Lesson Planning
Non-fiction
English Year 3/4 Spring Reports and Recounts
Real-life Mysteries
Have fun recounting mysterious events and exploring the award-winning Real-life Mysteries: Can you explain the unexplained?. Investigate the use of adverbs, headings and paragraphs. Plan and write a mysterious hoax report.
Start with the core unit to introduce key texts. Then select from comprehension, SPAG and composition units.
Unit 1 Core: Explore texts about mysterious monsters and time travel
(suggested as 5 days)
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
You Will Need
Essential Texts
Real-life Mysteries: Can you explain the unexplained? by Susan Martineau & Vicky Barker
Unit 2 SPAG: Adverbs for Time, Place and Cause
(suggested as 2 days)
Lesson Planning
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
You Will Need
Essential Text
Real-life Mysteries: Can you explain the unexplained? by Susan Martineau & Vicky Barker.
Unit 3 SPAG: Paragraphs and Headings: Reports about UFOs and Aliens
(suggested as 3 days)
Lesson Planning
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
You Will Need
Essential Text
Real-life Mysteries: Can you explain the unexplained? by Susan Martineau & Vicky Barker.
Unit 4 Composition: Write a hoax report about mysterious encounter
(suggested as 5 days)
