These colourful The Very Cranky Bear: Story Posters have been designed to accompany a whole class reading of the picture book The Very Cranky Bear by Nick Bland.

Use the posters when teaching your class about the characters, setting, and key elements of the story! The posters provide a clear and visually engaging way to support comprehension, text structure awareness, and rich classroom discussion about the text.

Create a beautiful and purposeful display by printing and arranging the posters on a wall or board alongside the The Very Cranky Bear: Banner and The Very Cranky Bear: Word Wall Cards.

Key Learning Outcomes:

• ✅ Identify and describe key story elements (characters, setting, message, plot)
• ✅ Build text structure awareness
• ✅ Support comprehension through visual prompts
• ✅ Promote oral discussion and written responses about the text
• ✅ Create a cohesive and engaging classroom display linked to a familiar text

What’s Included:

• Characters poster
• Setting poster
• Message poster
• Beginning poster
• Middle poster
• End poster

Materials Needed:

• Printed The Very Cranky Bear: Story Posters
• Blu-tack, pins, or display materials to create your classroom display

How to Use:

1. Read The Very Cranky Bear with your class.
2. Discuss the story elements and key messages with students.
3. Print and display the posters in your literacy space or on a classroom wall.
4. Use the posters as visual prompts to support oral retells, written responses, and classroom discussions.
5. Encourage students to refer to the display during literacy activities linked to the text.

Ideas for Classroom Use:

• 💡 Use the posters to anchor a classroom display of student work related to The Very Cranky Bear.
• 💡 Refer to the posters during shared reading and comprehension lessons.
• 💡 Support oral retelling by using the posters as a guide to structure students’ responses.
• 💡 Use the display to reinforce story structure concepts during writing sessions.

Top Teacher Tips:

• 💛 Print the posters on thick card or laminate them for durability.
• 💛 Pair the posters with student work samples to create an interactive display.
• 💛 Use the posters to prompt classroom discussion and reflection after reading the story.
• 💛 Refer to the posters across multiple lessons to help reinforce comprehension and text structure understanding.

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