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The Smartest Giant in Town – 19 Literacy Activities | EYFS & KS1 Book-Based Learning

This 19-page printable literacy resource pack is designed to complement The Smartest Giant in Town by Julia Donaldson. Created with early years learners in mind, these activities support phonics, writing, emotional literacy, and fine motor development — all while engaging with the much-loved story.

What’s included:

Cut and stick the correct clothing onto each animal

Match and sort rhyming words to build phonemic awareness

2 pages for writing CVC words using picture prompts

Fun maze to support pencil control and spatial awareness

Rhyming word practice with links to the story text

2 simple sentence writing pages to encourage early composition

2 pages of feelings words to explore emotional vocabulary

Feelings cards for sorting, discussion, or role-play

Create a missing poster for one of the characters

Label the Giant’s clothes with a cutting and sticking task

Add your own pictures to a story map

Dress the Giant with mix-and-match items

Design a tie – perfect for creative expression and fine motor skills

Write a thank you letter from one of the animals in the story

These flexible activities can be used across whole class teaching, small group work, or literacy centres. They encourage language development, comprehension, and emotional awareness — all inspired by a classroom favourite.

Ideal for:

EYFS and KS1

Literacy lessons

Story retelling and comprehension

Classroom displays or themed units

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