Water World

English Reception/Year 1
This unit is part of Reception/Year 1 Mixed Age English Planning My World

Exploring and Playing

  1. Build a boat
  2. Growing beans
  3. Water colours
  4. Comparing capacity

You Will Need

Essential Texts
Hey, Water! by Antoinette Portis
Big Blue Whale by Nicola Davies

Group reader
Whale Words by Ruth Merttens

Group Readers

Whale Words
This text, with its stunning illustrations, is the perfect accompaniment to a teaching session on information texts. Guaranteed to capture a child’s imagination, it is nevertheless simple enough to be read by those just starting their reading journey.