Harry and the Bucketful of Dinosaurs - Ian Whybrow Primary Resources

Harry and the Bucketful of Dinosaurs Resources for KS1

Inside this brilliant collection of resources, you’ll find everything you need to support your lessons on the popular children’s book by Ian Whybrow.

Start by adding some prehistoric magic to your display walls with this colourful lettering and illustrated banner.

Teach your children How to Draw a Dinosaur and explore how dinosaurs became extinct with our easy to follow step-by-step video.

You’ll even find ways to work on your class’s fine motor skills with these pencil control sheets. The children will love helping the different dinosaurs find their way around the mazes. These colouring sheets will reinforce the children’s colour recognition and is good practise for them to stay between the lines.

For those confident writers in your class, try these page borders. They have images of dinosaurs, the bucket and even Harry himself to spark some imagination in the children’s independent writing. Available in a landscape, portrait, half or full lined format - there’s a writing frame for all abilities. 

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Harry and the Bucketful of Dinosaurs by Ian Whybrow

Harry and the Bucketful of Dinosaurs is a popular children’s book written by Ian Whybrow. It tells the story of Harry, a young boy who, one day, finds some plastic dinosaur toys in his nan’s attic. He gives them a good clean and looks after them, learning all their names and taking them with him everywhere he goes.

One day he loses the dinosaurs and goes on a quest to find them…

Themes of this book include loss, family and imagination.

Consider asking your KS1 class these questions to spark some discussions:

• Imagine that you find an old toy box in your attic. What do you think could be hidden there?
• Can you think of any special tricks to help you to learn the spellings of different dinosaur names?
• How do you think Harry felt when he realised he had lost his dinosaurs?
• Do you have a favourite toy? What is it and why is it your favourite?
• Which of Harry's dinosaurs is your favourite?
• Why do you think the adults don't believe that the dinosaurs can talk to Harry?