Editable writing, maths and design prompts to support National Simultaneous Storytime 2025
These matching slides are the perfect companion to your Truck Cat printables — ideal for classroom display, interactive discussions, or independent work tasks.
Designed to help you plan your whole NSS day with ease, these editable slides include writing prompts, maths challenges, design activities, and mapping tasks inspired by The Truck Cat by Deborah Frenkel and Danny Snell.
What’s Inside:
Writing Prompts
Where is Home? – Reflect on belonging and connection
Lost Pet – Write a narrative about a pet finding its way home
Truck Cat’s Travels – Describe an adventure from the truck
Promotes oral storytelling, descriptive language and empathy
Maths Challenges
Delicious Pastries – Subtraction with a real-world twist
Packing Boxes – Explore number combinations and problem solving
Packing Apples – Fair sharing and reasoning
Each activity is open-ended and designed for flexible differentiation
Creative Design Tasks
Design a Truck – Draw and label your own vehicle
Create a Menu – Design a bakery menu like Mari’s
Design a Book Cover or Postcard from Tinka
Blend literacy, design thinking and artistic expression
Mapping Slide
Plan a trip around Australia for Yacoub and Tinka
Includes scaffolded discussion prompts to justify travel choices
➕ Bonus Blank Slides
6 editable templates in different designs to use however you wish
Perfect for independent tasks, warm-ups, or classroom displays
Want it all?
Be sure to grab the printables pack too — it includes matching worksheets, crafts and differentiated tasks to suit a wide range of abilities.
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