Funnybones: Give the Dog a Bone

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Draw around somebody you know on a large piece of paper and label the different bones inside their body on it. Dr. Bones: The skeleton doctor (who wore a doctor's coat and glasses with a first aid kit, a stethoscope and a leg tapping hammer) who helped Big and Little to stop them from bumping in the night and everything else etc. in the episode "Bumps in the Night" and everything else in other episodes. The story includes lots of speech. Can you use this to create a play script and perform it for others? Everything in Burglar Bill's life is stolen: from the toast, marmalade and coffee he has for breakfast to the bed he sleeps in. One night, while out burgling, he stumbles across a mysterious box on a doorstep. So of course Burglar Bill steals the box, only to get home and discover he has stolen… a baby! This hilarious read is a brilliantly-fun bedtime story with a ‘happily ever after’ that will soothe your own little one into a restful slumber. On a dark, dark hill, there was a dark, dark town. In the dark, dark town, there was a dark, dark street. On the dark, dark street, there was a dark, dark house. In the dark, dark house, there was a dark, dark staircase. Down the dark, dark staircase, there was a dark, dark cellar. And in the dark, dark cellar, some skeletons lived."

Little gets bored with the quiet life on the dark, dark hill. So he decides to go to the city before he gets worried about Big and Dog getting lost. "There are too many skeletons" says the Big Skeleton in the city and even the underground has them.Allan Ahlberg has published over 100 children's books and with his late wife Janet, created many award-winning children's picture books. Little: The smaller skeleton brother (who was without a hat), but came up with many ideas for the crew to do in every episode. Big: The larger skeleton brother (who wore a mini red bowler hat in the TV series and who wore various hats in the storybooks and in his wishful ideas). He admitted "good idea" on every idea he approved of from Little. And with this atmosphere, any five year old will be completely enthralled by now. It even carries on in a way which reflects story books of old: Janet and Allan Ahlberg's Funnybones stories are classic family favourites. Funnybones was published in 1980 and it's illustrated by Janet Ahlberg while Allan Ahlberg wrote the words. It takes place in a dark, dark town in a dark, dark house with two skeletons, Big and Little, and their skeleton Dog. Each Funnybones story is filled with all sorts of exciting adventures and songs that your children can have fun reading along with. More stories by Allen and Janet Ahlberg

To make the topic of skeletons more child-friendly and engaging for your students, we've based these resources on the popular children's book Funnybones about a family of skeletons. You can get children to make their own moving skeleton after you've read the story together. This book also has many potential curriculum links to Science because of the theme of skeletons and bones. In the classroom, teachers could discuss the importance of skeletons and the names of important bones. Also, the reference to ‘dark’ and ‘night’ could prompt discussions and activities about light and dark sources. Similarly, how and why we get day and night could be explored in the classroom. With reference to Art, pupils could draw and label human/animal skeletons for a class display. Funny Bones" we are taught to call our elbows if they're bumped. I did it this morning. I called out "Funny Bone" and the pain soon fox trotted off. Some rituals are worth not forgetting. They're the spells, like kisses, which work. There are 206 bones in an adult human body. How many different calculations can you think of with the answer of 206?The Funnybones books are a must for children just starting to learn to read - these funny skeletons are definitely not the scary sort!

As children progress into LKS2, they focus on the skeletons of humans and animals and learn how the skeletons and muscles protect us and help us to move. In UKS2, children learn more about the human body including the changes that happen as we get older. Mr. Bonehead: The skeleton owner of the pet shop (who wore a bigger hat called a flat cap with a pencil and an apron), who Big and Little took Dog into with a view to swapping him for another pet etc. in the episode "The Pet Shop" and everything else in other episodes.

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Funnybones, is a fantastic children’s story book which is still used in literacy sessions in the classroom. It’s a perfect book for the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and into the earlier years of Key Stage One. During placement within the EYFS the children have a literacy carpet session every day which consists of one core book a week. Currently, the nursery class I’m working with have been reading the Funnybones book. The class teacher reads the story aloud to the children and then uses a range of techniques to assess their learning. The vast majority of the children are able to join in with the repetitive refrains which are used throughout the book, for example, ‘on a dark, dark hill, there was a dark, dark town. In the dark, dark town, there was a dark, dark street’ etc. Both the teacher and the children additionally use actions in particular sections of the story. These are used for the characters, big skeleton, little skeleton, dog skeleton, and objects such as the swings etc. It’s a technique which includes the children in the story telling process and further encourages them to remain engaged throughout the carpet session. The husband and wife team, Allan and Janet Ahlberg, have produced numerous picture books. Allan Ahlberg has over a hundred to his name, and Janet Ahlberg has illustrated many of them. Funnybones is one of the best, and as so often, it is a simple idea which is the key. Create a character profile for each of the skeletons. What are their real names? What are their personalities like? What are their favourite things? No matter whether you're teaching children about skeletons in Science or reading Funnybones and would like a fun activity to complement their reading, this resource can enrich your lessons and help your children learn all about how skeletons move. The human body and skeletons in the National Curriculum