Editable writing, maths and design prompts to support Book Week 2026
These matching slides are the perfect companion to your My Nonno Loves 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, persuasive writing and letter writing tasks, maths challenges and creative design ideas inspired by My Nonno Loves by Adelle Frittitta and Claudia Frittitta.
What's Inside:
Editable Literacy Slides (differentiated)
Similes - illustrate similes from the story, then create original similes
Show, don't tell - find examples of how Nonno shows love through his actions, then match what the author shows to what it tells
Persuade me: treasure or rubbish? - argue why a treasured item is treasure, not rubbish, using the OREO structure
Letter writing - write a letter to a grandparent or special someone explaining why you love them
My ... loves - draw and write about the things a grandparent or special someone loves, and what you love doing with them
Editable Mathematics Slides (differentiated)
Multiplication - solve word problems using Nonno's tomato and plum trees
Arrays - draw arrays and write matching multiplication sentences
Favourite vegetables - survey and graph classmates' favourite vegetable
Nonno's vegetable garden - draw garden beds to match given areas
Nonno's day - make times on an analog clock to match each part of Nonno's day
Measuring tomato vines - use tomatoes as an informal measuring tool to measure vine lengths
Editable Design Prompts (differentiated)
Design a wind chime - design a wind chime, choosing materials and how the pieces will hang
Design a garden pot - design a decorated pot for a favourite plant, herb or vegetable
Family heirloom box - design a special box to hold something precious
Welcome doorway - design a doorway that welcomes visitors, including decorations and a welcome sign
Design a seed packet - design a seed packet for a plant, including a picture, name and growing instructions
Plus blank slides to use however you wish!
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Download the matching printables to support each differentiated activity!
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