Lesson Planning
Fiction
English Year 3/4 Summer Fantasy
Amazing Adventures
Follow the fantastical adventures in the stunning books The Antlered Ship and The Barnabus Project. Grammar includes adverbials and verb tenses. Write a new adventure for the characters in a story sequel.
Start with the core unit to introduce key texts. Then select from comprehension, SPAG and composition units.
Unit 1 Core: Reading and responding to The Barnabus Project and The Antlered Ship
(suggested as 5 days)
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
You Will Need
Essential Texts
The Barnabus Project by The Fan Brothers
The Antlered Ship by Dashka Slater and The Fan Brothers
Unit 2 SPaG: Identifying and using adverbials, including fronted adverbials
(suggested as 2 days)
Lesson Planning
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
Adverbs and fronted adverbials
You Will Need
Essential Texts:
The Barnabus Project by The Fan Brothers
Unit 3 SPaG: Verbs and the Present Perfect Tense
(suggested as 3 days)
Lesson Planning
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
Verbs, simple past and present perfect forms
You Will Need
Essential Texts:
The Antlered Ship by Dashka Slater and The Fan Brothers
Unit 4 Composition: Writing sequels to The Barnabus Project or The Antlered Ship
(suggested as 5 days)
