Teachers from the UK to Australia have invented CREATIVE LESSON PLANS and FUN ACTIVITIES based on my books. Below are links to those fantastic lesson ideas, along with a credit to each of the schools that devised them. Most of these lesson ideas are suitable for KS1 (ages 5-7) pupils, but they can also be tailored for younger pupils. I have indicated a recommended age group next to each lesson based on my experience from school events, but you can tailor them for just about any age group. These ideas might also be useful for librarians and booksellers, too!
You can also check out this cool website that features a multitude of lesson plans based on some of my books: Teaching Ideas.
All Subjects (Ages 5-11) - See a multitude of lesson ideas HERE.
Geography (Ages 5-7) - Learn about famous landmarks! Press HERE.
Geography and Arts & Crafts (Ages 5-7) - Take a virtual tour of London! Press HERE.
Geography and Arts & Crafts (Ages 5-7) - Around the World activity HERE.
Arts & Crafts (Ages 3-7) - Design your own crown or hat! Press HERE.
Creative Writing (Ages 5-7) - Write a diary entry or newspaper article about the windswept hat! Press HERE.
Creative Writing & Arts (Ages 5-7) - Reimagine the story! Press HERE.
Arts (3-7) - Help The Queen catch her hat with this fun colouring-in sheet! Press HERE.
Two lesson plans by teacher, Maddy Barnes, HERE.
Story Time (Ages 3-7) - Please Mr Panda Story with a fun Q&A, then design a doughnut or solve a maze. Press HERE.
All Subjects (Ages 5-7) - Turn your class into Mr Panda's Doughnut Factory. Press HERE.
Arts & Crafts (Ages 3-7) - Design a 'doughnut chain' to hang in your class! Press HERE.
Arts & Crafts (Ages 5-7) - Make a panda! Press HERE.
Arts & Crafts (Ages 5-7) - Make doughnuts! Press HERE.
Drama (Ages 5-7) - Reenact the story in your very own class play, complete with funny voices. Press HERE.
Fun Activities - Downloadable activities via Scholastic. Press HERE.
Story Time (Ages 3-5) - GO BANANAS and host a Betty Goes Banana story hour, complete with dancing and drawing! Press HERE.
Arts & Crafts (Ages 3-5) - Create a 'Jungle Reading Corner' for Betty and all her picture book counterparts! Press HERE.
Arts & Crafts (Ages 3-7) - Draw Betty! Press HERE.
Arts (Ages 3-7) - Bring the lizards and rectangles together with colour! Press HERE.
RISING STARS lesson plan HERE.