Billy's Bucket

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I read a very funny review about this book, whereby a parent wrote that children can learn disastrous things can happen when people do not listen to what they have been told, just like Billy telling his parents never to use his bucket. It is even a very fun book for adults to read, as it really arouses your curiosity the very first time that you read it.

You are constantly wondering where this story is going, and whether or not Billy’s parents will ever believe him about the world of nature that is living inside his bucket.His parents offered him a number of gifts including trainers, a computer game and a bike but Billy insisted that he would much rather have a bucket. Parents need to make sure they are listening to their children and allowing them to play as they please. This book is perfect for children in Key Stage 1 as it encourages children to use their imagination. The story of course, subtly is reinforcing to children that they do not have to necessarily be materialistic to have good play! Each time Billy looks into his bucket he sees his imaginative sea world with sharks, stingrays, clownfish, and mermaids in his bucket.

Many Hamilton units come with interactive Grammar Presentations integrated into the overall teaching and textual context. After discussing the things to do in South Shields, we created a mind map featuring attractions and facts. Anyone would think that Billy is just using his imagination once they hear what he says is in the bucket but he is actually telling the truth! In the same way as the game I went to market and I bought adds a new item with each turn play ‘In Billy’s bucket there was’ with children.They offer suggestions of other more regular run-of-the-mill gifts but he sticks to his original request. The premise of the story (a young boy wanting a bucket for his birthday) captivates the reader, and it keeps us right up until the end.

During our English lessons, we thought about what we would like inside our magic bucket, we identified features of an invitation and wrote our own birthday party invitations. Billy only wants a bucket for his his birthday - not a bike, trainers etc, like his parents suggest to him. Used for maths with introducing capacity and in English writing stories about what's in your bucket.Billy’s Bucket illustrates the pleasure that comes from imaginative play and helps develop creative, playful minds. Children could bring in their own buckets and decide what kind of things they would like to imagine being inside it. This books is brilliant in getting children to use their imagination and seeing what they can find in their own bucket. The illustrations that go along with the story really let you the reader dive right into Billy’s magical watery world. He sees many different sea animals at the bottom of his bucket, whilst his parents laugh away at what he's describing.