Editable writing, maths and design prompts to support Book Week 2025
These matching slides are the perfect companion to your How to Move a Zoo 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, creative design ideas and maths challenges inspired by How to Move a Zoo by Kate Simpson and Owen Swan.
What’s Inside:
Writing Prompts
Elephant Research Report – explore fun facts about elephants and record findings
Jessie’s Journey – sensory writing to describe the sights, sounds and feelings of the move
Breaking News – write a newspaper article reporting the big day Jessie walked through the city
Maths Challenges
Jessie’s Footprint – measure giant footprints using informal units
Feeding Time at the Zoo – plan a feeding schedule and record times on analogue and digital clocks
Moving the Parrots – explore combinations and addition when sharing parrots between cages
Creative Design Tasks
Blend literacy, design thinking and artistic expression
➕ Bonus Blank Slides
Editable templates in different designs to use however you wish
Perfect for independent tasks, warm-ups or classroom displays
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Grab the matching How to Move a Zoo printables pack to extend learning with hands-on crafts, guided writing templates and differentiated maths activities for early years and primary classrooms.
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