Billy's Bucket

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If read aloud to a group, I really feel that it will breathe animation to the words on the pages of the book. We used a map to find attractions in South Shields including; The Word, Arbeia Roman Fort and the South Shields Museum and Art Gallery. In many ways it reinforces the idea that this book was written to be read aloud and enjoyed by groups of children all listening to it together in unison.

His parents offered him a number of gifts including trainers, a computer game and a bike but Billy insisted that he would much rather have a bucket. It is even a very fun book for adults to read, as it really arouses your curiosity the very first time that you read it. Whilst reading the book we transcend into Billy's world, which is a great one that children will love being a part of. This is when the ‘magic’ happens; every time Billy peers into his bucket he sees a variety of magical watery worlds. It’s great if you have plastic ocean creatures but other small plastic toys would be fun as well, after all it is a magic bucket!This books is brilliant in getting children to use their imagination and seeing what they can find in their own bucket. Re read the book encouraging children to join in with some of the things Billy says such as ‘You must never ever borrow my bucket.

This week, Year 1 have read the story ‘Billy’s Bucket’ and thought about the seaside in our Geography topic. His parents take him to ‘Buckets-R-Us’, where there are buckets of every kind but Billy is looking for one particular bucket; a special bucket. In the same way as the game I went to market and I bought adds a new item with each turn play ‘In Billy’s bucket there was’ with children.The story of course, subtly is reinforcing to children that they do not have to necessarily be materialistic to have good play! This book could be used as an opening lesson to creative writing, allowing children to recreate their own stories and their own magical watery worlds to share with their peers. Billy’s Bucket illustrates the pleasure that comes from imaginative play and helps develop creative, playful minds.