A literature based cross-curricular topic pack/unit study to accompany Floss by Kim Lewis
ISBN: 978-0744520712. (Picture book not included).

Set on the author's farm in Northumberland, England, Floss is one of a series of books that Kim Lewis wrote about her children's lives there. Floss is a young Border collie who lives in a town with his elderly owner. The man's son is a Northumberland sheep farmer with an aging Border collie sheepdog. Floss is taken to the farm to be trained to be a sheepdog, but will she succeed in becoming a trusty working dog?

With this downloadable Picture Book Explorers guide, you can learn geography and history of Northumberland and Newcastle through map and timeline activities.

Children will have the opportunity to
- develop creative writing skills
- explore idioms
- extend their vocabulary through role play
- use hands-on activities to develop maths skills
- develop photography skills
- learn about farming in the UK with a hands-on activity
- learn about the football
- learn about working dogs
- try regional recipes and more.

Choose from the wide selection of activities to fully tailor this unit into the perfect learning adventure for your child.

File includes:
~ guided instructions for over 20 short lessons
~ printables including timeline, maps and flags
~ supplies list
~ book & film go-along suggestions.

Suggested age range: 5 to 10
Number of pages: 44
Format: pdf