Wigglesbottom Primary: The Toilet Ghost: questions to ask and activities to try
Are the toilets haunted? Wigglesbottom Primary: The Toilet Ghost is three laugh-out-loud school stories for new readers.
What age is it for? Wigglesbottom Primary: The Toilet Ghost is best for ages 5–8. Good for: Laugh-out-loud school stories.
Wigglesbottom Primary: The Toilet Ghost (Pamela Butchart and Becka Moor)
- Age
- 5-8
- Best for
- Laugh-out-loud school stories
Read one story at a time. They're short enough for a newly confident reader to try alone.
What it helps with
- School life
- Imagination running wild
- Humour
- Early chapter books
Comprehension and discussion questions
Pick two or three, not all of them. “I don’t know” is a fine answer, and you can always come back to it another day.
- “What was strange at school?”
- “What did the children think?”
- “What was really going on?”
- “Which story was funniest?”
- “What’s the funniest thing at your school?”
- “What would you investigate?”
5-minute activities to try together
School mystery
Write a short story about a silly school mystery.
Read alone
Let your child read one story to you.
Free printables: Wigglesbottom Primary: The Toilet Ghost worksheet and activity pack
This book’s one-page worksheet with the questions and activities above, plus our activity pack: printable scenario cards, three 5-minute activities and a “What could I try?” page for practising everyday skills together. Enter your email and download them straight away.
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By the Growing Wise team · Last reviewed: 10 October 2026
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