Lesson Planning
Fiction
English Year 1 Summer Traditional Tales and Fables
Fairy Tales
Explore Cinderella, Snow White and the Billy Goats Gruff. Tell new versions inspired by Snow White in New York by Fiona French. Study adjectives and punctuation.
Start with the core unit to introduce key texts. Then select from comprehension, SPAG and composition units.
Unit 1 Core: Explore a range of fairy tales and their features; focus on Cinderella
(suggested as 4 days)
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
You Will Need
Essential Texts
A version of Cinderella, e.g. Cinderella: Ladybird First Favourite Tales by Allie Busby
A range of traditional fairy tale books
Unit 2 SPAG: Adjectives to describe the settings and characters: Snow White
(suggested as 3 days)
Lesson Planning
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
You Will Need
Essential Text
A traditional version of Snow White, e.g. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs by Tanya Maiboroda
Unit 3 Comprehension: Explore different versions of Snow White
(suggested as 4 days)
Lesson Planning
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
You Will Need
Essential Text
Snow White in New York by Fiona French
Website
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs from player.hamilton-trust.org.uk
Unit 4 SPAG: Sentence punctuation; Billy Goats Gruff
(suggested as 3 days)
Lesson Planning
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
You Will Need
Essential Text
A traditional version of The Three Billy Goats Gruff, e.g. The Three Billy Goats Gruff: Ladybird First Favourite Tales by Irene Yates
Unit 5 Composition: Write a new version of The Three Billy Goats Gruff
(suggested as 4 days)
Lesson Planning
Group Readers
Billy Dogs Gruff
This is a really simple, easily decoded text telling a traditional tale with a nice twist. The crocodile (Croc) in the river is at least as scary as the original Troll and children will read this story again and again.
You Will Need
Essential Text
A traditional version of The Three Billy Goats Gruff, e.g. The Three Billy Goats Gruff: Ladybird First Favourite Tales by Irene Yates
Group Reader
Billy Dogs Gruff by Ruth Merttens