No-Bot

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Meet Bernard. He’s a robot with a very unusual problem. Have you ever seen a No-Bot? You haven’t? Then take a look inside this book…

Teaching Ideas and Resources:

English

• Retell the story from Bernard’s point of view.
• Make a new page for the story in which Bernard’s bottom is used by other animals.
• Can you turn the story into a playscript and perform it for an audience?
• Look at the use of punctuation in the story. Can you choose one type of punctuation and explain why it has been used in that place?
• Write a sequel to this story that continues from the last page of the book.
• Write a new story about a robot using our printable paper templates (see Resources below).

Maths

• Count the number of full stops / commas / speech marks / exclamation marks etc. Use the results of this survey to create graphs and charts. Can you explain why some types of punctuation are more common than others?

Science

• The park where Bernard plays has swings, slides and other rides. Can you explain how they work? Can you describe the forces involved?

Computing

• Can you find out how robots work? How are they made? What tasks do some of them carry out?
• Could you use painting or 3D modelling software to design a robot?
• Could you record the story in the form of an audiobook with sound effects and music?
• Use art software to colour a picture of a robot. Can you use different shades of one colour like the illustrations in the book? (see Resources below)
• Draw a labelled diagram of Bernard. What do all of the buttons and dials on his chest do?

Design Technology

• Use junk and craft materials to create a model of Bernard.
• Make a sandcastle like the one at the end of the story.

Art

• Look at the illustrations of the circuit boards on the inside covers. Could you create similar illustrations?
• Colour a picture of a robot (see Resources below).

Music

• Compose a rhythm that Bear might have played when he used Bernard’s bottom as a drum!

Physical education

• Plan and perform a celebration dance for the characters at the end of the story.

PSHE

• Look at Bernard’s facial expressions at different points in the story. Can you explain how he is feeling?

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