Lesson Planning

Write a ‘fantasy island’ poem inspired by a message in a bottle.

Teaching Outcomes
To understand that an island is an area of land that is completely surrounded by water.
To plan, edit and write poetry with theme of a shipwrecked sailor.

Children will:

• Use the theme of shipwrecks as a stimulus for writing poetry.
• Plan, edit and write poetry on the theme of being shipwrecked.