This resource pack provides activities suitable for pupils in Years 3 and 4 based on the book Rainbow Grey: Eye of the Storm by Laura Ellen Anderson.
By reading Rainbow Grey: Eye of the Storm and taking part in the planned, engaging activities, children will develop reading and writing skills from Years 3 and 4 of the National Curriculum for English. Questions about each chapter are included to prompt discussion about characters and explore main events in the story. National Curriculum objectives are highlighted on each activity throughout the resource pack. The following objectives are covered throughout:
READING
Develop positive attitudes to reading and understanding what they read by:
- Listening to and discussing a wide range of fiction
- Participating in discussions about books that are read to them and those they can read for themselves, taking turns and listening to what others say.
About The Book
Rainbow Grey: Eye of the Storm
The second book in a magical new series from best-selling author and illustrator, Laura Ellen Anderson!
Ray is getting used to life as Rainbow Grey – she now has ALL the magical weather powers at her fingertips, although she hasn’t quite mastered them yet!
When all of the cloud creatures start disappearing – including Ray’s own beloved cloud cat, Nim – Ray and her friends have a mystery to solve. Ray is sure that a dark magic is behind the disappearances. Can she work out what is going on before cloud magic is lost forever and Earth is destroyed by the ultimate storm . . .?
