Lesson Planning
Fiction
English Year 2 Spring Stories on a Theme
Stories about the Wild
Explore three stories – Fox, The Tin Forest, Whales’ Song – set in wild places and write your own. Study noun phrases and conjunctions of subordination and coordination.
Start with the core unit to introduce key texts. Then select from comprehension, SPAG and composition units.
Unit 1 Core Unit: Read and compare Fox, The Tin Forest and The Whales’ Song
(suggested as 4 days)
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With TA/Tutor
TA/Tutor materials are not being created for this unit.
Back to Lockdown?
If your class or school is having to close for a while, these materials provide a home dimension as well as a clear route map outlining what to teach online, and what to practise at home.
You Will Need
Texts
Fox by Margaret Wild and Ron Brooks
The Tin Forest by Helen Ward and Wayne Anderson
The Whales’ Song by Dyan Sheldon and Gary Blythe
Unit 2 SPAG: Expanded noun phrases
(suggested as 3 days)
Lesson Planning
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Back to Lockdown?
If your class or school is having to close for a while, these materials provide a home dimension as well as a clear route map outlining what to teach online, and what to practise at home.
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
You Will Need
Texts
Fox by Margaret Wild and Ron Brooks
Presentations
SPAG PowerPoint: Noun Phrases
Unit 3 Composition: Analyse and write about characters in a story
(suggested as 3 days)
Lesson Planning
TAs & Tutors / Home Learning
With TA/Tutor
TA/Tutor materials are not being prepared for this unit.
Back to Lockdown?
If your class or school is having to close for a while, these materials provide a home dimension as well as a clear route map outlining what to teach online, and what to practise at home.
You Will Need
Texts
Fox by Margaret Wild and Ron Brooks
Unit 4 SPAG: Subordination and Co-ordination: Conjunctions
(suggested as 3 days)
Lesson Planning
TAs & Tutors / Home Learning
With TA/Tutor
TA/Tutor materials are not being created for this unit.
Back to Lockdown?
If your class or school is having to close for a while, these materials provide a home dimension as well as a clear route map outlining what to teach online, and what to practise at home.
You Will Need
Texts
The Tin Forest by Helen Ward and Wayne Anderson
SPAG PDF Coordination: Conjunctions (see resources)
Children learn how to use conjunctions to join two independent clauses.
SPAG PDF Subordination: Conjunctions (see resources)
Children learn how to use conjunctions to add a dependent clause to a sentence.
Unit 5 Composition: Write own version of a story based on one read in class
(suggested as 4 days)
Lesson Planning
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
You Will Need
Texts
The Whales’ Song by Dyan Sheldon and Gary Blythe
Group Readers
Wild Pets
Group Readers
Wild Pets
Ruth Merttens’ lovely story Wild Pets imagines what happens when your unassuming pets indulge their wild side! The colourful pictures and gentle humour will delight younger readers. The structure and patterns of the text make a great starting point for inspiring children’s own writing.