WRITE A POEM FOR MR MAGORIUM
Mr Magorium is a big fan of acrostic poems. What is an acrostic poem, you ask?
It’s a poem in which the first letter of each line spells out a word when you
read downwards. We have written Wonder Emporium down the page for you.
All you have to do is write a line for each letter. What should your theme be?
Toys and magic, of course!
TOP TIPS:
1. Acrostic poems don’t need to rhyme.
2. You can write just one or two words on each line if you wish, or use a whole phrase.
3. We have done the first one for you.
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MR MAGORIUM’S
WORRYING WORDS
The Wonder Emporium, the toy store with a mind of its own, has thrown
another tantrum and mixed up all the toys! Can you help Mr Magorium
rearrange these jumbled words to reveal the names of 10 toys?
Once you have worked out the names, create a design for each toy in
the space provided.
Toy names
PAERLNAEO
NSNGIINP PTO
CSOK KYEMNO
Your toy design
Toy names
YDETD RBAE
TOBRO
CRAGNI RCA
LOLYD
Your toy design
10 JIGSAW PUZZLE
5 ROBOT
9 SCOOTER
4 TEDDY BEAR
8 SKATEBOARD
3 SOCK MONKEY
7 DOLLY
2 SPINNING TOP
6 RACING CAR
1 AEROPLANE
WORRYING WORDS ANSWERS:
WJIAGS ZUELPZ
OCTOSRE
KAETSBDOAR
Toy names
Your toy design
Could you be Mr Magorium’s new assistant?
Mr Magorium needs another assistant for the Wonder Emporium,
so he’s written a newspaper advert. Read it carefully, and then write
him a letter on the special lined paper provided. Tell him exactly why
you’re the right person for the job.
WANTED: AMAZING ASSISTANT!
Greetings! I’m Mr Magorium – toy impresario, wonder aficionado and
avid shoe-wearer. I’m looking for an extra-special salesperson to
lend a hand at my Wonder Emporium, the toy store like no other!
You’ll be helping our small but dedicated team to promote and sell magical toys,
so a vivid imagination is absolutely vital for this position. Interested?
Please apply in writing, using your most creative vocabulary and
including the following essential information:
Why would you like to work at the Wonder Emporium ?
What skills do you have that would be helpful ?
What experience do you have that might come in handy ?
How would you describe your personality ?
Anything else to impress and inspire me ?
Yours in anticipation of astounding applications!
Mr Magorium
Job application checklist
When you’ve finished, read through what you’ve written. Has your letter got…
> An interesting opening to capture Mr Magorium’s attention?
> A paragraph to cover each of the bullet points in Mr Magorium’s advert?
> Correct use of punctuation – do all your sentences begin with capital letters
and end with full stops?
> Connectives – have you used the word ‘because’ to say why you
want to work at the Wonder Emporium?
> Exciting adjectives to make Mr Magorium want to read on
and find out more about you?
YOU’RE A
TOP REPORTER –
WRITE OUR
FRONT-PAGE NEWS!
Imagine you’re a journalist and you’ve been asked to
write a newspaper article on the opening of a new toy
store. Remember, this is not an ordinary toy store; it’s
a magical one… so make sure your story is sensational!
We’ve included a layout of the front page for you to work with,
complete with space for your headline, your article and a picture.
YOUR BRIEF:
We need a GREAT HEADLINE – make sure it’s short
and snappy and grabs the readers’ attention!
We need an EYE-CATCHING PICTURE.
We need to know the following:
1. WHO is the report about?
2. WHAT is the event you are reporting?
3. WHY did this event happen?
4. WHERE did the event take place?
5. WHEN did this event take place?
DAILY NEWS
(Put your headline here)
(Put your picture here)
(Write your story here)
THE WONDER EMPORIUM WORD CHALLENGE
We wonder how many other words you can make using the
letters in Wonder Emporium…?
Have a go and see how many you can find. We’ve given you a couple to
get you started. Use a dictionary to check your spellings.
W O N D E R
Door
Worm
Rope
(Use this space for working out)
E M P O R I U M
MR MAGORIUM’S CROSSWORD
The answers are all toys or games, of course!
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A breezy board game
A card game for moody crocodiles
Count the dots and match them up
A game with black and white pieces
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A miniature home for dollies
Thomas, who likes to stay on track!
Spheres made of glass or metal
Hip-wiggling toys or a crunchy snack?
Goes up and down on a string
ANSWERS. Across: 1 Draughts, 5 Snap, 7 Dominoes, 8 Chess. Down: 1 Dollshouse, 2 Toy Train, 3 Marbles, 4 Hulahoops, 6 Yoyo
MR MAGORIUM’S
WONDER WORDSEARCH
The hidden words all relate to the Mr Magorium’s Wonder
Emporium movie. Circle them on the grid as you find them
and score them off your list Rember to look forwards,
backwards, up and down.
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YOUR FAVOURITE TOY
Everyone has a favourite toy. What’s yours?
Draw it in the box below, then answer the questions.
What does your toy do?
What is it made of?
Who gave it to you?
Why is it your favourite toy?