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Colouring, puzzles and classroom ideas for Russell the Sheep and Max and Moonbean. Print them at home or share them with your class.
Russell the Sheep
Start with Rob’s own colouring sheet, then try ideas from teachers and educators who have used Russell in their classrooms.
Teaching Ideas
Find more homophones like Russell and rustle, hunt for sound words, retell the story from the frog’s point of view, count as high as you can, design a new hat for Russell on a printable sheet, and talk about what helps us relax.
By Mark Warner, Teaching Ideas teachingideas.co.uk
Visit resourceSurviving a Teacher’s Salary
Count together in pairs, hunt the book for its biggest numbers, retell the night through the frog’s eyes, then make a stripy night cap for a favourite toy from an old sock. For ages 3 to 9.
By Crystal at Surviving a Teacher’s Salary survivingateacherssalary.com
Visit resourceTeaching notes
Questions for before and after reading, rhyming words and opposites, a word search and crossword, a look at how wool is made, and crafts from thumbprint sheep to cotton-wool lambs.
By Christine Sarandis, shared by Pegi Williams Book Shop pegiwilliams.com.au (PDF)
Visit resourceMathsThroughStories.org
Use Russell’s sleepless counting to practise counting up to, and back from, 10 or 20. For ages 4 and up.
By MathsThroughStories.org, University of Reading Institute of Education mathsthroughstories.org
Visit resourceGrowing Book by Book
Inspired by Russell’s treasure hunt, make a little book of the people who are your family treasure, with a photo and a label on every page.
An older page from 2013, so a few of its links may no longer work.
By Jodie Rodriguez, Growing Book by Book growingbookbybook.com
Visit resourceMax and Moonbean
Brand-new activities made for this site from Rob’s own sketches and paintings. Each one is a single PDF, ready to print.
Two colouring sheets drawn by Rob: Max and Mr Ted flying through a shower of jigsaw pieces, and Max at his school desk. Each sheet has a question to talk about while you colour.
Download Colour in MaxMoonbean is waiting on the moon. Find the way through the maze from Max’s bubble.
Download Fly Max to the moonMoonbean talks in bubbles. Use the key to read his message, then write one of your own for a friend.
Download Bubble-speak secret codeMax found Moonbean. Draw what you would bring, then write about it.
Download My show-and-tellQuestions for reading together at home or in class.
The teacher resources on this page are made, owned and hosted by the people credited on each one. We link to their sites rather than copying their work, so you always get their latest version and they get the credit. Each site has its own terms, and most are free for classroom and home use. Links checked October 2026.
The Max and Moonbean printables and the Russell colouring sheet are free for home and classroom use. Artwork © Rob Scotton.
Splat’s colouring pages and lesson plans live on his own website.
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