poetry

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In their independent activities, children will explore how and why the characters of Davey and Sam changed throughout the story. In the alternative activity, children are invited to take part in a whole-class discussion about conformity.

Despite his Mum's insistence, Sam doesn't want to be friends with Davey; he thinks Davey's a first-class, grade A, top-of-the-dung heap moron. But one day, Davey saves Sam's life and a bond is formed between them. Sam is still embarrassed to be seen with Davey, but little by little, he has to admit, when it's just the two of them, Davey is a lot of fun. But then something terrible happens to Davey. . . Told in verse, in first person, this is the touching story of an extraordinary friendship that changes two boys' lives for ever. An uplifting tale that truly sings out.

Sam changes dramatically through the book. Is it for the better? He used to fit in; now he doesn’t: what does he have instead? Consider how people change; how might you change, in the next few years? Secondary Year 6 leavers - Covid-safe transition activities and ideas It's been a chaotic year but Year 6 children still deserve the best ending to their primary journey

This story shows how important it is for people to have friends who care about them even if those friends have different beliefs than yours do—and what happens when those friendships don't work out because of something else. Children will explore and discuss how different styles of poetry have been used to show the reader how Davey was bullied. In their independent activities, children are tasked to infer Davey's feelings throughout these events, in the form of thought bubbles or diary entries. In the FSD? activity, children are challenged to create a shape poem to represent the thoughts and feelings inside Davey's head. Cloud Busting is about a boy called Sam who was bullying a boy in his class. The book explores why Sam started to bully his classmate and how this affected the boy who was being bullied. Through his actions he in turn became bullied and understood how Tim felt.Cloud Busting describes a lifechanging experience, and could be a life-changing book. Questions that will be worthy of deeper discussion may include: Despite his Mum’s insistence, Sam doesn’t want to be friends with Davey, he thinks Davey’s a first class, grade A, top of the dung heap moron. But one day he saves Sam’s life and a bond is formed between them. Sam is still embarrassed to be seen with Davey, but little by little he has to admit, when it’s just the two of them, he is a lot of fun. I liked that the book was written like a poem - it is different from the other books that I usually read. The story in the book was ok but not as interesting or exciting as some of the other books that I have read as part of the reading challenge. Many scenes in the book lend themselves to exploration through dramatic reconstruction, or even just freezeframing. explain and discuss their understanding of what they have read, including through formal presentations and debates, maintaining a focus on the topic and using notes where necessary

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