T greets the class T asks students: Do you want to hear a story? T shows puppets and introduces them. "This is Billy, this is Neila and this is Splodge, can you say hi to them?"

T says "There are some new words that Billy is teaching you" Activity: Match the pictures to the words. (Demo activity: each student has a set of small cutouts to play with on their desk, Ss work on matching by themselves and then the T gives the correct answers on the board with big flashcards.) Space Sunshine Batteries Sky Alien Dog Planet Mirror Cold Torch Ice cream Sun

T tells the story with the puppets. Thousands of miles from Earth, on the far side of the universe, is a small planet, Fliptune. It is dark and cold, far from the sun, behind a much bigger planet. Little green aliens live there. They use torches to see. One day, a young alien, Neila, put the wrong batteries in her torch. Suddenly, there was a dazzling beam of light. It went up into the sky, around the sun and hit planet Earth. The light hit a boy called Billy and his dog, Splodge. Neila quickly turned the torch off, but the pair were sucked up by the light. They flew through space and landed near Neila. ‘Hello,’ said Billy. Neila waved. ‘Wow!’ said Billy. ‘Everything’s made of ice cream!’ Splodge licked his paw. ‘The ice cream never melts, and nobody eats it. It’s too cold here,’ said Neila. ‘It will in my tummy,’ thought Splodge. Neila looked sad. ‘Can you help us?’ she said. ‘We need sunshine to make things grow.’ ‘No problem,’ said Billy. ‘Can you get us home? I have an idea.’ ‘Wait there!’ said Neila. She got her torch, put the wrong batteries in again – ZOOM! Billy and Splodge were speeding back to Earth. Billy pointed his bedroom mirror between the sun and Fliptune. The sun’s rays bounced off the mirror and up onto Neila’s planet. Thanks to Billy, Fliptune is not cold any more. Splodge moves the mirror each day to keep the sun shining there. Now Neila and her friends sit in the sun and enjoy all that free ice cream. T asks students, mimics shaking: Was the alien planet really cold? (yes) T asks: What did they eat? (Ice cream)

T tells students to make a drawing of their favorite part of the story. After they finish, students have to stand in front, explain their drawing and post it on the wall for everyone to see. Students can stand up and place a sticker beside their favorite drawing.