Programme 2: The Wheel of Life

Activities

• Use shared writing to brainstorm children's initial responses to new situations such as starting a new school, going to a friends' house for the first time, moving into a new home or going to a different country. Ask them to use all of the senses to describe how they felt - the sounds, smells and tastes etc.

• In the programme we learn how music is a central theme to 'Coram Boy'. As they read the book, encourage children to use reading journals to record any other recurring themes they notice. Do these reoccur in any other Jamila Gavin stories?