Tiddler

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Play ‘Chinese Whispers’ and see how stories can sometimes change as they are passed from person to person. Find out how stories are passed on throughout history. Do you know any very old stories that are still told today? How have they changed over the years? Tiddler loves to share his stories with his sea friends. Read all about Tiddler’s tales, enjoy the detailed illustrations by Axel Scheffler and have under-the-sea fun! Laugh along with your little ones with this funny and fabulous rhyming picture book.

Hey there! I’m Jodi. I am a National Board Certified teacher with 17 years of experience in the classroom. Read all about Tiddler’s tales, enjoy the detailed illustrations by Axel Scheffler and join Tiddler’s under-the-sea fun! Identify all of the rhyming words that are used in the story. Can you think of other words that rhyme with these? I did a lot of research for this underwater story and all the fish in it are real ones – except for the Gruffalo fish which Axel sneaked in. Write a story about Tiddler riding somewhere on a seahorse. Where does he go to? What happens there?Tom Tiddler's Ground. The Romance of Buried Treasure. An uncommon original article from The Strand Magazine, 1896. Such a fabulous book! The story is woven together brilliantly. Tiddler is a regular read in our house What lessons might the fish have at their school? Write a diary entry from the point of view of one of the fish, giving their thoughts about their lessons at school.

Find the locations of ponds / rivers / lakes near to where you live. Could you go on a trip there with your school? Julia Donaldson is one of today's most popular writers. Her bestselling titles include The Gruffalo, The Gruffalo's Child and Room on the Broom. Although she is best-known for her picture books, Julia also writes longer novels, plays and songs. She lives in Glasgow and spends a lot of time on stage performing her brilliant sell-out singalong shows! Axel was born in Hamburg, Germany. At school he was good at art, but didn't think of a career in illustration until he won a cuddly purple cow in a drawing competition. He moved to England in 1982 to study illustration at the Bath Academy of Art, and then set up home in London. Hi! I'm Cecile, a Certified Practising Speech Pathologist from Western Australia. I am passionate about using great picture books in therapy sessions. Find out more about me (and see a photo of our recently adopted fur baby). Feel free to send me a message - I'd love to know about your favourite picture books!Forgotten the title or the author of a book? Our BookSleuth is specially designed for you. Visit BookSleuth

The book was written and illustrated by Julia Donaldson . What genre is Tiddler: The Story Telling Fish? Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Minor wear to covers. Internally clean and sound. Small landscape, one staple. Can you spot the ‘Gruffalo’ fish in the illustrations? Can you design your own fish based on a character from a popular story? Investigate floating and sinking. How do fishing boats stay afloat? What materials and shapes are the best to use when designing a boat?Clutter-Free Classroom is the place where elementary teachers get the time-saving tips, ideas and resources they need to make teaching easier and more enjoyable. Tiddler: The Story Telling Fish is about a small grey fish named Tiddler who has a big imagination. He uses his imagination to think of big made up stories to tell other fish. Tiddler is consistently late to school and when he gets to school he tells a tall tale about why he was late. The other fish say that he is just telling stories and they don’t believe him. Tiddler sees some flying fish while he is having his adventure. Watch this video to learn more about them: Lots of Julia Donaldson books feature animal characters - from whales to ladybirds, from monkeys to mice! A ‘shoal’ is the collective noun for a group of fish. Can you find out other collective nouns? Can you make a poster showing them and the creatures that they refer to?

When it comes to writing lesson plans and finding activities for Tiddler: The Story Telling Fish, we’ve already done all of the heavy lifting for you. In this much-loved picture book, a little mouse walks through the woods and encounters a fox, an owl and a snake. Investigate any environmental issues linked to the sea. How does pollution affect sea creatures? How can people help ocean habitats? Imagine that you could go diving underwater. What might you see? What words could you use to describe things? Watch this video to get some ideas:

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Although he looks small and ordinary, Tiddler is a fish who loves to tell tall tales. In school, he entertains his incredulous classmates with stories of diving with dolphins and meeting mermaids. Great activity ideas relating to the EYFS Areas of Learning and Development to use alongside the wonderful ‘Tiddler: The story-telling fish – poster’ Areas of learning: Write a story about one of the other sea creatures shown in the illustrations. Could you write a story about one of Tiddler’s school friends? A modern take on ‘The Boy Who Cried Wolf’. Tiddler is a tiny fish with a big imagination. He is frequently late for class and loves to tell tall tales as excuses. Neither his teacher nor his classmates believe his elaborate stories, but will they believe him when one of his crazy tales actually comes true?