Families can talk about music. What kind of music do you like? Why do you think all the bears and people in the city like music and gather to listen? The bear sees something ‘that made his fur stand on end’. What does this mean? Have you ever felt a similar feeling?

A beautiful story about enduring friendship, accompanied by big, dramatic illustrations.' Saffia Farr Juno Night Mayor Franklefink has vanished from the Transylvanian Express - and it's up to you to solve the case! Part of the Solve Your Own Mystery seri... This is a moving tale of exploration and belonging from an exciting debut author-illustrator, boasting some beautiful artwork. It's a striking picture book to enjoy over and over again. SABRE DANCE – Khachaturian was a Russian composer in the 20th century. The Sabre Dance is his most famous piece and has been used in dozens of films, most recently Madagascar 3. It's possible to pursue one's artistic interests in ways that broaden your horizons while also maintaining a connection to and love for your original family and community; the two aren't mutually exclusive. Developing your talents leads to satisfaction and success. We can commemorate and support those we're proud of. Music makes us happy, and it's important to have it in our lives.Families can also talk about learning to play an instrument. Does it take time and practice? How does the story convey that? The Bear & The Piano’ is my first author/illustrator picture book. It tells the tale of a young bear cub who finds a discarded piano in the forest. He eventually learns to play it and becomes a world famous pianist. The book was Published by Frances Lincoln Children’s Books in the U.K. on September 3rd 2015. Common Sense is the nation's leading nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of all kids and families by providing the trustworthy information, education, and independent voice they need to thrive in the 21st century.

A 3 to 4 week unit using David Litchfield's beautiful picture book 'The Bear and the Piano'. We taught in Year 2 but I am sure it can be adapted for other year groups. It wouldn't let me upload any more files so just to say in the last week we then went on to write our own versions of the story, which the kids loved; we had a skateboarding bunny and a cello playing owl.Imagining they are the bear your child could write his diary for one day in the story – when he leaves home, misses his friends or realises they did remember him after all. Perform the story with music The author’s heroes and biggest influences are Albert Uderzo, Jon Klassen and Shaun Tan. Can you find out more about these people? Can you see any of their influences in this book? PRELUDE IN C – This was written by J.S Bach, a German composer, in the 1700s. Bach had 20 Children. Imagine Christmas day at his house!

Write a newspaper article about the bear’s first performance. Use the headlines shown in the illustrations as a starting point. The Bear and the Piano animation score includes some well-known piano pieces written over the last 400 years alongside Daniel Whibley’s original music. Watch the trailer below: Spelling Seeds have been designed to complement Writing Roots by providing weekly, contextualised sequences of sessions for the teaching of spelling that include open-ended investigations and opportunities to practise and apply within meaningful and purposeful contexts, linked (where relevant) to other areas of the curriculum and a suggestion of how to extend the investigation into home learning.When you watch the full animation, listen out for the following pieces of music and learn more about the composers who wrote them. You’ll be surprised how many you will recognise: PRELUDE IN C MINOR – Another piece by Bach. Well, his music is so good, after all. Bach loved coffee and once said, “Without my morning coffee, I’m just like a dried-up piece of roast goat.” Author Guy Bass introduces SCRAP, about one robot who tried to protect the humans on his planet against an army of robots. Now the humans need his... A fantastic tale outlining the conflict between staying with those that you love and doing the thing that you love. The dilemma is - can you do both?