Look at photographs of night time scenes (see Resources below).?Can you use these to draw / paint your own pictures of places at night?

Find out about animals that are nocturnal. What do they do at night time? What do they do during the day?Use the speech to rewrite the story in the form of a play script.?Can you act out the story with some friends? Jill Murphy wrote and published 'Peace At Last' in 1980 - it was her first book. You might know Jill Murphy as the author of the super popular "The Worst Witch" series. Mr Bear is tired but all the sounds around him are stopping him from sleeping. Join in with the story and add the different sound effects. Will Mr Bear get to sleep in the end?

Play ‘I hear with my little ear’. Listen to what sounds you can hear outside in the garden or inside. Say “I hear, with my little ear, something that sounds like…” and try to copy the noise with your voice. Mr. Bear has a long night ahead of him, but morning brings . . PEACE AT LAST story and pictures by Jill Murphy Booklist Reviewers' Choice, 1980 IRA-CBC Children's Choice, 1981 * \"A good bedtime read-aloud. . . . Rich, warm illustrations . . . create a properly somnambulant mood that both —soothes and amuses.\" Booklist, starred review \"Big, beautifully colored pictures leap with jovial surprises.\" — Publishers Weekly \"An engaging vignette of family life. . . . The pictures have warmth and humor, and the story is told in brisk, forthright —style with an appealing refrain. . . . Recommended.\" Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books \"Especially appealing.\" —The Christian Science Monitor Hardcoveredition available from Dial Books for Young Readers 2 Park Avenue New York, New York 10016 Our range of Peace At Last activities are the perfect way to support children's learning in phonics, reading and communication skills.Created by teachers especially for younger learners, these Peace At Last activities engage children with reading and help turn this lovely picture book into a learning opportunity. The moon is shown in a number of illustrations. Use a book about space to find out about the moon and how it affects us here on Earth.

Watch this video which retells the story. Could you record your own voice reading the story with lots of expression? Look at the shape of Mr Bear’s feet in the pictures. Can you find out about the footprints of different creatures? How are they similar / different?

Mr Bear hears lots of sounds during the night. Can you find the words which describe these sounds? Can you think of any other words that describe a sound? Mrs. Bear began to snore. \"SNORE,\" went Mrs. Bear. \"SNORE, SNORE, SNORE.\" \"Oh, NO!\" said Mr. Bear, \"I can't stand THIS.\" So he got up and went to sleep in Baby Bear's room. Peace At Last' is all about a night where poor old Mr Bear just can't get to sleep! All through the night, we hear about the different noises and distractions that keep Mr Bear awake. Mr Bear eats a sandwich in the middle of the night. Write a set of instructions to teach someone how to make their own delicious sandwich.Write a description of what it is like in your house at night. What does it look like? What does it sound like? What does it feel like?