Farm Boy — Michael Morpurgo • Ages 9+

Farm Boy — Teaching Resources

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Activities

Interview an Older Family Member

Ask pupils to interview an older family member or community elder about their memories of a job, a place or a way of life that has changed. Pupils write up the interview as a short memoir piece.

Compare Albert Young and Albert Old

Pupils compare Albert as a young man in War Horse with Albert as an old man in Farm Boy. How has he changed? What has stayed the same?

Assessment Questions

  1. What is Farm Boy a sequel to?
  2. Who is the main narrator of Farm Boy?
  3. What does the young boy inherit at the end?
  4. What is Albert's connection to horses?

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