Active Learning
English Reception/Year 1 Spring Poems on a Theme
Storybook Characters
Teach the children, then some may enjoy Exploring and Playing while you lead Group Learning.
Big bad wolves and dastardly dragons (suggested as 5 days)
Group Learning
Exploring and Playing
- Dragon scale patterns
- Wolf and dragon stories
- Dragon portraits
- Role play
You Will Need
Essential Texts
Wolf Won't Bite by Emily Gravett
It's Behind You! Monster Poems by Paul Cookson and David Harmer
Group Reader
St George and the Dragon by Ruth Merttens
Group Readers
St George and the Dragon
Children will love the swashbuckling tale of St George & the Dragon, as retold by Ruth Merttens! They will be enthralled by the charming illustrations and enjoy the adventurous story that is suitable for those beginning to read independently.
Calamitous Creatures (suggested as 5 days)
Active Learning
Group Learning
Exploring and Playing
- Magical play dough
- Rhyming pairs
- Calamitous creature models
- Role play
You Will Need
Essential Texts
It's Behind You! Monster Poems by Paul Cookson and David Harmer
Weblinks
The Dragon Who Ate Our School by Nick Toczek
Group Reader
Animal Rhymes by Ruth Merttens
Group Readers
Animal Rhymes
This is a lovely collection of humorous rhyming couplets. The illustrations bring the creatures to life and the level of the text, together with simple rhymes, makes it great for children who are beginning to be able to read simple texts independently.