7–11
Medium (5-11 activities)
Invite your pupils to join Paddington on his biggest adventure yet in celebration of Paddington in Peru, in cinemas November 8th. Adventures with Paddington is a learning sequence for pupils aged 6-12.
Your learners will develop practical skills, reflect on facing new experiences, and enhance their understanding of our world. Adventures with Paddington makes cross-curricular links to:
A series of travel and exploration-themed activities will engage pupils in helping Paddington prepare to visit Aunt Lucy in Peru. This resource includes:
Mystery Letter activity
Pupils will decipher the reason for embarking on an adventure in a Mystery Letter activity.
Pack Your Bag activity
In a maths-based challenge, learners will make strategic decisions about what to take with them without exceeding their baggage allowance.
Write to Paddington home learning activity
Our home learning sheet will enable pupils to consolidate what they've learned using their English/literacy skills.
Enter your young explorers in our competition
Paddington in Peru depicts Paddington's most far-flung adventure yet, but thanks to his enthusiastic, joyful nature, he can also find adventure closer to home. Our Everyday Adventures competition encourages the idea that adventures can happen anywhere. Challenge your pupils to plan a day out with Paddington for a chance to win a private screening of Paddington in Peru and x30 Paddington themed goody bags for their class, plus a bundle of classic Paddington books from HarperCollins Children's Books for their school!
Submit entries ahead of the closing date of Monday 18th November. Terms and conditions apply.
A little bear goes a long way. Paddington in Peru, in cinemas November 8th.
A guide to our Adventures with Paddington resource.
Size: 3.12 MB
A plan to guide you through the activities and PowerPoint.
Size: 3.54 MB
A student-facing PowerPoint presentation to accompany the lesson.
Size: 69.82 MB
Decipher the secret message encoded in this letter from Peru.
Size: 1.17 MB
A maths task suitable for pupils confident in adding grams + kilograms.
Size: 1.08 MB
A maths challenge suitable for pupils confident in adding up to 1000.
Size: 1.09 MB
Pupils will make the case for becoming Paddington's travel companion.
Size: 1.18 MB
Pupils will describe how they would spend a day with Paddington himself!
Size: 1.25 MB
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