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Presenter Ayshah Tull and Live Lessons' own Mrs Vee go on a quest, exploring the world of Philip Pullman’s trilogy ‘His Dark Materials’.
With interviews from cast members of the TV series, Ayshah and Mrs Vee take a look at the characters and magical themes in the books.
This is part of a series of weekly Live Lessons for Autumn 2020, designed to support children in catching up on literacy and numeracy as they return to school after lockdown.
Each week, we published two lessons, one for KS1/First Level and one for KS2/First & Second Level. The lessons are designed for use in the classroom, but are also suitable to be used at home should schools be closed again.
Please note that this lesson was published in 2020 and we are no longer reviewing emails and messages from schools for inclusion in the lesson.
Curriculum Links
Children are encouraged to:
- Infer what impression the text gives us of different characters
- Justify answers using evidence from the text
- Create their own daemon (paying attention to appearance, characteristics and behaviours)
- Write a character description of their daemon
- Explore how Phillip Pullman uses dialogue to convey character and move the action on
- Write the next paragraph in the style of Philip Pullman
Supporting resources from Twinkl
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˿ Teach Live Lessons - 2024/2025. document
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˿ Teach Live Lessons for primary schools. collection
Explore a range of curriculum-mapped interactive lessons for primary-aged pupils.
His Dark Materials: Series 2
The adaptation of Philip Pullman’s trilogy ‘His Dark Materials’ makes a dramatic return to our screens.
