Paddington And The Christmas Visitor

Ages: 5-11

Paddington discovers a special visitor on the roof of his house on Christmas Eve and teaches him a valuable lesson.

Watch this video with your children, and then try some of our teaching and activity ideas below.

Teaching Ideas and Resources:

Retell the story from Paddington’s point of view.
Retell the story from the point of view of ‘Santa’.
Role-play an interview between Paddington and the journalists at the end of the advert.
Role-play an interview with ‘Santa’ from this video and ask him about what happened.
Think of some questions that you would like to ask Paddington in an interview. How might he respond?
Write a newspaper article about the sighting of Santa and a small bear!
Could you write your own story with the title “_____________ and the Christmas Visitor”?
Plan and write a new Christmas story that includes Paddington.
This story is also available as a book. Which do you prefer?
Plan your own Christmas advert that features a popular storybook character.
Write an explanation of how Santa’s sleigh got on the roof.
Write the story of what would have happened if Paddington hadn’t met ‘Santa’.
Write an email from the boy who filmed Paddington and ‘Santa’, describing what he saw.
Pause the video at different points and write a description of the setting (e.g. 0:00, 0:03, 0:23, 0:37, 1:16)
Take screenshots of different points in the video and write captions and speech / thought bubbles to accompany each image.
Write a playscript that retells this story (or part of it).
Plan and write your own Christmas advert for next year.

Set up a present-wrapping activity. What is the smallest amount of paper you need to cover a box?
Research the prices of Paddington-themed gifts to make up your own word problems and Maths challenges.
If Santa visited all of the houses of the children in your class on Christmas Eve, how far would he travel? Could you calculate the measurement using a map or online tool?

Create a game in which Paddington has to deliver Christmas presents to different houses.
Use publishing software to create a ‘Wanted’ poster for the Christmas present burglar.
Record the rest of the TV news report explaining what was seen in the video.

Make a story map that shows the main events of the story and where they took place.
To celebrate the release of Paddington 2, a ‘Pop Up Book’ trail appeared around London. Can you plot the location of some of these on a map?