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
- Equipment: dictionary (online or paper), tablet or laptop & internet connection and perhaps headphones
- Materials for your Spacesuit & Flyer: coloured pens and pencils
- Time: 20-30 minutes
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.
Part B: Think about how well you did. Choose and draw the smiley face that fits best.
Want more?
1 | Draw along with Dapo Adeola and learn how to draw Rocket’s cat Luna (continue viewing video). |
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.
THE END

©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