Our narrator this time is the school bully. And while he's telling the story so we do feel a connection with him, he's - well - a bully. And pretty horrible to other children at school. Inform your class that they need to read chapter 1 of ‘The Night Bus Hero’. Using the worksheets differentiated out in 5 different ways, your class will add the correct punctuation into the sentences. This resource focuses on capital letters, commas, exclamation marks, question marks, inverted commas, apostrophes and full stops. I've been getting into trouble for as long I can remember. Usually, I don't mind 'cos some of my best, most brilliant ideas have come from sitting in detention.

With an engaging mystery, we journey through the world of homelessness and friendship, questioning how we treat others, prejudice, stereotypes and what kindness is.This is the story about how four classmates have a massive impact on the life of Ahmet, a boy that comes to their school as a refugee from Syria. An inspiring and sweet talethat should help children be the best they can be and realise the power of kindness.

Raúf's craft is so beautiful, you are immersed in the story as soon as you open the book and everything feels so real. I’ve been getting into trouble for as long I can remember. Usually I don’t mind ‘cos some of my best, most brilliant ideas have come from sitting in detention. The character arc is absolutely brilliant, indeed is the heart of the story. From an uncaring, cruel bully, to an empathetic, considerate hero. There is a range of questions linked to the chapters to encourage your class to reflect on the information within chapters 2 and 3 of the book. The worksheet ends with a small section of creative writing.He’s got so little sympathy for a local homeless man Thomas (who is taking up space in the park, including a bench Hector would like to sit on) that he ends up pushing Thomas’s trolley containing his only worldly possessions into the park pond without a single thought of how much hurt that would cause. This comprehension is based on chapters 2 and 3 of ‘The Night Bus Hero’ and is aimed at Lower Key Stage 2, Year 3 and Year 4 classes.

Hector, 10-years-old and a middle child, has always been a bully and a prankster. And subsequently spending a lot of time in the principal's office. From the beginning, it's clear that Hector thinks very little of most people, and often does what he does just to annoy them. For example, as the book opens, Hector is about to drop a second rubber snake into the school's lunch soup, and even as the principal warns him not to, Hector defiantly does it anyway, knowing he will be in trouble. He always to derive satisfaction knowing he's ruin something for someone with his pranks. But, for him, it's ok, after all, his friends Will and Katie always think his antics are funny. I waited for him to shout and scream. But he didn’t. Instead, he took off his yellow hat and his shoulders began to shake. That was how I knew that he was crying.

Hector is not your normal choice for a protagonist. Rather than someone who is boisterous and sometimes misbehaves, Hector is an actual bully. But it’s this choice that gives the story so much impact; his growth can be greater because of his starting point. I have to admit that this does make him a slightly difficult character to cheer on though, at least in the beginning! Three reading comprehension activities linked to chapters four, five and six of The Night Bus Hero. Each chapter has a comprehension activity that includes 20 questions that work on different skills as well as also having the answers included separately. Getting in trouble is what Hector does best. He knows that not much is expected of him. In fact, he gets some of his most brilliant prank ideas while sitting in detention. But how far is too far? When Hector plays a prank on a homeless man and is seen and shamed by a schoolmate, he reaches a turning point. He wants to be viewed differently and decides to do something that will change his fate for the better. But will anyone take him seriously? It follows the actions of a bully named Hector, who is horrible to anyone who dares to go near him, and a homeless gentleman called Thomas who spends his days sleeping on a park bench by Hector's school. When Hector pushes Thomas' trolley into the river he slowly goes from a feeling of triumph to a feeling of compassion. Hector has parents that travel the world on charity work missions, a younger brother (Hercules) and older sister (Helen - you might see the theme there), and a couple of 'friends' at school who goad him on as he steals money and sweets and generally makes life in his school a bit of a hell for a lot of other children. Showing off one day at the park, he ends up sending a homeless man's trolley into the lake, observed by Mei-Li, a girl in his class. Unrepentant, he does however later see this homeless man appear to be the culprit behind a series of bizarre but fiendishly clever robberies in the city of London.

Synonyms are words which have the same or similar meanings. This resource teaches your class how to make their writing more interesting. But recently it feels like no one believes me about anything - even when I'm telling the truth! And it's only gotten worse since I played a prank on the old man who lives in the park. I do think a massive theme of this book is to not judge a book by its cover. There is more to Hector than meets the eye, and the same with Mei-Lei, and the homeless characters of Thomas and Catwomen. I enjoyed this story very much - the tranformation of the main character, Hector, from nasty bully to hero was relatively simplistic, but effective and powerful. I would have liked the book better if it wasn't realistic contemporary fiction but it's supposed to be one so I just have to be realistic when it comes to my opinion on the book.Your class will have to answer the questions to reflect on the events in the entire story once they’ve finished the book. The questions will help them to reflect on what they have read. This would make a great class read for upper primary classes. My nearly 10-year-old and I just finished Rauf's debut and I'll be starting this one with him soon. It raises issues I'd like to have a context for so that we can then use for discussions, and Hector is engaging and a character you really want to see change a little. His family life plays a role in his actions and readers will notice that.