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S1 Girls - Some One

By Walter de la Mare

S2 Girls - An Alien Ate My Homework

By Kaye Umansky

S2 Girls - The Kitten at Play

By William Wordsworth

See the kitten on the w all ,

Sporting with the leaves that f all ,

Withered leaves, one, two and thr ee ,

Falling from the elder-tr ee ;

Through the calm and frosty air

Of the morning bright and f air .

See the kitten, how she st arts ,

Crouches, stretches, paws and d arts ;

With a tiger-leap half w ay

Now she meets her coming pr ey .

Lets it go as fast and th en

Has it in her power ag ain .

Now she works with three and f our ,

Like an Indian conjur or ;

Quick as he in feats of art ,

Gracefully she plays her p art ;

Yet were gazing thousands th ere ,

What would little Tabby c are ?

S3 Girls - The Snowman

By Roger McGough

Mother, while you were at the shops

and I was snoozing in my ch air

I heard a tap at the window

saw a snowman standing th ere

He looked so cold and miserable

I almost could have cr ied

so I put the kettle on

and invited him ins ide

I made him a cup of cocoa

to warm the cockles of his n ose

then he snuggled in front of the fire

for a cozy little d oze

He lay there warm and smiling

softly counting sh eep

I eavesdropped for a little while

then I too fell asl eep

Seems he awoke and tiptoed out

exactly when I'm not too s ure

it's a wonder you didn't see him

as you came in through the d oor

(oh, and by the way,

the kitten's made a puddle on the fl oor )

S4 Girls - A Televised Surprise

By David Harmer

Imagine our delight

Consternation and surprise

Our teacher on Come Dancing

Right before our eyes

She wore a dress of sequins

That glittered like a flight

Of silent, silver snowflakes

On a winter's night.

She really looked fantastic

No one could ignore

The magic of her dancing

Across the ballroom floor.

Her partner, tall and smart

Only saw him from the back,

Oily hair slicked down short

His suit and shoes were black.

He whirled and twirled her round

As the music got much faster

And then he faced the camera

It was our headmaster!

They seemed to dance for ever

Having so much fun

And then the competition stopped

The pair of them had won.

S5 Girls - What Teachers Wear in Bed!

By Brian Moses

It's anybody's guess

what teachers wear in bed at night

so we held a competition

to see if any of us were right.

We did a spot of research,

although some of them wouldn't say,

but it's probably something funny

as they look pretty strange by day.

Our Head teacher's quite old-fashioned,

he wears a Victorian nightshirt,

our sports teacher wears her tracksuit

and sometimes her netball skirt.

That new teacher in the infants

wears bedsocks with see-through pyjamas,

our Deputy Head wears a T-shirt

he brought back from the Bahamas.

We asked our secretary what she wore

but she shooed us out of her room,

and our teacher said, her favourite nightie

and a splash of expensive perfume.

And Mademoiselle, who teaches French,

is really very rude,

she whispered, ' Alors ! Don't tell a soul,

but I sleep in the ... back bedroom!'

S6 Girls - The Lady of Shalott (up to 3.15)

By Alfred, Lord Tennyson

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Aliens ate my homework, common sense media reviewers.

Cartoonish violence in live-action book-based alien tale.

A Lot or a Little?

What you will—and won't—find in this movie.

May spark interest in science. Reference to and br

Values promoted: healthy and respectful disagreeme

Young hero, the victim of a bully, gains self-conf

Mild action and suspense. Aliens, with one excepti

Rude humor: "boogers," "fart." Massive stomach gur

Razor helmet, Shock Rocks candy.

Parents need to know that Aliens Ate My Homework is a live-action adaptation of the first book in Bruce Coville's successful series, Rod Allbright and the Galactic Patrol . In this origin story, Rod Allbright (Jayden Greig), a 12-year-old boy, is visited by aliens who are out to save Earth. The…

Educational Value

May spark interest in science. Reference to and brief explanation of the Drake Equation, which is used to estimate likelihood of finding life in the galaxy.

Positive Messages

Values promoted: healthy and respectful disagreement and teamwork -- each individual has a part to play in a successful task. It's important to overlook our differences and find ways to connect.

Positive Role Models

Young hero, the victim of a bully, gains self-confidence, courage, and pride in his own abilities. His cousin and partner, a know-it-all girl, learns to be less judgmental and rigid. Adults are responsible, caring. Some ethnic diversity.

Violence & Scariness

Mild action and suspense. Aliens, with one exception, are more humorous than scary. The one exception: A boy transforms into an alien villain with hideous teeth and threatening demeanor. Ray-gun fire, lightning storm. Characters are shaken, threatened, momentarily frozen, held captive, and chased. A bully smooshes a large bug onto his victim's head and face. Visuals of creepy crawlies: a tarantula, a scorpion.

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Rude humor: "boogers," "fart." Massive stomach gurgling erupts into projective vomiting.

Did you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Language in your kid's entertainment guide.

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Parents need to know.

Parents need to know that Aliens Ate My Homework is a live-action adaptation of the first book in Bruce Coville 's successful series, Rod Allbright and the Galactic Patrol . In this origin story, Rod Allbright (Jayden Greig), a 12-year-old boy, is visited by aliens who are out to save Earth. The miniature beings, more humorous than scary, crash-land in a miniature spaceship in Rod's bedroom. Expect frequent mild action: ray guns, lightning, characters (including small children) frozen in place as hostages and held captive. ( Spoiler alert : The villain is vanquished when he's pelted with muck.) Another sixth-grader bullies the hero and his friend, mashing a large bug into his victim's hair and face. Words like "booger" and "fart" are used to get laughs. Some sad moments relate to Rod's father disappearing three years earlier in a turbulent storm. But overall it should be OK for kids who are comfortable with real vs. pretend violence. To stay in the loop on more movies like this, you can sign up for weekly Family Movie Night emails .

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Absolute garbage..

What's the story.

Rod Allbright's dad, dedicated to making science fun for his family, disappears when a strange storm carries him away in ALIENS ATE MY HOMEWORK. But before he is whooshed away, he promises Rod that he'll return. Three years later, Rod (Jayden Greig), now a sixth-grader, still misses his dad terribly but never stops believing that he'll come back. Bullied at school by the ruthless Billy (Ty Consiglio), Rod and his best friend, Mickey (Sean Quan), are simply outmatched. But things are going to change for Rod Allbright. To his utter amazement, a miniature spaceship crash-lands in his bedroom. Four very small (action figure-sized) alien members of "The Galactic Patrol" -- three creatures and a talking plant (voiced by William Shatner ) -- are in desperate need of his help. Their mission is to find B'kr, a ferocious villain guilty of the galaxy's greatest crime: cruelty. Certain B'kr is masquerading as a human, they must stop him before he can execute his plan to destroy the earth. It's all overwhelming at first. Not only does he have to keep the Galaxy Patrol's arrival secret and help them repair their damaged spacecraft, but his annoying cousin Elspeth (Lauren McNamara) has also arrived to stay with his family. And, most bizarre of all, the evil B'kr may be posing as someone Rod knows!

Is It Any Good?

Kids will find some laughs and some characters to like here, but the primitive special effects and general amateurish production make this movie hard to recommend. What's good about the film -- an inventive premise and the emphasis on science -- came from the book. It's clear that having William Shatner on board was a casting coup for the filmmakers, but his performance is more annoying than engaging. A crucial plot element, the disappearance of Rod Allbright's dad, isn't resolved, and the movie's ending indicates that there will be further adventures. On a positive note, Aliens Ate My Homework may inspire some kids to read the popular Coville book series, and that's always a good thing.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

Families can talk about the violence in Aliens Ate My Homework. Even though it's a live-action movie, the action is more cartoon-like than real. What is the impact of violence on kids? Does cartoon violence lessen that impact? Why or why not?

How did the arrival of the Galactic Patrol help Rod work out his own issues? With Billy? With Elspeth? In what ways did Rod change over the course of his adventure?

The Drake Equation -- estimating the possibility of other lifeforms in the cosmos -- really exists. Have you ever thought about that possibility? Create your own ideal planet or star. What would the civilization and its inhabitants look like? What kind of world would it be?

Movie Details

• On DVD or streaming : March 6, 2018
• Cast : Jayden Greig , Lauren McNamara , William Shatner
• Director : Sean McNamara
• Studio : Universal 1440 Entertainment
• Genre : Family and Kids
• Topics : Adventures , Brothers and Sisters , Space and Aliens
• Run time : 89 minutes
• MPAA rating : PG
• MPAA explanation : rude humor, mild action, and thematic elements
• Last updated : April 18, 2024

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• Genre : Family, Comedy, Sci-Fi
• Release Date : March 6, 2018
• Languages : English, Spanish
• Captions : English
• Audio Format : 5.1

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Table of Contents

About the book, about the author.

Bruce Coville has published more than one hundred books, which have sold more than sixteen million copies. Among his most popular titles are  My Teacher Is an Alien ,  Into the Land of the Unicorns , and  The Monster’s Ring . Bruce also founded Full Cast Audio, a company that creates recordings of the best in children’s and young adult literature. He lives in Syracuse, New York, with his wife, Katherine. Visit him at BruceCoville.com.

About The Illustrator

Katherine Coville is an artist, a sculptor, and a dollmaker who specializes in highly detailed images of creatures never before seen in this world. She has illustrated several books written by her husband, Bruce Coville, including  Goblins in the Castle , Aliens Ate My Homework , and the Space Brat series. Bruce and Katherine live in Syracuse, New York, with a varying assortment of pets and children.

Product Details

• Publisher: Aladdin (March 6, 2018)
• Length: 848 pages
• ISBN13: 9781534415140
• Grades: 3 - 7
• Ages: 8 - 12

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