Miss Petula Perpetual Motion

MISS PETULA PERPETUAL MOTION

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Our last story from the book

wHAT IS pETULA LIKE?

• Calm
• Hyperactive
• Energetic
• A good student
• Patient
• Focused
• Mischievous

"There was a wobble, then a wibble, ending up in a huge wubble"

Alliteration

David Walliams uses this narrative resource. How does it make you feel?

David Walliams

Try to find other examples of alliteration in the story.

Let's read 🥸

First part: pages 81 to 96

Miss prigg

How can you describe her?

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tHE CONTRAPTION

The bouncing boom-boom ball

Miss Petula

"It is destined to stop jiggling children all over the world from destroying everything in their paths"

"Miss Petula cannot stay still for more than a second."

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Read part two

Pages 98 to 114

1/5

Miss Petula was very still

false

TRUE

2/5

She did handstands around the room

false

TRUE

3/5

She went to a simple public school called Modesty Place.

false

TRUE

4/5

She used to tap dance with her eyes closed

false

true

5/5

A pair of half-moon spectacles hung from Mrs Prigg’s neck on a gold chain

false

true

Final activity

Let's see how much you understood about the story

Why did Mrs Prigg choose to take them to the Porcelain Museum?

Why do you think she couldn't sit still?

Who was responsible for destroying the porcelain objects?

Why did she create pandemonium wherever she went?

What other solution can you think of for Petula's hyperactivity?

Why was she ballet dancing at night?

Thanks!