The Adventures of Long Arm #2: Long Arm vs the Evil Supply Teacher

Activities

• Celebrate The Adventures of Long Arm

  Why not run your own Long Arm event in your bookshop, library or school? Here are some ideas on how to make your The Adventures of Long Arm book event super fun!

  

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• The Adventures of Long Arm - Design your own Bolster Boots

  Simon gives Ricky a pair of Bolster Boots for his birthday to help him play basketball (little does he know, Ricky doesn’t need extra help!). Have a go at designing your own Bolster Boots using this template!

  

• The Adventures of Long Arm - Design your own invention

  Ricky’s best friend Simon loves to invent gadgets like the Headcopter and Booster Boots! Have a go at designing your own invention.

  

• The Adventures of Long Arm - Design your own superhero

  In The Adventures of Long Arm, Ricky Mitre becomes an unlikely superhero with a strange superpower! Draw your very own superhero in the space below.

  

• The Adventures of Long Arm - Draw your own loft

  Mr Pinkerton’s has a ‘list of favourite things’ which Ricky calls L.O.F.T. Mr Pinkerton’s list includes P. E and curried egg sandwiches (gross!). What things are on your L.O.F.T.? Have a go at drawing some of them.

  

• The Adventures of Long Arm - Superhero wordsearch

  Can you find all the words below hidden in the grid? Each word is associated with the story of The Adventures of Long Arm and they might be up, down, diagonal or from either side. Good luck!