I find the dialogue between the seagulls amusing, especially when they tease Hamish (Hamish isn’t the threat to the seagulls that Mrs Grinling hopes he will be! My daughter thinks that Mr and Mrs Grinling ‘aren’t very pretty’ but Mr Grinling, in particular, has some fantastic facial expressions, especially when he’s cross! Observant children may also ask why Mr Grinling doesn't simply bring his lunch with him to work the way they may bring a packed lunch to school! Mrs Grinling unsuccessfully tries various strategies to stop the seagulls eating his lunch but finally her mustard sandwiches deter the seagulls who then start stealing from an unsuspecting fisherman.

One day a bunch of greedy seagull’s spot Mr Grinling’s scrumptious lunch making its way to him and decide to devour the lot! With the lighthouse inspector due any day now, Mr and Mrs Grinling decide to put Hamish on a diet until he catches the mice.The children then re-wrote the story, keeping some things the same and making other elements their own. By rehearsing and performing a cookery programme, live from the little white cottage on the cliffs, they will develop confidence in using a range of time adverbials and imperative verbs in their instructions.

The successful candidate will be required to work from our newly refurbished office in London at 12-14 Mortimer Street, W1T 3JJ. The presentation of the illustrations are a little odd in choice - some slightly blurry close-ups and odd angles but the Hamish's expression had me in stitches throughout and I cannot but admit that I was smitten by the seagulls who seem to have popped off the old 'oh err missus postcards of the 1930s. A Lighthouse keeper is a person who looks after a lighthouse to make sure the light keeps shining for boats in the sea. This instructions Year 2 Lesson Pack contains everything you need to help children produce a high quality written set of instructions including a detailed lesson plan, slideshow, printable writing frames and differentiated word banks. Your Year 2 class will then work in pairs to rehearse a cookery programme live from Mrs Grinling's kitchen!

Mr Grinling works tirelessly on his precious lighthouse, whatever the weather, while his loyal wife kindly makes tasty lunches for him. They will use images of how to make iced cupcakes to practise giving clear instructions to the viewers at home.

Like most of Tina Williams’ work for the company she founded 30 years ago, Hare and Tortoise is a show full of warmth and charm, which at the opening performance had the school party of five and six year olds, which constituted most of the audience, engaged, gasping and laughing. And every lunchtime, he tucks into a delicious and well-deserved packed lunch, lovingly prepared by his wife. Authors / Illustrators I find it really interesting to hear what authors and illustrators enjoy reading or have enjoyed reading with children.This six-lesson instructions Year 2 planning pack provides everything you need to deliver these fun and engaging lessons, including detailed lesson plans, slideshows for the teaching inputs, differentiated activities and a range of printable teaching resources. By the end of the lesson, your Year 2 class will have developed a checklist of key features to refer to when writing their own instructions.

This special paperback edition has been created to mark the 30th anniversary of the modern classic, beloved by children everywhere. An attractive cover opens to 31 good quality, shiny pages, in double-page spread format (bar the last) with colourful illustrations throughout. Mrs Grinling tries out numerous solutions to avoid seagulls eating Mr Grinling's lunch before finding an action that succeeds: how many other solutions could children suggest that she didn't attempt?Packed with live music, audience participation, and all the sights and sounds of the sea this much loved story is brought to life for children aged 3+, their friends and families. In this Key Features of Instructions Year 2 lesson pack, inspired by 'The Lighthouse Keeper's Lunch', children will start by comparing two of Mrs Grinling's recipes and discussing which one would be easier to follow and why. They try lots of ways to stop them but nothing works, they discover that the way to solve this is to send down mustard sandwiches which the seagulls hate and then leave Mr Grinling to his lunch.