Today I’m attaching the two final activity sheets based on my children’s novel The Glassmaker’s Children.
There are 16 in all – one for each chapter of the book – and you can find links to all of them in previous posts on this site.
Each is designed to encourage 8-12 year olds to read carefully, build literacy skills and find other ways of interpreting or reacting to the text and the ideas in the story.
The novel is an adventure story about changes. It’s based around a boy called Stellan and his younger sister, covering the break-up of their parents’ relationship, their relocation to a new home and the ways in which both of them deal with the issues surrounding their feelings about their estranged father. I’ve tried to tell the tale with compassion and warmth and to empower children to feel good about themselves and to recognise and celebrate their own inner strength as well as the power of friendship. There’s a fair sprinkling of magic thrown in, too – the kind of magic we can all create when we learn a few simple tricks.
I hope your children enjoy the book and the activities.
Here are the links: