Fiction

English Year 1/2 Summer Stories on a Theme

Picture books from the USA

Read and enjoy contemporary American picture books including Where the Wild Things Are and It's a Book. Revise conjunctions and verb tenses before writing a story about their own fantastic adventure.

Start with the core unit to introduce key texts. Then select from comprehension, SPAG and composition units.

Core
Unit 1 Core: read and discuss picture books from America
(suggested as 5 days)

SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation

There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.

You Will Need

Essential Texts
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey
Watercress by Andrea Wang and illustrated by Jason Chin
It’s a Book by Lane Smith

SPAG
Unit 2 SPaG: Co-ordination and Subordination
(suggested as 2 days)

SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation

There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.

You Will Need

Essential Text
It’s a Book by Lane Smith

SPAG
Unit 3 SPaG: The past and present tenses, including the progressive form
(suggested as 3 days)

You Will Need

Essential Texts
Watercress by Andrea Wang and illustrated by Jason Chin
Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey

Composition
Unit 4 Composition: a story inspired by Where the Wild Things Are
(suggested as 5 days)

SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation

There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.

You Will Need

Essential Text
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak