Teach-Reading-and-Writing-Issue-21

7 About this book As a Little Person, Sinead Burke uses her perspective on difference to power her work as a teacher, writer and activist. Packed with reflections on her own life journey, this illustrated handbook is a guide to believing in yourself and using your voice to make the world a fairer place. Kind, funny and full of common sense, it promotes self-knowledge, wellbeing and empathy and is aimed at all UKS2+ readers, whether or not they have a disability. Thinking and talking • What did you learn about Sinead by reading this book?What did you learn about yourself? • What does Sinead say about language and its power? How could you use kinder words? • What does being an ally mean? How does this book help readers become better allies? Try this… n Use Sinead’s observations about her Ted Talk to help you plan and deliver a talk about something you think needs to change. Let personal experience guide you wherever possible, and talk to others affected by your chosen issue. n What do you want to be remembered for? Discuss Sinead’s ‘unsung heroes’, then write yourself into a new page of this book! n Explore your surroundings to discover what’s been done to help disabled people take part in every aspect of school life. Could anything be improved? Try this… n Design an imaginative and supportive home for a group of people with differing needs. n Does shutting themselves away from the outside world work for the Wrecklings? Debate pros and cons. n Write further diary entries recording Bobby’s perspective on events following his capture. How and why does his attitude to the Wrecklings change? 8 The Secret of Haven Point BY LISETTE AUTON, ILLUS. BY VALENTINA TORO, PUFFIN 2022 16 | www.teachwire.net KEY S TAGE 2 KEY S TAGE 2 About this book Alpha was the Cap’n’s first Wreckling, but since she washed up as a baby at his lighthouse, it’s become a haven for any disabled person who needs somewhere to belong. With the help of some unusual mermaids, the Wrecklings scratch a living by looting from passing ships – until the arrival of an Outsider threatens everything. Wildly imaginative and empowering, this middle-grade adventure puts disabilities of all kinds at the heart of the action in low-key, everyday ways that focus attention on the plot and characters. Seeing the Wrecklings through Bobby’s Break the Mould: How to Take Your Place in the World BY SINEAD BURKE, ILLUS. NATALIE BYRNE, WREN AND ROOK 2020 FIND MORE RESOURCES AT Download FREE KS2 book topics at tinyurl.com/ KS2BookTopics eyes is a shock for readers as well as Alpha, and helps this novel work its many-layered magic to bring necessary change. Thinking and talking • What has brought the Wrecklings to the Capn’s lighthouse? Why do they need its shelter and security? • How do the Wrecklings’ ingenious contraptions and adaptations make lighthouse life possible? • What part do the mermaids play? What does their presence add to the book?