Teaching resources for Impossible Creatures: The Neverfear by Katherine Rundell

Step back into the spellbinding world of Katherine Rundell’s Impossible Creatures with this imaginative educational resource pack for The Neverfear. Designed for readers aged 9+ and UKS2, the activities offer a rich, cross-curricular way to explore the novel through English, History, Geography, Science, Art and Design and PSHE.

Perfect for classroom, library or book-group use, the pack includes activities to enjoy before, during and after reading, from revisiting favourite characters and mapping Christopher’s journey across the Glimourie Archipelago to exploring the powerful idea of rebuilding ourselves after difficult experiences. Children can investigate the Twelve Labours of Hercules, invent their own creature-linked magic, design a new version of the Neverfear and reflect on the people, places and values that act as their own ‘anchor’.

Packed with opportunities for discussion, creativity and reflection, these resources are a wonderful way to deepen readers’ engagement with The Neverfear and its themes of courage, friendship, resilience, belonging and our connection with the natural world.