Editable writing, maths and design prompts to support Book Week 2026
These matching slides are the perfect companion to your The Emperor's Egg 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, character study tasks, maths challenges and creative design ideas inspired by The Emperor's Egg by Rae Tan.
What's Inside:
Editable Literacy Slides (differentiated)
Character traits - match character traits to what Ren did in the story, then reflect on which trait helped her most
Story retell - draw and answer questions about the beginning, middle and end of the story
Story mountain - plot the story onto a story mountain, recording what happens at each stage
Character voice - read quotes from the book aloud in the character's voice
Character dialogue - add missing speech marks to quotes from the book
Dear diary - write three diary entries showing how feelings change throughout the story
Letter to Bao Bao - write a letter to Bao Bao while waiting for him to hatch
Persuade me: my creature is the best! - persuade the emperor that your creature should win the throne, using the OREO structure
Editable Mathematics Slides (differentiated)
Subtraction - subtract to find how many eggs are still left to hatch
Skip counting - skip count a row of hatchlings
Grouping - circle groups to find the total
Egg arrays - draw an array and write matching multiplication sentences
Multiplication - solve word problems involving hatchlings and legs
Favourite creature - survey and graph classmates' favourite creature from the book
Patterns - create egg patterns inspired by the Emperor's eggs, with an extension step
Editable Design Prompts (differentiated)
Create a hatchling - design an original mythical hatchling, combining features from real and imagined animals
Coat of arms - design a coat of arms for Ren's family, representing their character traits and values
New throne - design a new throne for Ren, worthy of a new emperor
Geometric patterns - design a geometric repeating pattern inspired by the book's decorative borders
Keep the egg warm - design and build a structure to keep a real egg warm
Plus blank slides to use however you wish!
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