The jolly postman is a picture book about a mail carrier who delivers letters by bicycle. It follows the jolly postman about his day as he visits various fairy tale characters and delivers their mail which you get to open up and really remove from pages that are envelopes. The jolly postman meets the citizens of mother goose land as he delivers his mail. Full instructions included with useful ideas to extend the activity. The jolly postman allan ahlberg and janet ahlberg primary resources the jolly postman allan ahlberg and janet ahlberg support your teaching on the story the jolly postman, by allan ahlberg and janet ahlberg that narrates the story of a postman who delivers letters to different famous characters from traditional fairy tales. The book is eye catching and young children will be engaged in it because it involves them getting each letter out of the envelopes. As the postman delivers his letters to the wicked witch, the giant mr. The book encompasses multimodality and intertextuality flawlessly. The jolly postman checklist penguin schools resource. The jolly postman complete northern ireland scouts.
Published in 1986, the book is a collection of letters and envelopes, as found in the mailbag of the eponymous postman but these are no ordinary letters. The jolly postman, or other peoples letters by allan ahlberg this classic book is a favourite in most early learning classrooms, but could be brought out for any age really. About the jolly postman books a background to the series. Support your teaching on the story the jolly postman, by allan ahlberg and janet ahlberg that narrates the story of a postman who delivers letters to different famous characters from traditional fairy tales.
Students participate in a variety of shared reading and writing activities related to the books paper bag princess and the jolly postman. The jolly postman is one of my favourite picture books. The jolly postman, or other peoples letters by janet ahlberg. Abcschoolhouse has created friendly letter writing with the jolly postman. Teachersherpa, inc 1250 capital of texas hwy south bldg 3, suite 400 austin, texas 78746. The pages of the book are actual envelopes that house real letters.
Santa reads the jolly christmas postman from hamleys. Many activities can be derived from this book, for example. A delightful ebook filled with letter writing activities based on the ahlbergs book the jolly postman with illustrations by stefani sadler. Showing top 8 worksheets in the category the jolly postman. The jolly postman or other peoples letters is an interactive childrens picture book by janet and allan ahlberg. This is a cross curricula unit with questions and activities aligned with common core state standards, uk language arts, and canadian c. Teaching resources, printables, worksheets and more. The jolly postman letter pack the jolly postman, letter pack, letters, the jolly postman letters, the jolly postman activites, the jolly postman games after reading lots of emails from followers combined with my own thoughts about my new job, i have. The jolly postman or other peoples letters youtube. See more ideas about jolly christmas postman, people who help us and traditional tales. The postman delivers letters to famous fictional characters from other books. Buy my magical dragon by yujin shin from waterstones today. The jolly postman delivers cards and letters to various fairytale characters.
Dont forget for a chance to win all the books santa reads and a hamleys bear, subscribe to the channel. There is so much detail here in the illustrations and the witty text in each letter. A learning activity is have the students write a letter to the postman. With our diverse range of activities, display packs, roleplay resources, games, and more, you can easily make your ks1 lessons fun.
The innovative project required five years to complete, and much discussion with both the publisher heinemann and the printer before it was issued in 1986. Some of the worksheets displayed are the jolly postman, weekly overview reception planning autumn term 2nd half, this unit will explore friendly letters, genre characteristics, the day the crayons quit, candlewick press e classroom ideas, teachers intouch lesson plans, document resume cs 214. The first subject heading assigned by worldcat is toy and movable books. Discuss if students have ever received any type of mail. See here for a video of the original book, the jolly postman, read aloud watch the the jolly postman story. A fun, interactive session for 57 year olds, celebrating the classic jolly postman books.
Its helpful if children already know this story before reading the jolly christmas postman but not essential. An introductory activity can be used as the squirrels arrive at the meeting place colouring or simple. Use these activities based on the story the jolly postman, by allan ahlberg and janet ahlberg and make your classes more fun and exciting. The book is a sequel to the jolly postman who delivers letters to familiar characters from fairy tales. Activity pack the jolly postman postman, jolly christmas. Just click on the links to the pages at the top of the screen and get started. It mixes in well with fairy tale themes and provides great examples of different types of writing. With our diverse range of activities, display packs, roleplay resources, games, and more. The jolly postman by allan ahlbergjanet ahlberg scholastic. Teachers notes, interactive powerpoints and activities to make links between the fictional story. Jolly postman one of the teachers i work with, bec, put together a great unit of work around the book the jolly postman by alan and janet ahlberg. Then, have the children name the recipe after a favorite fairy tale character for example, cinderella cupcakes.
The jolly postman or other peoples letters is the first book in a series of three written by janet and allan ahlberg, which follows a postman in his uniform of postal blue on his morning deliveries and is perfect for an early years foundation or key stage one classroom. Here you will find lots of fun activities all about the jolly postman book you have read. There are six envelopes in the book, each containing letters, cards, etc. The jolly postman teaching resources teaching resources. In this delightful story by british authors janet and allan ahlberg, the jolly postman goes from home to home in a fairytale kingdom, delivering letters to goldilocks, cinderella, hansel and gretel, and other wellknown characters.
Each card is 15cm by 15cm and can be used for all sorts of cardbased activities. The jolly postman talking and writing activity pack penguin schools resource inspire your children to write a question to their favourite fairytale character using our colourful postcard template. Students made story maps of the journey that the jolly postman went on as he delivered his mail, and learnt how to write a letter and address an envelope. The jolly postman learning resource provides activities to bring literacy learning to life in the classroom, making links between the fictional narrative of the jolly postman and the real history of the postal service. Some of the worksheets displayed are the jolly postman, candlewick press e classroom ideas, teachers intouch lesson plans, this unit will explore friendly letters, writers at work, genre characteristics, fairy tales unit, early years foundation stage medium term plan 30. The jolly postman book jolly christmas postman people who help us reception class shared reading community helpers eyfs learning centers fun activities this resource pack has an excellent range of resources including templates for letters, postcards, stamps and large images of characters to create stickpu. The jolly postman welcome to the jolly postman site.
Showing top 8 worksheets in the category jolly postman. The jolly postman or other peoples letters is an idea so good, so wonderful, that it fills me with joy just to remember that the book exists. Our downloadable resource sheets are in pdf format. The jolly postman recipe book send a letter home to parents asking them to help their child pick a favorite treat recipe. Download full the jolly postman learning resource 01 about the jolly postman books learn about the art of illustration, rhymes and fairy tales and how the post office use word play. Can be used with a whole class or in a small group. The jolly postman literature guide page 2 teachervision.
The jolly postman talking and writing activity pack. Santa reads the christmas classic, the jolly christmas postman, from his grotto at hamleys. Creative activities that teach friendly letter writing through the ahlbergs book the jolly postman. The jolly postman eyfsks1 the popular childrens book by janet and allan alhberg is brought to life in a literacy learning resource licensed by penguin books. The jolly postman checklist penguin schools resource develop childrens knowledge and skills of how to locate information in a text and display it in a table. To view these you will need the free adobe acrobat reader.
He has a letter of apology for the three bears from goldilocks, a postcard from jack for the giant, a solicitors letter on behalf of little red ridinghood for the wolf who ate grandma, and so on. The jolly postman or other peoples letters, or the jolly pocket postman poster of a letter and envelope labels to identify the parts of the letter and envelope piece of paper and a envelope for each student in the class. The jolly postman story is a modern childrens classic and this programme expands the story with themed games and activities. Jolly postman 15cm x 15cm cards sb8069 multiuse printable cards with items featuring characters and houses from the story of the jolly postman by janet and allan ahlberg. After placing all the mail in the cardboard box, onetime had great fun opening it up as the jolly postman and delivering it to various mailboxes all over the house and to friends over the course of the week. Show the design of the book, focusing on the fact that some pages tell parts of the story in rhyme while some pages are actually the letters that the postman in the book delivers. The jolly christmas postman is an excellent book for introducing letter writing and communications, sequencing events, and retelling fairy tales and nursery rhymes. I am a postman activities join scholastic resource bank. Enrichment activities and internet resources to enhance teaching the jolly postman by janet and allan ahlberg. Use this selection of teaching resources to support learning through the story of the jolly postman. The jolly postman is great isnt it the letter inside are always such a hit, but we have real problems keeping track of them all they get taken out of our copy and posted around the house.