A Selection of Andrew's Books
Andrew Weale
Type of Artist:
Red House Children's Book Award winner 2013
Here's what I can offer schools:
Nursery
Poetry: the children wiggle their toes and raise their arms in response to the rhyming verse of a fun movement poem.
Storytelling: the children pose and make noises like the different animals in my counting book A Quiet Day in the Jungle and spot a cheeky little monkey hidden in the pictures.
Reception & Year 1
Guessing game: the children guess what animals will appear in my counting book Newt in a Suit … and there’s a tempting prize on offer!
Poetry activities: the children perform a poem based on my award-winning book Spooky Spooky House with actions and the repetition of rhythmic phrases. They will be chanting it all day.
Films: three of my books are accompanied by hilarious videos, including the ever-popular Nora film that ends with a shockingly stupendous BURP!
Years 2 & 3
Rhyming game: based on my counting book Newt in a Suit, the children guess what clothing the animals are wearing. Is that cockatoo wearing a high heeled shoe or a tutu? There is yet another tempting prize if they guess right!
Creating an audio book: the children become recording stars as they turn the Spooky Spooky House poem into a short audio book. Each class/group gets a copy of the recording at the end of the day to take home and scare the pants off mum and dad!
Year 4 and above
Writing: the children explore how to generate story ideas with three creative/imagination activities.
Poetry writing: the children create their own poems based on shapes, metaphors, images.
Debating skills: activities include Who's in the Balloon, in which children adopt a famous character from history or literature and argue why they should stay in the balloon.
Sixth Form
How to give a great presentation: the ability to present effectively is a key skill for young people. As a professional coach for TED talkers and executives from Google and Coca Cola, I offer plenty of tips on presenting and performing with confidence in interviews.
Writing: advanced creative writing sessions where young people connect to the writer within and understand the hidden structures behind stories.
Details
Preferred age range:Nursery to Y6
No of sessions per day:
Up to SEVEN 30-minute sessions a day (one of which can be an assembly)
Session Length:
30 minutes per session, preferably to a class of 30
Areas prepared to travel to:
Based in London, but happy to travel anywhere, if expenses are met
Transport:
Train
Fees:
DBS/CRB:
Yes
Hold PLI (public liability insurance):
Yes
Website:
Titles include:
Newt in a Suit
Nora: The Girl Who Ate and Ate and Ate
Spooky Spooky House
A Quiet Day in the Jungle
Dinosaur Doo
Testimonials:
It was a pleasure to have you at St. Martin's; we all enjoyed meeting you enormously. The children are still talking about you!
Headteacher, St Martin's Mill Hill
Thank you so much for coming to speak at the Oxford Literary Festival. The response to this year's festival has been tremendous - I am truly grateful to you and for the time you gave towards making it our best ever.
Festival Director
‘Andrew gave a really interactive storytelling performance to our Nursery and Reception children. Our Year 1s were all in hysterics over Dinosaur Doo and our Year 2s couldn’t wait to go home and tell their parents that they recorded an audio book. A fantastic experience for all our pupils and the highlight of our Book Week.’
St Aubyn's School
'Excellent delivery, really engaging and all the children loved it. High expectations of the children...books are great!'
Pinkwell Primary School
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