Educational Resources to accompany the book

The true story of Jinny the Witch

These worksheets are free to use for schools reading The true story of Jinny the Witch
They’re designed to support and enrich the learning experience for students exploring the story.

Role play script with illustrations of a basket of blackberries, mushrooms, and a forest scene at the bottom right corner.
Illustration of a girl with red curly hair wearing a purple hat, sitting at a table with a mouse, with several blank colored speech bubbles around her, titled '1715 Jinny's Witch Trial'.
Child kneeling and pulling on a horse's tail with a leash.
Coloring page titled "Jinny Dot-to-Dot 0 to 20" featuring a girl with curly hair, a hanging cauldron over a campfire, and an unconnected dotted drawing to be completed from 0 to 20. Includes text about Jinny collecting plants and herbs on the Isle of Man for remedies.

The book is available to purchase from:

  • Bridge Bookshops (Port Erin & Ramsey)

  • Waterstones (Douglas Branch)

  • Manx Museum (Douglas)

  • House of Manannan (Peel)

£9.99 each

Please email enquiries@felicitywodddesigns.com if you would like to place a larger order

A worksheet titled 'Jinny Made Remedies' with sections to describe a problem, include specific words, and write a remedy. There is a black-and-white drawing of a girl with curly hair holding a stick of herbs next to a hanging pot over a small fire. Around her are labeled illustrations of rosemary, mint, lavender, bay leaves, and lady's the valley plants.
Cover of a children's book titled 'The true story of Jinny the Witch,' with an illustration of a smiling girl with curly red hair, a grey mouse, and a bubbling cauldron with green liquid, surrounded by vases of flowers.
A worksheet titled 'Comprehension Questions' with illustrations of a chicken and a hen with a nest and eggs. The worksheet includes questions about Jinny, plants, food, and witch suspicion.
A vocabulary activity sheet with pictures and words related to folklore and nature. The images include a mill, two women shaking hands, a cloud and wind, a girl with a horse, mushrooms, a suitcase with flowers, a witch laughing with a broomstick, and a basket of fish. The words listed are remedies, mill, forage, hoolie, herring, cackle, scrounge, and lame.