The Jolly Christmas Postman (The Jolly Postman)

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Janet Ahlberg (1944-1994) was a British children's book illustrator, and the co-creator, together with her husband Allan Ahlberg, of the best-selling Jolly Postman series. Born as Janet Hall in Yorkshire in 1944, she studied at Sunderland Technical College, where she met Ahlberg. The two married in 1969, and began to work together, publishing their first co-venture - The Old Joke Book - in 1976. She won the 1978 Kate Greenaway Medal from the British Library Association - an award recognizing the year's best children's book illustration by a British subject - for Each Peach Pear Plum. The "Jolly Christmas Postman" is a simple picture storybook, a timeless gem that just gets it right. Beautifully illustrated with letters and parcels for the children to open and touch. It tells the tale of a postman delivering his Christmas post, along the way he encounters classic children’s story characters such as “Mr. Wolf” and “Mr. H Dumpty”. Janet and Allan Ahlberg's popular story of The Jolly Postman is brought to life in these imaginative learning resources for early years, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2, created with The Postal Museum. The resource Bring in a selection of different types of mail. What are they for? Sort them into different types. Are any of them the same type of letter as the ones in the book? Make a postbox together out of a large cardboard box, if possible paint it red or cover in red crepe paper. Children can make Christmas cards for characters in the story and cards, letters or invitations for the family to in their box. They can pretend to be a postman, sort the mail and make deliveries to members of the family and perhaps to toys representing characters in the story. This is even more fun if they receive replies from the family or even from characters in the story. Draw a map of the story

The Jolly Christmas Postman has been delighting children for generations, making it the perfect book to share on Christmas Eve!

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If you want to take a deeper look at ' The Jolly Christmas Postman' storybook, then we recommend that you go through each chapter of the story with this beautifully illustrated PowerPoint. This is a great resource to introduce children to the characters and themes of this brilliant festive tale. The above video may be from a third-party source. We accept no responsibility for any videos from third-party sources. Please let us know if the video is no longer working. Our 'The Jolly Postman' resources also include everything you need to create beautiful displays for your classroom. Your students can get involved in the making of your displays by contributing their own work to be put on the classroom wall.

This is such an enchanting book. My girls have enjoyed reading and re-reading the letters from the postman, the jigsaw puzzle from Humpty Dumpty, a postcard from the big bad wolf and my very favorite, the peek through from the door of a house into the outside world of the Postman, just incredible. Oct 2023 Our Connecting Stories literacy project is transforming reading and writing in disadvantaged communities View allWrite your own letters, postcards and invitations to the characters in the book, or perhaps characters from other traditional tales. The National Literacy Trust is a registered charity no. 1116260 and a company limited by guarantee no. 5836486 registered in England and Wales and a registered charity in Scotland no. SC042944. Write a letter of apology from another traditional tale character (e.g. the fox in the Gingerbread Man).

If your first lesson is for the aim 'Personal, Social and Emotional Development', for example, you could follow the indoor enhancements suggestions and make your main activity making Christmas cards and sharing them with the class.Venn Diagrams — Children can use a Venn diagram to compare and contrast two of the fairytale characters in the story. What are their similarities and differences? Put the Humpty Dumpty jigsaw puzzle together and play ‘What’s the Time Mister Wolf!’ and BEWARE! The gift from the wolf to Red Riding Hood (you will need a dice and counters). Play the story Looking for some ideas for your Jolly Christmas Postman planning? Then you've come to the right place. I loved the myriad ways in which the author pays homage to different fairy tales, although many of the humorous references may go over a young child's head.

Story Continuation — After you finish reading the story, children can get creative and write up what they think would happen next. This is a brilliant way for children to practise their writing skills and test their reading comprehension. For more like this see our Story Map to Support Teaching on the Jolly Postman. More jolly postman planning EYFS activities and resources If you're looking for some ideas to inspire your The Jolly Christmas Postman planning for Year 1 and 2, then you've come to the right place! This resource is full of teaching ideas that cover all aspects of the KS1 framework. On a big piece of paper children could draw a map with the postman’s route and the places he visits. Talk about the map together and all the places the postman visits. Make a nursery rhyme bookShare the story The book is a sequel to The Jolly Postman who delivers letters to familiar characters from fairy tales. It’s helpful if children already know this story before reading The Jolly Christmas Postman but not essential. See here for a video of the original book, The Jolly Postman, read aloud Watch the The Jolly Postman story Explore practical and creative approaches to develop pupils’ reading skills and develop tools and resources for effective whole school practice.