by Emma Davis | Sep 14, 2026
Pause before the storm develops and encourage children to use words and illustrations to predict what will happen next.
by Emma Davis | Sep 14, 2026
Create a two-column chart for Boogy & Tee and Twinkle & Hew. Pause throughout the story to record important events for each pair and use the completed chart to retell the story in sequence.
by Emma Davis | Sep 14, 2026
Discuss how traveling for a holiday may be different from traveling to catch food. Encourage children to listen for clues that explain each pair’s purpose.
by Emma Davis | Sep 14, 2026
Introduce weather words such as breeze, wave, calm, storm and wind. Invite children to predict how changing weather could affect a journey across the sea before reading.
by Emma Davis | Sep 14, 2026
Compare photographs of a yacht and a fishing boat. Discuss who might use each one, why they were built and how life aboard each boat might be different before connecting these observations to the story.