Planning and Activities

Explore quest stories through Lost and Found and The Way Back Home, by Oliver Jeffers. Study sentence types and experiment with tense. Write and perform your own quest stories.
Start with the core unit to introduce key texts. Then select from comprehension, SPAG and composition units.
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
Texts
Lost and Found by Oliver Jeffers
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
Texts
Lost and Found by Oliver Jeffers
SPAG PDF: Hamilton Progressive Verb Forms - Present and Past (see resources)
This enables teachers to ensure that children are taught to identify present and past progressive verb forms.
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
Texts
Lost and Found by Oliver Jeffers
Group Readers
The Quest
The Quest
A simple fantasy narrative told in the form of a quest. It is ideal for children whose comprehension outruns their ability to decode as it draws on iconic characters such as superheroes which are culturally relevant to children and engage their attention.
You can purchase printed copies of this Group Reader from Hamilton Education.
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
Texts
The Way Back Home by Oliver Jeffers
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
Texts
The Way Back Home by Oliver Jeffers
Access to this resource requires a KS1 licence. Donate £33 to get individual access to your key stage.
Pick a key stage