Editable writing, maths and design prompts to support Book Week 2026
These matching slides are the perfect companion to your Derek printables — ideal for classroom display, interactive discussions or independent work tasks.
Designed to help you plan Book Week with ease, these editable slides include writing prompts, punctuation activities, maths challenges and creative design ideas inspired by Derek by Anne Donaldson and Matt Shanks.
What's Inside:
Editable Literacy Slides (differentiated)
Onomatopoeia - find sound words like SPLASH and POP in the story, then create an original noisy word list
Punctuate that! - decide whether a sentence needs a full stop or a question mark
Question hunt - listen to the story and tally every question heard, then reflect on favourites
Dear diary... - write a diary entry in role as Derek about his day
Bubble adventure - imagine Derek's bubble floated somewhere else, and write a story about what might have happened
Persuade me: fish should never be alone - persuade the store owner that fish should never be alone, with three reasons or using the OREO persuasive structure
Class book of questions - create and illustrate a question-and-answer page to compile into a class book
Editable Mathematics Slides (differentiated)
Subtraction - write subtraction number sentences for fish in a bowl, or create original fish subtraction word problems
Fish addition - work out the total number of fish
Pet shop addition - solve addition word problems, or write original pet shop addition problems
Data: question words - tally the different question words found in the book and graph the results
3D objects - match objects from the book to their 3D shape name, then explore faces, curved surfaces and curved boundaries
Editable Design Prompts (differentiated)
Derek's dream home - design the perfect home for Derek where he'd never feel lonely or bored
Bubble vehicle - design a bubble vehicle to carry Derek on a big adventure
Design a rocket - design a rocket for Derek to launch into the universe
Fish food package - design packaging for a brand-new fish food
Wonder machine - design a machine that could answer any question in the universe
Plus blank slides to use however you wish!
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