Topsy-Turvy School

Mr Jenkins’s World

Places to explore

Mr Jenkins’s crooked house on a windy hill, where the stairs go down to the attic and the bills fly about like pigeons.

A cheerful classroom where the clock runs backwards, the globe is upside down and the pupils kindly help Mr Jenkins find his chalk.

The big school hall with a squeaky stage, lunch trays stacked on the ceiling and a headteacher who is a very calm tortoise.

The school football pitch where the goals are sometimes on the wrong ends and the team trains for a fantasy World Cup.

Morning, Day 1 · The Wonky Hilltop House
A pile of bills
Bills flutter through the letterbox, so Mr Jenkins decides to become a teacher.
Play “Mr Jenkins and His First Day”
Breakfast, Day 1 · The Wonky Hilltop House
Milk on toast, butter in tea
His back-to-front breakfast nearly makes him late for his very first day.
Play “Mr Jenkins and His First Day”
Day 1 · Class 4J Classroom
Meeting Class 4J
He arrives with his hat on sideways, and the class decide they love him already.
Play “Mr Jenkins and His First Day”
Week 2 · Class 4J Classroom
The wrong glasses
Borrowed spectacles turn numbers into dancing animals during maths.
Play “Mr Jenkins and the Wrong Glasses”
Spring term · The Back-to-Front Pitch
Football coach Jenkins
He starts a school team on the back-to-front pitch.
Play “Mr Jenkins and the Backwards World Cup”
Summer term · The Back-to-Front Pitch
The Backwards World Cup
Class 4J face cloud giants and moon rabbits in a magical tournament.
Play “Mr Jenkins and the Backwards World Cup”