© National Literacy Trust 2020 T: 020 7587 1842 W: literacytrust.org.uk Twitter: @Literacy_Trust Facebook: nationalliteracytrust The National Literacy Trust is a registered charity no. 1116260 and a company limited by guarantee no. 5836486 registered in England and Wales and a registered charity in Scotland no. SC042944. Registered address: 68 South Lambeth Road, London SW8 1RL. Read Stick Man online then complete the following activities with your child. Stick Man lives in the family tree. One day he goes out for a walk but keeps getting used for different things. Join him on his eventful journey back to the family tree. What will he get used for next? Read or watch the story online As you are reading the story together, encourage your child to join in with repeated parts of the story: “I’m Stick Man, I’m Stick Man, I’m Stick Man, that’s me” Talk about how Stick Man is being used. Ask your child what they might use a stick for, or give them some other suggestions Point out the changing seasons in the background of the pictures Outside activities Season spotting: Go outside to your garden or a nearby outside space during your daily exercise time. See if you can spot signs of the current season. For example, blossoms on the trees in spring or brown and orange leaves on the ground in autumn. Collecting sticks: See what sticks or other natural materials you can find and collect, such as leaves, pebbles or conkers. These can be used to make a picture or your very own Stick Man. Songs and rhymes Talk about the weather in the story and what the weather is like outside today. Sing these rhymes about weather. The words for these rhymes are on the Words for Life website. ♪♬ I Hear Thunder ♪♬ It’s Raining, It’s Pouring ♪♬ The Sun Has Got His Hat On – watch online Stick Man by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler