Created for National Simultaneous Storytime 2025
Celebrate The Truck Cat by Deborah Frenkel and Danny Snell with this free cross-curricular activity pack, designed to spark creativity, curiosity, and critical thinking in early years and lower primary classrooms.
This pack includes a mix of craft, writing, maths and geography-based activities inspired by the journey of Tinka and Yacoub. Perfect for planning a whole-day experience or weaving into your NSS week!
What's Included:
Rocking Truck Craft (in colour and black & white)
Create your own truck scene featuring Tinka and Yacoub with this adorable rocking craft – a hands-on way to retell the story and encourage fine motor skills.
Open-Ended & Guided Writing Templates
Truck Cat writing pages – great for personal responses or imaginative extensions
Lost Pet narrative prompt – retell or write an original story about a missing animal
Truck Cat’s Travel Journal – scaffolded recount pages based on the book's journey
Where is Home? reflective writing sheets exploring the story’s themes of belonging
Differentiated Maths Activities
Addition, subtraction and sharing tasks featuring items from the story (e.g. pastries, apples, boxes)
Designed for varying ability levels and aligned to early primary maths outcomes
Mapping & Geography
Label the capital cities of Australia
Plan a journey for Tinka and Yacoub around the country
Respond to open-ended prompts to justify each stop on the map
Want it all?
Use the matching Truck Cat slide deck to bring the story to life on your IWB. Includes:
Writing prompts
Maths tasks (linked to the worksheets)
Design prompts
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Enjoy exclusive artwork and themed slide backgrounds to level-up your NSS experience!