
Notes
Synopsis | Rocket wants to become an astronaut, star-catcher and space-traveller. Can she convince her older brother to stop looking down at his phone and look up at the stars and watch a meteor shower? |
Lesson access | via url-link or QR-Code |
Equipment for child | tablet, phone or laptop, internet connection, perhaps headphones |
Materials | dictionary (online or paper), craft materials |
Language Skills | listening, vocabulary (verbs), speaking (read aloud) |
Cross-curricular Links | science, art and design |
Values | determination, family and sibling relationships |
World Event Day | World Space Week |
Let’s Start

STEP 1: Look at the Cover

Look | Who do you see on the cover? |
Look | What is the girl wearing? Describe the cat. |
Look | What does she see when she looks up at the sky? |
Solve | What device can you hold in your hands and look down at? |
Research | Which instruments can you use to look up at the sky? |
Research | Find out who Mae Jemison is. |
Research | What is a meteor shower? Have you ever seen one? Would you like to see one? |
Predict | What do you think the girl wants to be when she grows up? |
Check | Look up the meaning of these words: orbit, space shuttle, gravity, mission, comet, atmosphere. Do you know any other space-related words in English or your own language? |

Step 2 and Step 3: Listen and Watch
Part A | Listen and watch for general understanding and enjoyment. |
Part B | Listen and watch again and answer the questions, pause and replay when you need to. |
What are the names of the girl and her big brother? | |
What is her brother always looking down at? | |
Why was the girl given her name? | |
What is the girl going to be when she grows up? | |
How does she prepare herself? | |
What is her mission? What does she want to see? | |
What does she do when she is in the supermarket? | |
What happens to her brother when they leave the supermarket? Look at their facial expressions. How did they feel? | |
Who saves the day? | |
Why is Rocket so excited? | |
Why do the people start to go home? | |
What suddenly happens? | |
How do sister and brother now feel? |

Step 4: Add your Voice
Review & Make Notes | Listen to the story again and note down five facts about meteors and space. |
Research | Find out five facts about Mae Jemison. Find out what astronauts eat. |
Review & Move | Watch the story again and join in the victory dance with Rocket or create your own victory dance and perform to your family members or classmates. |
Create | Design and draw your own astronaut suit. |
Create | Write and illustrate your own flyer to invite neighbours to see a cosmic event (or another incredible event). |
Act out | Give your own press meeting to inform people about your incredible event! |
Personal response | How would you describe Rocket, Jamal and their mother? |
Observe | Look up into the sky at night. Describe what you see. |
Think | What is the opposite of Look up? Why do you think Nathan Bryon chose Look Up! as the title? |
Your opinion | Which is Nathan Bryon’s favourite page? Which is your favourite page and illustration? Why? |

Step 5: Share and Evaluate your work
Share | Send your work to your teacher or share in your virtual classroom. |
Evaluate | Complete the evaluation sheet to reflect on your learning. |
Need Help ?
Part A: Read and complete. You can write or say your answers. You can do this on your own, in pairs or in a class discussion.
Part B: Think about how well you did. Choose and draw the smiley face that fits best.

Want More?
Draw along with Dapo Adeola and learn how to draw Rocket’s cat Luna (continue viewing video).

Learn Sign Language
If you enjoyed making the actions during the read aloud, why not learn some British Sign Language (BSL). Watch Leanne sign and learn how to sign: telescope, stars, astronaut, meteor and look.

©Ellis, G. & Gruenbaum, T. for PEPELT 2020
Look Up! By Nathan Bryon and illustrated by Dapo Adeola published by Puffin 2019
Video © Puffin Time for Stories