The Shape Game and the creative classroom
Anthony Browne's Shape Game is a great way to help children be creative and use their imaginations. Visit the Shape Game Teachers' Resources page.
Download a range of useful activity sheets and resources for using the Shape Game as the starting point for creative activities.
Find more information, useful links and book recommendations for the creative classroom.
Watch a video about the Shape Game on Meet the Author.com
Watch a video of Anthony Browne discussing creativity from the Wordia.com website
Videos
Watch a video of Anthony Browne
Watch a Teachers' TV video of Anthony Browne at the announcement event on 9 June
Watch a video interview with Anthony Browne by Teaching Books
Watch a short preview of a film about Anthony Browne on the Children's Authors.tv website
Useful links
Anthony Browne profile on Walker Books website
Anthony Browne profile on Random House Children’s Books website
Anthony Browne on Teachers’ TV
An interview with Julia Eccleshare in the Guardian
Quick activity sheets
New Shape Game activity sheet - colour
Quick Shape Game – black and white (Adobe Acrobat 2.09Mb)
Activity sheet (Adobe Acrobat 1.7Mb)
Colouring sheets (Adobe Acrobat 2.09Mb)
Visit the Shape Game section for more activity sheets and resource sheets to download
Images for you to download and print
Please note: these are large files and will take some time to download depending on your internet connection (not suitable for dial-up connections).
Anthony seated, with hands clasped.
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Anthony reading some of the letters sent in to him by children.
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image © Laurence Cendrowicz 2009 – please credit
For more information please contact childrenslaureate@booktrust.org.uk
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