This resource for children aged 7-11 includes extracts from Konnie Huq’s book Cookie and the Most Annoying Girl in the World as well as corresponding discussion questions and activities for you and your class.
Themes include saving the planet, fear, forest Club and growing up, and subjects covered are literacy, RSHE, citizenship, geography, science, art and D&T.
- Extract 1: Saving the Planet
Objectives: Consider what you can do to look after the environment; plan a ‘Save the Planet’ party. - Extract 2: Fear
Objectives: Discuss why it is important to share our fears; write a reflection about your fear and share it with someone. - Extract 3: Forest Club
Objectives: Understand how Forest Clubs can help us learn about ourselves and the natural world; participate in your own Scavenger Hunt. - Extract 4: Growing Up
Objectives: Use illustrations to show how you have grown and changed over time; make pledges for the future about friendship and the environment.
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